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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 13 counties of the Upper Flint WPR



2004
2008


Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 562 461 535
SW Center Pivot 338 343 435
SW Traveler 174 99 70
SW Drip/Trickle 24 4 11
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 11 5 4
SW Set Sprinkler 5 1 6
SW Golf Systems 10 9 9
         
GW All GW 1,088 1,302 1,108
GW Center Pivot 881 1,120 921
GW Traveler 48 44 35
GW Drip/Trickle 86 66 85
GW Subsurface Drip 0 1 4
GW Portable Pipe 7 3 0
GW Set Sprinkler 33 36 42
GW Golf Systems 33 32 21

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