Water Resources Engineering
- Irrigation Gates on the Bow River
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- Irrigation Spillway
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- Irrigation Canal
These two pictures show a very small part of the East Maui Irrigation System (EMI). This system of weirs and ditches collects rain water which falls on the mountains and directs it to central Maui.
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The Hawaiian people grow taro plants in terraced gardens. The Taro requires a constant supply of fresh water so the water is piped into the top field and drains into each subsequent field.
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