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Utah Code § 73-1-2 (2026)

Unit of measurement -- Of flow -- Of volume

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The standard unit of measurement of the flow of water shall be the discharge of one cubic foot per second of time, which shall be known as a second-foot; and the standard unit of measurement of the volume of water shall be the acre-foot, being the amount of water upon an acre covered one foot deep, equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Bingham v. Roosevelt City Corp., 2010 UT 37 (Utah 2010).
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Bingham v. Roosevelt City Corp., 2010 UT 37 (Utah 2010). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. § 73-1-2 . 35 . See id. § 73-3-1.”
W. Water, LLC v. Olds, 2008 UT 18 (Utah 2008). · cites it 2× “Utah Code Ann. § 73-1-2 (2004). 2 . We typically review a district court's decision to award costs under an abuse of discretion standard.”
Delta Canal Co. v. Frank Vincent Fam. Ranch, LC, 2013 UT 69 (Utah 2013). “See UTAH CODE § 73-1-2. 7 ¶ 37 Here, the authoritative description of Vincent's water right is found in the Cox Decree, 8 issued in 1936 at the conclusion of a general adjudication of the Sevier River system.”
Arave v. Pineview West Water Co., 2020 UT 67 (Utah 2020). “” UTAH CODE § 73-1-2. 3 One domestic unit permits a water right holder to divert 0.”
Heal Utah v. Kane Cnty. Water Conservancy Dist., 2016 UT App 153 (Utah Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Utal Code section 73-1-2 provides, "The standard unit of measurement of the flow of water shall be the discharge of one cubic foot per second of time, which shall be known as a sec- .”
Second Big Springs v. Granite Peak, 2023 UT App 22 (Utah Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Utah Code § 73-1-2. 16. To the extent that the County’s argument asserts that a determination of curtailment is, itself, a determination under the statute, the general adjudication statute does not support that contention.”
Water Horse v. Wilhelmsen, 2025 UT 43 (Utah 2025). “3d 578 (citing UTAH CODE § 73-1-2 (2004)). 2 Because we affirm the district court on the issue of beneficial use, we decline to reach the issues of whether Water Horse’s application is speculative under Utah Code section 73-3-8, and whether the state of Colorado is a necessary…”
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