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English: Note: The location of the aquifer was accidentally shifted somewhat south of the proper location in the production of this image. You may want to use this map instead.

Freshwater groundwater withdrawals per county in the area of Ogallala Aquifer and nearby counties. Data is for 2000, from all groundwater sources for all purposes. The highest value in this dataset for the counties shown is 431.66 Mgal/day (Gaines County, Texas). Data from the National Atlas (USGS GIS datafile). From the metadata:

Data were drawn from Circular 1268 which serves as one of the few
sources of information about regional or national trends in water
withdrawals. Circular 1268 provides information on eight categories
of water use: public supply, domestic, irrigation, livestock,
aquaculture, industrial, mining, and thermoelectric power.
The complete report can be found at http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/2004/circ1268/
USGS Circular 1268, 15 figures, 14 tables (released March 2004, revised April 2004, May 2004, February 2005):
Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000
By Susan S. Hutson, Nancy L. Barber, Joan F. Kenny, Kristin S. Linsey, Deborah S. Lumia, and Molly A. Maupin
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Author Kbh3rd
Other versions File:High plains fresh groundwater usage 2000.svg

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current18:22, 24 February 2009Thumbnail for version as of 18:22, 24 February 20091,121 × 1,606 (283 KB)Kbh3rd Removed "data not available for all counties" from legend. Closer examination of the data shows this field present for the counties shown.
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