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Modeling Optimal Canal Conveyance Capacity for the Ahero Irrigation Scheme using the Hydrologic Engineering Centre River Analysis System (HEC-RAS)

Owino Justus W., Ong'or Basil. T., Mukolwe Micah M., 18 PAGES (4612 WORDS) Agricultural Mechanization And Irrigation Technology Article/Essay
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Abstract

Irrigation plays a critical role in addressing food security as envisaged in Kenya’s development blueprint, the Big Four Agenda. However, the performance of any open channel irrigation system is a function of its canal conveyance efficiency, among other factors. To overcome challenges with irrigation water conveyance at the Ahero Irrigation Scheme, a Hydrologic Engineering Centre River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) model was used to simulate the flow characteristics at the tail-end section of the canal network, covering a total length of 2.6 km. The study also consisted of a comparative review of an FAO-CROPWAT model estimation water requirement for rice. The manual estimation of the canal capacity in its unmaintained state revealed a discharge capacity of 0.228 m3/s, which was significantly lower than the minimum crop water demand requirement estimation of 0.3166 m3/s (a 28% water deficit). The simulated characteristics projected an optimal flow capacity of 0.583 m3/s. The study recommends canal maintenance (levelling bed undulations, dredging, and smooth concrete lining) to attain the optimal flow capacity at the tail end of the network.
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