Conversion Factors, Vertical Datum, and Abbreviations

Multiply By To obtain
Length
inch (in.) 2.54 centimeter (cm)
foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)
Area
acre 0.4047 hectare (ha)
square foot (ft2) 0.09290 square meter (m2)
square mile (mi2) 2.590 square kilometer (km2)
Volume
cubic foot (ft3) 7.4805 gallon (gal)
Hydraulic conductivity*
foot per day (ft/d) 0.3048 meter per day (m/d)

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

*Hydraulic conductivity: The standard unit for hydraulic conductivity is cubic foot per day per square foot of aquifer cross-sectional area (ft3/d)/ft2. In this report, the mathematically reduced form, feet per day (ft/d), is used for convenience.

Abbreviated Units:

gal/min gallons per minute
ft3/s cubic feet per second
in/yr inches per year
ft/d feet per day
ft/d/ft feet per day per foot
mdg million gallons per day

The stratigraphic nomenclature used in this report is that of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (Ostrom, 1967 and Evans, 2003) and does not necessarily follow usage of the U.S. Geological Survey.