Calculate water volume from ice volume or vice versa for solid or container-filled cubed, crushed, and flake ice in mL, L, cups, pints, and gallons.

Enter the volume of ice to find the volume of water after it fully melts.

Water Volume from Ice Volume Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Water Volume from Ice Volume. 

WV = IV * .92
  • Where WV is the Water Volume from Ice Volume (in^3)
  • IV is the ice volume (in^3) 

To calculate water volume from ice volume, multiply the ice volume by 92 percent, or .92.

Ice to Water Volume Conversion Table (mL; water = 0.92 × ice)
Ice Volume (mL) Water Volume (mL)
1513.800
3027.600
4541.400
5954.280
6055.200
9082.800
118108.560
120110.400
150138.000
177162.840
180165.600
200184.000
237218.040
240220.800
300276.000
355326.600
473435.160
500460.000
946870.320
1000920.000
* Rounded to 3 decimals. Assumes ice density ≈ 0.92 g/mL and water density ≈ 1.00 g/mL. Relationship: 1 mL ice → 0.92 mL water.

How to Calculate Water Volume from Ice Volume?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Water Volume from Ice Volume.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the ice volume (in^3).
    1. The ice volume (in^3) is given as: 30.
  2. Finally, calculate the Water Volume from Ice Volume using the equation above: 

WV = IV * .92

The values given above are inserted into the equation below:

WV = 30 * .92 = 27.6 (in^3)

Example Problem #2: 

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

ice volume (in^3) = 55

Entering these values and solving gives:

WV = 27.6 * .92 = 25.392 (in^3)