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<br />OJ0'3?5 <br /> <br />TABLE 14 <br /> <br />PRESENT LIVESTOCK WATER USE BY BASINS <br />(Livestock on Hand January 1, 1966) <br /> <br />River Basin <br /> <br />Dai Iy Req 't. Annual Req't. <br />(Mi II ion Gallons) (Acre-Feet) <br />1.0 1,100 <br />7.9 8,900 <br />7.2 8,100 <br />4.1 4,600 <br />1.4 1,600 <br />9.0 10,100 <br />15.1 17 ,000 <br />14.5 16,300 <br />5.3 5,900 <br />9.6 10,800 <br />4.3 4,800 <br />7.5 8,400 <br />4.8 5,400 <br />91.7 103,000 <br /> <br />Wh I te Ri ver-Hat Creek <br /> <br />Niobrara <br /> <br />Missouri Tributaries <br /> <br />North Platte <br /> <br />South Platte <br /> <br />Middle Platte <br /> <br />Loup <br /> <br />Elkhorn <br /> <br />Lower Platte <br /> <br />Repub II can <br /> <br />Little Blue <br /> <br />Big Blue <br /> <br />Nemaha <br /> <br />STATE TOTAL <br /> <br />ground supplies Is usually more uniform In quality and more dependable <br />than water from surface supplies. The source of livestock water by <br />basins is shown on Table 15. Tnese estimates were made by a committee <br />composed of U. S. Department of Agriculture representatives from ERS, <br />SCS, FHA, and ASCS. <br /> <br />Even In areas with adequate ground water supplies, some of the <br />livestock water requirements are met from surface sources. Most of <br />the wells on the ranges are powered by wlndmll Is. These are subject <br />to occasional breakdown or failure to run due to the absence of winds. <br />To overcome these deficiencies, as wel I as to secure better distribution <br /> <br />30 <br />