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The Water Science Picture Gallery -
Water use

Our water-use information section gives you information, data, and maps about how and for what purposes the Nation uses its water supplies. The water-use picture gallery brings you some images to go along with the information. The list of pictures below is organized by the category of water use.

Water Supply: Aqueducts
Livestock: Chicken farm happenings
Livestock: Cows cooling their heels
Irrigation: Measuring how long a pump runs
Irrigation: Furrow irrigation
Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Irrigation: Low-energy irrigation
Irrigation: Traditional spray irrigation
Hydroelectric: World's biggest hydroelectric facility
Hydroelectric: Generators in a hydroelectric plant
Thermoelectric: Thermoelectric power plant
Multiple uses:Recreational use of a lake

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