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It depends on what the soil contains. It may contain sand or gravel. It may contain water. It may contain little or much organic material. It may be highly or loosely compacted. On the average, however, the density of ideal topsoil is about 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter, or about 78 pounds per cubic foot.

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Ken Hellevang, from the University of North Dakota says:

"The weight of snow varies greatly. Light fluffy snow may only weigh about seven pounds per cubic foot. More average snow may weigh 15 pounds per cubic foot and drifted compacted snow may weigh 20 pounds or more..."

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There are 7.48 gallons per cubic foot of water - that's about 62.4 pounds.

For Wet Snow

Let's say wet snow would be equivalent to 1" of rain or 5" of snow, you would get a resulting 62.4/5 = 12.5 pounds.

For Light, Fluffy Snow

Let's say fluffy snow would be equivalent to 2.5" of water and 12" snow, you would get 62.4/12 = 5.2 pounds.

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That depends on the moisture content of the snow. A fluufy snow has about 1/10 water content and a heavy snow coul dhave 1/2 water content.

Since q water weighs 62.4 pounds per cu ft then 100 cu ft iof water weighs 6240 pounds. A cubic foot of snow would weigh from 624 pounds to 3120 pounds, roughly.

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According to a news story on NBC Today Show, which aired Feb 13, 2015, one cubic square of dry snow weighs about 7 pounds. One cubic foot of "wet" snow weighs about 20 pounds. Ice adds more to the weight of both wet or dry snow. The extreme heaviness of snow, therefore, can cause multiple problems, for example, it can make roofs collapse or contribute to heart attacks from over-exertion when people are shoveling snow.

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The density of freshly fallen snow varies quite considerably. Once it has settled on the ground, it gets compacted under its own weight until it reaches a density of 30% of water. At that density, the weight of 1 cubic foot of water would be approx 83.25 newtons.

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Light, fluffy snow may way about 7 pounds per cubic foot. Average snow may way about 15 cubic foot. Drifted compact snow may way 20 pounds or more.

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