acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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Its leaders agreed to build the dam six feet higher so that the reservoir had enough space to store 5,000 acre-feet of water to be used for environmental health purposes on South Boulder Creek, which flows out of the bottom of the dam.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Increasing reuse to 50 percent could push annual savings to 1.3 million acre-feet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In return, the U.S. sends 1.5 million acre-feet of water every year to Mexico from the Colorado River.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
In a social media post, Mr. Trump accused Mexico of failing to provide 1.3 million acre-feet of water — or more than 420 billion gallons — under a 1944 treaty mediating the distribution of water from three rivers, the Rio Grande, the Colorado and the Tijuana.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Increasing reuse to 50 percent could push annual savings to 1.3 million acre-feet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
In return, the U.S. sends 1.5 million acre-feet of water every year to Mexico from the Colorado River.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
In a social media post, Mr. Trump accused Mexico of failing to provide 1.3 million acre-feet of water — or more than 420 billion gallons — under a 1944 treaty mediating the distribution of water from three rivers, the Rio Grande, the Colorado and the Tijuana.
—Chris Cameron, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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