Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in Desha County, Arkansas, 1991
Open-File Report
93-428
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 Desha County, Arkansas. The number of withdrawal registrations for Desha County was 1,737 (1,204 groundwater and 533 surface water). Water withdrawals reported during the registration process total 19.34 Mgal/d (10.93 Mgal/d groundwater and 8.41 Mgal/d surface water) for agriculture and 228.35 Mgal/d (169.64 Mgal/d groundwater and 58.71 Mgal/d surface water) for irrigation. The registration reports for 1991 indicate that this water was applied to 129,067 acres of land to irrigate rice, corn, soybeans, milo, cash grains, cotton, and hay as well as for the agricultural uses of animal aquaculture, timber, and ducks.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary of reported agriculture and irrigation water use in Desha County, Arkansas, 1991 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 93-428 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr93428 |
| 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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