Convert Acre-feet per minute to Million litres per day
Convert Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) to Million litres per day (ML/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ML/d = ac-ft/min × 1776.213846
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 Million litres per day
The million litres per day (ML/d or MLD) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, the standard capacity unit for water-treatment plants, sewage-treatment works, and desalination facilities in the UK, India, and much of the Commonwealth. A small town water-treatment works processes 5-20 ML/d; the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London treats ≈700 ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) | Million litres per day (ML/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/min | 1776.21 ML/d |
| 2 ac-ft/min | 3552.43 ML/d |
| 5 ac-ft/min | 8881.07 ML/d |
| 10 ac-ft/min | 17762.1 ML/d |
| 25 ac-ft/min | 44405.3 ML/d |
| 50 ac-ft/min | 88810.7 ML/d |
| 100 ac-ft/min | 177621 ML/d |