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• The amount of water required to cover one acre to a depth of one foot. An acre-foot equals 326,851 gallons, or 43,560 cubic feet.

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  Acre-foot. (n.d.). Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Acre-foot. www.nws.noaa.gov. Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. NWS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Acre-foot." Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms. NWS. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot.

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• The amount of water required to cover one acre to a depth of one foot. An acre-foot equals 326,851 gallons, or 43,560 cubic feet.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Acre-foot. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Acre-foot. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Acre-foot." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acre-foot.

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