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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 12 counties of the Middle Ocmulgee WPR



2004
2008
Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 142 200 240
SW Center Pivot 44 140 181
SW Traveler 72 31 34
SW Drip/Trickle 8 15 10
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 4 2 2
SW Set Sprinkler 5 7 6
SW Golf Systems 9 5 7
         
GW All GW 460 541 576
GW Center Pivot 275 318 364
GW Traveler 39 18 33
GW Drip/Trickle 96 181 151
GW Subsurface Drip 3 0 2
GW Portable Pipe 0 0 2
GW Set Sprinkler 14 4 6
GW Golf Systems 33 20 18

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