The roadside view of The Water Wagon provides 14 water factoids (one in each circle displayed on the side of the wagon) which can be used in daily living when considering the use of water. Did you know:

Water expands by 9% when it freezes. Frozen water (ice) is lighter than water which is why ice floats in water.

Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has abundant fluid water.

Water is composed of two elements. Hydrogen and Oxygen. 2 Hydrogen + 1 Oxygen = H₂O.

40 gallons of water are used in an average 10-minute shower.

97% of the world's water is in the oceans, 2% is locked up in the ice caps and only 1% is drinkable.

In order to maintain health, an average adult requires 2 quarts of water each day from all sources (i.e., water, food).

A leaky faucet can waste over 50 gallons of water each week.

In nature, water is the only substance that is found in the form of a liquid, a solid, and a gas.

On a hot summer day an acre of cotton will consume 9,000 gallons of water.

The average total home water use for each person in the U.S. is about 50 gallons each day.

The sun's energy powers the evaporation of water from the ocean. Water vapor then circulates in the atmosphere and is precipitated as rain or snow over the land, which eventually drains back into the ocean. This is the vast never-ending water cycle.

About two-thirds of your body is made of water.

71% of the earth's surface is covered by oceans, which contain 80% of the earth's living matter.

All the water on earth is used over and over. Water evaporates from lakes, rivers, and oceans, and from clouds in the sky. Then it returns to the earth as rain or snow. This is called the water cycle.