Water Use in the Missouri River Basin--1985

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Category            Use                      Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    
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Irrigation          3,500                    65.8
Power Generation    1,200                    22.6
Domestic              330                     6.2
Industrial             58                     1.1
Commercial             85                     1.6
Mining                 31                     0.6
Livestock              22                     0.4
Other                  92                     1.7
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Total               5,300               


Consumptive Water Use in the Missouri River Basin--1985
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Category            Consumptive Use          Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    Consumption
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Irrigation          1,920                    92.0
Power Generation       14                    0.7
Domestic              100                    4.9
Industrial              8                    0.4
Commercial             16                    0.8
Mining                 11                    0.5
Livestock              17                    0.8
Other
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Total               2,100

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