Conversion Factors, Vertical Datum, Abbreviated Units, and Acronyms
| Multiply
|
By
|
To obtain
|
| cubic foot per second (ft3/s)
|
0.028317
|
cubic meter per second (m3/s)
|
| foot (ft)
|
0.3048
|
meter (m)
|
| foot per second (ft/s)
|
0.3048
|
meter per second (m/s)
|
| gallon (gal)
|
3.785
|
liter
|
| gallon per minute (gal/min,
gpm)
|
0.06309
|
liter per second (L/s)
|
| inch (in.)
|
25.4
|
millimeter (mm)
|
| mile (mi)
|
1.609
|
kilometer
|
| pound
|
453.6
|
gram
|
Degree
Celsius (°C)
may be converted to degree Fahrenheit
(°F)
by using the following equation: °F = 9/5(°C)+32
Sea level:
In this report “sea level” refers to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929 (NGVD of 1929)--a geodetic datum derived from a general adjustment
of the first-order level nets of both the United States and Canada, formerly
called Sea Level Datum of 1929.
Abbreviated
units and acronyms used in this report:
| g/L
|
grams per liter |
μm |
micrometer |
|
L
|
liter |
μS/cm
|
microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius |
|
L/s
|
liters per second
|
ANC
|
Acid-neutralizing capacity |
| μg/L
|
micrograms per liter
|
NGVD
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum |
| μg/s
|
micrograms per second
|
NWQL
|
National Water Quality Laboratory, Lakewood, Colo. |
|
mg/L
|
milligrams per liter |
RPD
|
relative percent difference |
| mL/min
|
milliliters per minute |
USDA-Forest Service |
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service |
|
mg/s
|
milligrams per second
|
USGS
|
U.S. Geological Survey |
| mL/s |
milliliters per second |
|
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