Convert Million litres per day to Kilolitres per second

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

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

Conversion Formula

kL/s = ML/d × 0.01157407407

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 second

The kilolitre per second (kL/s) equals 1 m³/s, so 1 kL/s is identical to 1 m³/s. The term kilolitre is favoured in Australian and South African engineering over the equivalent cubic metre per second. Municipal water-main flow and stormwater-channel capacity are sometimes expressed in kL/s in these countries. 1 kL/s = 1 m³/s = 1 000 L/s ≈ 15 850 US gal/min.

Quick Reference Table

Million litres per day (ML/d)Kilolitres per second (kL/s)
1 ML/d0.0115741 kL/s
2 ML/d0.0231481 kL/s
5 ML/d0.0578704 kL/s
10 ML/d0.115741 kL/s
25 ML/d0.289352 kL/s
50 ML/d0.578704 kL/s
100 ML/d1.15741 kL/s

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