Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

How many cubic feet are in the water aquifiers under Utah?

aquifiers cubic feet Utah water
0
Posted

How many cubic feet are in the water aquifiers under Utah?

0

I’m not sure where you will find that information. I did find some water table information for you. An average 23 million ac-ft of water is yielded annually to Utah’s streams and rivers. 43,560.0 cubic feet = 1 acre-foot or 3.6X10 gal = 1 acre-foot. The High Plains Aquifer underlies a 174,000 sq mile area underlaying parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Utah is not mentioned. The acre-feet gallons of water contained in this aquifer varies from year to year, but in 1980, about 17,800,000 acre-feet of water was withdrawn from the aquifer to irrigate about 13,000,000 acres of cropland. (http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha730/ch_c/C-text5.html) In 1990, the part of the High Plains aquifer in Colorado contained about 108,000,000 acre-feet of recoverable ground water in storage. In New Mexico, the aquifer contained about 47,000,000 acre-feet. The 155,000,000 acre-feet in eastern Colorado and eastern New Mexico was only about 5 percent of the tot

Related Questions

What is your question?

*Sadly, we had to bring back ads too. Hopefully more targeted.

Experts123