acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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Together, these two reservoirs now contain about 7 million acre-feet of water.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Mexico is entitled to 1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water each year, in line with the artery’s historic flow of from Colorado to the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
Under the treaty, The U.S. is required to deliver 1.5 million acre-feet of water to Mexico each year and Mexico is required to deliver an average of 350,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. annually over a five-year period.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The plan would have increased the size of Los Vaqueros, near Brentwood, from 160,000 acre-feet to 275,000 acre-feet.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Mexico is entitled to 1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water each year, in line with the artery’s historic flow of from Colorado to the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
Under the treaty, The U.S. is required to deliver 1.5 million acre-feet of water to Mexico each year and Mexico is required to deliver an average of 350,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. annually over a five-year period.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The plan would have increased the size of Los Vaqueros, near Brentwood, from 160,000 acre-feet to 275,000 acre-feet.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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