What Is This Tool?
This unit converter translates flow rates measured in acre-foot per day to acre-foot per hour. It is useful for professionals working in water-resources planning, irrigation system design, hydrology, and municipal or industrial water supply projects.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the flow rate value in acre-foot/day
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Select acre-foot/day as the input unit
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Choose acre-foot/hour as the desired output unit
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent hourly flow rate
Key Features
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Converts volumetric flow rates from acre-foot/day to acre-foot/hour
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Includes commonly used units in water resources and hydraulic engineering
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Browser-based and easy to use for quick conversions
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Provides unit definitions and context for accurate understanding
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Supports better temporal resolution in water management data
Examples
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10 acre-foot/day = 0.416666667 acre-foot/hour
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5 acre-foot/day = 0.2083333335 acre-foot/hour
Common Use Cases
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Translating daily irrigation delivery rates for agricultural districts into hourly figures
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Reporting reservoir inflow and outflow rates with finer time resolution
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Sizing municipal or industrial water withdrawals by hourly flow instead of daily
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Managing water transfers and pumping operations on an hourly basis
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Designing and specifying capacities for irrigation canals and delivery systems
Tips & Best Practices
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Understand the context of the flow rate measurements before converting
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Use conversions to improve granularity in water management and planning
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Be aware that flow rates are assumed constant over each time unit during conversion
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Check that units used in related data sets match the conversion for consistency
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Apply hourly conversion results to optimize operational control and resource allocation
Limitations
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Assumes flow rates remain constant over the conversion period
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Does not capture flow variability within each hour or day
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Temporal resolution differences can affect data comparison and integration
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why convert acre-foot/day to acre-foot/hour?
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Converting daily flow rates to hourly rates offers finer granularity for water resources planning, management, and operational control.
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What is the conversion factor between acre-foot/day and acre-foot/hour?
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1 acre-foot/day equals approximately 0.0416666667 acre-foot/hour as the standard conversion factor.
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Can this conversion account for variable flow conditions?
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No, the conversion assumes a constant flow rate and does not model variability within the time units.
Key Terminology
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Acre-foot/day [ac*ft/d]
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A volumetric flow unit representing one acre-foot of water volume delivered or removed each day.
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Acre-foot/hour [ac*ft/h]
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A volumetric flow rate equal to one acre-foot of water passing per hour.
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Volumetric flow rate
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The measurement of volume of fluid passing a point per unit time.