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UTAH'S
WATER SUPPLY
Utah is the nation's second-driest state with 13 inches of average annual precipitation.
in MILLION ACRE FEET/YEAR
HOW MUCH:
water can be stored in Utah's surface reservoirs? -- 7.5
water do Utahns use annually?-- 6.0
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF UTAH'S WATER IS USED FOR:
agriculture and irrigation? --- 87.3%
public and domestic? ----------- 9.2%
commercial and industries? -- 3.5%
HOW MUCH WATER DO WE USE?
in GALLONS PER DAY
Taking a bath or shower - 15-30
(per 5 minutes)
Washing dishes ------------- 15-60
Washing clothes ---------------- 30
Cooking -----------------------------10
Drinking ----------------------------1/2
Toilets (per flush) -------------- 4-7
Washing the car ---------------- 100
Watering lawn and yard ---- 180
Dripping faucet ------------------- 4
(1 drop per second)
WATER VOLUME OF SOME UTAH LAKES & RESERVOIRS
NORMAL CAPACITY/AF
Bear Lake ----------- 1,420,000
Utah Lake -------------- 850,000
Great Salt Lake ------ 15,370,140
(at elv. 4200)
Strawberry ---------- 1,107,000
Flaming Gorge ----- 3,789,000
Lake Powell ------- 28,000,000
Jordanelle -------------- 320,000
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WATER FACTS
There are approximately 326,000,000 cubic miles of water on earth, covering 70 percent
of the earth's surface.
WHAT PERCENTAGE IS:
Oceans -------------- 97.24%
Polar ice, glacier --- 2.15%
Groundwater -------- 0.61%
Lakes ----------------- 0.017%
Soil -------------------- 0.005%
Atmosphere ------- 0.0001%
Rivers ------------- 0.00001%
HOW MUCH WATER DOES IT TAKE TO PRODUCE ONE SERVING OF:
in GALLONS
Corn --------------------- 61
Lettuce ------------------- 6
Apples ------------------- 16
Tomatoes ---------------- 3
Oranges ---------------- 22
Watermelon ---------- 100
Potatoes --------------- 6.5
Wheatbread ------------ 15
Milk ------------------------ 65
Cola soft drink -------- 10
Steak ----------------- 2,607
Pork --------------------- 408
Chicken ---------------- 408
Eggs (2) ---------------- 136
Typical breakfast --- 209
Typical lunch -------1,427
Typical dinner ----- 2,897
ACRE-FOOT
One acre-foot equals approximately 326,000 gallons, enough to fill a football
field to a depth of one foot or to supply the water needs of an average
family of five for a year.
STATE OF UTAH NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Water Resources
1636 West North Temple #310,
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3156
(801) 538-7299
Printed an recyded paper using vegetable oil base inks. Rev. 8/95
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