Canoochee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03060203
Encompassing River Basin: Ogeechee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in east Georgia,
the Canoochee watershed encompasses segments of 10 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Canoochee watershed is Swainsboro.
Currently, there are 134 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the
Canoochee watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped
at a rate of 50,499 gallons per minute. Similarly, 531 surface water permits
are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface
water to be pumped at a rate of 457,709 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Canoochee watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 508,208
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 12th 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)