Convert Million litres per day to Kilolitres per day

Convert Million litres per day (ML/d) to Kilolitres per day (kL/d) instantly and accurately.

Million litres per day (ML/d)
Kilolitres per day (kL/d)

Conversion Formula

kL/d = ML/d × 1000

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 Kilolitres per day

The kilolitre per day (kL/d) equals 1/86400 ≈ 1.157×10⁻⁵ m³/s, the standard unit for per-household and per-property water-consumption billing in Australia. Sydney Water and other Australian utilities charge tariffs per kL/d consumed; a typical Australian household uses 0.6-1.0 kL/d. 1 kL/d = 1 m³/d ≈ 264.2 US gal/d.

Quick Reference Table

Million litres per day (ML/d)Kilolitres per day (kL/d)
1 ML/d1000 kL/d
2 ML/d2000 kL/d
5 ML/d5000 kL/d
10 ML/d10000 kL/d
25 ML/d25000 kL/d
50 ML/d50000 kL/d
100 ML/d100000 kL/d

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