Convert one acre-foot (US) to gallons (US)

Explanation

To convert one acre-foot (US) to gallons (US) all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 325851.4286 gallons (US) in 1 acre-foot (US).

Formula

1 ac ft ≈ 325851.4286 gal

acre-feet (US)ac ft

dimension	volume
symbol	ac ft
search alias	acft

The acre-foot (ac ft) is a unit of volume

The unit is used in the United States to quantify large amounts of water.

Definition of the acre-foot

As the name accurately suggests, an acre-foot is the volume of a one-foot deep one acre area.

Value in terms of the SI

One acre-foot is equivalent to 1233.48183754752 cubic meters.

Equivalences

One acre-foot is also equivalent to:

gallons (US)gal

dimension	volume
system	U.S. customary units (USCS)
symbol	gal

The gallon (gal) is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary units.

Definition of the gallon

One gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches.

NIST Handbook 44 Specifications: Appendix C p. C-5

Value in terms of the SI

One gallon is equivalent to 3785.411784 cubic centimeters.

Equivalences

One US gallon is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

In the US, oil (petroleum) is priced per gallon. We also have to mention the very famous gallon of milk. In the rest of the world, the liter is prefered for the same usage.

US fluid volume units

minim	min
fluid dram	fl dr	60 minims
fluid ounce	fl oz	8 fluid drams
gill	gi	4 fluid ounces
pint	pt	4 gills
quart	qt	2 pints
gallon	gal	4 quarts
barrel	bbl	31.5 gallons
barrel (petroleum)	bbl	42 gallons

The United States Customary System

The United States customary system is a system of measurements used in the United States since 1832. It is based on English units in use before the definition of the Imperial system in 1824.

With the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 the U.S. began a metrication program but customary units are still widely used.