The Waimea Ditch is an
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
on the island of
Kauai
Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...
,
Hawaii
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.
In 1903, the Waimea Ditch was dug to divert water from the
Waimea River to nearby
sugar cane fields. Construction of Waimea Ditch was completed in 1907.
During 1911–1912, George Ewart, the manager of the Waimea Sugar Company, reconfigured the Waimea Ditch by replacing the iron
flumes with
tunnels to increase its flow capacity.
See also
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H.P. Faye
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Kikiaola
Kīkīaola is a historic irrigation ditch (''auwai'') located near Waimea on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Also known as "Menehune Ditch" or "Peekauai Ditch," it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Novembe ...
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Kokee Ditch
The Kōkee Ditch is an irrigation canal on the island of Kauai.
In 1923, construction began on the Kōkee Ditch system to open the mauka hills to sugar cane production.
By 1926, the Kōkee Ditch was completed, diverting water from Mohihi Stream ...
External links
Volunteers Clean One Big Island Ditch– News story from khnl.com
– News story from starbulletin.com
* – By Christine Fayé
Canals in Hawaii
Geography of Kauai
Irrigation in the United States
Canals opened in 1907
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