Estimated Withdrawals and Use of Water in Colorado, 2005

摘要

The purpose of this report is to summarize the estimated amount of water withdrawn and used from Colorado's groundwater and surface-water resources, collected as part of the USGS NWUIP's data collection effort for 2005. Water withdrawals in Colorado are summarized for each of the following categories: irrigation (crop and golf course), public supply, self-supplied domestic, self-supplied industrial, livestock, mining, and thermoelectric power generation. A summary for instream water use for hydroelectric power generation also is included.