If you ask around you’ll get all sorts of different answers when it comes to the typical flow rate for a garden hose. That’s because there are a lot of variables that can affect the flow rate of a garden hose including the diameter of the hose the length of the hose the type of nozzle attached to the hose and the water pressure.
According to one popular method of measuring the flow rate of a garden hose the average garden hose has a flow rate of between 9 and 12 gallons per minute (gpm). This method known as the “bucket test” involves filling a 5-gallon bucket with water and timing how long it takes to fill the bucket.
However other experts say that the average garden hose has a flow rate of just under 10 gallons per minute. In fact the U.S. Department of Agriculture once conducted a study on the flow rates of garden hoses and found that the average garden hose has a flow rate of 9.5 gallons per minute.
So what’s the truth? The answer is that there is no definitive answer because the flow rate of a garden hose can vary depending on the factors mentioned above. However if you average out all of the different methods of measuring the flow rate of a garden hose you’ll probably come up with a number somewhere between 9 and 10 gallons per minute.
