Estimated Freshwater Withdrawals in
Oklahoma
by Robert L. Tortorelli
Introduction
This web page presents freshwater withdrawal estimates for Oklahoma by source and category. Withdrawal source is either ground water or surface water. Withdrawal categories include: irrigation, water supply, livestock and aquaculture, thermoelectric-power generation, domestic and commercial, and industrial and mining. Withdrawal data are aggregated and tabulated by county, principal river basin, and major aquifer. Total withdrawals and three major categories of irrigation, water supply, and livestock, also are presented in ranked order for the top 10 counties in Oklahoma.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the National Water-Use Information Program in 1977 to collect uniform, current, and reliable information on water use. The USGS has compiled national estimates every 5 years since 1950. The most recent national water use compilation is for 2000 (Hutson and others, 2004). The data presented on the links below are the result of the 1995 and 2000 compilation effort for Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Water Science Center of the USGS and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board participate in a cooperative program to collect and publish water-use information for Oklahoma. Data contained in this web page were made available through the cooperative program.
Water Use Data
See 1995 water use data for Oklahoma.
See 2000 water use data for Oklahoma.
See 2005 water use data for Oklahoma.
  
Information Resources
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
