Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5023

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5023

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Conversion Factors and Datums

Conversion Factors

Multiply By To obtain
cubic foot per second (ft3/s) 0.02832 cubic meter per second
foot (ft) 0.3048 meter
feet per foot (ft/ft) 1 meter per meter
foot per second (ft/s) 0.3048 meter per second
foot per square second (ft/s2) 0.3048 meter per square second
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer
million gallons per year (Mgal/yr) 0.04381 cubic meter per year
pound per second per square foot (lb/s)/ft2) 4.882 kilograms per second per square meter

Grain size in streambed sediments is given in millimeters (mm).

Slope is given in feet per foot (ft/ft).

Datums

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29).

Horizontal coordinate information was arbitrarily set at time of survey.

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