Cusec

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Cusec is a measure of flow rate and is informal shorthand for "cubic feet per second" [1] (28.317 litres per second). [1] In the United States it is generally applied to water flow, particularly in rivers and canals. Other informal synonyms are cfs and second-feet.

(These are UK not US gallons: 1 imperial gallon = 1.201 US gallons)

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  1. 1 2 "Units: C", The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, webpage: UNC-Rowlett.