A Decade of Wisconsin Water Withdrawals
Water Quantity in Wisconsin
A product of the Wisconsin DNR, Water Use Section
Wisconsin Water Use
Waterfalls Copper Falls State Park, Ashland County. A series of waterfalls cascading over dark rocks surrounded by wooded area. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
Artesian Well near Lake Superior, Bayfield County (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
A series of photos depicting different water use sectors in Wisconsin. (clockwise) Cows at a drinking trough at sunset; a series of gray water-cooling towers on a power plant rooftop; a tall white public water tower; and a view of a power plant on the Fox River, Green Bay Wisconsin. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
A children’s splash pad with large tree-like sprinklers, located at Blue Mound State Park, Wisconsin. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
Pie chart: A decade of Wisconsin withdrawal by use - surface water and groundwater (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
Surface Water Withdrawals
Pie chart: A decade of Wisconsin withdrawal by use - surface water (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
A sunny view of the Fox River, on the left is the De Pere dam and bridge, with a paper plant located on the west bank of the Fox River, De Pere, Wisconsin. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
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Groundwater Withdrawals
Left: A modern well with electricity and meters attached. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR) Right: An historical black-and-white image of man standing by drilling rig. (Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society)
Line graph: Construction dates of active high-capacity wells in Wisconsin over that last 90 years (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
Left: A modern irrigation rig watering low crops. (Credit: USGS) Right: Historical irrigation equipment. (Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society)
Pie Chart: A decade of Wisconsin withdrawal - groundwater (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
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Gray monitoring well and equipment (Credit: USGS)
Series of cool water aquaculture tanks at the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR).
Hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River, below Lake Dubay. (Credit: Wisconsin DNR)
Vilas County lake with calm water and sunset (Credit: DNR)
