acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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That would have increased its capacity from 160,000 acre-feet to 275,000 acre feet, enough water when full for the annual needs of 1.4 million people.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The Santa Ynez Reservoir can hold up to 117 million gallons, which is 359 acre-feet of water.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
For reference, a typical suburban U.S. household uses about an acre-foot of water each year.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Although California has saved over 1.2 million acre-feet of water in two years (about a third of what farmers in the IID use in a year), the overall outlook remains uncertain.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The Santa Ynez Reservoir can hold up to 117 million gallons, which is 359 acre-feet of water.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
For reference, a typical suburban U.S. household uses about an acre-foot of water each year.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Although California has saved over 1.2 million acre-feet of water in two years (about a third of what farmers in the IID use in a year), the overall outlook remains uncertain.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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