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Reservoir
Volume (cubic km x 10,000,000)
Percent of Total
Oceans
1370
97.25
Ice Caps and Glaciers
29
2.05
Groundwater
9.5
0.68
Lakes
0.125
0.01
Soil Moisture
0.065
0.005
Atmosphere
0.013
0.001
Streams and Rivers
0.0017
0.0001

Biosphere
0.0006
0.00004


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