Term:
Irrigation by flooding; flood irrigation
Definition:
All types of irrigation which make use of rising water from flood for inundating areas without major structural works, e.g. flood recession, spate irrigation and wild flooding.
Domain:
Water
Source:
Online Glossary of Irrigation Terms, Visy Industries Australia, retrieved in 2009 (http://www.irrig8right.com.au/Glossary/Glossary.htm); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009
