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

Municipal and Domestic Water Depletions from Most Recent Update
Basin Depletions
Surface Water Groundwater Total
ac-ft per year
 Bear River (2011)   2,408   1,224   3,632 
 Green River (2010)1   21,859   2,911   24,770 
 Northeast Wyoming (2003)   0   10,100   10,100 
 Platte River (2006)2   6,700   17,800   24,500 
 Powder/Tongue River (2002)   7,200   2,500   9,700 
 Snake/Salt River (2014)   0   8,865   8,865 
 Wind/Bighorn River (2010)   3,200   5,500   8,700 
 Total (2007)  48,600   53,600   102,200 
Values in RED indicate basins updated since previous statewide plan.
  1. Surface Water value includes diversions for the City of 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.