irrigate

Example Sentences

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The militants are opposed to a water basin being created to help farmers irrigate their fields.

From Seattle Times

“Farmers would be left wondering whether artificially irrigated areas remain exempt or not. Construction crews would be left wondering whether their water-filled gravel pits remain exempt or not.”

From New York Times

The lake, roughly half-way between Toulouse and Perpignan, was initially created to irrigate the region's crops, but over time camp sites and hiking trails have sprouted around its banks, drawing thousands of tourists each year.

From Reuters

So, they used that as a reason last week to drastically cut river flows needed by migrating little salmon in case the water is needed to irrigate San Joaquin Valley crops in summer.

From Los Angeles Times

To irrigate their fields, the valley’s farmers rely completely on Colorado River water, which arrives by an 80-mile-long canal.

From New York Times