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PROJECTED ANNUAL WITHDRAWALS
Ochlockonee River Basin


Projected withdrawals from groundwater (GW) and surface water (SW)
for agricultural irrigation of major row crops and specialty crops
Annualized pumping rate (MGD) for the earliest projection through furthest projection years.

Year - Sub-basin GW
Wet *		 GW
Med *		 GW
Dry *		 SW
Wet 		SW
Med 		SW
Dry
 
  2011 - Apalachee Bay-St. Marks 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.01 0.02 0.03
  2020 - Apalachee Bay-St. Marks 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.01 0.02 0.03
  2030 - Apalachee Bay-St. Marks 0.06 0.12 0.17 0.01 0.02 0.03
  2040 - Apalachee Bay-St. Marks 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.01 0.02 0.04
  2050 - Apalachee Bay-St. Marks 0.06 0.12 0.19 0.01 0.02 0.04
 
  2011 - Apalachicola 0.77 1.3 1.85 0.04 0.06 0.08
  2020 - Apalachicola 0.81 1.35 1.93 0.04 0.06 0.09
  2030 - Apalachicola 0.85 1.42 2.03 0.04 0.07 0.09
  2040 - Apalachicola 0.9 1.5 2.13 0.04 0.07 0.1
  2050 - Apalachicola 0.96 1.59 2.26 0.05 0.07 0.1
 
  2011 - Aucilla 1.49 2.78 4.25 0.24 0.44 0.67
  2020 - Aucilla 1.52 2.84 4.35 0.25 0.46 0.69
  2030 - Aucilla 1.55 2.92 4.47 0.25 0.47 0.71
  2040 - Aucilla 1.59 3 4.61 0.26 0.49 0.74
  2050 - Aucilla 1.64 3.1 4.76 0.27 0.5 0.76
 
  2011 - Lower Ochlockonee 3.88 6.34 8.95 0.66 0.94 1.3
  2020 - Lower Ochlockonee 4.04 6.58 9.3 0.68 0.97 1.33
  2030 - Lower Ochlockonee 4.24 6.9 9.74 0.7 1 1.38
  2040 - Lower Ochlockonee 4.47 7.25 10.2 0.73 1.04 1.44
  2050 - Lower Ochlockonee 4.73 7.64 10.8 0.76 1.08 1.5
 
  2011 - Upper Ochlockonee 16.4 24.3 33.5 8.78 13.1 18.4
  2020 - Upper Ochlockonee 16.9 25.1 34.7 9.25 13.8 19.4
  2030 - Upper Ochlockonee 17.6 26.1 36.1 9.83 14.7 20.6
  2040 - Upper Ochlockonee 18.3 27.3 37.7 10.5 15.6 21.9
  2050 - Upper Ochlockonee 19.1 28.5 39.5 11.2 16.7 23.4
 
  2011 - Basin Total 22.6 34.8 48.7 9.73 14.6 20.5
  2020 - Basin Total 23.3 36 50.4 10.2 15.3 21.5
  2030 - Basin Total 24.3 37.5 52.5 10.8 16.2 22.8
  2040 - Basin Total 25.3 39.1 54.9 11.5 17.3 24.2
  2050 - Basin Total 26.5 41 57.5 12.3 18.4 25.8
 
  

* 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 7/31/2009 by Jim Hook