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Correction for the size of The Gulf of Mexico

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How big is 423,800 cubic feet?
It's about 0.000000000005 times as big as The Gulf of Mexico
The size of The Gulf of Mexico is about 85,960,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000000 cubic feet.
(water volume)
The Gulf of Mexico contains 85,960,000,000,000,000.000000000000000000000 cubic feet of water. Every second, the Mississippi River empties 423,800 cubic feet of water into the Gulf.
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