Apalachee Bay-St. Marks

 

USGS Cataloging Unit Code: 03120001

Encompassing River Basin: Ochlockonee

 

(Map by Environmental Protection Agency)

 

 

Located on the Georgia-Florida state line, the Apalachee Bay-St. Marks watershed encompasses segments of only 1 Georgia county. The largest city positioned inside the watershed is Tallahassee, FL. Currently, there are 6 groundwater permits issued in Georgia for agricultural use in the Apalachee Bay-St. Marks watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 1,958 gallons per minute. Similarly, 1 surface water permit is issued in the Georgia portion of the watershed. This permit allows surface water to be pumped at a rate of 450 gallons per minute. Together, Georgia agricultural groundwater and surface water permits in the Apalachee Bay-St. Marks watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 2,408 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 49th 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)