REVISED HANDBOOK OF BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMALL EARTH DAM AND WEIR CONSTRUCTION

This valuable Handbook gives all the details a commercial farmer needs to construct small concrete or masonry weirs and small earth dams on his own farm. Details are given on capacities, plans and directions for on farm completion. Measurement of inflows are also described with a range of river flow measuring gauges that can be constructed and used on the farm. This knowledge comes from over 50 years experience in soil conservation and dam construction by Dr. Doug McClymont gained throughout Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Handbook has complete diagrams to aid the practical dam constructor.