What is an acre-foot (US survey)?

An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit representing the amount of water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.

What does a UK teaspoon measure?

The UK teaspoon is a traditional culinary volume unit used for small quantities, historically 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce but often treated as 5 milliliters in modern metrics.

Why convert from acre-foot to teaspoon?

Converting large water volumes to small culinary units helps with comparative analysis, educational purposes, and detailed volumetric breakdowns where small units are needed.

How to Convert from Acre-foot (US survey) to Teaspoon (UK)?

Convert volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey) to teaspoon (UK) easily using this detailed unit converter. Understand the use cases, limitations, and how to perform accurate conversions between these two volume units.

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What Is This Tool?

This tool converts volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey), a large-scale water volume unit, to the teaspoon (UK), a small culinary volume unit. It is designed for users who need to express large water volumes in much smaller units, useful for comparative or educational purposes.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in acre-foot (US survey)
Select the target unit as teaspoon (UK)
Click the convert button to see the equivalent volume
Review the results and use for your specific context

Key Features

Converts between acre-foot (US survey) and teaspoon (UK) volume units
Supports large to small scale volume conversions
Useful for water resource management, culinary, and nutrition measurements
Browser-based, easy to use, and quick calculations
Includes examples for clarity

Examples

2 acre-feet (US survey) equals 416,762,420.08 teaspoons (UK)
0.5 acre-foot (US survey) equals 104,190,605.02 teaspoons (UK)

Common Use Cases

Measuring water volume in reservoirs and dam management
Reporting irrigation water deliveries and agricultural water rights
Planning municipal or regional water consumption
Expressing large water volumes in smaller culinary units for educational analysis
Nutrition labeling and ingredient measurements in recipes

Tips & Best Practices

Ensure you select the correct version of the UK teaspoon, either historical or metric, based on your application
Use this conversion primarily for comparative or detailed volumetric breakdowns due to unit scale differences
Understand that acre-foot (US survey) applies specifically to US survey measurement standards
Apply the conversion results cautiously when precision is critical, considering unit definition variations

Limitations

The significant scale difference between units makes this conversion mostly theoretical
Variations in the UK teaspoon definition (≈4.736 mL vs. 5 mL) can affect precision
Acre-foot (US survey) differs slightly from other acre-foot definitions such as international standards

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acre-foot (US survey)?: An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit representing the amount of water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
What does a UK teaspoon measure?: The UK teaspoon is a traditional culinary volume unit used for small quantities, historically 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce but often treated as 5 milliliters in modern metrics.
Why convert from acre-foot to teaspoon?: Converting large water volumes to small culinary units helps with comparative analysis, educational purposes, and detailed volumetric breakdowns where small units are needed.

Key Terminology

Acre-foot (US survey): A unit of volume representing water covering one acre area to a depth of one US survey foot, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
Teaspoon (UK): A traditional culinary volume unit in the UK, historically 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce, now commonly 5 mL in modern usage.

Quick Knowledge Check

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

Volume of water covering one square mile to one foot depth

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

Volume of one cubic meter

Which of these is true about the UK teaspoon?

Always exactly 4.736 milliliters

Defined historically as 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce but now often as 5 mL

Used exclusively for measuring large water volumes

What is a primary limitation when converting acre-foot (US survey) to teaspoon (UK)?

The conversion rate changes daily

Significant difference in scale and varying UK teaspoon definitions

It only works for liquid medicines

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