Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in Craighead County, Arkansas, 1991
Open-File Report
93-425
By: T.W. Holland and C.A. Manning
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Abstract
This report summarizes the 1991 water-use reporting through the Conservation District Office in Craighead County, Arkansas. The number of withdrawal registrations for Craighead County was 2,384 (2,187 groundwater and 197 surface water). Water withdrawals reported during the registration process total 1.45 Mgal/d (0.50 Mgal/d groundwater and 0.95 Mgal/d surface water) for agriculture and 287.20 Mgal/d (261.52 Mgal/d groundwater and 25.68 Mgal/d surface water) for irrigation. The registration reports for 1991 indicate that this water was applied to 168,003 acres of land to irrigate rice, sorghum, corn, soybeans, milo, cotton, hay, vegetables, nuts, and sod as well as for the agricultural uses of animal aquaculture and sports clubs.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in Craighead County, Arkansas, 1991 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 93-425 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr93425 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
| Description | 8 p. :ill. ;23 x 41 cm. folded to 23 x 11 cm. |
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