Ogeechee Coastal
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03060204
Encompassing River Basin: Ogeechee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in southeast
Georgia, the Ogeechee
Coastal watershed encompasses segments of 6 Georgia
counties. Currently, there are 13 groundwater permits issued for agricultural
use in the watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be
pumped at a rate of 3,570 gallons per minute. Similarly, 3 surface water
permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow
surface water to be pumped at a rate of 3,600 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Ogeechee Coastal watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 7,170 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 46th
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)