acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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In comparison, growing a single acre of alfalfa consumes as much as 6 acre-feet of water each year, according to University of Arizona's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
One 2009 estimate showed that removing the hundreds of thousands of these interlopers in the lower Colorado basin could bring 1 million acre-feet of water back to the watershed.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The Kern Fan Project, which would store only up to 100,000 acre-feet of water, is not scheduled to even receive a hearing for its funding until 2028 and would not be operational until 2031.
—Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The lowest inflow on record occurred in 2002, when less than 1 million acre-feet made its way to the reservoir.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
One 2009 estimate showed that removing the hundreds of thousands of these interlopers in the lower Colorado basin could bring 1 million acre-feet of water back to the watershed.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The Kern Fan Project, which would store only up to 100,000 acre-feet of water, is not scheduled to even receive a hearing for its funding until 2028 and would not be operational until 2031.
—Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The lowest inflow on record occurred in 2002, when less than 1 million acre-feet made its way to the reservoir.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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