Wyoming State Water Plan, Wyoming Water Development Office
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STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK PLAN: Updated Data Tables
2007: Data Table

Projected Annual Total Consumptive Water Demands by Use from Most Recent Update
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 (2011)1     92,300      2,703      126  0      
 Green (2010)3   424,947  408,307  388,388  46,642  41,884  34,739  206,400  123,700  83,300      
 Northeast (2003)   75,700  72,800  69,500  15,900  12,700  11,600  17,300  9,100  3,700      
 Platte (2006)   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 (2002)   205,000  194,400  183,800  13,300  12,400  11,400  35,000  17,000  0      
 Snake/Salt (2014)4   88,913  80,977  71,092  13,032  10,808  9,364  40  24  0  --  --  --
 Wind/Bighorn (2010)2   1,258,763  1,172,364  1,088,600  13,500  10,700  9,700  123,700  118,300  107,400  0  0  0
Total (2007)  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

Values in RED indicate basins updated since previous statewide plan.
  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.
  3. 50-Year Projections. Only Domestic Mid Scenario was estimated, so the high and low numbers of the Municipal and Domestic section only reflect municipal projected use. Recreational projections were not estimated in this plan.
  4. 20-Year Projection. The Recreational Analysis for the 2014 Snake-Salt Update was completed differently than for the 2003 Update. As a result no projections are available for this scenario.