Withlacoochee
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03110203
Encompassing River Basin: Suwannee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-Florida state line, the Withlacoochee watershed
encompasses segments of 9 Georgia
counties. Like the majority of south Georgia, the counties making up the Withlacoochee
watershed have a vast agricultural sector. The largest city positioned inside
the Withlacoochee watershed is Tifton. Currently, there
are 357 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 207,730 gallons per minute. Similarly, 799 agricultural surface
water permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits
allow surface water to be pumped at a rate of 728,968 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Withlacoochee watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 936,698 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 9th
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)