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PROJECTED ANNUAL WITHDRAWALS
Lower Flint

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GRAPHICAL DATA:


How does our planning region compare with other regions of Georgia?

Each regions share of the state agricultural withdrawal differs. The graph at the lower left shows anticipated groundwater plus surface water withdrawals for normal rainfall years using 2011 expected crop acres and production. The graph at right examines only the surface water share.

Lower Flint - OchlockoneeFractional WithdrawalsLower Flint - Ochlockonee Fractional Withdrawals
Lower Flint - Ochlockonee Withdrawals

What are the expected withdrawals for agricultural irrigation in our region?

Projected withdrawals from groundwater (GW) and surface water (SW) are shown for key years from 2011 to 2050. Since it is not possible to anticipate whether a given year will have rainfall patterns of wet, dry, or normal years, withdrawal amounts are shown for each.

(Values are annualized pumping rate (MGD) for all major and specialty agricultural commodities.)

How much do withdrawals for agricultural irrigation vary over the year?

Projected withdrawals from groundwater (GW) plus surface water (SW) are shown for 2011 for this WPR. Withdrawals are greatest during the growing season's summer months. Withdrawals during those months exceed the average annualized withdrawals. Annualized withdrawals allow comparisons with other water uses (municipal, industrial, etc.) and allow comparisons among regions, but they do not imply that the amount is adequate to meed irrigation demands during the months of irrigation.

Lower Flint - Ochlockonee Withdrawals


TABULAR DATA:

How do counties of this region compare in their anticipated water use?

Projected withdrawals from groundwater (GW) and surface water (SW) are shown for key years from 2011 to 2050 for each county of the region. Since it is not possible to anticipate whether a given year will have rainfall patterns of wet, dry, or normal years, withdrawal amounts are shown for each.

(Values are annualized pumping rate (MGD) for all major and specialty agricultural commodities.)

Year - County GW
Wet *		 GW
Med *		 GW
Dry *		 SW
Wet 		SW
Med 		SW
Dry
 
  2011 - Baker 18.3 26.1 33.6 2.91 4.15 5.36
  2020 - Baker 18.7 26.7 34.5 2.98 4.26 5.49
  2030 - Baker 19.2 27.5 35.5 3.06 4.39 5.66
  2040 - Baker 19.8 28.4 36.6 3.16 4.52 5.84
  2050 - Baker 20.4 29.3 37.9 3.26 4.68 6.04
 
  2011 - Calhoun 4.50 6.32 8.24 9.01 12.7 16.5
  2020 - Calhoun 4.56 6.41 8.36 9.14 12.8 16.7
  2030 - Calhoun 4.66 6.53 8.52 9.33 13.1 17.1
  2040 - Calhoun 4.76 6.66 8.70 9.53 13.3 17.4
  2050 - Calhoun 4.86 6.81 8.89 9.74 13.6 17.8
 
  2011 - Colquitt 9.65 14.9 21.5 12.5 19.2 27.2
  2020 - Colquitt 10.3 16.0 23.0 13.5 20.6 29.1
  2030 - Colquitt 11.2 17.2 24.7 14.6 22.3 31.5
  2040 - Colquitt 12.1 18.6 26.6 16.0 24.3 34.1
  2050 - Colquitt 13.1 20.2 28.8 17.4 26.4 37.1
 
  2011 - Decatur 23.4 39.4 56.1 1.07 1.78 2.5
  2020 - Decatur 24.5 41.1 58.5 1.13 1.86 2.62
  2030 - Decatur 25.8 43.2 61.4 1.2 1.97 2.78
  2040 - Decatur 27.3 45.5 64.7 1.28 2.10 2.94
  2050 - Decatur 29.0 48.2 68.4 1.37 2.23 3.13
 
  2011 - Dougherty 17.3 24.0 30.0 0.27 0.37 0.46
  2020 - Dougherty 17.4 24.2 30.3 0.27 0.37 0.47
  2030 - Dougherty 17.6 24.4 30.6 0.27 0.38 0.47
  2040 - Dougherty 17.8 24.7 31.0 0.27 0.38 0.48
  2050 - Dougherty 18.0 25.0 31.3 0.28 0.39 0.48
 
  2011 - Early 14.7 22.5 29.0 4.43 6.81 8.76
  2020 - Early 15.0 23.1 29.6 4.52 6.97 8.96
  2030 - Early 15.4 23.7 30.5 4.64 7.17 9.22
  2040 - Early 15.8 24.4 31.4 4.77 7.39 9.5
  2050 - Early 16.3 25.2 32.4 4.91 7.62 9.81
 
