Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding

USGS Cataloging Unit Code: 03130002

Encompassing River Basin: Chattahoochee

(Map by Environmental Protection Agency)

Located in west Georgia and east Alabama, the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding watershed encompasses segments of 12 Georgia counties. The largest city positioned inside the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding watershed is Smyrna. Currently, there are 2 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the Georgia portion of the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 115 gallons per minute. Similarly, 60 Georgia surface water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 44,157 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and surface water permits in the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 44,272 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 30^th 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)