Convert Acre-feet per hour to US gallons per minute

Convert Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) to US gallons per minute (gpm) instantly and accurately.

Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h)
US gallons per minute (gpm)

Conversion Formula

gpm = ac-ft/h × 5430.857143

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 US gallons per minute

The US gallon per minute (gpm) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/60 ≈ 6.309×10⁻⁵ m³/s, the dominant volumetric flow unit in US plumbing, HVAC, and water-treatment industries. EPA showerhead standards are set at 2.5 gpm; residential water meters size at 3/4"-1" for 5-20 gpm; municipal water-distribution design uses hundreds to thousands of gpm. 1 gpm ≈ 6.309×10⁻⁵ m³/s = 3.785 L/min.

Quick Reference Table

Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h)US gallons per minute (gpm)
1 ac-ft/h5430.86 gpm
2 ac-ft/h10861.7 gpm
5 ac-ft/h27154.3 gpm
10 ac-ft/h54308.6 gpm
25 ac-ft/h135771 gpm
50 ac-ft/h271543 gpm
100 ac-ft/h543086 gpm

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