Texas AgriLife Extension Service Rainwater Harves

To use the calculator fill in all highlighted input values.

Input Values

Irrigated area (ft ):

Monthly indoor demand (gal):
Avg. monthly rainfall (in)
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
Total:

3000
95
2000
10000
0
0
7000

3.7
3
3.4
3.6
5.2
5.4
3.2
3.8
4.3
4.5
4.2
3.7
48

Yearly Percent Average Rainfall (%)

Year 1:
80%
Year 2:
80%
Year 3:
80%

Avg. PET (in)

2.02
2.71
4.03
5.23
7.48
8.08
7.79
7.78
6.06
4.9
3.06
2.12
61.26

AC Condensate (gal)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Harvested Rainwater Volume (gal)

Catchment area (ft2):

Collection efficiency (%):
Initial tank volume (gal):
Tank size (gal):
Plant water use coeff:

Calculations

Year 1

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Year 2 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Year 3 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Supply
5256
4261
4829
5114
7386
7670
4545
5398
6108
6392
5966
5256
5256
4261
4829
5114
7386
7670
4545
5398
6108
6392
5966
5256
5256
4261
4829
5114
7386
7670
4545
5398
6108
6392
5966
5256

Demand
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000
7000

Tank Volume
256
0
0
0
386
1057
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
386
1057
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
386
1057
0
0
0
0
0
0

Year 1

Tank Volume
July

June

May

April

March

February

January

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

Harvested Rainwater Volume (gal)

ater Harvesting Calculator

Tank Volume and Supplemental Water Nee

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

Year 2

Supplementa

alculations

Supplemental Water
0
2483
2171
1886
0
0
1398
1602
892
608
1034
1744
1744
2739
2171
1886
0
0
1398
1602
892
608
1034
1744
1744
2739
2171
1886
0
0
1398
1602
892
608
1034
1744

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Evapotranspiration
(inches)

Plant water use

Coefficient

2.02
2.71
4.03
5.23
7.48
8.08
7.79
7.78
6.06
4.90
3.06
2.12

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Year 2

Supplemental Water
Year 3
November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

December

November

October

September

August

July

ntal Water Needs for 3 years

Plant water needs in Inches

Gallons per square foot

Square Footage of
Landscape

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

December

November

Total Landscaping
water Demand in
gallons
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0