Back to Sources, Uses, Management, and Conservation Percentages of total withdrawals and deliveries for various purposes in different Colorado basins. Data based on conditions observed in 1985.
| End-Use Category | South Platte | Arkansas | Rio Grande | Colorado | North Platte | High Plains | Entire State |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- % of Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||||||
| Municipal | 12.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| Industrial | 1.8 | 3.8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1.0 |
| Irrigation | 80.2 | 84.6 | 99.4 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 91.6 |
| Livestock | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Other | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Source: Litke and Appel, 1989
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