willow tree and water problem question

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Fellas I just have a couple of question I was hope that you could answer for me. I have a sixty foot tall willow in WI. Couple of things. I live in a low area. the tree has a lot of dead wood in it. With that being said, is it true that a willow of this size will suck up about 1000 gallons a day? The tree really needs to come down do to the dead wood in it and all of the wind damage. If this willow is really sucking 100 gallon a day and I remove it my backyard is going to be under water real fast. Is there a different tree that I could put into its place that would suckup a substansial amount of water while being of a denser nature? Thank you