Protecting Wisconsin's Groundwater Through Comprehensive Planning
Green Lake County
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 WATER USE

Water-use data were updated in January 2008 to include 2005 data. Some water-use estimates prior to 2005 have been revised since published in the U.S. Geological Survey "Water Use in Wisconsin" summary reports.

Thermoelectric and mining data are not considered in water-use tables or figures on this web site. Thermoelectric-power water use is the amount of water used in the process of generating thermoelectric power. The predominant use of water is as non-contact cooling water to condense the steam created to turn the turbines and generate electricityD1
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Green Lake County Estimated Total Withdrawals

 

Green Lake County water use by year
(millions of gallons per day)
 
1979
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Surface-water use
0.13
0.12
0.27
0.17
0.18
0.09
Groundwater use
3.64
3.67
4.48
4.88
4.24
8.23
Total water use
3.77
3.79
4.75
5.05
4.42
8.32