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12 × 24 ft oval pool volume

A 12 × 24 ft oval pool holds

6,490gal 24,600L

Measured at the water, not at the wall: a 52 in wall less 6 in of freeboard leaves 46 in of water.

Section through a 12 × 24 ft oval pool: a 52 in wall with 46 in of water standing 6 in below its top, and the 6,490 gal figure computed from the water. 12 ft × 24 ft 52 in wall not the depth used 6 in of freeboard 46 in of water gallons use this

Gallons at every fill

Wall height is what the box says; the water stops 6 in below it, and the gallons are worked from the water.
Wall Water Holds
48 in 42 in 5,920 gal
22,400 L
52 in 46 in
this page		 6,490 gal
24,600 L
54 in 48 in 6,770 gal
25,600 L
At 6,490 gal

What to add

One product for each adjustment, worked at this page's own gallons. Follow a quantity to set your own reading.
Fixes Product Add
Lower pH
−0.5 pH 		HASA Dry Acid 13.0 oz
Raise total alkalinity
+40 ppm 		HASA Alkalinity Up 3.63 lb
Raise pH
+0.3 pH 		HASA Soda Ash 1.95 lb
Raise free chlorine
+2.5 ppm 		HASA CHLOR 0.52 qt
Shock the pool
+9.5 ppm 		HASA CHLOR 1.97 qt

Not quite your pool?

feet, the long side
feet
inches, the figure on the box
The gap between the water and the top rail, usually 4 to 6 inches

Change any measurement and every figure on this page is worked again: the gallons, the drawing, the fill table and each dose.

An oval is worked here as an ellipse. If yours has straight sides and round ends, it holds more: 7,370 gallons (27,900 litres) at the same depth.

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Updated October 2026

Sources and dates

Ranges are quoted from the code named beside them, product strengths from the manufacturer's own product page, each retrieved on the date shown.

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