acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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An acre-foot is the amount of water that can cover an acre to a depth of 1 foot, approximately 326,000 gallons.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
This option would also make basin-wide cuts more equitable by basing up to 2.1 million acre-feet of Lower Basin usage reductions upon the full seven-reservoir storage and by requiring some Upper Basin conservation.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
On the Navajo Aquifer, the Hopi Tribe will have rights to all water beneath their reservation, subject to an agreement with the Navajo Nation that limits pumping to 5,600 acre-feet per year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Stormwater recharge projects, some still in construction, have benefits of 15-25 acre-feet of water in a year.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
This option would also make basin-wide cuts more equitable by basing up to 2.1 million acre-feet of Lower Basin usage reductions upon the full seven-reservoir storage and by requiring some Upper Basin conservation.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
On the Navajo Aquifer, the Hopi Tribe will have rights to all water beneath their reservation, subject to an agreement with the Navajo Nation that limits pumping to 5,600 acre-feet per year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Stormwater recharge projects, some still in construction, have benefits of 15-25 acre-feet of water in a year.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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