Convert US gallons per day to Acre-feet per second

Convert US gallons per day (gpd) to Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) instantly and accurately.

US gallons per day (gpd)
Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s)

Conversion Formula

ac-ft/s = gpd × 3.551948238e-11

About US gallons per day

The US gallon per day (gpd) equals 3.785411784×10⁻³/86400 ≈ 4.381×10⁻⁸ m³/s, the standard unit in US water-utility regulation and residential water-well pump sizing. The US national average residential water use is about 80-100 gpd per person; a reverse-osmosis membrane module is rated in gpd (50-100 gpd for domestic units). 1 US gpd ≈ 4.381×10⁻⁸ m³/s.

About Acre-feet per second

The acre-foot per second (ac-ft/s) equals 1233.48183754752 m³/s, an enormous unit representing the flow that would fill a football-field-sized area to 1 ft depth every second. It appears in descriptions of exceptionally large dam-break flood waves and major river-system extreme events. The 1976 Teton Dam collapse peak outflow was estimated at ≈65 000 ft³/s ≈ 1.49 ac-ft/s. 1 ac-ft/s = 1 233.48 m³/s.

Quick Reference Table

US gallons per day (gpd)Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s)
1 gpd3.552 × 10-11 ac-ft/s
2 gpd7.104 × 10-11 ac-ft/s
5 gpd1.776 × 10-10 ac-ft/s
10 gpd3.552 × 10-10 ac-ft/s
25 gpd8.88 × 10-10 ac-ft/s
50 gpd1.776 × 10-9 ac-ft/s
100 gpd3.552 × 10-9 ac-ft/s

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