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acre-foot

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a·cre-foot (kr-ft)
n.
The volume of water, 43,560 cubic feet, that will cover an area of one acre to a depth of one foot.
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Noun1.acre-footacre-foot - the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity


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An acre-foot is 326,000 gallons - enough to serve about two households a year.
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The IID will sell surplus Colorado River water to the state for $175/acre-foot, which in turn will sell it to Los Angeles for $250/ acre-foot.
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