Convert Acre-feet per hour to Megalitres per day
Convert Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) to Megalitres per day (ML/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ML/d = ac-ft/h × 29.6035641
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 Megalitres per day
The megalitre per day (ML/d) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, numerically identical to million litres per day. It is the preferred notation in Australian water-authority reporting, environmental flow assessments, and reservoir storage accounting. Murray-Darling Basin environmental flows are specified in ML/d; urban water utilities publish reservoir capacity and daily draw in ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) | Megalitres per day (ML/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/h | 29.6036 ML/d |
| 2 ac-ft/h | 59.2071 ML/d |
| 5 ac-ft/h | 148.018 ML/d |
| 10 ac-ft/h | 296.036 ML/d |
| 25 ac-ft/h | 740.089 ML/d |
| 50 ac-ft/h | 1480.18 ML/d |
| 100 ac-ft/h | 2960.36 ML/d |