Estimated water withdrawals and use in Illinois, 1992
Open-File Report
99-97
By: Charles Avery
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Abstract
The total amount of water withdrawn in Illinois during 1992 was about 19,076 (Mgal/d) million gallons per day. About 16,101 Mgal/d, or about 84 percent of this total, was withdrawn for thermoelectric-power generation, and about 1,877 Mgal/d was withdrawn by and delivered from public-supply facilities. About 1,910 Mgal/d of surface water was withdrawn, excluding withdrawals for thermoelectric-power generation. Public-supply facilities in Illinois withdrew about 1,210 Mgal/d from Lake Michigan in 1992. The next largest withdrawal of surface water was that by self-supplied industrial users. About 1,068 Mgal/d of the total water withdrawn was ground water; about 25 Mgal/d of this ground water was saline. Public-supply facilities withdrew about 36 percent of the total ground water withdrawn; the second largest withdrawal of ground water was for irrigation.
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Avery, C., 1999, Estimated water withdrawals and use in Illinois, 1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-97, iv, 49 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr9997.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Estimated water withdrawals and use in Illinois, 1992 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-97 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr9997 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Branch of Information Services [distributor], |
| Description | iv, 49 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |