Upper
Ocmulgee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070103
Encompassing River Basin: Ocmulgee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in central
Georgia, the Upper
Ocmulgee watershed encompasses segments of 20 Georgia
counties. The largest cities positioned inside the Upper Ocmulgee
watershed are Atlanta and Macon.
Currently, there are 26 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the
watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate
of 4,660 gallons per minute. Similarly, 111 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 89,477 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Upper Ocmulgee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 94,137 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 23rd
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)