1 cubic foot = 7.48 gallons
1 acre foot = 43,560 cubic feet
= 325,900 gallons
(An acre foot covers 1 acre of land 1 foot deep)
1 cubic foot per second (cfs) = 450 gallons per minute
1 cfs = 646,320 gallons per day
for 24 hours =
1.983 acre-feet
for 30 days =
59.5 acre-feet
for one year =
724 acre-feet
Main ditch runs
26 cfs
= 15,511,680 gallon per day
= 3,002 semi loads of 5,000 gallons each day
= 51.55 acre feet per day
= 360.0 acre feet per week
= $66,235.00 per day at City bulk water price