Water Use in the Rio Grande River Basin--1985

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Category            Use                      Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    
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Irrigation          1,700                    99.5
Power Generation        0.0                   0.00
Domestic                5.5                   0.32
Industrial              0.2                   0.01
Commercial              1.2                   0.07
Mining                  0.9                   0.05
Livestock               1.3                   0.07
Other                   0.2                   0.01
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Total               1,710     



Consumptive Water Use in the Rio Grande River Basin--1985
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Category            Consumptive Use          Percent of Total
                    (million gallons/day)    Consumption
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Irrigation           738                     99.6
Power Generation       0.0                    0.00
Domestic               1.6                    0.21
Industrial             0.05                   0.01
Commercial             0.2                    0.02
Mining                 0.04                   0.01
Livestock              1.2                    0.17
Other
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Total                741

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