Creek irrigation notes
This is a standard 220 volt well pump. It
pushes a very healthy flow of water from our creek to a holding tank
about 400 feet uphill.
Last summer we managed to hook it directly up to a set of heavy duty
sprinklers for the garden, which seemed to work pretty well.
A guy at Home Depot gave me a half hearted warning on how a pump like
that wasn't designed for operation in a creek and it might be a problem
if it sucks up too much sand.
I carved out a hole in the creek bottom and secured a large plastic box
for the pump to sit in to minimize the particle intake. It seems to be
mostly free of sand, so I'm hoping this work horse of a pump can handle
what little grit is going through it.
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