Nevada Code § 533.065

Standards of measurement
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1. A cubic foot of water per second of
time shall be the legal standard for the measurement of water in this state.
2. The unit of volume shall be an
acre-foot defined as 43,560 cubic feet.
3. Where necessary to transpose miners
inches to cubic feet per second, 1 cubic foot per second shall be considered
equal to 40 miners inches; but the term miners inch shall not be used
henceforth in any permit or adjudicated right issuing from the Office of the
State Engineer without first naming the amount in cubic feet per second or in
acre-feet.

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