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Idaho aquaculture water use

3.87 million acre-feet

Water withdrawn for aquaculture in Idaho, 2023 (estimate)

+17.9% since 2018 (3.28 million acre-feet); +57.3% since 2013 (2.46 million acre-feet)

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates. Data period 2023. Status: estimate. Published . Newest release as of ; next edition expected in 2030.

Fresh groundwater and surface-water withdrawn for aquaculture per year, converted from USGS's published million-gallons-per-day estimate.

Comparison

Idaho was highest among 47 states in 2023, at 3,871,548 acre-feet; Rhode Island was lowest at 6,563 acre-feet.

The largest category in withdrawals by source is Surface water at 3,869,884 acre-feet; next is Groundwater at 1,664 acre-feet.

Historical data

Idaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023Idaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023. Idaho: 2,460,617 in 2013, 3,871,548 in 2023.01M2M3M4M20152020Acre-feetIdaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023Idaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023. Idaho: 2,460,617 in 2013, 3,871,548 in 2023.01M2M3M4M20152020Acre-feetIdaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023Idaho aquaculture water use, 2013 to 2023. Idaho: 2,460,617 in 2013, 3,871,548 in 2023.01M2M3M4M20142016201820202022Acre-feet

Source: USGS, Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates.

Data table (3 rows)
PeriodIdaho (acre-feet)
20132,460,617
20183,283,737
20233,871,548

Compared with other states

Acre-feet

  1. Idaho3,871,548
  2. Louisiana1,578,670
  3. Florida835,467
  4. Washington749,506
  5. Utah439,543
  6. Oregon249,598
  7. Wyoming75,632
  8. Montana64,209
  9. Oklahoma14,047
  10. Maryland8,504
  11. Rhode Island6,563

Source: USGS, Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates.

Data table (47 rows)
State2023
1. Idaho3,871,548
2. Louisiana1,578,670
3. Florida835,467
4. Washington749,506
5. Alaska655,898
6. California617,665
7. Pennsylvania530,199
8. Utah439,543
9. North Carolina421,525
10. Virginia291,420
11. Oregon249,598
12. Wisconsin237,665
13. Minnesota223,659
14. Arkansas206,805
15. Massachusetts169,296
16. Hawaii166,324
17. Colorado156,457
18. Maine150,360
19. Missouri129,522
20. Michigan124,073
21. New Jersey118,574
22. Mississippi116,295
23. Wyoming75,632
24. New Hampshire74,923
25. New York74,391
26. Tennessee73,237
27. Nebraska72,821
28. South Dakota72,751
29. Illinois70,394
30. Montana64,209
31. Georgia64,120
32. New Mexico59,908
33. Alabama57,124
34. Connecticut55,246
35. Iowa46,617
36. Ohio42,493
37. Arizona40,221
38. West Virginia39,913
39. Indiana39,149
40. Texas33,966
41. Kansas33,438
42. Vermont21,652
43. Kentucky16,382
44. South Carolina15,906
45. Oklahoma14,047
46. Maryland8,504
47. Rhode Island6,563

Withdrawals by source

Fresh aquaculture withdrawals split between groundwater and surface water, converted from USGS's published million-gallons-per-day estimate. Idaho only: the only state with a clean (non-withheld) source split in all three years.

Share of withdrawals

  • Surface water: 100%
  • Groundwater: <0.1%

Source: USGS, Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates.

Data table (2 rows)
Source2023 (acre feet)Share of total
Surface water3,869,884100.0%
Groundwater1,6640.0%

Withdrawals by source over time

Withdrawals by source over timeWithdrawals by source over time. Stacked areas: Surface water, Groundwater, in 2013 to in 2023.01M2M3M4M20152020Acre-feetWithdrawals by source over timeWithdrawals by source over time. Stacked areas: Surface water, Groundwater, in 2013 to in 2023.01M2M3M4M20152020Acre-feetWithdrawals by source over timeWithdrawals by source over time. Stacked areas: Surface water, Groundwater, in 2013 to in 2023.01M2M3M4M20142016201820202022Acre-feet
  • Groundwater
  • Surface water

Source: USGS, Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates.

Data table (3 rows)
PeriodSurface water (acre-feet)Groundwater (acre-feet)
20132,407,06153,556
20183,267,23216,505
20233,869,8841,664

Source

Organization
U.S. Geological Survey
Dataset
Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates
Geography
States (all fifty; no county-level data in this release)
Time coverage
2013, 2018, 2023
Update frequency
Every 5 years, with the Census of Aquaculture
Published
Newest release as of
; next edition expected in 2030
Original file
https://doi.org/10.5066/P143KF7U
Methodology
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/66e47bcdd34e1cc1f894ed3f
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work (CC0-1.0 dedication).
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Aquaculture water-use withdrawal estimates

Caveats

  • These are modeled estimates built from Census of Aquaculture facility data, not reported withdrawals.
  • This is not the same series as the aquaculture category in USGS's 1985-2015 Water Use Circulars; the method differs and the two are not comparable.
  • USDA NASS withholds a state's row when fewer than six farms reported aquaculture; Delaware and North Dakota are withheld every year, Nevada also in 2023.
  • No U.S. total is published or stored here, since summing withheld states would understate the true total.
  • USGS publishes withdrawals in million gallons per day (Mgal/d); values here are converted to acre-feet per year (1 Mgal/d = 1,120.14 acre-feet per year).

Cite as Understand Idaho, “Idaho aquaculture water use”, https://understandidaho.com/water/aquaculture-water-use/; cite the publisher above for the figures. See the data catalog.

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