Water Use Total Water Use-Yadkin River Basin, Forsyth County, North Carolina Water Use Category Total Mgal/d Percentage Public Supply 288.69 57.34 Domestic 191.66 38.07 Commercial 0 0 Industrial 0 0 Thermoelectric Power 0 0 Mining 0.30 0.06 Livestock 0.06 0.01 Aquaculture 2.17 0.43 Irrigation 20.55 4.09 Hydroelectric Power 0 Wastewater Treatment 0 Total Water Use 503.43 100 Forsyth County, North Carolina, has a total population of 369,019 people as of 2015. Results of the data show that the public supply population served by groundwater, in thousands, is 3,801. The public supply population served by surface water in thousands is 278,633. This indicates that the total public supply of water from both the underground and surface water is