Water Use in the Colorado River Basin--1985

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Category            Use                      Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    
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Irrigation           5,300                   47.5
Power Generation     5,700                   51.1
Domestic                54                    0.5
Industrial               3                    0.02
Commercial              14                    0.12
Mining                  37                    0.33
Livestock               29                    0.26
Other                   14                    0.13
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Total               11,200


Consumptive Water Use in the Colorado River Basin--1985
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Category            Consumptive Use          Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    Consumption
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Irrigation          1,120                    96.3
Power Generation       14                    1.2
Domestic               16                    1.34
Industrial              0.6                  0.05
Commercial              1.5                  0.13
Mining                  5.8                  0.50
Livestock               5.4                  0.47
Other
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Total               1,160

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