Water Risk Index for Data Centers
Independent, data-driven water-supply risk scores for the major U.S. data-center metros — built from public USGS streamflow, U.S. Drought Monitor severity, and U.S. Census population (water demand). Updated automatically. No spin, just numbers.
Highest current risk in the index
Phoenix Data Center Alpha — 71.7/100
Salt River (Roosevelt) · High risk
· as of Jul 3, 2026
Phoenix Data Center Alpha
Salt River (Roosevelt)
Atlanta
Chattahoochee River (Atlanta)
Ashburn / Northern Virginia
Potomac River (Washington, DC)
The Dalles, Oregon
Columbia River (The Dalles)
Dallas–Fort Worth
Trinity River (Dallas)
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