This section of the book is from the "Household Companion: The Practical Mechanic" book.
The following table shows the capacity in gallons for one foot in depth of cylindrical cisterns of any dimensions. Find the diameter of any given cistern and multiply the number of gallons for one foot by the depth of the cistern, and you will have its volume in gallons :
Diameter. | Gallons. | Diameter. | Gallons. |
2 feet | 19 | 6.5 feet | 206 |
2.5 feet | 3° | 7 feet | 239 |
3 feet | 44 | 8 feet | 313 |
4 feet | 78 | 9 feet | 396 |
4.5 feet | 99 | 10 feet | 489 |
5 feet | 122 | 11 feet | 592 |
6 feet | 176 | 12 feet | 705 |
 
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