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1 Conversion Factors 321 Conversion from metric to customary units (in alphabetical order). capita per hectare cap/ha cap/ac capita per square kilometer cap/km cap/sq mile cubic meter m ac-ft barrel (oil) barrel (water) bushel (U.S. dry) cu ft cu yd gal mil. gal cubic meters per cubic meter m 3 /m cu ft/gal cu ft/mil. gal cubic meters per cubic meter per second m 3 /m 3 s cfm/1000 cu ft cfm/1000 gal cubic meters per day m 3 /d gpm mgd gpd cubic meters per hectare per day m 3 /ha d gpd/ac mgd/ac cubic meters per hectare per second m 3 /ha s cfs/ac cfs/sq mile cubic meters per kilogram m 3 /kg cu ft/lb cubic meters per meter per day m 3 /m d gpd/ft cubic meters per meter per second m 3 /m s cfm/ft gpd/ft gpd/mile cubic meters per second m 3 /s cfh or cu ft/hr cfm cfs gph gpm mgd cubic meters per square meter per day m 3 /m 2 d gpd/sq ft gpm/sq ft cubic meters per square meter per hour m 3 /m 2 h cfh/sq ft

2 322 Conversion Factors Conversion from metric to customary units (in alphabetical order). cubic meters per square meter per second m 3 /m 2 s cfs/ac cfs/sq mile gpd/ac gpd/sq ft gpm/sq ft mgd/ac cfh/sq ft cubic millimeter mm cu in. degrees Celsius C ( C) 32 F Kelvin K R grams per cubic meter g/m lb/mil.gal lb/1000 cu ft lb/1000 gal grams per cubic meter per day g/m 3 d lb/d/ac-ft grams per cubic meter per second g/m 3 s lb/hr/cu ft grams per kilogram g/kg lb/lb lb/ton grams per liter g/l lb/cu ft grams per meter g/m lb/1000 ft grams per second g/s lb/hr grams per square meter per day g/m 2 d lb/d/ac lb/d/1000 sq ft grams per square meter per second g/m 2 s lb/d/sq ft lb/hr/sq ft hectare ha ac (acre) joule J ft-lb joules per cubic meter J/m kwh/mil. gal joules per kilogram J/kg Btu/lb Btu/ton hp-hr/1000 lb joules per liter J/L hp/gpm kwh/mil. gal joules per meter J/m ft-lb/in. joules per square meter per second J/m 2 s Btu/hr/sq ft kilogram kg lb (mass) ton slug kilogram meter kg m lb-ft kilogram meter per second kg m/s lb-ft/sec kilograms per capita per day kg/cap d lb/cap/d kilograms per cubic meter kg/m lb/cu ft

3 Conversion Factors lb/cu yd lb/mil. gal lb/1000 cu ft kilograms per cubic meter per day kg/m 3 d lb/cu ft lb/d/1000 cu ft kilograms per cubic meter per hour kg/m 3 h lb/hr/cu ft kilograms per cubic meter per second kg/m 3 s lb/hr/cu ft kilograms per day kg/d lb/d kilograms per hectare per day kg/ha d lb/d/ac kilograms per hectare per year (annum) kg/ha a lb/yr/ac kilograms per hour kg/h lb/hr kilograms per kilogram per second kg/kg s lb/d/lb kilograms per liter kg/l lb/cu in lb/gal lb/mil. gal kilograms per meter kg/m lb/ft kilograms per second kg/s lb/d lb/hr kilograms per square meter kg/m lb/sq ft (mass dose) kilograms per square meter per day kg/m 2 d lb/d/sq ft kilograms per square meter per hour kg/m 2 h lb/hr/sq ft kilograms per square meter per second kg/m 2 s lb/d/sq ft kilograms per square meter per year (annum) kg/m 2 a lb/yr/sq ft kilojoule kj Btu kilojoules per cubic meter kj/m Btu/cu ft kwh/mil. gal hp-hr/1000 gal kilojoules per kilogram kj/kg Btu/lb Btu/ton kwh/ton kwh/1000 1b hp-hr/lb kilojoules per liter kj/l Btu/gal kilometer km mile kilometers per hour km/h mph kilonewton kn kip kilonewton per meter kn/m kip-ft kilonewtons per meter per second kn/m s kip-ft/sec kilopascal kpa atm psf (force) psi (force) in. H 2 O in. Hg kilowatt kw hp

4 324 Conversion Factors Conversion from metric to customary units (in alphabetical order) (continued). kilowatt per cubic meter kw/m hp/1000 gal liter L cu ft gal liters per capita L/cap cu ft/cap liters per capita per day L/cap d gpd/cap liters per cubic meter L/m cu ft/mil. gal liters per cubic meter per second L/m 3 s cfm/cu ft cfm/1000 cu ft cfm/1000 gal liters per hectare per second L/ha s cfs/ac cfs/sq mile gpm/ac liters per kilogram L/kg gal/ton liters per meter L/m gal/mile liters per meter per second L/m s cfm/ft gpm/ft gpd/ft liters per second L/s cfh cfm cfs gpd gpm mgd liters per square meter per day L/m 2 d gpd/sq ft liters per square meter per second L/m 2 s cfh/sq ft gpd/sq ft gpd/ac gpm/sq ft megagram or metric ton Mg or t ton (short) ton (long) megagram per cubic meter Mg/m ton/cu yd megagram per hectare Mg/ha ton/ac megajoule MJ hp-hr megajoules per cubic meter MJ/m hp/gpm kwh/gal megajoules per kilogram MJ/kg hp-hr/1000 lb kwh/lb megaliter ML mil. gal megaliters per day ML/d mgd megaliters per hectare per day ML/ha d mgd/ac meter m ft

5 Conversion Factors 325 meters per hour m/h ft/hr meters per second m/s fps mph meters per second squared m/s ft/sec 2 micrograms per liter g/l 1.00 (app.) ppb micrometer m micron mil miligram mg grain milligrams per liter mg/l grains per gallon 1.00 (app.) ppm milliliter ml cu in. milliliters per cubic meter ml/m cu ft/mil. gal milliliters per kilogram ml/kg gal/lb gal/ton milliliters per meter per day per meter (ml/m d)/m gpd/ft/ft-head milliliters per second ml/s gph millimeter mm in. millimeters per hour mm/h in./hr millimeters per second mm/s fpm ft/hr most probable number per cubic meter MPN/m MPN/100 ml most probable number per liter MPN/L MPN/100 ml newton N lbf (force) newton meter N m ft-lb newton meters per meter N m/m lb-ft/ft dia pascal Pa atm ft (head) lb/sq ft psi pascal second Pa s lb-sec/sq ft square kilometer km sq mile square meter m ac sq ft square meters per cubic meter m 2 /m sq ft/cu ft square meters per meter m 2 /m sq ft/ft square meter per second m 2 /s sq ft/sec square millimeter mm sq in. ton (metric) t lb ton (long) ton (short)

6 326 Conversion Factors Conversion from metric to customary units (in alphabetical order) (continued). watt W Btu/hr Btu/sec ft-lb/min ft-lb/sec hp kwh/d watts per cubic meter W/m hp/mil. gal hp/1000 cu ft watts per liter W/L hp/mil. gal watts per square meter W/m W/sq ft

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