Approximately 30 trillion gallons of water fell onto the Greater Houston area in

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Approximately 30 trillion gallons of water fell onto the Greater Houston area in August 2017. Calculate the # of days it would take for that much water to pass by Baton Rouge in the Mississippi River using the flow rates for: (1) today (January 16, 2018) and May 10, 2017. Go to RiverGages.com and navigate until you find the “Mississippi River at Tarbert Landing “ page and then find the flow rates for those two days. Note that, on any given day, the flow rate at Tarbert Landing is pretty similar to the flow rate at Baton Rouge.

FLow (CFS)

1/16/18----262000

5/10/17----904000

Explanation / Answer

As i could not find the specific Flow rate as mentioned in the question, i will give you a general insight into how to calculate the no. of days assuming the flow rate to be F and the volume of the Rouge to be V.

Given, V = 30 trillion gallons

let the Flow rate be F gallons per day.

Hence, required no. of days, d = V/F

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