Middle Savannah
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03060106
Encompassing River Basin: Savannah
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-South Carolina state line, the Middle Savannah watershed encompasses
segments of 5 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Middle Savannah watershed is Augusta.
Currently, there are 12 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the Georgia
portion of the Middle Savannah watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow
groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 8,640 gallons per minute. Similarly, 23
surface water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these
permits allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 27,350 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Middle Savannah watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 35,990
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 31st 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)