Cubic Foot Per Second to Liter Per Second Converter

Convert cubic foot per second to liter per second instantly.

Standard flow rate units

cubic meter per second 2.832
cubic meter per hour 10194.048
liter per minute 169900.46
liter per second 2831.68
gallon per minute 44883.04
cubic foot per minute 5999.996

Fun comparisons

shower heads 🚿~ 17922.03
kitchen faucets 🚰~ 22473.65
garden hoses 🪴~ 4487.61
fire hydrants 🧯~ 44.95
Niagara Falls flows 🌊~ Less than 0.01

How to convert cubic foot per second to liter per second

Enter your flow rate in cubic foot per second and get the equivalent in liter per second instantly. Key reference points: a typical shower head flows at about 9.5 liters per minute (2.5 GPM), a garden hose at about 37.8 L/min (10 GPM), and residential water supply pipes deliver 7-12 GPM.

Cubic feet per second is the standard US hydrology unit; liters per second is the metric equivalent used for water resource management and dam flow calculations outside the US.

Need the opposite direction? Convert liter per second to cubic foot per second just as easily, or explore all our flow rate conversions.

Common cubic foot per second to liter per second conversions

Cubic Foot Per Second (ft³/s)Liter Per Second (L/s)
128.3168
5141.584
10283.168
25707.92
501415.84
1002831.68
50014158.4
100028316.8

Frequently asked questions

1 cubic foot per second equals 28.3168 liter per second.

Multiply by 28.3168. For example, 5 ft³/s = 141.584 L/s.

1 cubic foot per second equals approximately 28.317 liters per second.

1 liter per second equals 0.0353147 cubic foot per second.

100 cubic foot per second equals 2831.68 liter per second.

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