Calculate a square mile

Harleeman1030

Ok how do you calculate a square mile...LxWxD ?

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kgnovum

There is no 3rd dimension (depth). Square = length X width.

5280' x 5280' or 1 mile x 1 mile

robsguns

Hey Harlee,
You are kidding right? Think square, length x width gives the square of whatever measurement. Dont ask me what the dimension of an acre is though, dont know that, but could look it up.

SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC

Harleeman1030

Yea robs i am kidding i seen all the feedback on the inches thought i would go one better lol

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Edited by - harleeman1030 on 09/16/2002 20:22:44

RugerNiner

Maybe Harleeman1030 wanted to calculate a cubic mile.

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robsguns

Thank God! I didnt pay any attention to the cubic inches thread, or even read it, I thought it was a joke like your's, wasnt it?

SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC

Rafter-S

Speaking of cubic miles: There is a tributary up in the mountains between Creede and Lake City, Colorado where the Rio Grande river begins. Every year, there are eleven cubic miles of snow melt from that tributary...that's a column of water 1 mile by 1 mile and 11 miles tall. A LOT of water!!!

I'm sure you were burning to know that little tidbit of info.

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Rembrandt

..."there are eleven cubic miles of snow melt from that tributary...that's a column of water 1 mile by 1 mile and 11 miles tall. A LOT of water!!!"

Rafter, wouldn't the volume of snow be greater than the volume of water?

Rafter-S

Snow melt = water.

Spring Creek

5,280 x 5,280=27,878,400 sq.ft.
640 acres per sq. mile
I acre ='s 43560 sq.ft.

will270win

The water from the snow melt would be sinificantly less than if you had just 11 cubic miles of water. Snow has some air in there too.


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Rafter-S

Water from snow is called "snow melt." Thus, the water flowing down a mountain stream is considered "snow melt." The water that flows into the Rio Grande river from that tributary is considered "snow melt."

Now I'm no scientist, but is the snow melt water less dense than water in my stock tank? SNOW MELT AIN'T SNOW NO LONGER! IT'S WATER!

Lowrider

When Mount St. Helens exploded it disintegrated one cubic mile of mountain. Turned it into dust and blew it into the atmosphere.

By the way, a cubic mile of water is 1,101,040,680,960
gallons.
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Edited by - Lowrider on 09/17/2002 02:09:43

barto

lowrider-
i betcha you didnt figger that one out in your head!
barto

the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer

whiteclouder

Snow-melt water ain't wet, just cold.

rafter:

What they are referring to is the water content of snow. As it falls snow it about 8 to 1, i.e. 8 inches of snow equals 1 inch of water.

Packed snow, like that in the mountains will be considerably less than that, say four or five to one (that's a guess). Mountain snowpack is generally ice but it still has a lot of air in it. Given that, 11 cubic miles of snowpack is still a lot of water. We are glad it leaks out slowly.

Clouder..

Harleeman1030

AWWWWWWWWWWW the education you get on here lmao...Now i know how to firgure snow melt..rain water per square mile lol..

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kgnovum

Hey Ryan - I HOPE you read the cubic inches thread. I did all that stupid work JUST FOR YOU!! (HA! HA!) Ken