A tun is a traditional English liquid volume unit, approximately equal to 252 wine gallons or around 954 litres, historically used for large casks.

What does one acre-foot represent?

One acre-foot measures the volume of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet or about 1,233.48 cubic meters.

Why convert from tun to acre-foot?

Converting tun to acre-foot helps translate historical or traditional liquid volume data into modern large-scale water volume units for management, planning, or research.

How to Convert from Tun to Acre-foot [ac*ft]

Easily convert volumes from the traditional tun unit to the acre-foot unit using our online converter. Ideal for water resource management, agriculture, and historical research.

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What Is This Tool?

This tool converts volume measurements from tun, a traditional English liquid volume unit, to acre-foot, a customary unit used for large water volumes. It helps translate historical and modern liquid volumes for various professional and research applications.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in tun units
Select 'tun' as the source unit and 'acre-foot' as the target unit
Click the convert button to see the equivalent volume in acre-foot
Use the results for water management, agricultural planning, or historical data analysis

Key Features

Convert historical tun volumes to modern acre-foot measurements
Supports liquid volume conversions relevant to water resource management and archival research
Provides simple, browser-based conversion with clear steps
Includes example conversions for quick reference

Examples

10 tun converts to approximately 0.007733586 acre-foot
100 tun converts to approximately 0.07733586 acre-foot

Common Use Cases

Translating old cask volume measurements in historical shipping records
Quantifying reservoir or lake storage in acre-foot units for water resource management
Planning and accounting irrigation water deliveries in agriculture
Converting brewery or distillery volumes from tun to modern units for archival work

Tips & Best Practices

Confirm the specific historical tun definition used in your source for accurate conversion
Use precise input values for better accuracy in small volume conversions
Refer to the example calculations for guidance on unit conversion
Apply the conversion results to support environmental, engineering, or research projects

Limitations

The tun unit varies historically and regionally, affecting conversion accuracy
Acre-foot measures large water volumes, so tun values convert to very small fractions
Ensure context-specific tun definitions are considered when using converted values

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a tun?: A tun is a traditional English liquid volume unit, approximately equal to 252 wine gallons or around 954 litres, historically used for large casks.
What does one acre-foot represent?: One acre-foot measures the volume of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet or about 1,233.48 cubic meters.
Why convert from tun to acre-foot?: Converting tun to acre-foot helps translate historical or traditional liquid volume data into modern large-scale water volume units for management, planning, or research.

Key Terminology

Tun: A traditional English unit of liquid volume, historically defined as 252 wine gallons and used for large casks.
Acre-foot: A volume unit equal to the amount of water covering one acre to a depth of one foot, often used in water resource contexts.

Quick Knowledge Check

What type of unit is a tun?

A modern metric volume unit

A traditional English liquid volume unit

A unit of surface area

What volume does one acre-foot represent?

The volume covering one acre to a depth of one foot

The volume of a tun cask

One cubic meter

Which field commonly uses the tun to acre-foot conversion?

Water resource management

Automotive engineering

Textile manufacturing

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