volume per square foot

[gutsch]

If I apply 500 gallons of water 1" deep how many square feet will it cover?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

If I apply 500 gallons of water 1" deep how many square feet will it cover?

1 gallon = 0.13368 cft

1" = 1/12 ft

continue....

Please share your work with us, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we may know where to begin to help you.

 

[mmm4444bot]

Please do not post homework assignments with no questions asked of your own.

We cannot tutor until after you explain why you're stuck.

What have you thought about or tried, thus far? We need to see some effort.

Cheers :cool:

 

[gutsch]

I don't have a clue what to do with your info. I am just an old man with a 500 gallon water tank fighting a drought in Kansas! Please just give me the answer.

 

[mmm4444bot]

Please excuse me; I generally assume that posters here are students needing help with homework (until they say otherwise).

My calculations give 802 square feet.

:cool:

 

[Deleted member 4993]

That would be an area of ~28 ft by ~29 ft

 

[mmm4444bot]

Your practical problem will be that very dry soil will absorb the water before it spreads over the entire area.

This depends upon the soil's composition.

Higher clay content inhibits absorption.

The rate at which the water is applied is another consideration.

 

[gutsch]

THANK YOU to everyone who responded. Your answers were much appreciated. I now know I need to get a bigger tank or make more trips!