Which of the following is most similar in volume to an acre-foot of water?

A) 1,000 gallons
B) an acre covered to a depth of 3 feet 1 meter)
C) most of a football field covered to a depth of 1 foot
D) a square mile of land covered to a depth of 3 feet 1 meter)
E) 20 million gallons

Acre-Foot

An acre-foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States to measure large-scale water resources, such as in reservoirs and lakes, equating to the volume of water needed to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot.

Football Field

A playing surface, typically measuring 100 yards (91.44 meters) long and 53.3 yards (48.77 meters) wide, used for American football games.

Gallons

A unit of fluid volume measurement used in the US and the British imperial system, equal to 3.785 liters in the US.