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Water Use Data for the Nation


Refresh Date: June 2018
Year(s): 2015
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* Click table headers to sort, use shift for sorting multiple columns. Click a row to highlight for greater visibility. - Glossary of Terms
National Totals 2015
Population, in millions
 325.0
Total withdrawals, in Bgal/d
 322
Public supply, in Bgal/d
 39.0
Self-supplied domestic, in Bgal/d
 3.26
Livestock, in Bgal/d
 2.00
Irrigation, in Bgal/d
 118
Thermoelectric power, in Bgal/d
 133
Self-supplied industrial, in Bgal/d
 14.8
Mining, In Bgal/d
 4.00
Commercial, in Bgal/d
 c
Aquaculture, in Bgal/d
 7.55
Total Groundwater, fresh, in Bgal/d
 82.3
Total Groundwater, saline, in Bgal/d
 2.34
Total Surface water, fresh, in Bgal/d
 198
Total Surface water, saline, in Bgal/d
 38.6

* References to sources of water-use data can be found here. - https://water.usgs.gov/watuse
Legend Key Legend Description
a Data revised from Maupin and others (2014) because of revisions to individual State data during interim years
b Included in self-supplied industrial
c Data not available
Unit: Bgal/d Billion gallons per day on an annual basis