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State: Tennessee
Waterbody ID: TN06010108035_9000
Location: Lick Creek from Interstate 81 to headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Greene County
State Waterbody Type: River
EPA Waterbody Type: Rivers and Streams
Water Size: 7.7
Units: miles
Watershed Name: Nolichucky

Waterbody History Report

Data are also available for these years: 2010 2008 2004 2002

2006 Waterbody Report for Lick Creek


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Features

Water Quality Assessment Status for Reporting Year 2006

The overall status of this waterbody is Impaired.


Description of this table
Designated Use Designated Use Group Status
Domestic Water Supply Public Water Supply Good
Fish And Aquatic Life Fish, Shellfish, And Wildlife Protection And Propagation Impaired
Industrial Water Supply Industrial Good
Irrigation Agricultural Good
Livestock Watering And Wildlife Agricultural Good
Recreation Recreation Impaired

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006


Description of this table
Cause of Impairment Cause of Impairment Group Designated Use(s) State TMDL Development Status
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Pathogens Recreation TMDL needed
Nitrates Nutrients Fish And Aquatic Life TMDL needed
Sedimentation/Siltation Sediment Fish And Aquatic Life TMDL needed

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment for Reporting Year 2006


Description of this table
Probable Source Probable Source Group Cause(s) of Impairment
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones Agriculture Escherichia Coli (E. Coli); Nitrates; Sedimentation/Siltation

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TMDLs That Apply to this waterbody


Description of this table
TMDL Document Name TMDL Date TMDL Pollutant Description TMDL Pollutant Source Type Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
Tmdl For Siltation And Habitat Alteration In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108) In Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Unicoi, And Washington, Counties, Tennessee Feb-26-2008 Other Habitat Alteration(s) Point/Nonpoint Source Siltation; Sedimentation/Siltation
Tmdl For Siltation And Habitat Alteration In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108) In Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Unicoi, And Washington, Counties, Tennessee Feb-26-2008 Siltation Point/Nonpoint Source Sedimentation/Siltation; Siltation
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed May-11-2009 Carbonaceous Bod Nonpoint Source Nitrate/Nitrite; Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N); Nitrates; Nitrate; Nutrients
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed May-11-2009 Nitrogen, Total Nonpoint Source Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N); Nutrients; Nitrate; Nitrate/Nitrite; Nitrates
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed May-11-2009 Phosphorus, Total Nonpoint Source Nitrate; Nitrates; Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N); Nitrate/Nitrite; Nutrients
Total Maximum Daily Load (Tmdl) For E. Coli In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108) Mar-05-2007 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Point/Nonpoint Source Escherichia Coli (E. Coli); Pathogens

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Previous Causes of Impairments Now Attaining All Uses



No causes of impairment are recorded as attaining all uses for this waterbody.

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