Water Use in the Coosa-North Georgia Region, 2005

The Water Plan establishes a regional approach to guide water management in Georgia through the creation of 11 water planning councils in these regions. The Coosa-North Georgia Region is composed of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Polk, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield counties in north-west Georgia. In 2005, total water withdrawals for the Region were about 744 million gallons per day (Mgal/d), which was about 14 percent of Georgia's total withdrawals of about 5,412 Mgal/d.

Water data sources

Consumptive-use information
Water-monitoring site information

Explanation of Data Sources

The data and information below is from USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5002, and is being summarized here by State Water Planning Regions. These data may differ from site specific data collected by GaEPD.

Total water withdrawals and source of withdrawals

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Water use by category of use

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Note: Water-use data may in these charts may differ from Georgia EPD data due to different groupings of water-use categories.

Source and use of water

Total water use in 2005 and trends for 1985-2005

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Water use by category in 2005 and trends from 1985-2005

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Total water use by county

Including thermoelectric power

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Excluding thermoelectric power

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