Convert Megalitres per day to US quarts per second
Convert Megalitres per day (ML/d) to US quarts per second (qt/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
qt/s = ML/d × 12.23018761
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 US quarts per second
The US quart per second (qt/s) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/4 ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s, used in US industrial filling lines handling quart-size containers (motor oil, paint, sauce). A high-speed filling machine loading 1 qt bottles at 4 per second processes 4 qt/s per nozzle. 1 US qt/s ≈ 9.464×10⁻⁴ m³/s = 0.9464 L/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Megalitres per day (ML/d) | US quarts per second (qt/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 ML/d | 12.2302 qt/s |
| 2 ML/d | 24.4604 qt/s |
| 5 ML/d | 61.1509 qt/s |
| 10 ML/d | 122.302 qt/s |
| 25 ML/d | 305.755 qt/s |
| 50 ML/d | 611.509 qt/s |
| 100 ML/d | 1223.02 qt/s |