Convert US quarts per second to Acre-feet per minute
Convert US quarts per second (qt/s) to Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/min = qt/s × 4.603324916e-5
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.
About Acre-feet per minute
The acre-foot per minute (ac-ft/min) equals 1233.48183754752/60 ≈ 20.558 m³/s, encountered in large irrigation canal capacity descriptions and reservoir emergency spillway sizing in the US West. A major canal gate releasing 1 ac-ft/min drains a 1-acre field 1 foot deep every minute - a substantial agricultural flow. 1 ac-ft/min ≈ 20.558 m³/s ≈ 726.0 ft³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US quarts per second (qt/s) | Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 qt/s | 4.603 × 10-5 ac-ft/min |
| 2 qt/s | 9.207 × 10-5 ac-ft/min |
| 5 qt/s | 0.000230166 ac-ft/min |
| 10 qt/s | 0.000460332 ac-ft/min |
| 25 qt/s | 0.00115083 ac-ft/min |
| 50 qt/s | 0.00230166 ac-ft/min |
| 100 qt/s | 0.00460332 ac-ft/min |