Convert Litres per minute to Acre-feet per minute
Convert Litres per minute (L/min) to Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/min = L/min × 8.107131938e-7
About Litres per minute
The litre per minute (L/min) equals 10⁻³/60 ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s, one of the most common flow units in consumer and light-industrial applications. Household washing machines use 10-15 L/min; oxygen concentrators deliver 1-10 L/min to patients; a standard garden sprinkler head discharges 15-30 L/min. 1 L/min ≈ 1.667×10⁻⁵ m³/s ≈ 0.2642 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
| Litres per minute (L/min) | Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 L/min | 8.107 × 10-7 ac-ft/min |
| 2 L/min | 1.621 × 10-6 ac-ft/min |
| 5 L/min | 4.054 × 10-6 ac-ft/min |
| 10 L/min | 8.107 × 10-6 ac-ft/min |
| 25 L/min | 2.027 × 10-5 ac-ft/min |
| 50 L/min | 4.054 × 10-5 ac-ft/min |
| 100 L/min | 8.107 × 10-5 ac-ft/min |