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You need to know how high the water column is to calculate the pressure it exerts at its base!

For example, a column of water 1 metre deep would exert a pressure of 9.81 kPa at its base (density x gravity x depth - 1000 * 9.81 * 1).

This would be equal to approx 1.42 PSI.

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