Garden Irrigation

• http://buildarampump.com - design for simple DIY ram pump that should do the job of moving water from creek up to water storage at top of garden.
• http://www.clemson.edu/irrig/equip/ram.htm-Clemson Univ. design for ram pump. Good info for sizing.
  • http://www.instructables.com/id/Hydraulic-Ram-Pump/ - instructable for same design with pictures.
• Plastic Hydraulic ram pump - simple design that's reported to provide greater lift.
• DTU Publications on Water Lifting - whole bunch of technical resources.
• Build a Hydraulic Ram Pump - nice design from Mother Earth News.
• Home Built Hydraulic Ram Pumps - More involved (and expensive) design. Not sure what the benefits are but the instructions are very thorough. Actually two designs here.
• http://www.landtohouse.com/rampump/ - has good info on figuring how high and far you can pump the water. their design looks similar to the clemson design. They have a good ebook on construction of pump.