I am trying to determine the size of my pond in volume.
It is a highly irregular boundary, and what makes it trickier is the depth also vary greatly.
I recently did a complete cleanout, and yesterday after hurricane Nicole left the pond was full again from the rain, so I drained it with a small utility pump. It is an Everbilt 1/4HP utility pump and it's specifications says "Flow rate: submersible utility 1600 GPH".
However it took 4 full hours to fully empty the pond. If it is truly doing 1600GPH then the pond has 5400G? I had previously did a rough area (very rough) and multiplied by an average depth of 2 feet and came to about 1000G.
What is a good way to accurately determine it's volume?
It is a highly irregular boundary, and what makes it trickier is the depth also vary greatly.
I recently did a complete cleanout, and yesterday after hurricane Nicole left the pond was full again from the rain, so I drained it with a small utility pump. It is an Everbilt 1/4HP utility pump and it's specifications says "Flow rate: submersible utility 1600 GPH".
However it took 4 full hours to fully empty the pond. If it is truly doing 1600GPH then the pond has 5400G? I had previously did a rough area (very rough) and multiplied by an average depth of 2 feet and came to about 1000G.
What is a good way to accurately determine it's volume?