megalitres
Huge water measurements
Megalitres is the plural of megalitre, a metric unit equal to one million litres.
The measurement appears most often in discussions of water supply, reservoir capacity, and large-scale irrigation: The dam holds 500 megalitres.
Abbreviated ML or Ml.
The spelling megaliters is American.
Units of liquid volume
- kilolitresUnits of thousand liters
- cubic metresVolume measurement units
- gallonsVolume measurement units
- acre-feetVolume over land area
barrels · imperial gallons · fluid ounces · pints · quarts · decilitres · centilitres · millilitres
Large water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
- tankLarge storage vessel
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- basinConcave water receptacle
cistern · aquifer · catchment · storage · pipeline · pumping station · water tower · distribution system
Drainage area boundary
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- runoffExcess water drainage
groundwater · streamflow · discharge · recharge · monsoon · drought · flood · water table
Thousands of millions
- millionsNumbers in seven figures
- thousandsMultiple units of 1,000
- annualOccurring every year
- dailyPer diem, repeated
capacity · output · flow rate · throughput · yield · production · reserves · deficit
Using up of resources
- allocationDistribution of shares
- usageAct of employing something
- demandForceful request or requirement
- deliveryConveyance of goods
distribution · extraction · abstraction · entitlement · quota · rationing · shortage · surplus
litres
Units of liquid volume
- kilolitresUnits of thousand liters
- cubic metresVolume measurement units
- gallonsVolume measurement units
acre-feet · barrels · imperial gallons · fluid ounces · pints · quarts · decilitres · centilitres · millilitres · cubic feet
reservoir
Large water storage basin
basin · cistern · aquifer · catchment · storage · pipeline · pumping station · water tower · distribution system · main
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
runoff · groundwater · streamflow · discharge · recharge · monsoon · drought · flood · water table · drainage
billions
Thousands of millions
daily · capacity · output · flow rate · throughput · yield · production · reserves · deficit · surplus
consumption
Using up of resources
- allocationDistribution of shares
- usageAct of employing something
- demandForceful request or requirement
delivery · distribution · extraction · abstraction · entitlement · quota · rationing · shortage · surplus · municipal
megalitresmicrolitres
Millionths of a liter
millilitres · drops · teaspoons · litres · centilitres