Cusec – cusec water – How to measure water flow rate through the dam?

Cusec or cusec is a volumetric unit for measuring the flow of liquids, equal to one cubic foot per second water.To measure water flow rate through the dam Cusecs is used as the Instrument used for it is Water stage recorder.

The Formula for water measurement is

Q = V · A

Where:
Q = volumetric flow rate
V = average water velocity
A = cross-sectional area

The Unit for Water measurment is Cusecs
Cusecs = A volumetric unit for measuring the flow of liquids, equal to one cubic foot per second

Cusec is a measurement of *flow* of water (volume / time), defined as:
“A volumetric unit for measuring the flow of liquids, equal to one cubic foot per second.”

1 cubic foot = 28.3168466 litre

So, 1 cusec of water = 28.32 litre water flowing per second.

Cusec is a measure of flow rate and is informal shorthand for cubic foot per second (28.317 liters per second). In the United States it is generally applied to water flow, particularly in rivers. Other informal synonyms are cfs and second-feet.

* 1 ft3s-1 = 0.028316847m3s-1 1 ft3s-1 = 1 cusec
* 1 ft3s-1 = 28.316847 litre s-1 1 cubic foot per minute = 1 cufm
* 1 cufm = 1.699m3h-1 1 cufm = 28.32 litre min-1
* 1 gallon per minute = 0.7577 litre s-1 1 gallon per minute = 7.577×10-5m3s-1