Aucilla
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03110103
Encompassing River Basin: Ochlockonee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-Florida state line, the Aucilla watershed encompasses segments of 2 Georgia
counties. Currently, there are 79 groundwater permits issued in Georgia
for agricultural use in the Aucilla watershed. In aggregate, these permits
allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 59,820 gallons per minute.
Similarly, 24 surface water permits are dispersed throughout the Georgia
portion of the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 23,980 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Aucilla watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 83,800
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 26th 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)