acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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Phoenix typically provides about 147,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water to its customers each year.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
An acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
From 2023 through the end of 2026, we are projected to cut water use by a staggering 7.5 million acre-feet, more than double the Upper Basin’s annual use.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
The agreement requires Mexico to deliver 350,000 acre-feet of water annually to the U.S. from the Rio Grande, while the U.S. sends 1.5 million acre-feet from the Colorado River to Mexico.
—Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
An acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
From 2023 through the end of 2026, we are projected to cut water use by a staggering 7.5 million acre-feet, more than double the Upper Basin’s annual use.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
The agreement requires Mexico to deliver 350,000 acre-feet of water annually to the U.S. from the Rio Grande, while the U.S. sends 1.5 million acre-feet from the Colorado River to Mexico.
—Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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