DISCHARGE RATES (CFS) FOR PVC DRAINS RUNNING FULL

(Conversion: 1 CFS = 1.7 m3/ minute)

(Assumes pipe has one 90-degree bend. Flow increases approx 2-8% with no bends,
with greatest difference at shorter pipe lengths and higher diameters)

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50
100

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50
100

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50

DIAMETER
20
0.061
0.086
0.106
0.122
0.137
0.193
0.237
0.274
0.335
0.432
0.612

500
0.014
0.020
0.025
0.029
0.032
0.046
0.056
0.064
0.079
0.102
0.144

1000
0.010
0.014
0.018
0.020
0.023
0.032
0.040
0.046
0.056
0.072
0.102

200
0.065
0.093
0.113
0.131
0.146
0.207
0.253
0.293
0.358
0.463
0.654

500
0.042
0.060
0.073
0.084
0.094
0.134
0.164
0.189
0.231
0.299
0.422

1000
0.030
0.043
0.052
0.060
0.067
0.095
0.116
0.134
0.165
0.213
0.301

500
0.090
0.128
0.156
0.181
0.202
0.286
0.350
0.404
0.495
0.639

1000
0.065
0.091
0.112
0.129
0.144
0.204
0.250
0.289
0.353
0.456

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
0.265
0.188
0.374
0.265
0.459
0.325
0.530
0.375
0.592
0.420
0.837
0.594
1.025
0.727
1.184
0.839
1.450
1.028
1.872
1.327

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200
0.023
0.032
0.039
0.045
0.050
0.071
0.087
0.101
0.123
0.159
0.225

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
0.130
0.090
0.184
0.127
0.226
0.155
0.260
0.179
0.291
0.200
0.412
0.283
0.504
0.347
0.582
0.401
0.713
0.491
0.921
0.634
1.302
0.896

DIAMETER
20
0.323
0.457
0.560
0.647
0.723
1.023
1.253
1.446
1.772
2.287

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
0.047
0.031
0.066
0.044
0.081
0.054
0.094
0.062
0.105
0.070
0.148
0.099
0.181
0.121
0.209
0.140
0.256
0.171
0.331
0.221
0.468
0.312

DIAMETER
20
0.164
0.232
0.284
0.328
0.367
0.519
0.635
0.734
0.898
1.160
1.640

200
0.139
0.196
0.240
0.278
0.310
0.439
0.538
0.621
0.760
0.981

100

3.234

2.648

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1.877

1.388

0.903

0.645

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50
100

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50
100

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50

DIAMETER
20
0.828
1.170
1.434
1.655
1.851
2.617
3.205
3.701
4.533
5.852
8.277

10

500
0.263
0.372
0.456
0.526
0.588
0.832
1.019
1.176
1.441
1.860
2.630

1000
0.189
0.267
0.327
0.378
0.423
0.598
0.732
0.845
1.035
1.336
1.890

200
0.825
1.166
1.428
1.649
1.844
2.607
3.193
3.687
4.516
5.830
8.245

500
0.557
0.788
0.965
1.114
1.246
1.762
2.158
2.491
3.051
3.939
5.571

1000
0.404
0.571
0.699
0.807
0.902
1.276
1.563
1.805
2.210
2.853
4.035

500
0.994
1.406
1.722
1.988
2.222
3.143
3.849
4.445
5.444
7.028

1000
0.725
1.026
1.256
1.451
1.622
2.294
2.810
3.244
3.973
5.129

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
2.263
1.820
3.200
2.574
3.920
3.153
4.526
3.640
5.060
4.070
7.156
5.756
8.764
7.049
10.120
8.140
12.395
9.969
16.002
12.871

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200
0.397
0.562
0.688
0.795
0.888
1.257
1.539
1.777
2.176
2.810
3.973

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
1.365
1.062
1.930
1.501
2.364
1.839
2.730
2.123
3.052
2.374
4.316
3.357
5.286
4.112
6.104
4.748
7.476
5.815
9.651
7.507
13.648
10.617

DIAMETER
20
2.502
3.538
4.333
5.004
5.594
7.912
9.690
11.189
13.704
17.691

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
0.707
0.525
1.000
0.743
1.224
0.910
1.414
1.050
1.581
1.174
2.235
1.661
2.738
2.034
3.161
2.349
3.872
2.876
4.998
3.713
7.069
5.252

DIAMETER
20
1.543
2.182
2.672
3.086
3.450
4.879
5.976
6.900
8.451
10.910
15.429

200
1.444
2.042
2.501
2.888
3.229
4.567
5.593
6.459
7.910
10.212

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50

PVC PIPE.
HEAD (FT)
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
50

DIAMETER
20
3.692
5.222
6.395
7.385
8.257
11.676
14.301
16.513
20.224
26.109

15

18

500
1.590
2.248
2.753
3.179
3.554
5.027
6.156
7.109
8.706
11.240

1000
1.169
1.653
2.025
2.338
2.614
3.697
4.528
5.228
6.403
8.267

200
3.910
5.530
6.772
7.820
8.743
12.365
15.143
17.486
21.416
27.648

500
2.809
3.973
4.866
5.618
6.282
8.884
10.880
12.563
15.387
19.864

1000
2.090
2.956
3.620
4.180
4.674
6.610
8.095
9.348
11.449
14.780

500
3.091
4.371
5.354
6.182
6.912
9.774
11.971
13.823
16.930
21.856

1000
2.326
3.290
4.029
4.652
5.202
7.356
9.009
10.403
12.741
16.449

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
5.684
4.965
8.039
7.022
9.845
8.600
11.368
9.930
12.710
11.102
17.975
15.701
22.015
19.229
25.421
22.204
31.134
27.195
40.193
35.108

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200
2.269
3.209
3.930
4.538
5.073
7.175
8.787
10.147
12.427
16.043

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
5.529
4.715
7.819
6.669
9.576
8.167
11.058
9.431
12.363
10.544
17.484
14.911
21.413
18.263
24.726
21.088
30.283
25.827
39.095
33.343

DIAMETER
20
8.645
12.226
14.974
17.290
19.331
27.338
33.482
38.662
47.351
61.130

inches

LENGTH OF PIPE (FT)

40
100
3.395
2.805
4.801
3.967
5.880
4.859
6.789
5.610
7.591
6.272
10.735
8.871
13.147
10.864
15.181
12.545
18.593
15.364
24.003
19.835

DIAMETER
20
5.910
8.359
10.237
11.821
13.216
18.690
22.891
26.432
32.372
41.793

12

200
4.204
5.945
7.281
8.407
9.400
13.293
16.281
18.799
23.024
29.724