LW Hydraulic engineers in the United States often use, as a unit of volume of water, the acre-foot, defined as the volume of water that will cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 ft. A severe thunderstorm dumped 2.0 in. of rain in 30 min on a town of area 26 km2. What volume of water, in acre-feet, fell on the town?

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Nathalie Strickland

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31 December, 08:32

LW Hydraulic engineers in the United States often use, as a unit of volume of water, the acre-foot, defined as the volume of water that will cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 ft. A severe thunderstorm dumped 2.0 in. of rain in 30 min on a town of area 26 km2. What volume of water, in acre-feet, fell on the town?

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Tristian Nicholson · Answer 1

volume of water is 1066.50 acre feet

Explanation:

given data

dia = 2 in = 0.166 feet

area = 26 km² = 26 * 247.105 acre = 6424.73 acre

to find out

volume of water

solution

we know volume of water is express as

volume = area * dia ... 1

put here value in equation 1

volume = 6424.73 acre * 0.166 feet

volume = 1066.50

so volume of water is 1066.50 acre feet