Water Measurement Publications

Publications and Media

• Water Works (USBR Water Measurement video)

• Let’s Measure Up (IWUA and IDWR Water Measurement video)

• USBR Water Measurement Manual

• University of Idaho Water Measurement pamphlet

• Department Performance Evaluation of Doppler Flow Meters – Executive Summary with Deployment Recommendations

• Department Performance Evaluation of Doppler Flow Meters – Technical Memorandum

Measurement Data Resources

• ESPA Water Measurement Program Summary 1998

Water Conversion Factors

Water Conversion Factors (printable)

1 Miner’s Inch = 9 gallons per minute or 0.02 cfs

1 cubic foot of water = 7.4805 gallons or 62.37 pounds

1 acre-foot (AF) of water = 43,560 cubic feet, or 325,850 gallons, or enough water to cover 1 acre of land one foot deep

1 cubic foot per second (cfs) = 448.83 gallons per minute, or 26,930 gallons per hour, or 646,315 gallons per day, 1.9835 AF per day, or 59.505 AF per 30 days, or 723.9775 AF per year

1 cubic meter per second = 35.31 cfs or 15,850 gallons per minute

1 million gallons = 3.0689 AF

1 million gallons per day = 1,120.147 AF per year

10 cents per 1,000 Gallons = $32.59 per AF