What is an acre-foot (US survey)?

It is a volume unit representing water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.

What does the UK barrel measure?

The UK barrel is an Imperial volume unit equal to 36 imperial gallons, traditionally used for beer, ale, and cider in British brewing.

Why convert acre-foot to barrel (UK)?

Conversions allow comparing large water volumes with traditional British beverage measures for brewing, historical inventory, or reporting purposes.

How to Convert from Acre-foot (US survey) to Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)]?

Convert volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey), a unit for large water volumes, to barrel (UK), traditionally used in British brewing and pub trade.

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Acre-foot (US survey) to Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)] Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This converter helps transform volume values measured in acre-foot (US survey), a large unit used in water resource management, into barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)], a traditional British volume unit mainly employed in brewing and pub trade.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in acre-foot (US survey).
Select barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)] as the target unit.
Click convert to see the equivalent volume in barrel (UK).
Use the results for comparing or reporting volumes in relevant fields.

Key Features

Converts between acre-foot (US survey) and barrel (UK) volume units.
Supports applications in water resource management and British brewing contexts.
Based on precise conversion relating large water volumes to traditional beverage units.
Browser-based and easy to use without installation.

Examples

2 Acre-foot (US survey) equals 15073.8722539362 Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)].
0.5 Acre-foot (US survey) equals 3768.46806348405 Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)].

Common Use Cases

Measuring water stored in reservoirs for resource management.
Allocating irrigation water and agricultural water rights reporting.
Planning annual municipal or regional water supply volumes.
Sizing brewery batches and specifying keg volumes for draught beer in the UK.
Maintaining historical cask inventories and pub cellar stocks.
Supporting trade and taxation records of brewed beverages.

Tips & Best Practices

Double-check unit selections to ensure correct conversion directions.
Use this tool for large-volume water measurements converted into beverage-related units.
Be cautious when applying conversions to legal or scientific documents due to unit system differences.
Remember that acre-foot and UK barrel serve different industries and scales of measurement.

Limitations

Acre-foot measures large natural or municipal water volumes, while UK barrel is a smaller beverage unit, which may lead to very large conversion results.
The unit systems differ—US survey foot versus Imperial gallons—requiring accurate conversion factors to avoid mistakes.
Conversions may not be practical for everyday brewery volume use given scale differences.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acre-foot (US survey)?: It is a volume unit representing water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
What does the UK barrel measure?: The UK barrel is an Imperial volume unit equal to 36 imperial gallons, traditionally used for beer, ale, and cider in British brewing.
Why convert acre-foot to barrel (UK)?: Conversions allow comparing large water volumes with traditional British beverage measures for brewing, historical inventory, or reporting purposes.

Key Terminology

Acre-foot (US survey): A volume unit representing a water volume covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)]: An Imperial volume unit of 36 imperial gallons, traditionally used for quantities of beer, ale, and cider in Britain.
Conversion Rate: The precise factor (7536.9361269681) that relates one acre-foot (US survey) to the equivalent volume in barrel (UK).

Quick Knowledge Check

What volume does one acre-foot (US survey) represent?

Water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot

Water covering one square meter to one foot

A standard barrel of beer volume

What is the UK barrel mainly used for?

Brewing beer, ale, and cider quantities

Measuring municipal water supplies

Recording agricultural water rights

Why must conversions between acre-foot and barrel (UK) be precise?

Because different unit systems (US survey and Imperial) require accuracy to avoid errors

Because both units measure exactly the same volume

Because the conversion formula is a rough estimate

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