Convert Megaliters to Acre-Feet
Convert Megaliters (ML) to Acre-Feet (ac ft) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac ft = ML × 0.8107131938
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Megaliters (ML) | Acre-Feet (ac ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 ML | 0.810713 ac ft |
| 2 ML | 1.62143 ac ft |
| 5 ML | 4.05357 ac ft |
| 10 ML | 8.10713 ac ft |
| 25 ML | 20.2678 ac ft |
| 50 ML | 40.5357 ac ft |
| 100 ML | 81.0713 ac ft |