lateral canal; tertiary irrigation canal
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lateral canal; tertiary canal that diverts water from a branch canal to field ditches or irrigation plots
technicalA technical term in agricultural irrigation systems, part of a hierarchy: main canal (干渠) > branch canal (支渠) > lateral canal (斗渠) > field ditch (农渠/毛渠).
Dǒu斗
qú渠
fù负
zé责
jiāng将
zhī支
qú渠
de的
shuǐ水
fēn分
pèi配
dào到
gè各
gè个
tián田
kuài块
。
The lateral canal is responsible for distributing water from the branch canal to each field plot.
Zhè这
tiáo条
dǒu斗
qú渠
xū需
yào要
qīng清
yū淤
yǐ以
bǎo保
zhèng证
guàn灌
gài溉
xiào效
lǜ率
。
This lateral canal needs dredging to ensure irrigation efficiency.
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Guàn灌
gài溉
xì系
tǒng统
zhōng中
，
dǒu斗
qú渠
zhí直
jiē接
fú服
wù务
yú于
nóng农
tián田
。
In the irrigation system, lateral canals serve farmland directly.