Question

Hydraulic engineers in the United States often use, as a units of volume of water, the acre-foot, defined as the volume of water that will cover 1 acre (where 1 acre = 43560 ft²) of land to a depth of 1 ft. A severe thunderstorm dumped 2.3 in. of rain in 30 min on a town of area 45 km². What volume of water, in acre-feet, fell on the town?

Answer 1

o We have 231 feet : 0.19167 feet 2 9. 25 acre = 11119, 25 ac r ex o. 19169 feet v : a131.32 acre feet