Upper
Flint
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03130005
Encompassing River Basin: Flint
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in central
Georgia, the Upper
Flint watershed encompasses segments of 18 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Upper Flint
watershed is Griffin. Currently,
there are 48 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the watershed.
In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 19,405
gallons per minute. Similarly, 128 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 92,434 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Upper Flint watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 111,839 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 22nd 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)