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Water Use Data for the Nation


Refresh Date: June 2018
Year(s): 2005
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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 2005
Population, in millions
 300.7
Total withdrawals, in Bgal/d
 410a
Public supply, in Bgal/d
 44.4a
Self-supplied domestic, in Bgal/d
 3.73a
Livestock, in Bgal/d
 2.15
Irrigation, in Bgal/d
 127
Thermoelectric power, in Bgal/d
 201
Self-supplied industrial, in Bgal/d
 18.1
Mining, In Bgal/d
 3.83
Commercial, in Bgal/d
 c
Aquaculture, in Bgal/d
 8.83a
Total Groundwater, fresh, in Bgal/d
 78.9
Total Groundwater, saline, in Bgal/d
 1.51
Total Surface water, fresh, in Bgal/d
 270
Total Surface water, saline, in Bgal/d
 59.8a

* 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