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    Water siphon question

    Thanks for all the input into my questions. I appreciate all your time and resources you have forwarded. I thought this may be a really long run with not enough drop for what I was trying to do. I may look at putting a solar pump on the feed end and running it that way, while the drop may help...
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    Water siphon question

    Sorry for the delay. Here is a drawing of the pipeline.
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    Water siphon question

    Hello. I am trying to figure out how to calculate the drop needed to siphon water a total of 600 meters (2000+ ft) to overcome a rise of 10m (33') in a 1.5" pipe. The line will climb for 500m then drop for the last 100. How far down do I need for steady flow (no gushing)? Any thoughts? Thanks

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