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volume · United States · Modern

acre-foot

acre·ftexact
Record
M429
Definition quality
Standardized
Conversion mode
multiplicative
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Definition

For the international-foot acre used here, 1 acre-foot = 43,560 ft³ = 1233.48183754752 m³ exactly.

Reference value

One acre-foot is equal to 1,233 cubic metres.

History & use

Common U.S. water-resource volume.

Modern use

Current-use record in the project inventory; exact scope should follow the definition and regional/system context shown here.

Did you know?

Legacy survey-foot acre-foot values must remain distinct.

Sources & evidence

Related measurements

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1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 29.5735295625 mL.

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pint (US liquid)

pt (US liq)

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1 U.S. liquid pint = 1/8 U.S. gallon = 0.473176473 L.

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1 Imperial pint = 1/8 Imperial gallon = 0.56826125 L.