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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 18 counties of the Coosa North Georgia WPR



2004
2008
Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 146 129 103
SW Center Pivot 27 31 29
SW Traveler 15 31 23
SW Drip/Trickle 0 9 11
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 21 12 5
SW Set Sprinkler 17 11 11
SW Golf Systems 42 35 24
         
GW All GW 68 63 22
GW Center Pivot 0 0 0
GW Traveler 8 0 0
GW Drip/Trickle 14 14 10
GW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
GW Portable Pipe 0 0 0
GW Set Sprinkler 10 20 3
GW Golf Systems 36 29 9

Source: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service 2000, 2004, and 2008 Irrigation Surveys. Irrigation Surveys are an approximately quadrennial survey prepared from county level data assembled by Agricultural Agents for their respective counties. More information on the statewide survey and its published references can be found here.


Last Updated on 1/21/09 by Annie Horak, Shane Conger and Jim Hook