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This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km 3, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. [1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also change dramatically over time and during the year, especially for salt lakes in arid climates.
The Wailua River is the only navigable river in the state of Hawaiʻi and is a center of activity for locals (water skiing, kayaking) and visitors (boat tour of Fern Grotto). According to the United States Census Bureau , the Wailua CDP has an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km 2 ), of which 1.5 square miles (3.8 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square ...
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa: 810 3 Ohana Pacific Management Co. 371 4 Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital 275 5 Kauai Beach Resort: 160 6 Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital 148 7 Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative: 140 8 Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Inc. 97 9 Gather FCU: 88 10 The Parrish Collection 85
The lake retention time for a body of water with the volume 2,000 m 3 (71,000 cu ft) and the exit flow of 100 m 3 /h (3,500 cu ft/h) is 20 hours.. Lake retention time (also called the residence time of lake water, or the water age or flushing time) is a calculated quantity expressing the mean time that water (or some dissolved substance) spends in a particular lake.
The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi. Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are frequent.
The flood from the dam failure raced downhill through a ravine east of the town of Kilauea, Hawaii, with a wall of water reported to be between 20 and 70 feet (6.1 and 21.3 metres) high and 200 feet (61 m) wide. The flood destroyed several homes and killed seven people, including a toddler and a pregnant woman.
Jan. 7—Kauai's nonprofit electric utility recently announced that part of its West Kauai Energy Project with developer and operator AES Corp. has been canceled, and that it is uncertain whether ...
Pages in category "Bodies of water of Kauai" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hanalei Bay; K.