Aquaculture, domestic, irrigation, and livestock water withdrawals from the Sparta aquifer by parish in Louisiana, 2022
Since 1975, annual water use for Louisiana has been published on a 5-year basis and is used for a variety of purposes. As the Sparta aquifer is a heavily used aquifer, is the sole source of groundwater for many parishes in Louisiana, and recent withdrawals have exceeded the Sparta’s natural recharge, a more frequent compilation of water usage for the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana is needed to inform State conservation groups and efforts, private and public entities, and to feed groundwater models.
This data release contains water withdrawn for aquaculture, domestic, irrigation, and livestock use from the Sparta aquifer in 2022, tabulated by parish and water-use category. The estimated domestic withdrawals in 2022 from the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana were 1.32 million gallons per day (Mgal/d), general irrigation was 0.17 Mgal/d, and livestock was 0.15 Mgal/d, totaling to approximately 1.63 Mgal/d. There were no withdrawals for aquaculture or rice irrigation.
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Angela L Robinson", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:alrobinson@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Since 1975, annual water use for Louisiana has been published on a 5-year basis and is used for a variety of purposes. As the Sparta aquifer is a heavily used aquifer, is the sole source of groundwater for many parishes in Louisiana, and recent withdrawals have exceeded the Sparta’s natural recharge, a more frequent compilation of water usage for the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana is needed to inform State conservation groups and efforts, private and public entities, and to feed groundwater models. This data release contains water withdrawn for aquaculture, domestic, irrigation, and livestock use from the Sparta aquifer in 2022, tabulated by parish and water-use category. The estimated domestic withdrawals in 2022 from the Sparta aquifer in Louisiana were 1.32 million gallons per day (Mgal/d), general irrigation was 0.17 Mgal/d, and livestock was 0.15 Mgal/d, totaling to approximately 1.63 Mgal/d. There were no withdrawals for aquaculture or rice irrigation. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_68ae0ccbd4be02406c8cf1a0 |
| keyword |
[ "Louisiana", "Sparta aquifer", "USGS:68ae0ccbd4be02406c8cf1a0", "aquaculture", "biota", "domestic", "general irrigation", "groundwater", "irrigation", "livestock", "rice irrigation", "water use" ] |
| modified | 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -94.0800, 31.2539, -91.6063, 33.0853 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Aquaculture, domestic, irrigation, and livestock water withdrawals from the Sparta aquifer by parish in Louisiana, 2022 |
