Rice and Crawfish Farm Water Ultrasonic Level Measurement

When a Louisiana farmer needed reliable water level monitoring of their rice fields, they turned to Flowline. After planting, the water level is steadily increased throughout the growth cycle. When the crop provides enough sunshade, the farmer adds crawfish larva which grows, deposits waste and fertilizes the crop. When the rice is harvested, the field is drained, the crawfish burrow into the soil, hibernate, and are harvested the following year. The farm’s system integrator wanted a reliable, non-contact level sensor with a voltage output that’s optimized for short range and compatible with standpipes to isolate the measurement from weather. For these reasons, Flowline suggested our EchoPod level sensor with a selectable voltage or frequency signal output. The ultrasonic sensor provides reliable level data to the solar-battery-powered RTU, which pushes the data to the farmers cloud and phone. Flowline is reliable level measurement.