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Summer Water Calculator

Use this clever calculator in summer to keep check on water levels in your dams and tanks and to estimate how long water for stock will last.

Before you begin, this short video explains measuring the depth of your dam.

Features

  • No login required, mobile friendly
  • Calculates automatically
  • You can select different dam shapes plus name dams and tanks
  • Accounts for batter slope and average summer evaporation rates
  • Delivers estimate of useable water - you can allow for sludge
  • Help information available on every page
  • Export pdf summary of your current available water - print or email

Enter details about the current water level in your dam/tank.

+ Add new storage

 

Select stock type, enter stock numbers and then select the water storage that each class of stock will be drinking.

+ Add new stock

Please enter at least one stock type.

 

Note: Evaporation is accounted for in the Daily Summer Use (Total litres per day) result - click Help for more. If the water remaining at this consumption is 10 days or less, monitor storage closely.

(Storage source: )

Current water available:

Stock ClassNumberDaily Summer Requirement
(L/head)		Daily Evaporation
(L)		Daily Summer Use
(Total L/day)

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Page last updated: 15 Mar 2023

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