Little Satilla
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070202
Encompassing River Basin: Satilla
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in southeast
Georgia, the Little
Satilla watershed encompasses segments of 6 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Little Satilla watershed is Baxley.
Currently, there are 112 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the
Little Satilla watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be
pumped at a rate of 60,580 gallons per minute. Similarly, 136 surface water
permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow
surface water to be pumped at a rate of 93,604 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Little Satilla watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 154,184
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 20th 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)