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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 Oconee WPR



2004
2008


Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 200 162 233
SW Center Pivot 51 52 151
SW Traveler 56 27 8
SW Drip/Trickle 22 26 29
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 8 4 0
SW Set Sprinkler 17 19 17
SW Golf Systems 46 34 28
         
GW All GW 239 265 161
GW Center Pivot 157 170 112
GW Traveler 7 10 6
GW Drip/Trickle 37 41 31
GW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
GW Portable Pipe 4 0 0
GW Set Sprinkler 4 12 7
GW Golf Systems 30 32 5

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