FLOW OF WATER


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This table shows the flow of water through 100 foot lengths of straight, smooth bore hose in US gallons per minute.

Water Flow in GPM per 100' of Hose
PSI at Hose Inlet Nominal Hose Diameters in Inches
½" ¾" 1" 1½" 2" 3" 4" 6" 8"
20 4 12 26 76 161 468 997 2895 6169
30 5 15 32 94 200 582 1240 3603 7679
40 6 18 38 110 234 680 1449 4209 8970
50 7 20 43 124 264 767 1635 4748 10118
60 8 22 47 137 291 846 1804 5239 11165
75 9 25 53 154 329 955 2035 5910 12595
100 10 29 62 180 384 1115 2377 6904 14712
125 11 33 70 203 433 1258 2681 7788 16595
150 12 36 77 224 478 1388 2958 8593 18313
200 15 42 90 262 558 1621 3455 10038 21390