Convert Acre Feet (ac⋅ft) to Cubic Yards (yd³) | ac⋅ft in yd³

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Quick Reference for Converting Acre Feet to Cubic Yards

Formula
yd³ = ac⋅ft x 1613.33
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Cubic Yards, multiply the number of Acre Feet by 1.6 thousand
Acre Feet (ac⋅ft) in 1 Cubic Yard
There are 0 Acre Feet in 1 Cubic Yard
Cubic Yards (yd³) in 1 Acre Foot
There are 1613.33 Cubic Yards in 1 Acre Foot

Unit Information

Acre Foot
/ˈeɪkə fiːt/
Symbol: ac⋅ft
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Acre Foot?

The acre-foot is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol ac⋅ft.

It represents the volume contained in a box measuring 660 feet long, 66 feet wide and 1 foot deep. This can be thought of a box the size of an acre but 1 foot deep.

It is approximately the same volume as an 8 lane swimming pool; 25 metres in length, 3 metres deep and 16 metres wide (assuming lanes are 2 metres wide).

It is still used in the US despite its links to the much-outdated imperial system of units. For example a "rule of thumb" is that an average suburban family's annual water usage should be around 1 acre-foot. This is equal to just under 3.4 m³ daily.

Cubic Yard
/ˈkjuːbɪk jɑːd/
Symbol: yd³
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Cubic Yard?

The cubic yard is a unit of volume derived from the imperial system of units. It uses the symbol yd³.

It equals the volume of a cube with edges that each measure 1 yard. It is equivalent to 27 ft³, 46656 in³ or ≈ 0.764554 m³.

The yard (and derivatives like the cubic yard for example) are the same in both the imperial systems and US customary systems so require less conversion systems to calculate / convert to SI or metric.


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