"Table 11. Irrigation water use, by county, in North Carolina, 1995" " (U.S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 97-599, Raleigh N.C., 1997; Mgal/d, million gallons per day)" Reclaimed Consumptive "Irrigated land, by type" "Withdrawals, in Mgal/d" "wastewater," "use," in thousand acres County Ground Surface Total in Mgal/d in Mgal/d Sprinkler Drip Total Alamance 0.00 3.81 3.81 0.00 3.81 2.12 0.00 2.12 Alexander 0.04 0.36 0.40 0.00 0.40 0.27 0.00 0.27 Alleghany 0.10 1.02 1.12 0.00 1.12 0.45 0.00 0.45 Anson 0.05 0.35 0.40 0.00 0.40 0.16 0.07 0.23 Ashe 0.12 1.11 1.23 0.00 1.23 0.53 0.01 0.54 Avery 0.18 3.47 3.65 0.00 3.65 1.46 0.02 1.48 Beaufort 0.68 0.17 0.85 0.00 0.85 0.55 0.01 0.56 Bertie 0.16 2.97 3.13 0.00 3.13 4.83 0.00 4.83 Bladen 0.41 0.95 1.36 0.00 1.36 1.22 0.02 1.24 Brunswick 1.61 6.65 8.26 0.31 8.26 2.77 0.00 2.77 Buncombe 0.09 2.09 2.18 0.00 2.18 1.43 0.01 1.44 Burke 0.13 2.55 2.68 0.00 2.68 1.28 0.05 1.33 Cabarrus 0.11 1.43 1.54 0.00 1.54 0.66 0.02 0.68 Caldwell 0.32 3.06 3.38 0.00 3.38 1.70 0.02 1.72 Camden 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.00 0.07 Carteret 1.90 0.45 2.35 0.20 2.35 0.76 0.01 0.77 Caswell 1.55 0.00 1.55 0.00 1.55 2.15 0.00 2.15 Catawba 0.72 2.82 3.54 0.00 3.54 1.32 0.10 1.42 Chatham 0.05 0.39 0.44 0.30 0.44 0.44 0.19 0.63 Cherokee 0.06 0.24 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.23 0.00 0.23 Chowan 0.00 1.38 1.38 0.00 1.38 1.79 0.03 1.82 Clay 0.22 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.22 0.20 0.00 0.20 Cleveland 0.25 2.16 2.41 0.00 2.41 1.13 0.01 1.14 Columbus 0.38 0.92 1.30 0.00 1.30 0.68 0.01 0.69 Craven 2.31 0.58 2.89 0.00 2.89 1.23 0.01 1.24 Cumberland 0.92 3.66 4.58 0.00 4.58 3.12 0.04 3.16 Currituck 0.58 0.58 1.16 0.00 1.16 0.83 0.02 0.85 Dare 1.31 0.30 1.61 0.00 1.61 0.45 0.00 0.45 Davidson 0.18 1.60 1.78 0.00 1.78 1.07 0.01 1.08 Davie 0.56 1.27 1.83 0.00 1.83 0.75 0.03 0.78 Duplin 1.06 2.49 3.55 0.00 3.55 3.49 0.06 3.55 Durham 0.41 2.27 2.68 0.00 2.68 0.77 0.00 0.77 Edgecombe 0.50 2.82 3.32 0.00 3.32 4.37 0.00 4.37 Forsyth 0.38 5.85 6.23 0.00 6.23 2.27 0.03 2.30 Franklin 0.09 3.99 4.08 0.00 4.08 3.85 0.04 3.89 Gaston 0.35 1.91 2.26 0.00 2.26 0.77 0.00 0.77 Gates 0.48 0.48 0.96 0.00 0.96 1.57 0.03 1.60 Graham 0.05 0.20 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.10 0.00 0.10 Granville 0.23 2.07 2.30 0.00 2.30 3.08 0.06 3.14 Greene 0.30 0.46 0.76 0.00 0.76 1.26 0.00 1.26 Guilford 1.06 9.59 10.65 0.00 10.65 5.30 0.31 5.61 Halifax 0.26 2.34 2.60 0.00 2.60 3.05 0.06 3.11 Harnett 0.59 2.33 2.92 0.00 2.92 3.08 0.06 3.14 Haywood 0.11 0.66 0.77 0.00 0.77 0.61 0.29 0.90 Henderson 0.19 3.63 3.82 0.14 3.82 2.47 0.29 2.76 Hertford 0.95 0.95 1.90 0.00 1.90 2.23 0.04 2.27 Hoke 0.31 0.74 