Convert acre-inch to cup (US)
Please provide values below to convert acre-inch [ac*in] to cup (US) [cup (US)], or Convert cup (US) to acre-inch.
How to Convert Acre-Inch to Cup (Us)
1 ac*in = 434468.569965294 cup (US)
Example: convert 15 ac*in to cup (US):
15 ac*in = 15 × 434468.569965294 cup (US) = 6517028.54947941 cup (US)
Acre-Inch to Cup (Us) Conversion Table
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Acre-Inch
An acre-inch is a unit of volume equal to the volume of one acre of surface area filled to a depth of one inch.
History/Origin
The acre-inch has historically been used in agriculture and water resource management to measure water volume over large land areas, especially in irrigation contexts, originating from the traditional use of acres and inches as units of land area and depth.
Current Use
Today, the acre-inch is primarily used in the United States for measuring water volumes in irrigation, water rights, and reservoir capacities, especially in agricultural and environmental management.
Cup (Us)
A cup (US) is a unit of volume measurement primarily used in cooking, equal to 8 fluid ounces or approximately 237 milliliters.
History/Origin
The US customary cup originated from traditional British units and became standardized in the United States in the 19th century as part of the development of standardized measurement systems for cooking and trade.
Current Use
The US cup is widely used in American recipes and cooking measurements, especially in the culinary, nutritional, and food packaging industries for volume measurement.