# Visualizing Water Consumption: Hyperscale Data Centers

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Just **one hyperscale data center**<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> uses about </span>**200 million gallons of water per year**<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">; enough water to fill the entire area enclosed by Rice University's inner loop to a depth of </span>**13.85 feet**!