Convert Acre-Feet to Megaliters
Convert Acre-Feet (ac ft) to Megaliters (ML) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ML = ac ft × 1.233481838
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 Megaliters
A megaliter (ML) = 10⁶ L = 1,000 m³. Australian and New Zealand water utilities report consumption and storage in ML; dam storage levels are broadcast in ML on national weather services. An Olympic swimming pool holds 2.5 ML. Sydney's total drinking water storage >2.6 million ML. 1 ML = 10⁶ L = 1,000 m³.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-Feet (ac ft) | Megaliters (ML) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac ft | 1.23348 ML |
| 2 ac ft | 2.46696 ML |
| 5 ac ft | 6.16741 ML |
| 10 ac ft | 12.3348 ML |
| 25 ac ft | 30.837 ML |
| 50 ac ft | 61.6741 ML |
| 100 ac ft | 123.348 ML |