U.S. Geological Survey

Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990.
Mining Water Use

                       Table 21.  Mining water use by water-resources region, 1990
     [Figures may not add to totals because of independent rounding.  All values in million gallons per day]
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                                                       WITHDRAWALS
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                                      By source and type                                           CONSUMPTIVE USE
                       ---------------------------------------------            Total
   REGION                   Ground water           Surface water 
                       ---------------------   ---------------------    ----------------------   ----------------------
                       Fresh  Saline   Total   Fresh   Saline  Total     Fresh  Saline   Total   Fresh   Saline  Total
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New England              1.3     0.0      1.3     19      0.0     19       20       0.0     20      2.2    0.0      2.2
Mid Atlantic           210       1.0    211      176     29      205      387      30      416     58     23       81
South Atlantic-Gulf    384       9.1    393       53      0       53      437       9.1    446     23      3.3     26
Great Lakes             22       1.2     23      227      6.5    233      249       7.7    257     64      2.0     66
Ohio                   784      22      806      218       .6    219    1,000      22    1,020    509     22      530

Tennessee               25       0       25       67      0       67       92       0       92      9.6    0        9.6
Upper Mississippi       11       4.2     15      143      0      143      154       4.2    158     28      4.2     33
Lower Mississippi        7.9     0        7.9     32      0       32       40       0       40      6.1    0        6.1
Souris-Red-Rainy          .2     0         .2      8.0    0        8.0      8.2     0        8.2     .4    0         .4
Missouri Basin          96      37      134      182      0      182      279      37      316     44      2.7     47

Arkansas-White-Red      49     291      340       25      0       25       74     291      365     30      0       30
Texas-Gulf              84     399      482       47      0       47      130     399      529    121      0      121
Rio Grande              65      39      104        1.5    0        1.5     66      39      105     42      0       42
Upper Colorado          39      28       67       12      0       12       51      28       79     22      1.4     24
Lower Colorado         139        .6    140       30       .2     30      170        .7    170    130       .7    131

Great Basin             77      17       94        5.7   93       98       83     110      192     57    105      162
Pacific Northwest        5.0     0        5.0     10      0       10       15       0       15      2.5    0        2.5
California              15     310      324        7.0     .4      7.4     22     310      332      6.5  225      231
Alaska                   4.3    48       52       20    308      329       25     357      381       .2    3.6      3.8
Hawaii                   1.4     0        1.4      0      0        0        1.4     0        1.4    1.2    0        1.2
Caribbean                1.9     0        1.9       .7    0         .7      2.6     0        2.6     .8    0         .8
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Total                2,020   1,210    3,240    1,280    438    1,720    3,310   1,650    4,960  1,160    393    1,550
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