Megalitre (ML)
A megalitre is a million litres, 1000 m³ or roughly an Olympic swimming pool (2.5 ML). Australian water entitlements and storages are in ML and GL.
Symbol: ML
Quantity: volume of stored or released water (reservoirs, river flows, allocations)
SI relation: 1 ML = 0.001 MCM (exact)
Derivation: 1 ML = 10⁶ L = 1000 m³.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Australian water entitlements
- Storage tanks and service reservoirs
- Daily water production
Convert megalitres to other units
| Conversion | 1 ML equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| megalitre to MCM | 0.001 MCM | MCM to megalitre |
| megalitre to BCM | 0.000001 BCM | BCM to megalitre |
| megalitre to TMC | 0.00003531466672 TMC | TMC to megalitre |
| megalitre to acre-foot | 0.8107131938 acre-ft | acre-foot to megalitre |
| megalitre to cubic metre | 1000 m³ | cubic metre to megalitre |
| megalitre to Mcft | 0.03531466672 Mcft | Mcft to megalitre |
| megalitre to MAF | 8.107131938 × 10⁻⁷ MAF | MAF to megalitre |
| megalitre to hectare-metre | 0.1 ha·m | hectare-metre to megalitre |
| megalitre to cubic kilometre | 0.000001 km³ | cubic kilometre to megalitre |
| megalitre to gigalitre | 0.001 GL | gigalitre to megalitre |
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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