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Cfs-Day

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000444

In hydrologic terms, the volume of water discharged in twenty four hours, with a flow of one cubic foot per second is widely used; 1 cfs-day is 24 x 60 x 60 = 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983474 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons. The average flow in cubic feet per second for any time period is the volume of flow in cfs-days.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000444
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000444",
  "term": "Cfs-Day",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the volume of water discharged in twenty four hours, with a flow of one cubic foot per second is widely used; 1 cfs-day is 24 x 60 x 60 = 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983474 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons. The average flow in cubic feet per second for any time period is the volume of flow in cfs-days.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/cfs-day/"
}

Record 444 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.