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Placement of irrigation pump for lake

IndianaRog
12 years ago

Hi, I live on a small lake and want to use it to irrigate lawn and garden. Yard is a long slope about 250 feet from street to lake with slope rising 33 feet from lake level to street level.

I have a 1 HP Goulds irrigation pump.

Questions:

(A) Would it be best to place pump nearest the lake and push water up 33 feet vertically and 250 feet horizontally?

OR

(B) Would it be better to place pump halfway up the hill, pulling water 15 feet vertically/125 feet horizontally and pushing it 17 feet vertically/125 feet horizontally?

Thank you!

Roger

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