Ohoopee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070107
Encompassing River Basin: Altamaha
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in southeast
Georgia, the Ohoopee
watershed encompasses segments of 10 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Ohoopee watershed is Vidalia.
Currently, there are 97 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the
watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate
of 50,940 gallons per minute. Similarly, 422 surface water permits are
dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water
to be pumped at a rate of 349,012 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Ohoopee watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 399,952
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 14th 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)