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Most of Earth's water is stored in the glaciers. According to USGS, around 69% of the Earth's fresh water is located in glaciers and icecaps which are mostly located in Antarctica and Greenland. Another 30% of the fresh water is ground water. Only around .9% of Earth's fresh water is on the surface. For more information, check the link below.

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Where is earths available fresh water located?

Earth's available fresh water is located in various sources such as lakes, rivers, underground aquifers, and glaciers. The largest percentage of fresh water is found in glaciers and ice caps, while the most accessible sources for human use are rivers and underground aquifers.


Where is most of the earths water?

the ocean


Being a blue planet why do you face shotage of water?

Partly because most of earths water is salt water!


What is the reservoir for most fresh water on earth?

Most of the fresh water on Earth is stored in glaciers and ice caps, particularly in Antarctica and Greenland. Approximately 68.7% of the world's fresh water is locked away in these frozen reserves. The remaining fresh water is found in groundwater, surface water bodies like rivers and lakes, and in the atmosphere. This makes glaciers and ice caps the largest reservoir of fresh water, significantly influencing global water availability.


Where is almost two thirds of earth fresh water located?

According to the Fresh Water entry in Wikipedia:- Out of all the water on Earth, only 2.75 percent is fresh water, including 2.05 percent frozen in Glaciers, 0.68 percent as Groundwaterand 0.011 percent of it as Surface_waterin lakes and rivers.Freshwater lakes, most notably Lake_Baikalin Russia and the Great_Lakes_(North_Americain North America, contain seven-eighths of this fresh surface water. Swamps have most of the balance with only a small amount in rivers, most notably the Amazon_River.The atmosphere contains 0.04% water. In areas with no fresh water on the ground surface, fresh water derived from precipitation may, because of its lower density, overlie saline ground water in lenses or layers.Most of the world's fresh water is frozen in Ice_sheets.