Calculating gallons
 

There are 2 formulas that give roughly the gallons of a pond:

LXWXDX7.8 gallons (right or 7.5?)

Circle? Anyone have that info?

The way to more accurately figure is using salt. See Roark's salt
calculator at www.click2roark.com

And most accurate, a water meter. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

~ jan wrote:
There are 2 formulas that give roughly the gallons of a pond:

LXWXDX7.8 gallons (right or 7.5?)

Circle? Anyone have that info?

Volume of right circular cylinder (circle, vertical sides, flat bottom)
V=pi*r^2*h. volume (cu. ft.) times 7.48 equals US gallons. 22/7 is close
enough for pi (355/113 if your finicky). Multiply by the semi-diameter,
then multiply by the semi-diameter again. Then multiply by the depth. This
is the volume of the pond. Multiply by 7.48 for gallons.

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Calculating gallons
 

7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.

3.14* diameter*Depth * 7.48 = gallons (diameter and depth in feet)

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"~ jan" wrote in message
...
There are 2 formulas that give roughly the gallons of a pond:

LXWXDX7.8 gallons (right or 7.5?)

Circle? Anyone have that info?

The way to more accurately figure is using salt. See Roark's salt
calculator at www.click2roark.com

And most accurate, a water meter. ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

There are 2 formulas that give roughly the gallons of a pond:

Rectangle or squa

L x W x D x 7.48 = gallons

Circle;

3.14 x Diameter x Depth x 7.48 = gallons

Measurements in feet.

The way to more accurately figure is using salt. See Roark's salt
calculator at www.click2roark.com

Thanks Nick & Geoff. Hopefully the above was interpreted
correctly. ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" "The wrote:
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.

3.14* diameter*Depth * 7.48 = gallons (diameter and depth in feet)

3,14*diameter gives you the circumference of the circle. When multiplied by
the depth, it gives you the surface area of the right circular cylinder,
not its volume.

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Calculating gallons
 

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:01:26 EDT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" "The wrote:
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.

3.14* diameter*Depth * 7.48 = gallons (diameter and depth in feet)

3,14*diameter gives you the circumference of the circle. When multiplied by
the depth, it gives you the surface area of the right circular cylinder,
not its volume.

Okay.... your explanation either went over my head or I didn't understand
the symbols used. Can you put it in a more simple form perhaps? Tx, ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

~ jan wrote:
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:01:26 EDT, Nick Cramer
wrote:

"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" "The wrote:
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.

3.14* diameter*Depth * 7.48 = gallons (diameter and depth in feet)

3,14*diameter gives you the circumference of the circle. When multiplied
by the depth, it gives you the surface area of the right circular
cylinder, not its volume.

Okay.... your explanation either went over my head or I didn't understand
the symbols used. Can you put it in a more simple form perhaps? Tx, ~ jan

OK, Jan. The circumference is the distance around the circle. Say you have
a round pond that's ten foot across. You'll need 31.4 feet of edging
stones. Say it's ten feet deep and you want to tile the side. You'll need
314 sq. ft. of tile.

It would hold 3.14*5*5*10*7.48= 5872 gallons.

HTH

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Calculating gallons
 

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:00:38 EDT, ~ jan wrote:

3.14 x Diameter x Depth x 7.48 = gallons

Lets try this formula:
Pi times radius squared times depth = cu ft
cu ft x 7.48 = gallons

10 ft diameter 3 ft depth = 5x5x3.1416 =78.54 cu ft = 587.479 or
commonly expressed as 587 and one half gallons.

Smart people assume I know something and fail to explain in simple
terms, sometimes that just frustrates me.

Calculating gallons
 

"Nick Cramer" wrote in message
...
"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" "The wrote:
7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.

3.14* diameter*Depth * 7.48 = gallons (diameter and depth in feet)

3,14*diameter gives you the circumference of the circle. When multiplied
by
the depth, it gives you the surface area of the right circular cylinder,
not its volume.



Correct. My mistake.

3.14 * (1/2 diameter) * (1/2 diameter )*depth * 7.48 = gallons.

Sorry

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The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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Calculating gallons
 

OK, Jan. The circumference is the distance around the circle. Say you have
a round pond that's ten foot across. You'll need 31.4 feet of edging
stones. Say it's ten feet deep and you want to tile the side. You'll need
314 sq. ft. of tile.

It would hold 3.14*5*5*10*7.48= 5872 gallons.

Pi (3.14) X radius squared X diameter X 7.48 = gallons

How's that? ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:07:48 EDT, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" "The
wrote:

Correct. My mistake.

3.14 * (1/2 diameter) * (1/2 diameter )*depth * 7.48 = gallons.

Oh, the 10 in Nick's was the depth, so

Pi (3.14) X radius squared X Depth X 7.48 = gallons

(Sorry guys, I prefer X for times over * stars, similar to most math books.
;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Calculating gallons
 

~ jan wrote:
OK, Jan. The circumference is the distance around the circle. Say you
have a round pond that's ten foot across. You'll need 31.4 feet of
edging stones. Say it's ten feet deep and you want to tile the side.
You'll need 314 sq. ft. of tile.

It would hold 3.14*5*5*10*7.48= 5872 gallons.

Pi (3.14) X radius squared X diameter X 7.48 = gallons

How's that? ~ jan

Pi (3.14) X radius squared X DEPTH X 7.48 = gallons

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families: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Thank a Veteran!
Support Our Troops: http://anymarine.com/ You are not forgotten.
Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~ USMC 1365061

Calculating gallons Final Answer
 

There are 2 formulas that give roughly the gallons of a pond:

Rectangle or squa

Length x Width x Depth x 7.48 = gallons

A Circle;

Pi (3.14) X radius squared X DEPTH X 7.48 = gallons

Measurements in feet.

The way to more accurately figure pond gallons is using salt. See Roark's
salt calculator at www.click2roark.com It is very important to know your
volume when adding any pond chemical or medication.

Thanks go to Nick, Chris, Geoff, and Hal for input, I think we have it in a
save-able form. All agree say *I*, and the rest of you... ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us