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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Tile Drainage

The excessive rainfall in parts of Manitoba in 2004 and 2005 adversely affected agricultural production. Tile drainage is a management tool that can mitigate the degree of problems producers encounter due to excess moisture. MAFRI in cooperation with PFRA hosted the Manitoba Tile Drainage Workshop in Portage la Prairie on March 14 and 15, 2006. The presentations, fact sheets and worksheets are provided with permission from the presenters.

The documents listed are in pdf format. PDF help.

Planning and Design Basics
PPT Tile Drainage Systems Planning Considerations (PDF 1.3 MB) B. Shewfelt (PFRA)
Handout Design of Subsurface Drains in Humid Areas - ASAE EP480 FEB03; (PDF 344 KB) American Society of Engineers Handout
Handout Application for Licence to Construct Water Control Works (PDF 171 KB) G. Reimer (Manitoba Water Stewardship)
PPT Subsurface (Tile) Drainage Design (PDF 3.1 MB) G. Sands (U of Minnesota)
Worksheet Drainage Design Worksheet - Practice Problems (PDF 472 KB) G. Sands (U of Minnesota)
Factsheet Drainage Research and Education Factsheet (PDF 2.0 MB) U of Minnesota
Factsheet The Drainage Outlet Factsheet (PDF 1.0 MB) U of Minnesota
Link Agricultural Drainage Publication, Issues and Answers; http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7740.html U of Minnesota
Link Planning an Agricultural Subsurface Drainage System Factsheet; http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7685.html U of Minnesota
Link Soil and Water Concepts; http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7644.html U of Minnesota
PPT Subsurface Drainage - Reducing Production Risks and Yield Losses (PDF 4.0 MB) H. Kandel (U of Minnesota)

Manitoba Soils and Experiences with Tile Drainage
PPT Risk Management of Manitoba Soils (PDF 928 KB) C. Cavers (MAFRI)
PPT Soils and Drainage (PDF 4.8 MB) D. Whetter and J. Hicks (AXYS Agronomics)
PPT Tile Drainage - Manitoba Experiences - Corn Growers 10 Yeas Later B. Shewfelt/M. Harland (PFRA)
Factsheet Tile Drainage for Water Table Management (PDF 784 KB) PFRA/MAFRI
Handout Manitoba Tile Drainage Study B. Shewfelt (PFRA)
PPT Tile Water Quality and Nitrogen Management M. Harland (PFRA)
PPT Salinity and Tile Drainage -  Concepts and Results (PDF 5.8 MB) S. Sager (PFRA)
Link Salinity and Sodicity in North Dakota Soils; http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/soilfert/eb57-1.htm NDSU
Link Managing Saline Soils in North Dakota; http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/soilfert/sf1087-1.htm NDSU

Advanced Design
PPT Comprehensive tile drainage design problem (PDF 471 KB)  
Worksheet Blank cut sheet start (PDF 29 KB) U of Minnesota
  lateral 5 plus 60 start (PDF 29 KB) U of Minnesota
  lateral 5 plus 60 (PDF 32 KB) U of Minnesota
  main cut sheet ground plot (PDF 8 KB) U of Minnesota
  main cut sheet start U of Minnesota
  main cut sheet (PDF 41 KB) U of Minnesota
  main ground survey and flowline (PDF 38 KB) U of Minnesota
PPT Tile Drainage Pumped Outlets (PDF 2.6 MB) G. Copithorn (PFRA)
Worksheet Tile Drainage Pumped Outlets - Example Problem (PDF 7 KB) G. Copithorn (PFRA)
Factsheet Farm Drainage Pumps (June 1998) (PDF 2.6 MB) BC Ag & Food
Factsheet Pumped Drainage Outlets Factsheet (PDF 37 KB) U of Minnesota

Advanced Topics
PPT Applying Weather-Related Risk to Cropping Systems (PDF 4.8 MB) A. Nadler (MAFRI)
PPT Clogging and Performance Deterioration of Tile Drains (PDF 1.4 MB) J. VanGulck (U of Manitoba)
Link Maintenance and Checking of Performance of Subsurface Drainage System http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/500series/543200-1.pdf BC Ag & Food
Link Iron Ochre Problems in Agricultural Drains http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/500series/543300-1.pdf BC Ag & Food
Link Iron Ochre Control Methods - A Literature Review -http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/500series/543300-2.pdf BC Ag & Food
PPT On-Farm Water Management Survey and Tile Drainage Decisions (PDF 1.6 MB) D. Whetter/J. Hicks (AXYS Agronomics)
PPT Conservation drainage strategies (PDF 7.61 MB) B. Shewfelt (PFRA)
     
Factsheet Integrated Water Management Boosts Yields and Improves Water Quality (AAFC) (Sept/03) (PDF 1.8 MB) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Factsheet Wetland-Reservoir System Improves Water Quality and Crop Production - AAFC (2004) (PDF 63 KB) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
PPT Design III Exercise (57 KB) G. Sands (U of Minnesota)
Link Ontario Drainage Guide (Order # 29 – Agdex #700) http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/products/engineer.html and http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/products/publicat.html Ontario
  BC Agricultural Drainage Manual http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/publist/500series/525500-1.pdf B.C.
Link Minnesota Drainage Guide The 1984 USDA-NRCS Minnesota Drainage Guide is currently out of print. A photocopy of the 1984 guide with some revisions through 1990 can be obtained from Red-E-Print Co. in St. Paul MN for $53.50 (US) plus taxes (includes shipping). Call 651-224-2307 for payment by credit.

Presenters and Organizers
  Speaker Biographies and contact information.
  Workshop Presenters (PDF 31 KB)
For more information, contact Tom Gonsalves, phone 204.745.5671.