Abstract
This is the first of two volumes on irrigation engineering written by Ivan Houk. The second volume is to deal with planning and constructural aspects of irrigation engineering. In keeping with the high standards of all works by Houk, this book rates as a textbook of the hydrology of the test. As the author states, the book will serve very well both as a text for students of irrigation aid as a reference for practicing engineers and hydrologists. There are 16 chapters each addressed to some phase of engineering hydrology, including climate, quantity and quality of water supplies, ails, soil moisture, and evaporation. The scope of the book adequately covers the broader phases of irrigation, agriculture, and hydrology, with greater emphasis on the latter.Like most textbooks, this book reports on the state of the art as it exists in the established record. The job of the textbook writer is to digest and condense the literature for the student and tie engineer, and thereby serve to reduce the lag between research and practice. There is inherent, of course, the possibility of giving undue prominence to an out‐of‐date source, but for the most part Houk has kept abreast of the latest developments.
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