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Ralph Leroy Parshall
Born(1881-07-02)July 2, 1881
DiedDecember 29, 1959(1959-12-29) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
EducationColorado Agricultural College
OccupationEngineer
Known forParshall flume

Ralph Leroy Parshall (July 2, 1881, Golden, Colorado - December 29, 1959, Fort Collins, Colorado) engineer. Inventor of a flow-measuring device that became commonly known as the Parshall flume.

Career

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Parshall was born in Golden on July 2, 1881. He received his B.S. in civil and irrigation engineering from Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) in 1904.

Works

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  • Irrigation in Colorado (January 1, 1927)
  • Measuring water in irrigation channel (1941) Catalog Record
  • Venturi flume water stage recording instruments, patent no. 1417941 (1922) 10217/40931 Catalog Record

References

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  • "Collection at Colorado State". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16.
  • "Father of the Flume: Ralph Parshall". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31.
  • "Parshall Flume - 1985". ASABE. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.