Water flow calculation

May 18, 2022 0 Replies

I have a large lake that is 14' vertically above where I want water to be ... he lake is also 350' away from where I want the water.



If I were to lay in a 5" pipe, can anybody calculate the approximate volume of water that would come through the pipe.



I found a resource on line that gives (Assuming Gravity to Low Pressure. at about 6 f/s flow velocity) a single 5? pipe could provide 19,000 gallons of water per hr, a 6? pipe rises to 27,500 galls per Hr.



Any hydraulic engineers here able to advise if this is a good approximation.



Trying to use the lake as a non pumped supply.


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