Convert Million litres per day to Acre-feet per day

Convert Million litres per day (ML/d) to Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d) instantly and accurately.

Million litres per day (ML/d)
Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d)

Conversion Formula

ac-ft/d = ML/d × 0.8107131938

About Million litres per day

The million litres per day (ML/d or MLD) equals 1000/86400 ≈ 0.011574 m³/s, the standard capacity unit for water-treatment plants, sewage-treatment works, and desalination facilities in the UK, India, and much of the Commonwealth. A small town water-treatment works processes 5-20 ML/d; the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works in London treats ≈700 ML/d. 1 ML/d ≈ 0.011574 m³/s = 1 000 m³/d.

About Acre-feet per day

The acre-foot per day (ac-ft/d) equals 1233.48183754752/86400 ≈ 0.014278 m³/s, the practical unit for daily water-delivery scheduling in western US irrigation districts and river-compact administration. Water rights in the Colorado River system are specified in acre-feet per year; daily delivery schedules convert to ac-ft/d. A moderate-size irrigation lateral delivers 5-50 ac-ft/d. 1 ac-ft/d ≈ 0.014278 m³/s ≈ 504.2 US gal/min.

Quick Reference Table

Million litres per day (ML/d)Acre-feet per day (ac-ft/d)
1 ML/d0.810713 ac-ft/d
2 ML/d1.62143 ac-ft/d
5 ML/d4.05357 ac-ft/d
10 ML/d8.10713 ac-ft/d
25 ML/d20.2678 ac-ft/d
50 ML/d40.5357 ac-ft/d
100 ML/d81.0713 ac-ft/d

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