Convert Kilolitres per minute to Acre-feet per minute
Convert Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) to Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/min = kL/min × 0.0008107131938
About Kilolitres per minute
The kilolitre per minute (kL/min) equals 1/60 m³/s ≈ 0.016667 m³/s, used in Australian water-utility engineering for pump and pipeline sizing. Irrigation district delivery schedules and water-authority trunk-main flow records in Australia and New Zealand frequently use kL/min as an intermediate unit between L/s and ML/d. 1 kL/min = 1 000 L/min ≈ 264.2 US gal/min.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) | Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 kL/min | 0.000810713 ac-ft/min |
| 2 kL/min | 0.00162143 ac-ft/min |
| 5 kL/min | 0.00405357 ac-ft/min |
| 10 kL/min | 0.00810713 ac-ft/min |
| 25 kL/min | 0.0202678 ac-ft/min |
| 50 kL/min | 0.0405357 ac-ft/min |
| 100 kL/min | 0.0810713 ac-ft/min |