The Helm Canal is an
aqueduct named after
William Helm
William Helm (March 9, 1837 – April 10, 1919) was the largest individual sheep farmer and noteworthy among the early pioneer settlers of Fresno County, California. He was instrumental in the growth and prosperity of the San Joaquin Valley.
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in
Clovis, California, involved in a series of water transfers to eliminate
selenium bearing
brackish waters to the
San Joaquin River to bypass
agricultural
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
deliveries.
The Helm canal was previously used to irrigate numerous properties that were in
agricultural
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
usage and are presently converted to urban uses such as the site of the
Clovis Towne Center. Topography in the locale of the Helm Canal is generally very level having been formed by
alluvial fans. The elevation in the vicinity of the Helm Canal is approximately to above mean sea level datum.
[U.S. Geological Survey, ''Clovis, California, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle'', 1964, photorevised 1972) and groundwater generally flows to the southwest]
See also
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Surface runoff
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water occurring on the ground surface when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate in the soil. This can occur when th ...
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Sacramento River Delta
References
External links
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Transportation buildings and structures in Fresno County, California
Aqueducts in California
Clovis, California
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