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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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  1. 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

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