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Conservation programs developed and implemented by the U.S. Department of Agricultural have led to land-use changes of large areas throughout the U.S. Different evapotranspiration and infiltration characteristics of these areas may cause dramatic hydrologic differences to be observed on watersheds where the changes are implemented. This impact was examined using observed data for the Little River Watershed in South-Central Georgia. Examination of satellite images collected from 1980 to 2003 indicate decreases in fallow acreage and increases in row-crop and pasture acreage. However, hydrologic data collected from this watershed do not indicate any changes in hydrology that can be attributed to these changes in land-use. The ratio of the annual flow to the annual precipitation for this watershed has remained stable at approximately 0.27. Precipitation appears to have the greatest overall impact on streamflow.