Most Irrigators know approximately how much:

water came onto the farm from bores,

regulated and supplementary flows were used,

stormwater was harvested from the farm, and

crop was grown.

At the end of the season, however, most still don't know

The farmer west of Moree who ran out of water in February.

The farmer south of Warren who eventually measured seepage and

found 300 ML lost per season through one short length of channel.

The farmer who stopped using his small storage which lost nearly

10 mm/day in seepage.

The manager who has to estimate how much of the 8,500 ha farm to plant

each season and report to his Board.

WATERTRACK offers three levels off water balance, using computer programs that track water through every operation on an irrigation farm including:

supply channels,

storages,

headditches

field application

tailwater return

wetting up soil (channel, storages, fields & drains)

evaporation from water surface of each element and from the soil surface

and

seepage and deep drainage

WATERTRACK RAPID, DIVIDER and OPTIMISER offer a staged approach to whole farm water balance.

Seasonal and daily water balance.

Crop water use and applied water to the fields.

Detailed seasonal and daily evaporation and seepage losses for channels,

fields, drains and each storage.

How much crop can you grow?

Try a range of scenarios from dry, average or wet historical seasons, and

plan the next season with confidence.

Real numbers for water use and losses.

Am I OK or should I look further and fix?

A tool to help me manage water better.

Try system or operational changes on paper and see "real" results.

Plant next season's crop with confidence.