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  • abbreviation cubic feet per second

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Examples

  • Well, now it's half here and half there.) 11: 52 AM leo said ... when in san antonio, it's "bud jones" (sw military drive) for the cfs is so big that it hangs off the sides of the plate. i've also heard lulu's jailhouse cafe (downtown) is also good (including their famous monster cinnamon buns). outside of sa, the "grist mill" in gruene (pronounced "green"). get a table that overlooks the river.

    Independence and chicken-fried steak | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007

  • Flows below Merwin Dam are currently 7,580 cfs, which is over 1.5 times higher than the long term mean for this date.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Flows at Pitt are currently 2,563 cfs, which is slightly higher than the long term mean for this date.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Currently, there are 400 cfs in the Gunnison Tunnel and the Uncompahgre River is at 140 cfs, which is about average for this time of year and is meeting the current irrigating demands, Fletcher said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Currently, there are 400 cfs in the Gunnison Tunnel and the Uncompahgre River is at 140 cfs, which is about average for this time of year and is meeting the current irrigating demands, Fletcher said.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Roaring Fork River peaked on May 19, at 6,100 cfs, which is considered average peak flow for the river.

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories 2009

  • Sando said flows below the Heart River were running at around 18,000 cfs, meaning the water in the Missouri is flowing well downstream.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Grey Reef was running around 2,000 cfs, meaning every hookup was a challenge.

    Michael Gracie 2009

  • The standard for a hundred-year flood of the Red River of the North at Fargo set by the Army Corps of Engineers in 2001 is 29,300 cfs, a discharge rate never yet recorded.

    Wonk Room » Global Boiling: Unprecedented Flooding Of Red River Leaves Fargo ‘On The Brink Of Disaster’ 2009

  • This is the eighth “ten-year flood” of Fargo since 1989, with streamflow greater than 10,300 cfs.

    Wonk Room » Global Boiling: Unprecedented Flooding Of Red River Leaves Fargo ‘On The Brink Of Disaster’ 2009

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