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United States Water Withdrawals Database

Standardized water withdrawal data across 42 U.S. states: 188,857 unique water users, 353,694 diversion points, and 58 million withdrawal volume records.

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At a glance

Region
North America
Coverage
North America
Access
Free
Category
Research
Last updated
2025

What's inside

  • Water Use

What you can do with it

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Machine access and documentation

Data paper

United States Water Withdrawals Database

Scientific Data 2025

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