How many acre feet of water fell on the town during the thunderstorm?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the volume of water that fell on a town during a severe thunderstorm, which delivered 2.0 inches of rain over an area of 26 km². The area was converted to acres, resulting in approximately 6,424.74 acres. The next step involves converting the rainfall from inches to feet to determine the total volume in acre-feet. The calculation process includes multiplying the area in acres by the rainfall depth in feet. The thread emphasizes the importance of unit conversion in hydraulic engineering calculations.
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Homework Statement


Hydraulic engingeers in the US often use the acre foot. A servere thunderstorm dump[ed 2.0 inches of rain in 30 minutes on a town of area 26km squared. What volume of water in acre feet fell on the town??


Homework Equations


Acre foot- the volume of water that will cover 1 acre of land to the depth of 1 foot


The Attempt at a Solution



26km^2=6424.74 acres
 
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i started physics 2 days ago and i need help i don't get this
 
The volume of the water is

26 km^2 x 2.0 inches

You've already converted the km^2 into acres. Next, convert the 2.0 inches into feet and multiply it out.
 
already solved this one.
 

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