Data Centers & Their Watersheds

Modeled annual water use

Under 5M gal

5–25M gal

25–75M gal

75–200M gal

200M+ gal

Circle size ≈ facility power (MW). Clusters group nearby sites — click to zoom in.

Operator

Facility

City

Watershed

Sub-watershed

HUC-8

Modeled water use

—

gallons / year

Per month—

—

U.S. homes' yearly water

—

Olympic pools / year

Facility size

IT power capacity—

Approx. footprint—

Water efficiency (WUE)—

Local water supply

Utility

Source

Facility inventory from datacentermap.com (placed at city level). Water-use figures are modeled estimates from facility power and a climate-adjusted Water Usage Effectiveness factor, not metered readings. Watershed shown at USGS HUC-8 level where available, otherwise the regional river basin.