Prepared by Edward S. Young, Jr., and William E.

Sharpe, former research assistant in the Environmental Resources Research Institute and former associate professor of forest hydrolog y

Capacity (gallons) of Square Cisterns

Area in Span of
Square One Side 4 ft 5 ft 6 ft 7 ft 8 ft 9 ft 10 ft 11 ft 12 ft 13 ft 14 ft 15 ft
Feet in Feet

16 4 480 600 720 840 960 1,080 1,200 1,320 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,800

25 5 750 937 1,125 1,312 1,500 1,687 1,875 2,062 2,250 2,437 2,625 2,812

36 6 1,080 1,350 1,620 1,890 2,150 2,430 2,700 2,970 3,240 3,510 3,780 4,050

49 7 1,470 1,837 2,205 2,572 2,940 3,307 3,675 4,042 4,410 4,777 5,145 5,512

64 8 1,920 2,400 2,880 3,360 3,840 4,320 4,800 5,280 5,760 6,240 6,720 7,200

81 9 2,430 3,037 3,645 4,252 4,860 5,467 6,075 6,682 7,290 7,897 8,505 9,112

100 10 3,000 3,750 4,500 5,250 6,000 6,750 7,500 8,250 9,000 9,750 10,500 11,250

121 11 3,630 4,537 5,445 6,352 7,260 8,167 9,075 9,982 10,890 11,797 12,705 13,612

144 12 4,320 5,400 6,480 7,560 8,640 9,720 10,800 11,880 12,960 14,040 15,120 16,200

169 13 5,070 6,337 7,605 8,872 10,140 11,407 12,675 13,942 15,210 16,477 17,745 19,012

196 14 5,880 7,350 8,820 10,290 11,760 13,230 14,700 16,170 17,640 19,110 20,580 22,050

225 15 6,750 8,437 10,125 11,812 13,500 15,187 16,875 18,562 20,250 21,937 23,625 25,312

256 16 7,680 9,600 11,520 13,440 15,350 17,280 19,200 21,120 23,040 24,960 26,880 28,800

289 17 8,670 10,837 13,005 15,172 17,340 19,507 21,675 23,842 26,010 28,177 30,345 35,512

324 18 9,720 12,150 14,580 17,010 19,440 21,870 24,300 26,730 29,160 31,590 34,020 36,450

361 19 10,830 13,537 16,245 18,952 21,660 24,367 27,075 29,782 32,490 35,197 37,905 40,612

400 20 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000 33,000 36,000 39,000 42,000 45,000
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Capacity (cubic meters) of Square Cisterns

Area in Span of
Square One Side in 1.2192 m 1.524 m 1.8288 m 2.1336 m 2.4384 m 2.7432 m 3.048 m 3.3528 m 3.6576 m 3.9624 m 4.2672 m 4.572 m
Meters Meter

1.486 1.219 1.817 2.271 2.725 3.179 3.634 4.088 4.542 4.996 5.450 5.905 6.359 6.813

2.323 1.524 2.839 3.547 4.258 4.966 5.678 6.385 7.097 7.805 8.516 9.224 9.936 10.643

3.345 1.829 4.088 5.110 6.132 7.154 8.138 9.198 10.220 11.241 12.263 13.285 14.307 15.329

4.552 2.134 5.564 6.953 8.346 9.735 11.128 12.517 13.910 15.299 16.692 18.081 19.474 20.863

5.946 2.438 7.267 9.084 10.901 12.718 14.534 16.351 18.168 19.985 21.802 23.618 25.435 27.252

7.525 2.743 9.198 11.495 13.796 16.094 18.395 20.693 22.994 25.291 27.593 29.890 32.191 34.489

9.290 3.048 11.355 14.194 17.033 19.871 22.710 25.549 28.388 31.226 34.065 36.904 39.743 42.581

11.241 3.353 13.740 17.173 20.609 24.042 27.479 30.912 34.349 37.782 41.219 44.652 48.088 51.521

13.378 3.658 16.351 20.439 24.527 28.615 32.702 36.790 40.878 44.966 49.054 53.141 57.229 61.317

15.701 3.962 19.190 23.986 28.785 33.581 38.380 43.175 47.975 52.770 57.570 62.365 67.165 71.960

18.209 4.267 22.256 27.820 33.384 38.948 44.512 50.076 55.640 61.203 66.767 72.331 77.895 83.459

20.903 4.572 25.549 31.934 38.323 44.708 51.098 57.483 63.872 70.257 76.646 83.032 89.421 95.806

23.783 4.877 29.069 36.336 43.603 50.870 58.100 65.405 72.672 79.939 87.206 94.474 101.741 109.008

26.849 5.182 32.816 41.018 49.224 57.426 65.632 73.834 82.040 90.242 98.448 106.650 114.856 134.413

30.101 5.486 36.790 45.988 55.185 64.383 73.580 82.778 91.976 101.173 110.371 119.568 128.766 137.963

33.538 5.791 40.992 51.238 61.487 71.733 81.983 92.229 102.479 112.725 122.975 133.221 143.470 153.716

