Convert Acre-Feet to Pipes
Convert Acre-Feet (ac ft) to Pipes (pipe) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
pipe = ac ft × 2586.122449
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 Pipes
A pipe (also called a butt) = 2 hogsheads = 126 US gallons ≈ 477 L. The traditional ageing vessel for Port and Madeira: Port lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia store hundreds of thousands of pipes of Tawny, Ruby, and Vintage Port. Sherry butts (identical vessel) hold ~600 L. Craft American distilleries use pipes for extended whiskey maturation. 1 pipe = 126 US gal ≈ 477 L.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-Feet (ac ft) | Pipes (pipe) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac ft | 2586.12 pipe |
| 2 ac ft | 5172.24 pipe |
| 5 ac ft | 12930.6 pipe |
| 10 ac ft | 25861.2 pipe |
| 25 ac ft | 64653.1 pipe |
| 50 ac ft | 129306 pipe |
| 100 ac ft | 258612 pipe |