Pumping Water From Creek To Garden

I can set a pump in the creek or on the bank whichever is better.

Pumping water from creek to garden. Pumping water from the creek for 10c in power cost for 5000lph vs 15 from the mains duration. Water from the source falls down into the drive pipe until there is enough pressure built up to start pumping. Once in the tank the irrigation water would either be pumped out of the tank to the irrigation system by a second pump or if the tank can be located 30 or so higher than the level of the irrigated area you could use gravity flow from the tank. Using a 2 inch line friction loss in the line will be quite small.

For the farmer or anyone who wants to water their plants pumping water from creek for irrigation is a very cost effective idea. Simon osborne 3 253 views. If you use a 2 inch line and a 4 hp pump you should have tons of water unless your garden is quite large as in over 1 acre. A rough estimate is that a lawn needs 600 gallons per 1000 square feet per week.

The bank is about 6 high. I would like to draw water from my creek for the purpose of watering lawn garden fruit trees etc. Your first task is to decide how much water you need for the lawn. Pumping irrigation water from a stream or pond sounds great in theory but it can be really complicated to accomplish in practice.

This is all uphill to get water for our garden. Stream to pump hooked up to generator to 300 feet of hose to stock tank. When the waste valve closes water is driven through a check valve and into an air chamber. The creek is at the lowest level of the property.

Your main loss will be elevation. This pressure naturally increases as the fall increases from the feed pool becomes greater.