Table 28. Hydroelectric power water use by State, 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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STATE Thousand
Mgal/d acre-feet POWER GENERATED,
per year in million kWh
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Alabama 218,000 244,000 10,300
Alaska 1,790 2,010 980
Arizona 31,800 35,600 8,180
Arkansas 60,400 67,700 4,890
California 75,000 84,100 23,900
Colorado 4,160 4,660 1,320
Connecticut 6,870 7,700 452
Delaware 0 0 0
D.C. 0 0 0
Florida 7,260 8,140 173
Georgia 51,700 58,000 4,710
Hawaii 264 296 89
Idaho 67,800 76,000 7,450
Illinois 27,100 30,400 771
Indiana 11,600 13,000 441
Iowa 1,150 1,290 13
Kansas 1,300 1,460 12
Kentucky 83,000 93,000 2,880
Louisiana 21,700 24,300 697
Maine 82,700 92,700 3,960
Maryland 25,900 29,000 2,310
Massachusetts 24,500 27,500 1,090
Michigan 110,000 123,000 3,040
Minnesota 18,800 21,100 843
Mississippi 0 0 0
Missouri 13,900 15,600 2,190
Montana 66,800 74,900 10,700
Nebraska 12,900 14,500 833
Nevada 3,490 3,910 1,620
New Hampshire 46,000 51,600 1,980
New Jersey 167 187 17
New Mexico 964 1,080 215
New York 459,000 515,000 29,400
North Carolina 66,900 75,000 7,070
North Dakota 10,900 12,200 1,720
Ohio 7,800 8,740 173
Oklahoma 47,900 53,700 2,870
Oregon 481,000 539,000 40,800
Pennsylvania 68,000 76,200 3,190
Rhode Island 339 380 6.1
South Carolina 63,400 71,100 3,880
South Dakota 41,100 46,100 4,270
Tennessee 160,000 179,000 11,800
Texas 15,800 17,700 1,570
Utah 1,880 2,110 481
Vermont 17,700 19,800 1,100
Virginia 22,900 25,700 4,050
Washington 670,000 751,000 87,300
West Virginia 32,700 36,700 1,330
Wisconsin 44,000 49,300 1,150
Wyoming 4,350 4,880 611
Puerto Rico 362 406 108
Virgin Islands 0 0 0
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Total 3,290,000 3,690,000 299,000
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