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(New page: An '''Acre-foot''' is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot. An Acre-foot is equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters.) |
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| − | An ''' | + | An '''acre-foot''' is the volume of water required to cover 1 [[acre]] of land to a depth of 1 foot. An acre-foot is equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters. |
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| + | As water becomes increasingly scarce, the standard measurement for water usage by a group of people is the acre-foot. | ||
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| + | One acre-foot can fulfill the annual water needs of one to two households,<ref>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-09-21/california-water-usage-hoover-dam-lake-mead</ref> not including the water they indirectly use through their food or agricultural requirements or their leisure such as playing golf. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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| + | [[Category:Units of Measurement]] | ||
| + | [[category:water]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, September 22, 2022
An acre-foot is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot. An acre-foot is equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters.
As water becomes increasingly scarce, the standard measurement for water usage by a group of people is the acre-foot.
One acre-foot can fulfill the annual water needs of one to two households,[1] not including the water they indirectly use through their food or agricultural requirements or their leisure such as playing golf.