What is an acre-foot (US survey)?

An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit measuring water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet or about 1,233.5 cubic meters.

What defines a cup (metric)?

The metric cup is a non-SI volume unit defined as exactly 250 milliliters or one quarter of a liter, commonly used in cooking and nutrition.

Why convert from acre-foot (US survey) to cup (metric)?

This conversion translates large volumes used in water management into smaller units familiar in culinary and nutritional contexts, aiding comprehension across fields.

How to Convert from Acre-foot (US survey) to Cup (metric)?

Easily convert volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey) to cup (metric) with this online tool. Understand large-scale water volumes in practical culinary units.

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What Is This Tool?

This converter allows you to translate volumes measured in acre-foot (US survey), a large hydrological unit, into cups (metric), a common culinary volume unit. It's ideal for bridging large-scale water resource measures with everyday cooking or nutritional volumes.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in acre-foot (US survey) you want to convert.
Select cup (metric) as the target volume unit.
Click the convert button to obtain the equivalent volume in cups (metric).

Key Features

Converts volume from acre-foot (US survey) to cup (metric) accurately.
Easy-to-use interface suitable for both technical and everyday users.
Browser-based tool requiring no installation.
Supports understanding of water volumes from reservoir scale to kitchen scale.

Examples

2 acre-feet (US survey) equals approximately 9,867,913.91 cups (metric).
0.5 acre-foot (US survey) converts to about 2,466,978.48 cups (metric).

Common Use Cases

Measuring water stored in reservoirs and dams for resource management.
Allocating irrigation water deliveries in agriculture.
Planning municipal or regional water supply volumes.
Converting large water volumes into kitchen-scaled units for culinary or nutritional purposes.

Tips & Best Practices

Use this tool to contextualize large water volumes into smaller, relatable measures.
Keep in mind the differences between US survey feet and international feet if extreme precision is needed.
Consider regional variations in metric cup definitions for culinary measurements.

Limitations

The large difference in size between acre-foot (US survey) and cup (metric) limits practical direct use.
Possible minor discrepancies due to regional variations of the metric cup and foot definitions.
This conversion is mainly useful for understanding scale rather than precise scientific computation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acre-foot (US survey)?: An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit measuring water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet or about 1,233.5 cubic meters.
What defines a cup (metric)?: The metric cup is a non-SI volume unit defined as exactly 250 milliliters or one quarter of a liter, commonly used in cooking and nutrition.
Why convert from acre-foot (US survey) to cup (metric)?: This conversion translates large volumes used in water management into smaller units familiar in culinary and nutritional contexts, aiding comprehension across fields.

Key Terminology

Acre-foot (US survey): A large unit of volume equal to the water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot, used in water resource management.
Cup (metric): A non-SI culinary volume unit defined as exactly 250 milliliters, commonly used in countries employing the metric system.
US survey foot: A unit of length used in defining an acre-foot (US survey), distinct from the international foot, important for precise hydrological calculations.

Quick Knowledge Check

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

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

Volume covering one square meter to a depth of one foot

Volume equal to 250 milliliters

How much volume is a metric cup?

Exactly 250 milliliters

Exactly 1,000 milliliters

Exactly 43,560 cubic feet

What is a primary use case for converting acre-foot (US survey) to cup (metric)?

To measure water in dams for scientific research only

To understand large water volumes in terms of everyday cooking and nutrition

To replace all hydrological measurements

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