Estimated Use of Water in the United States--1950: Figure x (USGS Circular 115)

Estimated Use of Water in the United States—1950

map of the U.S. showing ground water and
surface water use for industrial supply in 1950 as 2-section pie charts for each state

Figure 4.—Water used for industrial supply from private sources, 1950.

Figure 4 Explanation:
Area of circle denotes amount of water used
White sections are surface water, black sections are ground water
(small circle) 100 million gallons per day
(medium circle) 1,000 million gallons per day
(large circle) 10,000 million gallons per day

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