Plumbing rainwater first-flush quantity calculator

Calculate first-flush diversion volume with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Roof catchment area (m²)
150
User-selected first-flush depth (mm)
1
Effective collection fraction (fraction)
0.9
First-flush diversion volume (litres)
135

Try another scenario

Roof catchment area (m²)
151
User-selected first-flush depth (mm)
1
Effective collection fraction (fraction)
0.9
First-flush diversion volume (litres)
135.9
Calculation method

Calculation method

First-flush diversion volume (litres)

One millimetre over one square metre equals one litre; multiply by supplied collection fraction.

Symbols and units
a
Roof catchment area (m²)
b
User-selected first-flush depth (mm)
c
Effective collection fraction (fraction)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; One millimetre over one square metre equals one litre; multiply by supplied collection fraction. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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