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acre-foot

Unit sometimes used to measure large volumes of water, such as the capacity of a reservoir (equal to its area in acres multiplied by its average depth in feet). One acre-foot equals 1,233.5 cu m/43,560 cu ft or the amount of water covering one acre to a depth of one foot.



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