acre-foot
Noun 1. the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters (hypernym) volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | ||||
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Acre-foot Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EIA Energy Glossary |
Acre-foot
The volume of water that will cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.
The volume of water that will cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Acre Foot
The volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot; 325,850 gallons or 1233.5 cubic meters. One acre-foot supplies a family of four for about one year.
The volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot; 325,850 gallons or 1233.5 cubic meters. One acre-foot supplies a family of four for about one year.
| Glossary of water terms |
acre-foot (acre-ft)
the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43,560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot. Equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters.
the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43,560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot. Equal to 325,851 gallons or 1,233 cubic meters.
Acre-foot Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
Acre-foot
a unit of volume often used in oil-reservoir analysis, equivalent to the volume (as of oil or water) necessary to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.
a unit of volume often used in oil-reservoir analysis, equivalent to the volume (as of oil or water) necessary to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.
Acre-foot Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
acre-foot
A volume of water that covers one acre to a depth of one foot, or 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters).
A volume of water that covers one acre to a depth of one foot, or 43,560 cubic feet (1233.5 cubic meters).
ACRE-FOOT (AF)
A unit commonly used for measuring the volume of water; equal to the quantity of water required to cover one acre (43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters) to a depth of 1 foot (0.30 meter) and equal to 43,560 cubic feet (1,234 cubic meters), or 325,851 gallons.
Acre-foot Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Acre foot
An acre foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, and river flows.
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