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IRRIGATION WATER TERMS
Acre: Measurement of land equaling 43,560 square feet or approx 209’ X 209’ Acre Foot: Volume of water. Amount of water to cover an acre of land, one foot deep. Water Right: The requirement of a water user to have an area of irrigation equivalent to the size of his/her water rights. For example, 1.5 acres of water right = 1.5 acres of area being irrigated. Appurtenant: Belonging to. Water rights are appurtenant to a specific piece of ground. VOID is required to keep records of appurtenant water rights. Headgate: A valve comprised of a plate which slides over an opening. Headgates can be adjusted and locked. Weir: An instrument for measuring water as it is delivered through a slot of standard width. A dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water or regulate its flow.
Water Conversion Factors: 1 cubic foot per second (cfs) = 7.48 gallons 1 acre foot = 43,560 cfs
Flow Rate Units: 1 cubic foot per second (cfs) = 449 gallons per minute or 27 gallons per hour 1 cubic foot per second = 646.315 gallons per day = 1.9835 acre feet per day I cfs = 2 acre feet per day (double the cfs figure to get the acre foot figure)
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