How Do I Figure Out How Much Water Is In My Pond?
Using the right amount of product in your pond is important.
Here are some simple formulas to estimate the amount of water that is in your pond so you can treat correctly.
To figure your pond volume (in gallons), choose your shape below:
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Square or Rectangle |
Multiply Length x Width x Average Depth x 7.48 |
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Circle |
Multiply 3.14 x Radius x Radius x Average Depth x 7.48 |
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Irregular Shape |
Multiply Average Length x Average Width x Average Depth x 7.48 |
For irregular shaped ponds, sometimes it is best to divide the pond up into separate sections that are simpler to calculate.
For example, a kidney-shaped pond could resemble two circles pushed together. Make the calculations and add them up to get the total number of gallons of water in the pond. Try to err on the low side so you do not over-treat the water.
Do you need to convert Gallons to Acre-feet: divide the number of Gallons by 325,851
How about converting Acre-feet to Gallons: multiply the number of Acre-feet by 325,851
A few more acre-foot facts...
...One acre-foot is equivalent to one-acre of water that is one-foot deep.
...An acre is a measure of surface area that totals 43,560 square feet.
...An acre can be of any shape — a rectangle, a triangle, a circle, or completely irregular — so long as its area is exactly 43,560 square feet.