Maps

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Irrigation Efficiency for the State of California

This webpage provides a series of maps: (1) by hydrologic region, for an overall irrigation efficiency estimated for the whole region, and (2) for 20 different crops for 2 years, 2001 and 2010.

1) Overall Irrigation Efficiency estimated by region:

Figure 1. Overall Irrigation Efficiencies by Hydrologic Region for 2001 and 2010.

2) Estimated Irrigation Efficiencies for 20 different crops:

Crop	Year
Corn	2001	2010
Cotton	2001	2010
Dry Beans	2001	2010
Grains¹	2001	2010
Safflower	2001	2010
Sugarbeet	2001	2010
Other Field Crops²	2001	2010
Alfalfa	2001	2010
Pasture³	2001	2010
Cucurbits⁴	2001	2010
Onion and Garlic	2001	2010
Potato	2001	2010
Tomato (Fresh)	2001	2010
Tomato (Processing)	2001	2010
Other Truck Crops⁵	2001	2010
Almond and Pistachio	2001	2010
Other Deciduous⁶	2001	2010
Subtropical Trees⁷	2001	2010
Turfgrass and Landscape	2001	2010
Vineyard	2001	2010

1 - wheat, oats, barley, etc.

2 - sorghum, sunflower, sudangrass, etc.

3 - excluding grass hay.

4 - melons, squash, cucumbers, etc.

5 - carrots, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, strawberries, asparagus, etc.

6 - apples, peaches, prunes, pears, etc.

7 - olives, avocados, citrus, dates, etc.