Household and animal water belong in separate totals

Homestead Emergency Water Calculator

Estimate a starting reserve for people and animals, see storage-volume equivalents, and replace every default with measured use from your property.

Estimate an emergency water reserve

Starting rates are editable planning assumptions, not veterinary requirements. Replace them with measured hot-weather use whenever possible.

Emergency days

Household and animal inputs
Group	Count	Gallons each per day
People	Number of People	Gallons per People per day
Goats	Number of Goats	Gallons per Goats per day
Chickens	Number of Chickens	Gallons per Chickens per day
Ducks	Number of Ducks	Gallons per Ducks per day
Rabbits	Number of Rabbits	Gallons per Rabbits per day
Dogs	Number of Dogs	Gallons per Dogs per day
Horses	Number of Horses	Gallons per Horses per day
Cattle	Number of Cattle	Gallons per Cattle per day
Pigs	Number of Pigs	Gallons per Pigs per day

70.0 total gallons for 7 days4.0 household gallons/day · 6.0 animal gallons/day · 10.0 combined gallons/day

Storage equivalents: 14 five-gallon containers, 2 55-gallon drums, or 1 275-gallon totes. These are volume comparisons only; use food-safe containers and protect water from contamination.