Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
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{{Water Feature |Type=watershed or basin |isabasin=yes |Basin Area=51281 |Basin Population=2640000 |Riparian Basin=Georgia (U.S.); Alabama; Florida; |Located in Riparian= |issurface= |Water Feature Area= |Average Discharge= |Maximum Discharge= |Minimum Discharge= |Water Feature Length= |Within Basin= |Aquifer Description= |Recharge Rate= |Recharge Rate Low= |Recharge Rate High= |Recharge Zone Area= |Groundwater Resource Volume= |Within System= |Data References=[1] [2]
[3]- ^ Richter, Brian D., Mathews, R H, Harrison, D. L. and Wigington, R. (February 2003) Ecologically Sustainable Water Management: Managing River Flows For Ecological Integrity Ecological Applications volume 13 issue 1 pages 206–224. Available online: http://web.archive.org/web/20061214110920/http://www.nature.org/summit/files/eswm.pdf last accessed: Feb 28 2013
- ^ USGS. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study Available online: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/publications/environ.html
- ^ Average Discharge in Georgia:
|Overview=The ACF basin lies in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida and contains three smaller basins (the Apalachicola River, the Chattahoochee River & Flint River basins) and five major aquifer systems.
Water management in the ACF has long been a highly contentious issue. Conflict over water in the ACF is largely driven by three competing demands: water for urban and industrial uses (water quantity, assets, and governance) in upstream Atlanta, agricultural water needs (water quantity and assets) in southern Georgia, and water for ecological and fisheries needs (ecosystems, water quantity, water quality) in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay.
|Description=
ACF Basin, courtesy Wikimedia Commons
|External Links=
- ACF Data Portal at the National Integrated Drought Information System — The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) website connects to the U.S. Drought Portal with drought related maps and data products for U.S. water resources.
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