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Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in northwestern Arkansas counties, 1991

January 1, 1993

This report summarizes the 1991 water-use reporting through the Conservation District Offices in the following northwestern Arkansas counties: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Madison, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, and Washington. The number of withdrawal registrations for northwestern Arkansas counties was 106 (16 groundwater and 90 surface water). Water withdrawals reported during the registration process total 41.72 Mgal/d (0.74 Mgal/d groundwater and 40.98 Mgal/d surface water) for agriculture and 3.33 Mgal/d (0.27 Mgal/d groundwater and 3.06 Mgal/d surface water) for irrigation. The registration reports for 1991 indicate that this water was applied to 3,588 acres of land to irrigate rice, soybeans, cash grains, hay, oats, vegetables, sod, berries, fruit trees, and timber as well as for the agricultural use of animal aquaculture.

Publication Year 1993
Title Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in northwestern Arkansas counties, 1991
DOI 10.3133/ofr93635
Authors T.W. Holland, C.A. Manning, K.L. Stafford
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 93-635
Index ID ofr93635
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse