Convert Acre-feet per second to Kilolitres per second
Convert Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) to Kilolitres per second (kL/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/s = ac-ft/s × 1233.481838
About Acre-feet per second
The acre-foot per second (ac-ft/s) equals 1233.48183754752 m³/s, an enormous unit representing the flow that would fill a football-field-sized area to 1 ft depth every second. It appears in descriptions of exceptionally large dam-break flood waves and major river-system extreme events. The 1976 Teton Dam collapse peak outflow was estimated at ≈65 000 ft³/s ≈ 1.49 ac-ft/s. 1 ac-ft/s = 1 233.48 m³/s.
About Kilolitres per second
The kilolitre per second (kL/s) equals 1 m³/s, so 1 kL/s is identical to 1 m³/s. The term kilolitre is favoured in Australian and South African engineering over the equivalent cubic metre per second. Municipal water-main flow and stormwater-channel capacity are sometimes expressed in kL/s in these countries. 1 kL/s = 1 m³/s = 1 000 L/s ≈ 15 850 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) | Kilolitres per second (kL/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/s | 1233.48 kL/s |
| 2 ac-ft/s | 2466.96 kL/s |
| 5 ac-ft/s | 6167.41 kL/s |
| 10 ac-ft/s | 12334.8 kL/s |
| 25 ac-ft/s | 30837 kL/s |
| 50 ac-ft/s | 61674.1 kL/s |
| 100 ac-ft/s | 123348 kL/s |