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

Table 6-14 Projected Annual Total Consumptive Water Demands by Use
River Basin Type of Use
Agriculture Municipal & Domestic Industrial Recreational
30-Year Projections 30-Year Projections 30-Year Projections 30-Year Projections
High Mid Low High Mid Low High Mid Low High Mid Low
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 Bear  100,000  94,500  88,900  6,200  4,500  4,700  500  0  0      
 Green   438,000  423,000  408,000  13,700  11,500  9,700  166,300  106,400  78,000      
 Northeast   75,700  72,800  69,500  15,900  12,700  11,600  17,300  9,100  3,700      
 Platte   700,000  661,000  650,000  44,600  37,800  35,400  115,800  92,500  75,300  6,300  5,000  4,400
 Powder/Tongue   205,000  194,400  183,800  13,300  12,400  11,400  35,000  17,000  0      
 Snake/Salt   128,100  107,100  94,900  18,600  11,500  7,200  50  48  24  1,600  1,300  950
 Wind/Bighorn  1,576,400  1,305,700  1,165,500  26,500  21,900  21,000  115,000  106,000  92,000      
Total  3,223,200  2,858,500  2,660,600  138,800  112,300  101,000  449,950  331,048  249,024  7,900  6,300  5,350
  1. In the Bear River Basin study, a Mid Scenario was not completed for agriculture. In this table, the Mid Scenario is estimated based on the current uses.
  2. Wind/Bighorn River Basin industrial use and projections are based on water rights rather than actual consumption. This tends to overstate oil and gas industry use as well as other uses.