| Table 2. Estimated agricultural water use in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties in 1953
[Dashes indicates no data]
|
| Category |
Estimated land use (acres) |
Adjusted land use (acres) |
Irrigation requirement (million gallons per acre) |
Allocation coefficient |
Estimated total water use (million gallons per day) |
| Miami-Dade County |
|
Improved pasture |
8,192 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Vegetable crops
(row and field) |
75,135 |
41,324 |
13.69 |
1.30 |
54.71 |
|
Tree Crops
(citrus and fruit) |
12,416 |
6,829 |
20.91 |
1.30 |
13.81 |
|
Sugar cane |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
County total |
95,743 |
48,153 |
|
|
68.52 |
| Broward County |
|
Improved pasture |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Vegetable crops
(row and field) |
55,886 |
50,297 |
16.04 |
1.30 |
78.03 |
|
Tree crops
(citrus and fruit) |
2,048 |
1,843 |
22.94 |
1.30 |
4.09 |
|
Sugar cane |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
County total |
57,934 |
52,141 |
|
|
82.11 |
| Palm Beach County |
|
Improved pasture |
16,640 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Vegetable crops (row and field) |
62,512 |
56,261 |
14.07 |
1.30 |
76.56 |
|
Tree crops
(citrus and fruit) |
128 |
115 |
21.15 |
1.30 |
.24 |
|
Sugar cane |
143,950 |
129,555 |
20.59 |
1.40 |
277.83 |
|
County total |
223,230 |
185,931 |
|
|
354.62 |
|
