Convert Litres per second to Acre-feet per hour
Convert Litres per second (L/s) to Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/h = L/s × 0.002918567498
About Litres per second
The litre per second (L/s) equals 10⁻³ m³/s, the standard unit for municipal water-supply engineering, fire-fighting flows, and HVAC system air handling. A fire hydrant delivers 15-30 L/s; a household mains water connection is typically 0.1-0.5 L/s; a large building HVAC chilled-water loop circulates 50-200 L/s. 1 L/s = 10⁻³ m³/s = 3.6 m³/h ≈ 15.85 US gal/min.
About Acre-feet per hour
The acre-foot per hour (ac-ft/h) equals 1233.48183754752/3600 ≈ 0.34263 m³/s, standard for sizing irrigation district delivery canals, reservoir outflow scheduling, and aquifer recharge basin calculations in the western US. The US Bureau of Reclamation uses ac-ft/h for canal operational planning; a 1 000-acre farm irrigating with 0.5 in/h rain-equivalent receives ≈41 ac-ft/h. 1 ac-ft/h ≈ 0.34263 m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Litres per second (L/s) | Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 L/s | 0.00291857 ac-ft/h |
| 2 L/s | 0.00583713 ac-ft/h |
| 5 L/s | 0.0145928 ac-ft/h |
| 10 L/s | 0.0291857 ac-ft/h |
| 25 L/s | 0.0729642 ac-ft/h |
| 50 L/s | 0.145928 ac-ft/h |
| 100 L/s | 0.291857 ac-ft/h |