If it rained 1 inch over a square mile area, how many gallons did it rain?? (not homework help,just curious)?

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Update:

Thanks, JTT-awesome job !!! I thought it would be an amazing amount.!!

Answer 1

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1 mile = 5,280 feet = 63,360 inches.

square that to get 4,014,689,600 square inches.

multiply that by the 1 inch depth of the rain to get the same number: 4,014,689,600 cubic inches of rain.

231 cubic inches per gallon, so you divide 4,014,689,600 cubic inches by 231 to get 17,378,742 gallons.

Which blows my mind because I never thought of it in those terms. That's a lot of water!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

624 gallons puts an inch on 1,000 sqft

Answer 4

1500 gallons

Source(s): guess

Answer 5

What a shame !!! as we still can't find enough fresh water

Answer 6

yep, and we let most of it go right back into the ocean.