Hectare-metre (ha·m)
A hectare-metre is the water covering one hectare to a depth of one metre, 10,000 m³. Indian irrigation and watershed studies use ha·m and ha·cm for water requirements and storage.
Symbol: ha·m (ASCII: ha-m)
Quantity: volume of stored or released water (reservoirs, river flows, allocations)
SI relation: 1 ha·m = 0.01 MCM (exact)
Derivation: 1 ha·m = 10,000 m² × 1 m = 10⁴ m³ = 0.01 MCM.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Crop water requirement and duty–delta problems
- Watershed water budgets
- Farm pond and check-dam storage
Convert hectare-metres to other units
| Conversion | 1 ha·m equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| hectare-metre to MCM | 0.01 MCM | MCM to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to BCM | 0.00001 BCM | BCM to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to TMC | 0.0003531466672 TMC | TMC to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to acre-foot | 8.107131938 acre-ft | acre-foot to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to cubic metre | 10000 m³ | cubic metre to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to Mcft | 0.3531466672 Mcft | Mcft to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to MAF | 0.000008107131938 MAF | MAF to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to megalitre | 10 ML | megalitre to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to cubic kilometre | 0.00001 km³ | cubic kilometre to hectare-metre |
| hectare-metre to gigalitre | 0.01 GL | gigalitre to hectare-metre |
Open the Water Volume Converter (TMC, MCM, Acre-foot) to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4 (derived units) and Table 8 (non-SI units accepted for use with the SI).
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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