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Herald P IA 07-25-2012 20:24:47 70.198.4.186 Report to Moderator	How many gallons of water in an inch of rain per acre? Thanks, Harold [Reply]   [No Email]
huskers86phone 08-01-2012 07:42:33 64.147.41.36 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to donjr, 07-25-2012 20:24:47   we got .90 sunday night and a 1/2" last night. A little to late but we gotta start somewhere. S.c ne   [Reply]  [No Email]
Herald P IA 07-26-2012 08:37:59 70.198.3.203 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to Herald P IA, 07-25-2012 20:24:47   Thanks for the replies. We set out some trees last fall, on about one third of an acre, so about 5 trailer loads of water (5,000 gallon loads) would give me about an inch and ahalf of water. I can get water from the city pretty reasonable. Would be alot faster than a garden hose from our pump. Harold   [Reply]  [No Email]
fergienewbee 07-26-2012 04:00:01 108.195.138.140 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to Herald P IA, 07-25-2012 20:24:47   We are getting a much needed nice rain. Should make at least an inch of so. SW Michigan. Larry   [Reply]  [No Email]
old 07-25-2012 20:43:22 209.86.226.11 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to Herald P IA, 07-25-2012 20:24:47   If I remember right 1 inch of rain on 1 acre of land it and here is where I get lost. It is either 2700 gal or 27,000 but either way it is a lot of water if you think about it. As in enough to fill a small swimming pool   [Reply]  [No Email]
Adirondack case guy 07-26-2012 07:52:08 67.246.153.242 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to old, 07-25-2012 20:43:22   Old, You are real close. An Acre = 43,560 sq.ft. It would take 3,630 cu.ft to cover an acre 1" thick. There are 7.5 gal. in a cu.ft., so that = 27,225 gal., or 113,256 ton of water. Loren, the Acg.   [Reply]  [No Email]
IaGary 07-26-2012 08:36:14 108.160.229.48 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to Adirondack case guy, 07-26-2012 07:52:08   I think 27,000gal of water is more like 108 ton of water. 27,000 times 8 pounds = 216,000 pounds divided by 2000 pounds = 108. Gary   [Reply]  [No Email]
IaGary 07-25-2012 20:50:23 108.160.229.48 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to old, 07-25-2012 20:43:22   27,000   [Reply]  [No Email]
randallinMo 07-26-2012 05:53:39 216.74.205.155 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to IaGary, 07-25-2012 20:50:23   27,000. If my math is right, it would be enough to put 3' of water in a 30x40 swimming pool.   [Reply]  [No Email]
old 07-25-2012 21:10:05 209.86.226.11 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to IaGary, 07-25-2012 20:50:23   I thought it was the bigger of the 2 and that would be one heck of a big swimming pool all be it that I do not go swimming I am hydrophobic LOL ya formed navy and I can not stand to be in the water above my waist   [Reply]  [No Email]
jackinok 07-26-2012 06:48:27 162.58.82.136 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to old, 07-25-2012 21:10:05   hey old,my dad served in the navy during ww2,hit pearl the day after the japanese attacked. somehow,he qualified as a rescue swimmer despite being born and raised in western okla where there wasnt even a mudhole in three counties.never did figure that out. I'm like you though,i figure if god wanted a guy to swim he wouldnt have gave us enough sense to build boats.   [Reply]  [No Email]
old 07-26-2012 09:00:08 209.86.226.40 Report to Moderator	Re: rain in reply to jackinok, 07-26-2012 06:48:27   Ya funny how things happen like that. I did 6 years in the navy and the only time I got in the water was in boot camp and only then because you had to be able to stay afloat for 5 minutes to pass boot camp. I don't wear shorts either. Now get this. My first wife did a horoscope thing on me and it said fire would not hurt me but water can kill me as in all my signs are water signs. Starting with the goat as my birth mouth   [Reply]  [No Email]