Water Pressure for Rain
Common water pressure for rain amount
| Pressure
|
Description
|
| 3000
|
Very Light Rain (<.0.01 in/hr)
|
| 4250
|
Light Rain (0.01-0.04 in/hr)
|
| 5000
|
Moderate Rain (0.04-0.16 in/hr)
|
| 6250
|
Heavy Rain (0.16-0.63 in/hr)
|
| 12,500
|
Very Heavy Rain (0.63-2.0 in/hr)
|
| 25,000
|
Extreme Rain (2.0-4.0 in/hr)
|
| 50,000
|
Torrential Rain (>4.0 in/hr)
|
Water Pressure for Rivers
Common rivers, their speeds, and their pressure. The wider a river gets, the slower it gets and the less pressure it exerts. All pressures are at the surface.
| River
|
Low Speed (m/s)
|
Pressure
|
Avg Speed
|
Pressure
|
Extreme Speed
|
Pressure
|
| Amazon
|
25
|
12,500
|
40
|
20,000
|
116
|
58,000.00
|
| Mississippi
|
32
|
16,000
|
|
|
80
|
40,000.00
|
| Niagra
|
10
|
5,000
|
|
|
600 (at the falls)
|
300,000.00
|
| Susquehanna
|
0.22
|
110
|
3.46
|
1,730
|
821
|
3,000.00
|
| Nile
|
30
|
15,000
|
|
|
123
|
61,500.00
|
| Lehigh
|
3.30
|
1,650
|
2.9
|
1,450
|
8
|
4,000.00
|
| Depth
|
Pascals
|
| 1
|
10,000
|
| 2
|
20,000
|
| 3
|
30,000
|
| 4
|
40,000
|
| 5
|
50,000
|
| 6
|
60,000
|
| 7
|
70,000
|
| 8
|
80,000
|
| 9
|
90,000
|
| 10
|
100,000
|