Water Facts

We have listed some interesting facts about water below.

Loss Per Quarter at 60 PSI Water Pressure
*Diameter of stream Gallons
1/4″ 1,181,500
3/16″ 666,000
1/8″ 296,000
1/16″ 74,000

Water Equivalents Table

1 cubic foot……….7.48 gallons……….62.4 pounds of water
1 acre foot……….43.560 cubic feet……….325,900 gallons of water
An acre-foot covers 1 acre of land 1 foot deep
1 cubic foot per second (cfs)……….450 gallons of water per minute
1 cfs……….646,360 gallons of water per day
For 24 hours……….1.983 acre-feet
For 1 year……….724 acre-feet
1 million gallons (mgd)……….3.07 acre-feet
1,000 gallons per minute (gpm)……….4.42 acre-feet per day