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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. | 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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Revision as of 04:54, 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.