Table 15. Irrigation water use by water-resources region, 1990
[Figures may not add to totals because of independent rounding]
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THOUSAND ACRE-FEET PER YEAR MILLION GALLONS PER DAY
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IRRIGATED LAND Consump-
BY TYPE, in Withdrawals, by source Consump- Withdrawals, by source tive
REGION thousand acres ----------------------- Reclaimed Convey- tive use, --------------------------- Convey- use,
-------------- Freshwater Total waste- ance fresh- Freshwater Total ance fresh
---------------- water losses water ------------------ losses water
Spray Flood Ground Surface Ground Surface
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New England 49 12 9.9 124 134 0.0 0.0 134 8.8 111 120 0.0 120
Mid Atlantic 347 3.6 114 106 221 0 2.8 188 102 95 197 2.5 168
South Atlantic-Gulf 2,660 1,140 2,580 2,420 4,990 264 76 3,570 2,300 2,160 4,450 68 3,180
Great Lakes 537 .9 148 177 325 0 0 308 132 158 290 0 274
Ohio 166 .5 31 45 76 .3 .6 67 28 40 68 .5 59
Tennessee 31 .1 4.2 26 30 .4 0 21 3.8 23 27 0 19
Upper Mississippi 838 11 397 42 440 .1 .1 408 354 38 392 .1 364
Lower Mississippi 977 3,800 6,990 1,290 8,280 .8 672 6,160 6,230 1,150 7,380 600 5,490
Souris-Red-Rainy 98 22 63 47 110 0 1.2 98 56 42 98 1.1 87
Missouri Basin 4,880 7,950 8,070 19,700 27,800 3.4 10,100 12,300 7,200 17,600 24,800 9,010 10,900
Arkansas-White-Red 2,270 3,520 7,400 2,010 9,410 10 891 7,750 6,600 1,790 8,390 794 6,910
Texas-Gulf 1,710 2,680 4,450 1,270 5,720 34 383 4,820 3,970 1,130 5,100 342 4,300
Rio Grande 354 1,030 1,810 4,120 5,930 .7 1,200 3,570 1,620 3,670 5,290 1,070 3,180
Upper Colorado 233 1,330 36 7,350 7,390 .5 1,790 2,510 32 6,560 6,590 1,600 2,240
Lower Colorado 427 1,100 2,510 4,280 6,800 205 1,210 4,560 2,240 3,820 6,060 1,080 4,070
Great Basin 570 1,370 1,580 5,480 7,060 58 1,530 3,490 1,410 4,890 6,300 1,360 3,110
Pacific Northwest 4,210 3,280 8,800 26,800 35,600 12 10,800 13,100 7,850 23,900 31,800 9,670 11,700
California 2,310 7,300 11,900 19,800 31,700 143 1,960 21,700 10,600 17,700 28,300 1,750 19,400
Alaska 1.4 0 .1 .5 .6 0 .1 .3 .1 .5 .6 .1 .3
Hawaii 115 12 224 622 846 6.9 143 586 200 555 755 127 523
Caribbean 21 14 60 97 157 0 19 102 54 87 140 17 91
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Total 22,800 34,600 57,200 95,900 153,000 740 30,800 85,400 51,000 85,500 137,000 27,500 76,200
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