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About what percent of all of Earth's fresh water is found in ground water, streams, lakes, and rivers?
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bobpursley
curious you did not ask about permanent snow, and ice. I will add it
Ice caps, Glaciers, & Permanent Snow 68.7 percent
Groundwater Fresh 30.1
Soil Moisture 0.001
Ground Ice & Permafrost 0.86
Lakes fresh 0.26
Atmosphere 0.04
Swamp Water 0.03
Rivers 0.0002
Biological Water 0.003
Source: Igor Shiklomanov's chapter "World fresh water resources" in Peter H. Gleick (editor), 1993, Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water
Ice caps, Glaciers, & Permanent Snow 68.7 percent
Groundwater Fresh 30.1
Soil Moisture 0.001
Ground Ice & Permafrost 0.86
Lakes fresh 0.26
Atmosphere 0.04
Swamp Water 0.03
Rivers 0.0002
Biological Water 0.003
Source: Igor Shiklomanov's chapter "World fresh water resources" in Peter H. Gleick (editor), 1993, Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water
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