Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
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Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Groundwater withdrawals in 2015
Groundwater withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Trends in population and freshwater withdrawals by source, 1950–2015
Trends in population and freshwater withdrawals by source, 1950–2015
Total water use withdrawals in 2015
Total water use withdrawals in 2015
Trends in total water withdrawals by water-use category, 1950–2015
Trends in total water withdrawals by water-use category, 1950–2015
Public Supply Water Use in 2015
Public Supply Water Use in 2015
Domestic Water Use Withdrawals in 2015
Domestic Water Use Withdrawals in 2015
Industrial water use in 2015
Industrial water use in 2015
Irrigation water use withdrawals in 2015
Irrigation water use withdrawals in 2015
Mining water withdrawals in 2015
Mining water withdrawals in 2015
Livestock water withdrawals in 2015
Livestock water withdrawals in 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Aquaculture water use in 2015
Aquaculture water use in 2015
Yellowstone River Valley, northeast of Billings, from 37,002 feet, Delta Flight 610, Seattle to Atlanta, Yellowstone County, Montana . Photograph by Alan Cressler, USGS
Yellowstone River Valley, northeast of Billings, from 37,002 feet, Delta Flight 610, Seattle to Atlanta, Yellowstone County, Montana . Photograph by Alan Cressler, USGS
Map of Water Availability and Use Program Studies from USGS Circular 1440 "Continuing Progress toward a national Assessment of Water Availability and Use."
Map of Water Availability and Use Program Studies from USGS Circular 1440 "Continuing Progress toward a national Assessment of Water Availability and Use."
Example water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River showing the difference between inflow and outflow components. Full visualization application is located at https://cida.usgs.gov/nwc-static/waterbudget-viz/
Example water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River showing the difference between inflow and outflow components. Full visualization application is located at https://cida.usgs.gov/nwc-static/waterbudget-viz/
Source and Use of Freshwater in the United States, 2015
This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.
Source and Use of Freshwater in the United States, 2015
This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.
Map of the U.S. by state, showing total water withdrawals, 2015
Map of the U.S. by state, showing total water withdrawals, 2015