This report contains statistical information relating to water use in Arkansas. The principle categories of water use, other than hydroelectric energy generation, are public supply, self-supplied industrial use, rural domestic and livestock use, irrigation, fish and minnow farming, water for wild life impoundments, and thermoelectric-energy generation.

The report includes:

• A figure displaying the relative daily use of water in Arkansas in 1980 by use categories
• A table giving use and consumption of water in 1980 by use category
• A map showing the use of ground and surface water in million gallons per day
• A table of water use by categories in Arkansas counties
• A table of consumption of water by counties by surface and ground water
• A map displaying generalized hydrologic map units of Arkansas
• A table of industrial and commercial water use by county
• A table depicting use of water to generate electric energy by county
• A table displaying changes in water use by use category from 1975 to 1980
• A map showing changes in water use by county from 1975 to 1980
• A table presenting withdrawls of ground water from aquifers by county in 1980

*Includes: 29 pages, 4 figures, 10 tables

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