Upper
Coosa
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03150105
Encompassing River Basin: Coosa
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-Alabama state line, the Upper Coosa watershed
encompasses segments of 6 Georgia
counties. Currently, there are 7 groundwater permits issued for agricultural
use in the Georgia
portion of the watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be
pumped at a rate of 2,495 gallons per minute. Similarly, 32 Georgia
surface water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these
permits allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 28,740 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Upper Coosa watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 31,235 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 33rd 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)