1. THE FIRST WATERING SYSTEM
IN MURCIA
You can find remains of ditches, wells, and
water tanks from Roman and Visigoth.

2. Muslim Heritage
The Arabs came to dominate the flow of the river
with his invention: the azud; Forming a pool and to
take some of its waters with a system of ditches.
Irrigation in Murcia has its origin in the Contraparada azud, located above the city. From
him derive the main canals that branch over minor channels.

3. Arab ditches
The main ditches occur
continuously, following
favorable slopes so
gradually, the irrigated
area is shrinking.
The ditches over the garden
of Murcia has generic name
designating only
geographic place from
which they came. These
branch into other 40 minor
canals. The two largest
were the Qibla and The
Aljufía.

4. Waterwheels and watermills
For the system to win in efficacy, there was another element that caused the
waters of the Segura further percolated throughout the land: a system of
wheels and watermills that allowed saving the uneven terrain and carry water
where otherwise not have been possible.
By rotating wheel, the blades are inserted into the water in reverse. This
exerted a resistance made it difficult to fill. This problem was resolved by a
simple modification: receive either a small hole in the bottom for air escaping.
This caused the water hole escape in small quantities when totaled, but was
recovered by the next bucket, which in turn lost another small amount that was
filled with the following him.

5. Ramblas, dams and embankments
These systems of canals and wells, were the predominant during the following
centuries. Subsequently and following flooding in the orchard were invented
streams and dams.
Besides seawalls were constructed:
longitudinal dikes located along a
river or a watercourse, have been
one of the defenses population
characteristics of the region to
protect against flooding.

6. If the water does not fall
from heaven, will be found
under the floor. That must
have thought our farmers
long ago, when they
decided to stock up with
fluid element flowing
beneath the surface.
Groundwater is a resource
exploited for a long time in
the region, but especially in
times of scarcity.
For groundwater wells are
constructed throughout the
region, taking advantage of
the aquifers.
Underground water

7. Transfer Tajo-Segura
It consists of main channels of distribution secondary pipes and ditches.
It was intended,
according to initial
estimates, a great
benefit for the
Region of Murcia
thanks to transfer
Tajo-Segura. The
aim was to get
270,000 hectares
of irrigated
(hectares that
were previously
rainfed and
irrigated
trasformable).

8. Reservoirs and dams.
Egyptians began 4,000 years ago
costucción of reservoirs.The
marshes could limit the flow and
speed, delaying the addition of
water and reducing erosion and
entrainment.
Avoid flood and erosion was the
main objective in the Segura
The complexity and
effectiveness, vegetable
gardens and orchards,
along with Valencia,
irrigated areas were most
perfect and advanced since
the Middle Ages.

10. Desalination
In recent years has become popular to use of desalinating sea water,
but the high cost of the machinery used, makes it very slow
development