Lower
Oconee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070102
Encompassing River Basin: Oconee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in central
Georgia, the Lower
Oconee watershed encompasses segments of 13 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Lower Oconee
watershed is Milledgeville. Currently, there are 118 groundwater permits issued
for agricultural use in the Lower Oconee watershed. In
aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 51,132
gallons per minute. Similarly, 264 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 199,823 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Lower Oconee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 250,955 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 19th
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)