Lower
Ocmulgee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070104
Encompassing River Basin: Ocmulgee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in south
Georgia, the Lower Ocmulgee watershed encompasses
segments of 14 Georgia
counties. Like the majority of south Georgia, the counties making up the Lower
Ocmulgee watershed have a vast agricultural sector. The largest
city positioned inside the Lower Ocmulgee watershed is Warner
Robins. Currently, there are 730 groundwater permits
issued for agricultural use in the Lower Ocmulgee
watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate
of 399,200 gallons per minute. Similarly, 779 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 747,155 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Lower Ocmulgee watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals
at a rate of 1,146,355 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 5th
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)