Convert Megalitres per day to Acre-feet per minute
Convert Megalitres per day (ML/d) to Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/min = ML/d × 0.0005629952735
About Megalitres per day
The megalitre per day (ML/d) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, numerically identical to million litres per day. It is the preferred notation in Australian water-authority reporting, environmental flow assessments, and reservoir storage accounting. Murray-Darling Basin environmental flows are specified in ML/d; urban water utilities publish reservoir capacity and daily draw in ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.
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
| Megalitres per day (ML/d) | Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 ML/d | 0.000562995 ac-ft/min |
| 2 ML/d | 0.00112599 ac-ft/min |
| 5 ML/d | 0.00281498 ac-ft/min |
| 10 ML/d | 0.00562995 ac-ft/min |
| 25 ML/d | 0.0140749 ac-ft/min |
| 50 ML/d | 0.0281498 ac-ft/min |
| 100 ML/d | 0.0562995 ac-ft/min |