Water Science Data Library
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/datalibrary.html

United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Geological Survey (USGS)


This set of summary data tables shows information about water use in the United States, by state. Categories include total water use, public use, domestic use, irrigation, industrial, mining, and livestock uses. There is also a table showing thermoelectric power withdrawals. All information is for the year 2000.

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Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water