Alapaha

USGS Cataloging Unit Code: 03110202

Encompassing River Basin: Suwannee

(Map by Environmental Protection Agency)

Located in south Georgia, the Alapaha watershed encompasses segments of 14 Georgia counties. Like the majority of south Georgia, the counties making up the Alapaha watershed have a vast agricultural sector. The largest city positioned inside the Alapaha watershed is Valdosta. Currently, there are 482 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the Alapaha watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 261,255 gallons per minute. Similarly, 1,542 surface water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 1,445,391 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and surface water permits in the Alapaha watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 1,706,646 gallons per minute. This figure ranks highest out of the 51 watersheds for which data was available at the time of this study. For information regarding the percentages for which this watershed’s agricultural water permits are either over or under allocated, click here.

DATA TABLES:

Agriculture Groundwater Permits

Agriculture Surface Water Permits

Agriculture Groundwater + Surface Water Permits

Agriculture Groundwater Permitted Withdrawals in Gallons per Minute

Agriculture Surface Water Permitted Withdrawals in Gallons per Minute

Agriculture Groundwater + Surface Water Permitted Withdrawals in Gallons per Minute

Distribution of Agriculture Water Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)

DATA CHARTS:

Agriculture Water Permits

Agriculture Permitted Withdrawals

Distribution of Agriculture Groundwater Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)

Distribution of Agriculture Surface Water Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)

Distribution of Agriculture Groundwater + Surface Water Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)