Table 27. Hydroelectric power water use by water-resources region, 1990
[Figures may not add to totals because of independent rounding.
Mgal/d = million gallons per day; kWh = kilowatthour]
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WATER USE
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REGION Thousand
Mgal/d acre-feet POWER GENERATED,
per year in million kWh
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New England 168,000 188,000 8,080
Mid Atlantic 192,000 215,000 11,700
South Atlantic-Gulf 275,000 308,000 18,500
Great Lakes 506,000 567,000 30,100
Ohio 147,000 165,000 5,860
Tennessee 294,000 330,000 19,700
Upper Mississippi 73,200 82,100 2,200
Lower Mississippi 26,600 29,800 1,250
Souris-Red-Rainy 1,280 1,430 45
Missouri Basin 109,000 122,000 12,600
Arkansas-White-Red 109,000 122,000 8,370
Texas-Gulf 12,100 13,600 953
Rio Grande 3,520 3,950 569
Upper Colorado 11,900 13,300 4,760
Lower Colorado 34,700 38,900 6,640
Great Basin 2,360 2,650 284
Pacific Northwest 1,250,000 1,400,000 142,000
California 69,000 77,300 23,700
Alaska 1,790 2,010 980
Hawaii 264 296 89
Caribbean 362 406 108
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Total 3,290,000 3,690,000 299,000
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