Irrigation Operating Hours per Season
This calculates the number of hours per season that an irrigation system must run to supply the water needs of a crop. Learn more about the units used on this page.
The Equation
Where:
= Total Required Irrigation System Opating Hours (hrs/season)
= Seasonal Crop Water Use or ET (in)
= Area Irrigated by the System (acres)
= Irrigation System Flow Rate (gpm)
= Irrigation Application Efficiency (decimal, or %/100)