What is an acre-foot (US survey)?

It is a volume unit defined as the amount of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot, equaling 43,560 cubic feet.

How many liters are in a megaliter?

A megaliter equals 1,000,000 liters or 1,000 cubic meters, commonly used to express large water volumes.

Why convert acre-foot (US survey) to megaliter?

Conversion facilitates metric expression of water volumes for hydrological analysis, engineering projects, and international standard compliance.

How to Convert from Acre-foot (US survey) to Megaliter [ML]

Learn to convert volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey) to megaliter (ML) for accurate water-resource management and hydrological calculations.

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Acre-foot (US survey)	Megaliter [ML]

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter facilitates transforming volume values from acre-foot (US survey) to megaliter (ML), supporting water resource management, irrigation planning, and engineering measurements.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in acre-foot (US survey)
Select acre-foot (US survey) as the source unit
Select megaliter (ML) as the desired target unit
Click convert to obtain the equivalent volume in megaliters

Key Features

Converts volume units from acre-foot (US survey) to megaliter (ML)
Browser-based and easy to use without installation
Supports water management and hydrological applications

Examples

5 acre-foot (US survey) converts to approximately 6.1674 ML
10 acre-foot (US survey) converts to approximately 12.3349 ML

Common Use Cases

Calculating water storage in reservoirs and dams
Reporting irrigation water deliveries and agricultural water rights
Planning municipal or regional water supply volumes
Expressing large water volumes in metric units for engineering projects

Tips & Best Practices

Use precise conversion factors to minimize errors
Be aware that acre-foot (US survey) differs slightly from international foot based units
Apply this conversion primarily in US-based scenarios and convert to metric for international compliance

Limitations

Acre-foot (US survey) uses the US survey foot, not the international foot, causing slight measurement differences
Rounding the conversion factor may introduce small inaccuracies in large volume conversions
Unit usage is mostly US-centric; metric megaliter is preferred internationally for standardization

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acre-foot (US survey)?: It is a volume unit defined as the amount of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot, equaling 43,560 cubic feet.
How many liters are in a megaliter?: A megaliter equals 1,000,000 liters or 1,000 cubic meters, commonly used to express large water volumes.
Why convert acre-foot (US survey) to megaliter?: Conversion facilitates metric expression of water volumes for hydrological analysis, engineering projects, and international standard compliance.

Key Terminology

Acre-foot (US survey): A unit of volume representing the water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot.
Megaliter (ML): A metric volume unit equivalent to 1,000,000 liters or 1,000 cubic meters, used for large water quantities.

Quick Knowledge Check

What does one acre-foot (US survey) represent?

Volume of water covering one acre to a depth of one international foot

Volume of water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot

Volume of water covering one square foot to a depth of one acre

What volume does one megaliter correspond to?

1,000 liters

1,000,000 liters

43,560 cubic feet

What is a primary use of converting acre-foot to megaliter?

To measure small volumes in milliliters

To express large water volumes in metric units for engineering

To calculate area of land

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