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Water use in Ellsworth County |
The U.S. Geological Survey compiles National water-use estimates every five years. The most recent compilation was for year 2005. The data includes water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources and used for various categories of water use. Fresh (non-saline) water-use estimates for Ellsworth County are presented below. Data are reported in million of gallons per day (Mgal/d).
♦ Total water use |
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Public supply | Domestic | Irrigation | Industrial | Thermo- electric power | Live- stock | Mining | Com- mercial | Aqua- culture | Total | |
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Surface water |
0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
Ground water |
0.70 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.61 |
Total | 1.21 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.28 |
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