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Table 3-3.2 Roof Downspout System Sizing <br /> Trench Dimensions Required Length of Trench per 100 square feet of Roof Surface" <br /> depth" width coarse sand 1 sand loamy sand sandy loam loam <br /> 1.5 ft. 1.0 ft. 1.12 2.17 4.77 7.71 10.86 <br /> 1.5 ft. 0.85 1.64 3.46 5.57 7.91 <br /> 2.0 ft. 0.68 1.31 2.71 4.35 6.25 <br /> 2.5 ft. 0.57 1.08 2.23 3.57 5.18 <br /> 3.0 ft. 0.48 0.93 1.89 3.03 4.43 <br /> 3.5 ft. 0.42 0.81 1.65 2.63 3.87 <br /> 4.0 ft. 0.38 0.71 1.46 2.33 3.44 <br /> 2.0 ft. 1.0 ft. 0.93 1.79 3.90 6.26 8.69 <br /> 1.5 ft. 0.71 1.37 2.86 4.56 6.44 <br /> 2.0 ft. 0.57 1.10 2.25 3.58 5.13 <br /> 2.5 ft. 0.48 0.92 1.86 2.95 4.29 <br /> 3.0 ft. 0.41 0.78 1.59 2.53 3.68 <br /> 3.5 ft. 0.36 0.68 1.38 2.22 3.22 <br /> 4.0 ft. 0.32 0.60 1.23 1.97 2.86 <br /> 2.5 ft. 1.0 ft. 0.79 1.53 3.32 5.29 7.29 <br /> 1.5 ft. 0.61 1.18 2.46 3.88 5.44 <br /> 2.0 ft. 0.50 0.96 1.95 3.07 4.38 <br /> 2.5 ft. 0.42 0.80 1.61 2.54 3.67 <br /> 3.0 ft. 0.36 0.68 1.38 2.19 3.16 <br /> 3.5 ft. 0.32 0.59 1.21 1.93 2.76 <br /> 4.0 ft. 0.28 0.53 1.07 1.72 2.47 <br /> 3.0 ft. 1.0 ft. 0.68 1.33 2.89 4.58 6.28 <br /> 1.5 ft. 0.54 1.04 2.16 3.38 4.71 <br /> 2.0 ft. 0.44 0.84 1.72 2.68 3.82 <br /> 2.5 ft. 0.37 0.71 1.43 2.25 3.21 <br /> 3.0 ft. 0.32 0.61 1.23 1.94 2.76 <br /> 3.5 ft. 0.28 0.53 1.08 1.71 2.43 <br /> 4.0 ft. 0.25 0.47 0.96 1.52 2.17 <br /> 'Lrpth refers to the depth of washed rock, not depth from surface <br /> ;'Soil textures to be determined using the results of soil gradation tests and the USDA Textural Triangle. <br /> Example: A trench 2 feet deep and 3.5 feet wide, dug in sandy loam soils, for runoff from a 1500 <br /> square foot roof, would need to be 33.3 feet long (chart value of 2.22 multiplied by 15). <br />