Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990.
Total Water Use
Table 5. Surface-water withdrawals by water-use category and 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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PUBLIC COMMER-
SUPPLY DOMESTIC CIAL IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIAL MINING THERMOELECTRIC TOTAL
REGION ------ -------- ------- ---------- --------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh Saline Fresh Saline Fresh Saline Fresh Saline
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New England 1,070 0.0 51 111 2.8 382 68 19 0.0 2,400 9,090 4,040 9,160
Mid Atlantic 4,580 .1 39 95 29 1,370 1,470 176 29 12,200 25,000 18,500 26,500
South Atlantic-Gulf 2,340 0 14 2,160 152 1,920 94 53 0 19,700 10,700 26,300 10,800
Great Lakes 3,880 1.0 81 158 41 3,950 0 227 6.5 22,800 0 31,200 6.5
Ohio 1,750 8.1 31 40 79 1,840 0 218 .6 23,800 0 27,800 .6
Tennessee 402 0 .2 23 169 1,170 0 67 0 7,070 0 8,900 0
Upper Mississippi 724 0 126 38 52 618 0 143 0 16,500 0 18,200 0
Lower Mississippi 334 0 72 1,150 358 2,120 67 32 0 5,570 1,060 9,630 1,120
Souris-Red-Rainy 37 0 .2 42 4.9 47 0 8.0 0 26 0 166 0
Missouri Basin 1,010 1.0 6.4 17,600 172 57 0 182 0 9,980 0 29,000 0
Arkansas-White-Red 1,040 0 138 1,790 200 301 0 25 0 4,500 0 7,990 0
Texas-Gulf 1,470 0 11 1,130 102 600 1,460 47 0 4,660 3,150 8,020 4,610
Rio Grande 163 0 1.2 3,670 13 1.0 0 1.5 0 1.8 0 3,850 0
Upper Colorado 86 .3 .7 6,560 112 2.5 0 12 0 177 0 6,950 0
Lower Colorado 552 2.1 6.3 3,820 68 124 0 30 .2 62 .4 4,670 .6
Great Basin 256 2.6 9.3 4,890 9.9 29 0 5.7 93 24 0 5,230 93
Pacific Northwest 850 7.7 669 23,900 29 691 36 10 0 345 0 26,500 36
California 2,530 103 213 17,700 204 4.8 25 7.0 .4 241 11,400 21,000 11,400
Alaska 58 .7 9.0 .5 .5 106 0 20 308 26 0 221 308
Hawaii 17 1.4 .6 555 3.8 23 0 0 0 0 1,550 600 1,550
Caribbean 330 4.6 .3 87 3.7 0 50 .7 0 0 2,570 426 2,620
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Total 23,500 132 1,480 85,500 1,800 15,400 3,260 1,280 438 130,000 64,500 259,000 68,200
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