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Darcys (for water) to meters per second

Type a value in darcy to get it in m/s instantly.

9.66×10⁻⁸m/s

That's 966× as permeable as clay, while silt is 1.04× more permeable.

What it means

How fast does water pass?

For water at about 20 °C. Ranges for each soil span a factor of 100 or more; the darcy unit applies to water at 20 °C.

The math

How to convert darcy to m/s

To convert darcys (for water) to meters per second, multiply by 9.66×10⁻⁶.

Example: 0.01 darcy × 9.66×10⁻⁶ = 9.66×10⁻⁸ m/s.

In the other direction, 1 m/s = 103,520 darcy.

Every unit

That conductivity in every unit

Tables

darcy to m/s conversion table

darcy to m/s conversion table
darcym/s
1×10⁻⁹ darcy9.66×10⁻¹⁵ m/s
1×10⁻⁸ darcy9.66×10⁻¹⁴ m/s
1×10⁻⁷ darcy9.66×10⁻¹³ m/s
1×10⁻⁶ darcy9.66×10⁻¹² m/s
1×10⁻⁵ darcy9.66×10⁻¹¹ m/s
0.0001 darcy9.66×10⁻¹⁰ m/s
0.001 darcy9.66×10⁻⁹ m/s
0.01 darcy9.66×10⁻⁸ m/s
0.1 darcy9.66×10⁻⁷ m/s
1 darcy9.66×10⁻⁶ m/s
10 darcy9.66×10⁻⁵ m/s
m/s to darcy conversion table
m/s to darcy conversion table
m/sdarcy
1×10⁻⁹ m/s0.00010352 darcy
1×10⁻⁸ m/s0.0010352 darcy
1×10⁻⁷ m/s0.010352 darcy
1×10⁻⁶ m/s0.10352 darcy
1×10⁻⁵ m/s1.0352 darcy
0.0001 m/s10.352 darcy
0.001 m/s103.52 darcy
0.01 m/s1,035.2 darcy
0.1 m/s10,352 darcy
1 m/s103,520 darcy
10 m/s1,035,200 darcy

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many m/s is 1 darcy?
1 darcy is 9.66×10⁻⁶ m/s.
How many m/s is 10 darcy?
10 darcy is 9.66×10⁻⁵ m/s.
How many m/s is 0.01 darcy?
0.01 darcy is 9.66×10⁻⁸ m/s.

The units

About these units

Darcys (for water) (darcy)

Permeability of 1 darcy, for water at 20 °C.

Meters per second (m/s)

The SI unit.

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