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Ralph Leroy Parshall
Born	(1881-07-02)July 2, 1881 Golden, Colorado
Died	December 29, 1959(1959-12-29) (aged 78) Fort Collins, Colorado
Nationality	American
Education	Colorado Agricultural College
Occupation	Engineer
Known for	Parshall 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

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

• 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

• "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.