Water Use in the Arkansas River Basin--1985

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Category            Use                      Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    
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Irrigation          1,850                    73.0
Power Generation      440                    17.4
Domestic               84                     3.3
Industrial             77                     3.0
Commercial             21                     0.8
Mining                 23                     0.9
Livestock               8                     0.3
Other                  32                     1.3
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Total               2,500     


Consumptive Water Use in the Arkansas River Basin--1985
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Category            Consumptive Use          Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    Consumption
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Irrigation            830                    92.3
Power Generation       10                     1.1
Domestic               25                     2.8
Industrial             20                     2.2
Commercial              3                     0.3
Mining                  4                     0.5
Livestock               8                     0.9
Other
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Total                 900

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