Upper
Suwannee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03110201
Encompassing River Basin: Suwannee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-Florida state line, the Upper Suwannee watershed
encompasses segments of 6 Georgia
counties. Currently, there are 9 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 1,400 gallons per minute. Similarly, 12 agricultural surface
water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits
allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 11,880 gallons per minute. Together, Georgia agricultural groundwater and surface water
permits in the Upper Suwannee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 13,280 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 40th
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)