Re: Handy Water Figure to Know

"O No" <
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> Charlie wrote:
> > I'm harvesting rain water and found this that lets me figure how much
> > water to put on my beds this summer.
> >
> > # "If we take 1 square foot of ground, 12" X 12" and have 1 inch of
> > rain, we end up with .623 gallons of water. There are 43,560 square
> > feet in each acre of ground. With a one inch rain that gives 27,137.88
> > gallons per acre."
> >
> > Charlie
>
> Duh?
>
> It doesn't work like that. Think about it. They aren't little one foot
> square waterproof containers.
>
> Crak'd Pot

OK please explain why it doesn't work like that.

David