to answer my own question...
Antarctica, by far, with just over 30 million km3 (mostly ice). Asia comes in 2nd with close to 7.9 million, Africa with 5.5 mil and North America with 4.4. ( source: [1] )
FOREVER ALONE
it is called groundwater
Approximately 30% of Earth's fresh water is frozen in groundwater. This groundwater is stored in underground aquifers, which provide a crucial source of freshwater for drinking and irrigation.
Groundwater can be either saltwater or freshwater, depending on the location. In coastal areas, groundwater can be saltwater due to seawater intrusion. Inland areas typically have freshwater groundwater sources.
Fresh water that filters through the soil into the ground is known as groundwater. This water collects in underground aquifers and can be a vital source of drinking water for communities. Groundwater is replenished by rainfall and snowmelt that percolates through the soil.
58% of water is available in a current state.
Mostly
Fresh water can be found in various locations on Earth, including rivers, lakes, and groundwater reservoirs such as aquifers. Rivers are bodies of flowing fresh water that typically originate from springs or melting snow. Lakes are large bodies of standing fresh water that can be natural or man-made. Groundwater reservoirs, such as aquifers, are underground layers of permeable rock or sediment that store and transmit fresh water.
Ground off and runoff are both precipitation and fresh water. Since they are fresh water, people use groundwater and runoff for households and drinking waters sometimes.
it is called groundwater
groundwater can be fresh, or can have various salts and/or minerals dissolved in it
Approximately 30% of Earth's fresh water is frozen in groundwater. This groundwater is stored in underground aquifers, which provide a crucial source of freshwater for drinking and irrigation.
The total volume of readily available global groundwater is about 4.2 x 106 km3 Groundwater makes up about twenty percent of the world's fresh water supply, which is about 0.61% of the entire world's water, including oceans and permanent ice.
lakes and rivers and groundwater (underground)
lakes and rivers
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Groundwater can be either saltwater or freshwater, depending on the location. In coastal areas, groundwater can be saltwater due to seawater intrusion. Inland areas typically have freshwater groundwater sources.