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Water Resources of Ouachita Parish

Dan J. Tomaszewski·John K. Lovelace·Jason M. Griffith
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Ouachita Parish, located in north-central Louisiana, contains fresh groundwater and surface-water resources. In 2005, about 152 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) were withdrawn from water sources in Ouachita Parish. About 84 percent (128 Mgal/d) was withdrawn from surface water, and 16 percent (24 Mgal/d) was withdrawn from groundwater. Power generation (87 Mgal/d) accounted for 58 percent of the total water withdrawn. Withdrawals for other uses included public supply (22 Mgal/d), industrial (24 Mgal/d), and irrigation (18 Mgal/d). This fact sheet summarizes basic information on the water resources of Ouachita Parish, La. Information on groundwater and surface-water availability, quality, development, use, and trends is based on previously published reports.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 32.166666666666664° to 32.833333333333336° latitude; -92.5° to -91.75° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Dan J. Tomaszewski, John K. Lovelace, Jason M. Griffith. 2009. Water Resources of Ouachita Parish. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20093086

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