acre-feet
Reservoir volume measurement
Acre-feet is the plural of acre-foot, a unit of volume used to measure large quantities of water.
One acre-foot equals the amount of water needed to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot—about 326,000 gallons.
The unit appears in discussions of reservoir capacity, water rights, and irrigation: The dam holds two million acre-feet.
Maximum amount containable
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- damWater-holding barrier
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- poolCollective fund or basin
lake · basin · spillway · floodgate · catchment · embankment · levee · retention
River water's measured movement
- runoffExcess water drainage
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
inflow · outflow · yield · recharge · aquifer · groundwater · hydrograph · gauge
Distribution of shares
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
permit · diversion · seniority · compact · treaty · curtailment · transfer · lease
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- damWater-holding barrier
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
pool · lake · basin · spillway · floodgate · catchment · embankment · levee · retention · release
streamflow
River water's measured movement
precipitation · inflow · outflow · yield · recharge · aquifer · groundwater · hydrograph · gauge · measurement
allocation
Distribution of shares
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
riparian · permit · diversion · seniority · compact · treaty · curtailment · transfer · lease
delivery
Conveyance of goods
- diversionRedirection of attention
- applicationFormal request document
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
flood · sprinkler · drip · pivot · canal · ditch · headgate · turnout · conveyance · efficiency