Convert Acre-feet per hour to Cubic metres per day
Convert Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) to Cubic metres per day (m³/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
m³/d = ac-ft/h × 29603.5641
About Acre-feet per hour
The acre-foot per hour (ac-ft/h) equals 1233.48183754752/3600 ≈ 0.34263 m³/s, standard for sizing irrigation district delivery canals, reservoir outflow scheduling, and aquifer recharge basin calculations in the western US. The US Bureau of Reclamation uses ac-ft/h for canal operational planning; a 1 000-acre farm irrigating with 0.5 in/h rain-equivalent receives ≈41 ac-ft/h. 1 ac-ft/h ≈ 0.34263 m³/s.
About Cubic metres per day
The cubic metre per day (m³/d) equals 1/86400 ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s, standard in water-resource management, desalination-plant capacity, and per-capita water-consumption accounting. A municipal desalination plant may produce 100 000-1 000 000 m³/d; the WHO minimum water supply requirement is 0.05 m³/d per person. 1 m³/d ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s = 264.2 US gal/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) | Cubic metres per day (m³/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/h | 29603.6 m³/d |
| 2 ac-ft/h | 59207.1 m³/d |
| 5 ac-ft/h | 148018 m³/d |
| 10 ac-ft/h | 296036 m³/d |
| 25 ac-ft/h | 740089 m³/d |
| 50 ac-ft/h | 1480180 m³/d |
| 100 ac-ft/h | 2960360 m³/d |