Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual

| English | Multiply by | Metric (SI) or English |
|---|---|---|
| Length | ||
| inches (in) | 2.540 | centimeters (cm) |
|
| 0.0254 | meters (m) |
| feet (ft) | 0.3048 | m |
|
| 12 | in |
| yard (yd) | 0.9144 | m |
|
| 3 | ft |
| miles | 1.609 | kilometers (km) |
|
| 1760 | yd |
|
| 5280 | ft |
| Area | ||
| square inch (sq in, in 2) | 6.452 | square centimeters (cm 2) |
| square feet (sq ft, ft 2) | 0.0929 | m 2 |
|
| 144 | in 2 |
| acre (a) | 4047 | square meters (m 2) |
|
| 0.4047 | hectare (ha) |
|
| 43,560 | ft 2 |
|
| 0.001562 | square miles |
| square miles (mi 2) | 2.590 | km 2 |
|
| 640 | acres |
| Volume | ||
| cubic feet (ft 3) | 28.32 | liters (L) |
|
| 0.02832 | m 3 |
|
| 7.48 | US gallons (gal) |
|
| 6.23 | Imperial gallons |
|
| 1728 | cubic inches (in 3) |
| cubic yard (yd 3) | 0.7646 | m 3 |
| gallon (gal) | 3.785 | L |
|
| 0.003785 | m 3 |
|
| 4 | quarts (qt) |
|
| 8 | pints (pt) |
|
| 128 | fluid ounces (fl oz) |
|
| 0.1337 | ft 3 |
| quart (qt) | 32 | fl oz |
|
| 946 | milliliters (mL) |
|
| 0.946 | L |
| acre-feet (ac ft) | 1.233 10 ? 3 | cubic hectometers (hm 3) |
|
| 1233 | m 3 |
|
| 1613.3 | cubic yard |
| Weight | ||
| pound (lb, #) | 453.6 | grams (gm or g) |
|
| 0.4536 | kilograms (kg) |
|
| 7000 | grains (gr) |
|
| 16 | ounces (oz) |
| grain | 0.0648 | g |
| ton (short) | 2000 | lb |
|
| 0.9072 | tonnes (metric tons) |
| ton (long) | 2240 | lb |
| gallons of water (US) | 8.34 | lb |
| Imperial gallon |