Measurement unit: acre-foot

Full name: acre foot

Plural form: acre feet

Alternate spelling: acre-foot

Category type: volume

Scale factor: 1233.48185532




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SI unit: cubic meter

The SI derived unit for volume is the cubic meter.
1 cubic meter is equal to 0.00081071318210885 acre-foot.



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Definition: 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, and river flows. It defined by the volume of water necessary to cover one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot. It is equal to exactly 43,560 cubic feet, or to 325,851 U.S. gallons, or exactly 1233.48184 cubic meters.


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