Common Water Measurements

• 1 cubic foot = 7.48 gallons = 62.4 lbs. of water
• 1 acre-foot = 43,560 cubic feet = 325,851 gallons
• 1 cubic foot per second (CFS) = 448.8 gallons per minute (or 646,272 gallons per day)
• 1 million gallons of water = 3.07 acre-feet
• 1 million gallons per day (MGD) = 1,121 acre-feet per year
• 1 thousand gallons per minute (GPM) = 2.23 CFS
• 1 thousand GPM = 4.42 acre-feet per day
• 10 cents per 1,000 gallons of water = $32.59 per acre-foot of water

An Acre-Foot of Water

• An acre-foot of water covers 1 acre of land with water 1 foot deep
• An acre-foot supplies a family of five for one year
• An acre-foot irrigates one-half to one-acre of corn in most areas of Nebraska