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Conversion Factors and Abbreviations

List of Conversion Factors

cubic metres × 1000 = litres
cubic metres × 219.97 = gallons (Imperial-CAN./U.K.)
cubic metres × 264.17 = gallons (U.S.)
cubic metres × 6.2898 = US barrel (of oil)
cubic metres per second × 35.3146 = cubic feet per second
cubic metres per second × 13198.1 = imperial gallons per minute
cubic metres per second per square kilometre × 91.4646 = cubic feet per second per square mile
cubic decametres × 1000 = cubic metres
cubic decametres × 0.810714 = acre-feet
millimetres × 0.03937 = inches
metres × 3.28083 = feet
kilometres × 0.62137 = miles
square kilometres × 0.38610 = square miles
hectares × 0.01 = square kilometres
hectares × 2.4711 = acres

To convert in the opposite direction, divide by the factor shown (i.e. acres divided by 2.4711 equals hectares).

degrees Celsius × (9/5) + 32 = degrees Fahrenheit
degrees Fahrenheit - 32 × (5/9) = degrees Celsius

One cubic decametre per square kilometre (dam³/km²) is the same as one millimetre of depth (mm).

One Township is 6 miles by 6 miles (36 sq.mi.), or 93.24 km² (9324.0 ha).
One Section is 1 mile by 1 mile, or 2.59 km² (259.0 ha). 36 Sections make up a Township.
One Section has 16 Legal Subdivisions. One Legal Subdivision is ¼ mile by ¼ mile, or 0.162 km² (16.19 ha).
One Quarter Section is ½ mile by ½ mile, or 0.647 km² (64.75 ha). (Or 4 Legal Subdivisions).
One Quarter Section has 160 Acres, and a Section has 640 Acres. One Acre is 0.4047 ha.


List of Abbreviations

litres per second L/s
cubic metres per second m³/s or cms
cubic metres per second per square kilometre m³/s/km²
cubic decametres dam³
cubic metres
litres L
millimetres mm
metres m
square kilometres km²
kilometres km
hectares ha
degrees Celsius °C
millibars mb
... ...
cubic feet per second cfs
imperial gallons per minute igpm
cubic feet per second per square mile cfs/sq.mi.
acre-feet or acre-foot ac-ft
gallons gal. (CAN.) or USgal. (U.S.)
inches in.
feet ft.
miles mi.
square miles sq.mi.
acres ac.
degrees Fahrenheit °F
   
 

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