acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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Arizona is under a Tier 1 shortage for 2025, resulting in 512,000 acre-feet less water, or about 30% of the Central Arizona Project’s typical supply.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
The conservation storage has increased by more than 50,000 acre-feet in just 48 hours, reflecting the intensity of rainfall across the Guadalupe River basin.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
For reference, the average U.S. household consumes about half an acre-foot of water annually.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., capable of storing approximately 29 million acre-feet of water.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
The conservation storage has increased by more than 50,000 acre-feet in just 48 hours, reflecting the intensity of rainfall across the Guadalupe River basin.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
For reference, the average U.S. household consumes about half an acre-foot of water annually.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., capable of storing approximately 29 million acre-feet of water.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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