Irrigated Acres by Crop

The Suwannee and Ochlocknee basins produce a wide variety of crops under irrigation. Three of the top five irrigated crops (cotton, peanut and corn) include a fiber crop, legume nut for human consumption, and an animal feed. Vegetables are a very important segment of the irrigated area, especially in the Ochlocknee basin. Pecans, another edible nut makes up the 5th largest area irrigated in these basins. As can be seen in a statewide view, the predominant crops have changed over the years since irrigation began in Georgia, partially in response to available water for irrigation.