1.05 0.00 1.05 0.59 0.00 0.59 Hyde 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Iredell 0.25 2.17 2.42 0.00 2.42 1.30 0.04 1.34 Jackson 0.19 0.75 0.94 0.00 0.94 0.40 0.17 0.57 Johnston 1.13 3.43 4.56 0.00 4.56 4.29 0.08 4.37 Jones 0.50 0.13 0.63 0.00 0.63 0.61 0.01 0.62 Lee 0.37 2.11 2.48 0.00 2.48 1.89 0.03 1.92 Lenoir 0.52 0.94 1.46 0.00 1.46 1.06 0.02 1.08 Lincoln 0.08 0.70 0.78 0.00 0.78 0.44 0.01 0.45 McDowell 0.04 0.80 0.84 0.00 0.84 0.50 0.01 0.51 Macon 0.04 1.00 1.04 0.00 1.04 0.58 0.08 0.66 Madison 0.11 0.40 0.51 0.00 0.51 0.38 0.01 0.39 Martin 0.24 0.97 1.21 0.00 1.21 0.71 0.01 0.72 Mecklenburg 3.10 8.99 12.09 0.00 12.09 3.84 0.07 3.91 Mitchell 0.02 0.36 0.38 0.00 0.38 0.18 0.00 0.18 Montgomery 0.27 0.73 1.00 0.10 1.00 0.58 0.21 0.79 Moore 3.49 10.36 13.85 0.00 13.85 7.40 0.09 7.49 Nash 0.58 5.23 5.81 0.00 5.81 7.68 0.15 7.83 New Hanover 1.90 1.78 3.68 0.00 3.68 1.13 0.04 1.17 Northampton 0.58 0.58 1.16 0.00 1.16 1.86 0.02 1.88 Onslow 1.75 0.43 2.18 0.00 2.18 1.18 0.01 1.19 Orange 0.76 2.28 3.04 0.00 3.04 1.64 0.02 1.66 Pamlico 1.84 0.00 1.84 0.00 1.84 2.23 0.00 2.23 Pasquotank 0.33 0.33 0.66 0.00 0.66 0.19 0.00 0.19 Pender 0.54 1.60 2.14 0.00 2.14 0.94 0.04 0.98 Perquimans 0.22 0.09 0.31 0.00 0.31 0.50 0.03 0.53 Person 0.17 1.56 1.73 0.00 1.73 2.39 0.05 2.44 Pitt 2.17 0.93 3.10 0.00 3.10 1.85 0.01 1.86 Polk 0.03 0.57 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.27 0.07 0.34 Randolph 0.32 2.14 2.46 0.00 2.46 1.37 0.02 1.39 Richmond 0.35 1.97 2.32 0.00 2.32 2.86 0.05 2.91 Robeson 0.87 2.08 2.95 0.00 2.95 2.25 0.04 2.29 Rockingham 0.47 4.29 4.76 0.00 4.76 4.66 0.08 4.74 Rowan 0.18 1.58 1.76 0.00 1.76 1.16 0.02 1.18 Rutherford 0.12 2.33 2.45 0.00 2.45 1.02 0.00 1.02 Sampson 1.16 4.62 5.78 0.00 5.78 8.06 0.41 8.47 Scotland 0.32 0.92 1.24 0.00 1.24 0.37 0.00 0.37 Stanly 1.54 0.10 1.64 0.00 1.64 0.91 0.01 0.92 Stokes 0.08 0.70 0.78 0.00 0.78 0.64 0.01 0.65 Surry 0.00 2.05 2.05 0.00 2.05 1.30 0.00 1.30 Swain 0.02 0.10 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.11 0.00 0.11 Transylvania 0.38 1.66 2.04 0.00 2.04 0.87 0.00 0.87 Tyrrell 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Union 0.55 0.68 1.23 0.00 1.23 0.63 0.05 0.68 Vance 0.00 1.43 1.43 0.00 1.43 1.46 0.01 1.47 Wake 2.57 7.65 10.22 0.00 10.22 5.10 0.06 5.16 Warren 0.13 1.14 1.27 0.00 1.27 1.40 0.00 1.40 Washington 1.01 0.34 1.35 0.00 1.35 2.02 0.04 2.06 Watauga 0.07 1.40 1.47 0.00 1.47 0.61 0.00 0.61 Wayne 0.99 2.12 3.11 0.00 3.11 1.75 0.28 2.03 Wilkes 0.07 0.74 0.81 0.00 0.81 0.38 0.00 0.38 Wilson 1.01 2.33 3.34 0.00 3.34 1.82 0.03 1.85 Yadkin 1.35 0.01 1.36 0.00 1.36 1.30 0.01 1.31 Yancey 0.18 0.54 0.72 0.00 0.72 0.32 0.01 0.33 State Totals 57.29 181.28 238.57 1.05 238.57 162.90 4.37 167.27