Convert Acre-feet per minute to Kilolitres per day
Convert Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) to Kilolitres per day (kL/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/d = ac-ft/min × 1776213.846
About Acre-feet per minute
The acre-foot per minute (ac-ft/min) equals 1233.48183754752/60 ≈ 20.558 m³/s, encountered in large irrigation canal capacity descriptions and reservoir emergency spillway sizing in the US West. A major canal gate releasing 1 ac-ft/min drains a 1-acre field 1 foot deep every minute - a substantial agricultural flow. 1 ac-ft/min ≈ 20.558 m³/s ≈ 726.0 ft³/s.
About Kilolitres per day
The kilolitre per day (kL/d) equals 1/86400 ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s, the standard unit for per-household and per-property water-consumption billing in Australia. Sydney Water and other Australian utilities charge tariffs per kL/d consumed; a typical Australian household uses 0.6-1.0 kL/d. 1 kL/d = 1 m³/d ≈ 264.2 US gal/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) | Kilolitres per day (kL/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/min | 1776210 kL/d |
| 2 ac-ft/min | 3552430 kL/d |
| 5 ac-ft/min | 8881070 kL/d |
| 10 ac-ft/min | 17762100 kL/d |
| 25 ac-ft/min | 44405300 kL/d |
| 50 ac-ft/min | 88810700 kL/d |
| 100 ac-ft/min | 177621000 kL/d |