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Flow Rate Calculator

Convert a measured volume and a fill time into litres per minute, litres per second, and gallons per minute.

 

 

Flow
Flow (L/s)
Flow (GPM)

About this calculator

Use this calculator when you time how long a known volume takes to fill. Enter the volume and the time in seconds.

Flow (L/s) = volume ÷ seconds. L/min = that × 60. GPM = L/min ÷ 3.785411784. Volume can be entered in litres (L) or gallons (gal). L/min can display as L/min or gpm via the unit selector; L/s and GPM are also listed so you can read all three.

This is a bucket-and-stopwatch conversion. It is not a pipe-friction or pump curve.

Volume: Measured volume, in L or gal.

Time (s): Fill time in seconds.

Flow (L/min): Flow in litres or gallons per minute.

Flow (L/s): Flow in litres per second.

Flow (GPM): Same flow in US gallons per minute.