  2011 - Grady 5.3 7.19 9.67 4.34 5.87 8.01
  2020 - Grady 5.39 7.32 9.85 4.42 5.99 8.19
  2030 - Grady 5.51 7.49 10.1 4.54 6.16 8.43
  2040 - Grady 5.65 7.69 10.4 4.66 6.34 8.69
  2050 - Grady 5.80 7.91 10.7 4.8 6.54 8.97
 
  2011 - Lee 15.5 23.5 30.6 5.22 7.90 10.3
  2020 - Lee 15.6 23.6 30.8 5.25 7.96 10.4
  2030 - Lee 15.8 23.9 31.1 5.32 8.05 10.5
  2040 - Lee 16.0 24.2 31.5 5.39 8.16 10.6
  2050 - Lee 16.2 24.5 31.9 5.46 8.28 10.8
 
  2011 - Miller 24.2 36.6 49.9 0.15 0.23 0.31
  2020 - Miller 24.8 37.7 51.5 0.16 0.24 0.33
  2030 - Miller 25.7 39.1 53.6 0.16 0.25 0.34
  2040 - Miller 26.7 40.7 55.8 0.17 0.26 0.36
  2050 - Miller 27.8 42.5 58.3 0.18 0.27 0.37
 
  2011 - Mitchell 47.2 64.9 83.8 3.58 4.94 6.38
  2020 - Mitchell 48.1 66.2 85.5 3.66 5.05 6.53
  2030 - Mitchell 49.2 67.8 87.8 3.76 5.19 6.72
  2040 - Mitchell 50.5 69.6 90.2 3.87 5.35 6.93
  2050 - Mitchell 51.9 71.6 92.9 3.99 5.52 7.16
 
  2011 - Seminole 25.8 36.6 46.5 0.27 0.38 0.48
  2020 - Seminole 26.6 37.8 48.1 0.28 0.39 0.5
  2030 - Seminole 27.6 39.3 50.0 0.29 0.41 0.52
  2040 - Seminole 28.7 40.9 52.0 0.30 0.43 0.55
  2050 - Seminole 29.9 42.7 54.3 0.31 0.45 0.57
 
  2011 - Terrell 5.17 8.09 10.9 5.67 8.88 12.0
  2020 - Terrell 5.28 8.28 11.2 5.79 9.09 12.3
  2030 - Terrell 5.43 8.52 11.6 5.96 9.35 12.7
  2040 - Terrell 5.59 8.78 11.9 6.13 9.64 13.1
  2050 - Terrell 5.76 9.06 12.3 6.32 9.95 13.5
 
  2011 - Thomas 3.54 6.73 10.1 0.72 1.34 2.01
  2020 - Thomas 3.59 6.88 10.4 0.73 1.38 2.06
  2030 - Thomas 3.67 7.07 10.7 0.75 1.42 2.13
  2040 - Thomas 3.75 7.28 11.0 0.77 1.47 2.21
  2050 - Thomas 3.84 7.52 11.4 0.79 1.52 2.29
 
  2011 - Worth 8.95 15.3 22.9 3.22 5.46 8.09
  2020 - Worth 9.29 15.8 23.7 3.36 5.67 8.41
  2030 - Worth 9.72 16.5 24.8 3.52 5.94 8.80
  2040 - Worth 10.2 17.3 25.9 3.71 6.24 9.23
  2050 - Worth 10.7 18.1 27.1 3.91 6.57 9.70
 
  2011 - Lower Flint, Ochlockonee WPR 223.5 332.1 442.8 53.4 80.0 108.4
  2020 - Lower Flint, Ochlockonee WPR 229.1 341.1 455.3 55.2 82.6 112.1
  2030 - Lower Flint, Ochlockonee WPR 236.5 352.2 470.9 57.4 86.1 116.9
  2040 - Lower Flint, Ochlockonee WPR 244.7 364.7 487.7 60.0 89.9 121.9
  2050 - Lower Flint, Ochlockonee WPR 253.6 378.6 506.6 62.7 94.0 127.7
 
  

* Wet year = irrigation withdrawals expected for the wettest 25th percentile (one in 4 years), Med years = median year, Dry year, irrigation withdrawals expected for the driest 25th percentile (one in four years).

Source: Details on the methods for projecting withdrawals and month by month withdrawals HERE.

Last Updated on 9/08/2009 by Jim Hook