Convert 10000 Acre-foot to Gallon (UK): 10000 Acre-foot in Gallon (UK)
This calculator allows you to convert from Acre-foot to Gallon (UK) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Acre-foot to Gallon (UK), enter the amount of Acre-foot into the first input and to convert from Gallon (UK) to Acre-foot, enter the amount of Gallon (UK) into the second input.
Every 1 Acre-foot = 271328.07259591 Gallon (UK)
and so, 10000 Acre-foot = 10000 multiplied by 271328.07259591 = 2713280725.9591 Gallon (UK).
Acre-foot
What is an acre foot?
Acre foot was mainly used to measure large scales of water. It is a common unit to define volumes of canals and rivers.
United States define an acre foot as the volume of water which can cover an area of one acre to a depth of one foot.
Let's show some examples to make you imagine how much is one acre foot:
One acre foot of water is sufficient for the needs of a suburban family household per year. Under the enforcement of water conservation, the same family can consume only 0.25 acre-foot of water annually.
Gallon (UK)
What is gallon?
The gallon is an important unit of volume. It is used in both the US customary units and the British imperial systems of measurement. An important thing to notice is that the size of gallon differs between different systems.
There are main 3 sizes of gallon:
the imperial gallon defined as 4.54609 liters, used mainly in the United Kingdom and Canada.
the US gallon defined as 231 cubic inches, used in the US and some Latin American.