Convert Acre-Feet to Bushels
Convert Acre-Feet (ac ft) to Bushels (bu) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bu = ac ft × 35003.24588
About Acre-Feet
An acre-foot (ac ft) = the volume covering 1 acre to 1 ft depth ≈ 1,233.5 m³ (325,851 US gal). Almost exclusively used in US water resource management. California's Lake Shasta: 4.55 million ac ft at capacity. A typical US household uses ~0.5-1 ac ft/year. Water rights on the Colorado and Sacramento rivers are traded in acre-feet. 1 ac ft ≈ 1,233.5 m³.
About Bushels
A US bushel (bu) is a dry volume unit equal to 4 pecks or 8 dry gallons - approximately 35.239 liters. It is the primary unit for measuring and trading dry agricultural commodities in the United States: wheat, corn, soybeans, oats, and barley are all priced and traded globally in bushels on commodity exchanges like the Chicago Board of Trade. An acre of wheat typically yields 40-60 bushels; a standard grain truck holds 800-1000 bushels. The US bushel (35.24 L) differs slightly from the UK bushel (36.37 L). Commodity market prices per bushel directly affect global food prices.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-Feet (ac ft) | Bushels (bu) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac ft | 35003.2 bu |
| 2 ac ft | 70006.5 bu |
| 5 ac ft | 175016 bu |
| 10 ac ft | 350032 bu |
| 25 ac ft | 875081 bu |
| 50 ac ft | 1750160 bu |
| 100 ac ft | 3500320 bu |