Water Resources of Beauregard Parish
Fact Sheet
2012-3065
Prepared in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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Abstract
In 2005, about 30.6 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of water was withdrawn in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, including about 30.4 Mgal/d from groundwater sources and 0.1 Mgal/d from surface water sources. Industrial use, primarily for wood products, accounted for about 72 percent (22.0 Mgal/d) of the total water withdrawn. Other categories of use included public supply, rural domestic, livestock, rice irrigation, general irrigation, and aquaculture. Water-use data collected at 5-year intervals from 1960 to 2005 indicate water withdrawals in the parish peaked at about 43.5 Mgal/d in 1985. The large increase in groundwater usage from 1970 to 1975 was primarily due to industrial withdrawals, which increased from 3.64 Mgl/d in 1970 to 29.0 Mgal/d in 1975. This fact sheet summarizes information on the water resources of Beauregard Parish, La. Information on groundwater and surface-water availability, quality, development, use, and trends is based on previously published reports listed in the Selected References section.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water Resources of Beauregard Parish |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3065 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123065 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Louisiana Water Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| County | Beauregard Parish |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |