"Irrigation canals" refers to man-made channels or ditches made for carrying water to fields and crops. They are designed to provide water to plants and help them grow.
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- During the flooding period, the network of irrigation canals and the organic paddy fields close to lagoons become a crucial link between marine and river environments, and provide an important habitat for many species of fish and amphibians, such as damnbusia (Gambusia holbrooki), carp (Cyprinus carpio), fartet (Lebias ibera - an endemic fish of the western Mediterranean Sea), coruna frog (Rana perezi), and others. (fao.org)
- He broke ground out of sagebrush using teams of horses and helped to dig early irrigation canals in the area. (fooddrink-magazine.com)
- Waterways like irrigation canals and trash - filled sewers helped cholera overrun Haiti in a matter of weeks. (science.sciencemag.org)
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