Convert Acre-Feet to Fluid Drams
Convert Acre-Feet (ac ft) to Fluid Drams (fl dr) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
fl dr = ac ft × 333671862.9
About Acre-Feet
An acre-foot (ac ft) = the volume covering 1 acre to 1 ft depth ≈ 1,233.5 m³ (325,851 US gal). Almost exclusively used in US water resource management. California's Lake Shasta: 4.55 million ac ft at capacity. A typical US household uses ~0.5-1 ac ft/year. Water rights on the Colorado and Sacramento rivers are traded in acre-feet. 1 ac ft ≈ 1,233.5 m³.
About Fluid Drams
A fluid dram (fl dr, also 'drachm') = 1/8 fl oz ≈ 3.697 mL. Used by apothecaries for precise medicinal compounding; a fluid dram divided into 60 minims. Largely superseded by millilitres but still appears in traditional compounding recipes, older US pharmacopeias, and historical medical literature. 1 fl dr ≈ 3.697 mL.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-Feet (ac ft) | Fluid Drams (fl dr) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac ft | 333672000 fl dr |
| 2 ac ft | 667344000 fl dr |
| 5 ac ft | 1.668 × 109 fl dr |
| 10 ac ft | 3.337 × 109 fl dr |
| 25 ac ft | 8.342 × 109 fl dr |
| 50 ac ft | 1.668 × 1010 fl dr |
| 100 ac ft | 3.337 × 1010 fl dr |