Skip to main content

Irrigation Efficiency Calculator

Simple DU Calculator 
Northern California Irrigation & DU Calculator

Northern California Irrigation Efficiency Calculator

Estimate crop water use and irrigation runtime using typical Northern California reference evapotranspiration (ETo), crop coefficients (Kc), system application rate, and distribution uniformity (DU).

Enter inches applied per hour (decimal format).
DU must be entered as a decimal between 0 and 1 (example: 0.75 = 75% uniformity).
DU Comparison Calculator 

Distribution Uniformity (DU) Improvement Calculator

Compare how improving irrigation system distribution uniformity (DU) changes runtime and water use.

Enter inches applied per hour (decimal format).

Enter DU as decimal between 0 and 1.

Enter DU as decimal between 0 and 1.