Upper
Oconee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070101
Encompassing River Basin: Oconee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in north
central Georgia,
the Upper Oconee watershed encompasses segments of 19 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Upper Oconee
watershed is Athens. Currently,
there are 25 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the watershed.
In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 2,145
gallons per minute. Similarly, 124 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 86,322 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Upper Oconee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 88,467 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 25th
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)