Upper
Ogeechee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03060201
Encompassing River Basin: Ogeechee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in central
Georgia, the Upper
Ogeechee watershed encompasses segments of 11 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Upper Ogeechee
watershed is Millen. Currently, there are 127 groundwater permits issued for
agricultural use in the watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow
groundwater to be pumped at a rate of 106,688 gallons per minute. Similarly, 133
surface water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these
permits allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 168,210 gallons per
minute. Together, agricultural
groundwater and surface water permits in the Upper Ogeechee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 274,898 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 18th
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)