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By Kenneth A. MacKichan
USGS Circular 115, 13 pages, 6 figures, 1 table (Published May 1951)
INTRODUCTION
An estimated 170,000 million gallons of water was withdrawn from the
ground, lakes, or
streams each day on the average during
1950 and used on the farms and in the homes,
factories, and
business establishments of the United States. An additional
1,100,000
million gallons per day was used to generate
hydro-power. Water power is the largest
user of water;
however, irrigation and industry also are large users of both
ground and
surface water. More surface water was used for
industrial purposes than for irrigation,
whereas more
ground water was used for irrigation than for industrial purposes
(fig. 1).
The total withdrawal of surface water was
considerably in excess of ground-water
withdrawal, as shown
by figure 1. Large quantities of water were used also for purposes
requiring no diversion, such as navigation, waste disposal,
recreation, and support of
wildlife. (continues...)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Industrial use from private sources
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