The volume of water in a reservoir is often expressed using the unit of acre-foo

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The volume of water in a reservoir is often expressed using the unit of acre-foot. A volume of 1 acre-foot is the amount of water covering an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot. Lake Mead is the largest man-made lake in the United States. It holds approximately 28.5 million acre-feet of water behind the Hoover Dam. If the Army Corp of Engineers desires to discharge 1.25% of the lake volume in a period of 4 days (96 h), what flow of water in gallons per second is required? Show all your work clearly.

Explanation / Answer

1 acre-foot= 325 851.427 gallons; => 28.5 million acre-feet = 9286765669500 gallons; 1.25% 0f total water= 1.160845709*10^11 gallons; => flow rate = (1.160845709*10^11 /(96*3600)) = 335892.86 gallons/sec

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