Table 1 (Report Appendix 1). Inventoried irrigated acreage summarized by crop, irrigation system, and county in the Suwannee River Water Management District, 2015
Dates
Publication Date
2016
Start Date
2014
End Date
2016
Citation
Marella, R.L., Dixon, J.F, and Berry, D.R., 2016, GIS data and tables pertaining to the Agricultural Irrigated Land-use Inventory for the Counties in the Suwannee River Water Management District, 2015 - Scientific data associated with the USGS Open-File Report 2016-1111: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7NK3C4V.
Summary
To accurately estimate agricultural water use or to project future water demands, a detailed inventory of current irrigated crop acreage is needed at a high level of resolution. In many Florida counties this kind of detailed high-resolution inventory is not available. A detailed digital map and summary of irrigated acreage during the 2015 growing season was developed for 13 of the 15 counties that compose the Suwannee River Water Management District. The irrigated areas were delineated using land-use data, orthoimagery, water management district consumptive water-use permits, and digitized agricultural landuse maps developed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Statewide Agricultural Irrigation Demand [...]
Summary
To accurately estimate agricultural water use or to project future water demands, a detailed inventory of current irrigated crop acreage is needed at a high level of resolution. In many Florida counties this kind of detailed high-resolution inventory is not available. A detailed digital map and summary of irrigated acreage during the 2015 growing season was developed for 13 of the 15 counties that compose the Suwannee River Water Management District. The irrigated areas were delineated using land-use data, orthoimagery, water management district consumptive water-use permits, and digitized agricultural landuse maps developed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Statewide Agricultural Irrigation Demand geodatabase. These areas were then field-verified between May and November of 2015 and summarized. Selected attribute data were collected for the irrigated areas, including crop type, primary water source, and type of irrigation system.
A table showing the 2014-2016 Irrigated Agriculture land use acres for Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Union Counties.
GIS data and tables were compiled from data collected by the Suwannee River Water Management District, The Balmoral Group, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
