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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 14 counties of the Lower Flint Ochlockonee WPR




2004

2008
Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 2,702 1,742 1,557
SW Center Pivot 1,120 1,329 1,227
SW Traveler 501 332 220
SW Drip/Trickle 102 32 59
SW Subsurface Drip 0 7 1
SW Portable Pipe 18 18 9
SW Set Sprinkler 30 20 36
SW Golf Systems 8 4 5
         
GW All GW 4,476 4,528 4,827
GW Center Pivot 3,391 3,767 4,034
GW Traveler 603 278 282
GW Drip/Trickle 303 315 317
GW Subsurface Drip 6 4 3
GW Portable Pipe 15 13 10
GW Set Sprinkler 109 96 142
GW Golf Systems 53 55 39

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