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| Table 4-17 | |
| Water Withdrawals for Offstream Water Use, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., 1985 (in Mgal/d) | |
| Idaho | Alaska | Montana | Nevada | Oregon | Utah | Washington | Wyoming | U.S. | |
| Industral | |||||||||
| Fresh | 199 | 114 | 56 | 10 | 293 | 28 | 519 | 11 | 22,300.00 |
| Saline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3,500.00 |
| Mining | |||||||||
| Fresh | 135 | 19 | 4.2 | 22 | 7.5 | 56 | 3 | 150 | 2,670.00 |
| Saline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 23 | 764 |
| Thermoelectric | |||||||||
| Fresh | 0 | 30 | 67 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 427 | 236 | 131,000.00 |
| Saline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 56,000.00 |
| Fresh | |||||||||
| Commercial | 16 | 0.4 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 20 | 17 | 1,230.00 |
| Domestic | 89 | 9.7 | 16 | 12 | 80 | 6.1 | 98 | 13 | 3,320.00 |
| Irrigation | 20,600.00 | 0 | 8,300.00 | 3,350.00 | 5,710.00 | 3,590.00 | 4,940.00 | 5,660.00 | 137,000.00 |
| Livestock | 1,040.00 | 156 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 4,470.00 |
| Public supply | 212 | 76 | 158 | 288 | 416 | 447 | 955 | 98 | 36,500.00 |
| Total | |||||||||
| Fresh | 22,300 | 406 | 8,650 | 3,740 | 6,540 | 4,180 | 7,000 | 6,200 | 338,000.00 |
| Saline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 133 | 37 | 23 | 60,300.00 |
| Source: | W. B. Solley, et al., Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1985, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1004, 1988. |
| Notes: | Figures may not add to totals due to independent rounding. |
| Mgal/d million gallons per day | |
Compiled by: Diane Prorak, data input assisted by:
Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai
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