Upper
Chattahoochee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03130001
Encompassing River Basin: Chattahoochee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in north Georgia,
the Upper Chattahoochee watershed encompasses segments
of 15 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Upper Chattahoochee
watershed is Roswell. Currently,
there are 14 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the watershed.
In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 3,305
gallons per minute. Similarly, 50 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 49,259 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Upper Chattahoochee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 52,564 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 28th
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)