37.161 6.096 45.420 56.775 68.130 79.485 90.840 102.195 113.550 124.905 136.260 147.615 158.970 170.325
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Capacity (gallons) of Circular Cisterns

Diameter in
4 ft 5 ft 6 ft 7 ft 8 ft 9 ft 10 ft 11 ft 12 ft 13 ft 14 ft 15 ft
Feet

4 378 472 566 661 755 850 944 1,038 1,133 1,227 1,322 1,416

5 590 737 885 1,032 1,180 1,327 1,475 1,622 1,770 1,917 2,065 2,212

6 850 1,062 1,274 1,487 1,699 1,912 2,124 2,336 2,549 2,761 2,974 3,186

7 1,156 1,445 1,735 2,024 2,313 2,602 2,891 3,180 3,469 3,758 4,047 4,336

8 1,510 1,888 2,266 2,643 3,021 3,398 3,776 4,154 4,531 4,909 5,286 5,664

9 1,908 2,385 2,863 3,340 3,817 4,294 4,771 5,248 5,725 6,202 6,679 7,156

10 2,360 2,950 3,540 4,130 4,720 5,310 5,900 6,490 7,080 7,670 8,260 8,850

11 2,856 3,569 4,283 4,997 5,711 6,425 7,139 7,853 8,567 9,281 9,995 10,708

12 3,398 4,248 5,098 5,947 6,797 7,646 8,496 9,346 10,195 11,045 11,894 12,744

13 3,988 4,985 5,983 6,980 7,977 8,974 9,971 10,968 11,965 12,962 13,959 14,956

14 4,626 5,782 6,983 8,095 9,251 10,408 11,564 12,720 13,877 13,033 16,190 17,346

15 5,310 6,637 7,965 9,292 10,620 11,947 13,275 14,602 15,930 17,258 18,585 19,913

16 6,006 7,516 9,026 10,537 12,047 13,558 15,068 16,578 18,089 19,599 21,110 22,620

17 6,820 8,526 10,230 11,936 13,641 15,346 17,051 18,756 20,461 22,166 23,871 25,577

18 7,646 9,558 11,470 13,381 15,293 17,204 19,116 21,028 22,939 24,851 26,762 28,674

19 8,520 10,650 12,779 14,909 17,039 19,169 21,299 23,429 25,559 27,689 29,819 31,949

20 9,440 11,800 14,160 16,520 18,880 21,240 23,600 25,960 28,320 30,680 33,040 35,400
Prepared by Edward S. Young, Jr., and William E. Sharpe, former research assistant in the Environmental Resources Research Institute and former associate professor of forest hydrolog y

Capacity (cubic meters) of Circular Cisterns

Diameter in
1.2192 m 1.524 m 1.8288 m 2.1336 m 2.4384 m 2.7432 m 3.048 m 3.3528 m 3.6576 m 3.9624 m 4.2672 m 4.572 m
Meter

1.219 1.431 1.787 2.142 2.502 2.858 3.217 3.573 3.929 4.288 4.644 5.004 5.360

1.524 2.233 2.790 3.350 3.906 4.466 5.023 5.583 6.139 6.699 7.256 7.816 8.372

1.829 3.217 4.020 4.822 5.628 6.431 7.237 8.039 8.842 9.648 10.450 11.257 12.059

2.134 4.375 5.469 6.567 7.661 8.755 9.849 10.942 12.036 13.130 14.224 15.318 16.412

2.438 5.715 7.146 8.577 10.004 11.434 12.861 14.292 15.723 17.150 18.581 20.008 21.438

2.743 7.222 9.027 10.836 12.642 14.447 16.253 18.058 19.864 21.669 23.475 25.280 27.085

3.048 8.933 11.166 13.399 15.632 17.865 20.098 22.332 24.565 26.798 29.031 31.264 33.497

3.353 10.810 13.509 16.211 18.914 21.616 24.319 27.021 29.724 32.426 35.129 37.831 40.530

3.658 12.861 16.079 19.296 22.509 25.727 28.940 32.157 35.375 38.588 41.805 45.019 48.236

3.962 15.095 18.868 22.646 26.419 30.193 33.967 37.740 41.514 45.288 49.061 52.835 56.608

4.267 17.509 21.885 26.431 30.640 35.015 39.394 43.770 48.145 52.524 49.330 61.279 65.655

4.572 20.098 25.121 30.148 35.170 40.197 45.219 50.246 55.269 60.295 65.322 70.344 75.371

4.877 22.733 28.448 34.163 39.883 45.598 51.317 57.032 62.748 68.467 74.182 79.901 85.617

5.182 25.814 32.271 38.721 45.178 51.631 58.085 64.538 70.991 77.445 83.898 90.352 96.809

5.486 28.940 36.177 43.414 50.647 57.884 65.117 72.354 79.591 86.824 94.061 101.294 108.531

5.791 32.248 40.310 48.369 56.431 64.493 72.555 80.617 88.679 96.741 104.803 112.865 120.927

6.096 35.730 44.663 53.596 62.528 71.461 80.393 89.326 98.259 107.191 116.124 125.056 133.989