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This is the first study of domestic virtual water flows based upon intra-national food transfer empirical data and it provides insight into how the properties of virtual water transfers vary across scales. We find that the volume of virtual water flows within the USA is equivalent to 51% of international flows, which is slightly higher than the USA food value and volume shares, due to the fact that water-intensive meat commodities comprise a much larger fraction of food transfers within the USA. The USA virtual water flow network is more social, homogeneous, and equitable than the global virtual water trade network, although it is still not perfectly equitable. 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We find that the volume of virtual water flows within the USA is equivalent to 51% of international flows, which is slightly higher than the USA food value and volume shares, due to the fact that water-intensive meat commodities comprise a much larger fraction of food transfers within the USA. The USA virtual water flow network is more social, homogeneous, and equitable than the global virtual water trade network, although it is still not perfectly equitable. 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