Orders of magnitude (volumetric flow rate)

The following table compares various orders of magnitude for volumetric flow rate.

Table

Factor (m3/s)	Value (m3/s)	Value (ft3/s)	Value (gpm)	Item
10−62	7.83×10−62	2.77×10−60	1.24×10−57	Planck volumetric flow rate
10−6	2×10−6	7.063×10−5	.0317	Average filtration rate of a human kidney
10−4	1.39×10−4	4.9×10−3	2.2	Typical kitchen sink
	2.524×10−4	.008912	4	Average flow rate used in a residential sprinkler system
10−3	.008412	.2971	133.3	Fuel consumption rate of an SR71 blackbird traveling at mach 3
103	2867	1.013×105	4.545×107	Flow rate of Niagara Falls
105	2.09×105	7.38×106	3.31×109	Discharge of the Amazon River

See Also

• Orders of magnitude (volume)
• Orders of magnitude (time)
• List of waterfalls by flow rate
• List of rivers by discharge