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Water use for irrigation in Michigan, 2001

Michele L. Morenz·Ron L. Van Til·Carol L. Luukkonen
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Each year, water-use data for Michigan are compiled or estimated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), working in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). The resulting information provides a category-by-category profile of over 4,200 facilities throughout the State. The data are reported in the Michigan Water Use Reporting Program, which provides needed information for water-resources planning and enhances public understanding of the value of sustaining water resources within the Great Lakes Basin. The primary goal of the program is to inventory, analyze, and report baseline data for major water uses.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 41.696089° to 48.190975° latitude; -90.41562° to -82.412965° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Michele L. Morenz, Ron L. Van Til, Carol L. Luukkonen. 2005. Water use for irrigation in Michigan, 2001. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20053079

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