Ground Water Atlas of the United States -
Segment 1 California Nevada
Fresh Ground-Water Withdrawals
An estimated 1,760,000 acre-feet per year of freshwater was withdrawn from
aquifers in the Basin and Range area during 1985 (fig. 69). Withdrawals for
irrigated agriculture accounted for almost 77 percent of the total. Public
supply accounted for almost 18 percent of withdrawals. All other categories
totaled less than 6 percent of fresh ground-water withdrawals.
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