|
Visitation
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|
2012-1971
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|
Year
|
Visitor Hours*
|
Visitor Days*
|
|
2012
|
6,930,683
|
|
|
2011
|
5,551,647
|
|
|
2010
|
7,400,038
|
|
|
2009
|
9,740,553
|
|
|
2008
|
6,085,684
|
|
|
2007
|
6,515,824
|
|
|
2006
|
7,223,052
|
|
|
2005
|
6,614,623
|
|
|
2004
|
5,610,891
|
|
|
2003
|
5,600,757
|
|
|
2002
|
5,821,404
|
|
|
2001
|
5,393,430
|
|
|
2000
|
5,437,933
|
|
|
1999
|
5,754,431
|
|
|
1998**
|
6,052,658
|
|
|
1997
|
5,912,993
|
|
|
1996
|
6,301,211
|
|
|
1995
|
5,721,990
|
|
|
1994
|
5,209,416
|
|
|
1993
|
4,547,438
|
|
|
1992
|
5,354,010
|
|
|
1991
|
3,381,151
|
|
|
1990
|
3,358,470
|
|
|
1989
|
3,233,589
|
|
|
1988
|
2,836,429
|
|
|
1987*
|
|
1,032,431
|
|
1986
|
|
951,799
|
|
1985
|
|
1,039,120
|
|
1984
|
|
853,319
|
|
1983
|
|
873,574
|
|
1982
|
|
858,581
|
|
1981
|
|
1,030,268
|
|
1980
|
|
1,166,177
|
|
1979
|
|
1,169,567
|
|
1978
|
|
1,334,172
|
|
1977
|
|
1,482,044
|
|
1976
|
|
2,004,843
|
|
1975
|
|
2,076,310
|
|
1974
|
|
1,748,564
|
|
1973
|
|
1,213,228
|
|
1972
|
|
1,587,685
|
|
1971
|
|
1,157,292
|
|
*Rathbun Lake changed from calculating visitation in visitor-days to visitor-hours in 1987.
|
|
**Reporting changed from calendar year to fiscal year.
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*Visitor Hour = the presence of one or more on an area of land or water for the purpose of engaging in recreation activities during continuous or intermittent periods of time aggregating 60 minutes.
**Visitor Day = a visit by one individual to a recreation development or area for recreation purposes during any reasonable portion or all of a 24-hour period.