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Table 3. Estimated agricultural water use in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties in 1977
[Dashes indicate no data]
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| 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 |
|
Cropland and pasture
|
39,620
|
39,620
|
13.69 |
1.30 |
52.46
|
|
Orchards, groves, and nurseries
|
13,098
|
13,098
|
20.91 |
1.30 |
26.49
|
|
Other agricultural land
|
37
|
37
|
26.66 |
1.30 |
.09
|
|
County Total
|
52,754
|
52,754
|
|
1.40 |
79.04
|
| Broward County |
|
Cropland and pasture
|
60,340
|
45,255
|
16.04 |
1.30 |
70.20
|
|
Orchards, groves, and nurseries
|
6,219
|
4,664
|
22.94 |
1.30 |
10.35
|
|
Other agricultural land
|
117
|
88
|
22.15 |
1.30 |
.19
|
|
County total
|
66,677
|
50,007
|
|
|
80.74
|
| Palm Beach County |
|
Cropland and pasture
|
577,615
|
288,807
|
17.33 |
1.30 |
484.05
|
|
Orchards, groves, and nurseries
|
20,744
|
10,372
|
21.15 |
1.30 |
21.22
|
|
Other agricultural land
|
455
|
228
|
26.74 |
1.30 |
.59
|
|
County total
|
598,814
|
299,407
|
|
|
505.86
|
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