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. 2024 Jun 6;11:598. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03434-6

Table 2.

Summary of surface and groundwater rights by state included in the cumulative water rights curves (Data Product 3).

State Total state allocations in 1000 ft3 s−1
Surface Water Groundwater
Arizona 75,706* 352**
California 3,065 ***
Colorado 360 37
Idaho 249 42
Montana 17,046 29
Nevada 34 14
NewMexico 3 18
Oregon 1,519 47
Utah 1,574 3,426
Washington 1,606 0
Wyoming 911 21

*In Arizona, this number is the sum of permitted conveyances and flow rates.

**In Arizona, this number is the sum of pumping well registry flows.

***Prior to 2020, California did not regulate groundwater with water rights.