What Is This Tool?
This converter allows you to translate volume values from the customary unit acre-foot to the metric unit megaliter. It supports water resource planning, environmental engineering, and irrigation management by providing standardized volume conversions.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in acre-foot (ac*ft)
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Select the target unit as megaliter (ML)
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent volume in megaliters
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Review the result for use in planning or reporting
Key Features
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Converts volume from acre-foot (ac*ft) to megaliter (ML)
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Suitable for hydrological and agricultural water volume calculations
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Browser-based and easy to use
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Supports standard water resource management applications
Examples
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5 acre-foot converts to 6.1674091875 megaliters
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10 acre-foot converts to 12.334818375 megaliters
Common Use Cases
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Reporting reservoir and lake storage capacities
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Allocating irrigation water for agricultural planning
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Expressing municipal or regional annual water supply volumes
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Managing water rights and accounting groundwater volumes
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Describing river discharge and stormwater runoff
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Planning large-scale inter-basin water transfers
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure unit system context is clear: customary (acre-foot) vs metric (megaliter)
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Check conversion results within your application’s precision requirements
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Use this tool to support water resource management reporting and engineering calculations
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Be aware that acre-foot assumes uniform water depth over an acre, which may differ from actual reservoir shapes
Limitations
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Conversion precision can vary with rounding and significant digits
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Acre-foot is primarily a US customary measurement; megaliter is metric
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Acre-foot assumes uniform coverage depth which might not exactly represent complex water storage geometries
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does one acre-foot represent?
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An acre-foot is the volume of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.
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Why convert from acre-foot to megaliter?
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Converting is essential when reporting or managing water volumes in metric units for standardized engineering and hydrological applications.
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Where is the megaliter commonly used?
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Megaliters are used in hydrology, municipal water reservoir capacities, and large-scale irrigation and water transfer projects.
Key Terminology
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Acre-foot [ac*ft]
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A customary volume unit based on covering one acre with water to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.
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Megaliter [ML]
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A metric volume unit equal to one million liters or 1,000 cubic meters, used to express large water volumes.
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Conversion Rate
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The factor used to convert from acre-foot to megaliter is 1 acre-foot = 1.2334818375 megaliters.