Convert Pipes to Acre-Feet
Convert Pipes (pipe) to Acre-Feet (ac ft) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac ft = pipe × 0.0003866792929
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.
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
| Pipes (pipe) | Acre-Feet (ac ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 pipe | 0.000386679 ac ft |
| 2 pipe | 0.000773359 ac ft |
| 5 pipe | 0.0019334 ac ft |
| 10 pipe | 0.00386679 ac ft |
| 25 pipe | 0.00966698 ac ft |
| 50 pipe | 0.019334 ac ft |
| 100 pipe | 0.0386679 ac ft |