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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 Suwannee Satilla WPR




2004

2008



Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 1480 1,325 1,567
SW Center Pivot 641 636 875
SW Traveler 643 541 516
SW Drip/Trickle 14 20 40
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 2
SW Portable Pipe 159 98 44
SW Set Sprinkler 18 27 87
SW Golf Systems 5 3 5
         
GW All GW 1,881 2,157 2,321
GW Center Pivot 1,085 1,215 1,330
GW Traveler 239 276 275
GW Drip/Trickle 401 487 587
GW Subsurface Drip 6 7 5
GW Portable Pipe 28 24 14
GW Set Sprinkler 48 72 72
GW Golf Systems 74 76 45

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