Water Quantity Conversion Table
| To convert from one water quantity measurement to another,
multiply the existing measurement number by the number contained in the
appropriate column at right. |
CFS
|
GPM
|
MGD
|
AC-FT/YR
|
AC-FT/DAY
|
|
CFS
(cubic feet per second)
|
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|
450
|
.646
|
724
|
1.98
|
|
GPM
(gallons per minute)
|
.00222
|
---
|
.00144
|
1.61
|
.00442
|
|
MGD
(million gallons per day)
|
1.55
|
695
|
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|
1120
|
3.07
|
|
AC-FT/YR
(acre-feet per year)
|
.0014
|
.62
|
.00089
|
---
|
.00274
|
|
AC-FT/DAY
(acre-feet per day)
|
.504
|
226
|
.326
|
365
|
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|
For example, to convert 140 million gallons per day (mgd)
to cubic feet per second (cfs), you would multiply 140 times 1.55 to come
up with the desired conversion, 217 cfs.
One acre-foot of water is equivalent to 325,851 gallons. |