Altamaha
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070106
Encompassing River Basin: Altamaha
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in southeast
Georgia, the Altamaha
watershed encompasses segments of 12 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Altamaha
watershed is Jesup. Currently, there are 102 groundwater permits issued for
agricultural use in the Altamaha watershed. In
aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 36,666
gallons per minute. Similarly, 430 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 345,010 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Altamaha watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 381,676 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 15th
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)