Wyoming State Water Plan, Wyoming Water Development Office
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STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK PLAN: Updated Data Tables
UPDATED: Data Table

Table 5-7 Municipal and Domestic Water Depletions
Basin Depletions
Surface Water Groundwater Total
ac-ft per year
 Bear River   2,300   1,000   3,300 
 Green River1   21,800   2,800   24,600 
 Northeast Wyoming   0   10,100   10,100 
 Platte River2   6,700   17,800   24,500 
 Powder/Tongue River   7,200   2,500   9,700 
 Snake/Salt River   0   9,100   9,100 
 Wind/Bighorn River   10,600   10,300   20,900 
 Total  48,600   53,600   102,200 
  1. Municipal depletions in the Green River Basin include 14,400 ac-ft that is diverted into the Platte River Basin for Cheyenne.
  2. Platte River Basin municipal use had large amounts of conjunctive use that were not separated into surface and ground. The conjunctive use was split into surface water and groundwater based on information found in the tech memos.