River Miles Calculator

Calculate River Miles



Formula

The formula to calculate the Total River Miles (RM) is:

\[ RM = D \cdot T \]

Where:

What is River Miles?

River miles is a measurement system used to determine the distance along a river from its mouth to a specific point upstream. It is commonly used in the United States for navigation and management of rivers. The measurement starts at zero at the mouth of a river and increases as one moves upstream. For example, a location at river mile 10 is 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the river.

Example Calculation

Consider an example where:

Using the formula to calculate the Total River Miles:

\[ RM = 5 \cdot 4 = 20 \text{ miles} \]

This means that the total river miles for this example is 20 miles.