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Maryland State Report
Other states that contain this watershed:
Pennsylvania, Chester-Sassafras Watershed
Delaware, Chester-Sassafras Watershed

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Maryland, Chester-Sassafras Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2010
Maryland, Chester-Sassafras Watershed

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NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Bohoh - Bohemia River Oligohaline MD-BOHOH Counties: Ce Estuary 4.61 square miles
C&Doh - C&D Canal Oligohaline MD-C&DOH Counties: Ce Estuary 1.924 square miles
Cb1tf - Northern Chesapeake Bay Tidal Fresh MD-CB1TF Counties: Ce, Ha Estuary 58.54 square miles
Cb2oh - Northern Chesapeake Bay Oligohaline MD-CB2OH Counties: Ba, Ce, Ha, Ke Estuary 107.67148 square miles
Cb3mh - Upper Chesapeake Bay Mesohaline MD-CB3MH Counties: Ba, Aa, Ke, Qa Estuary 219.19785 square miles
Cb4mh - Middle Chesapeake Bay Mesohaline MD-CB4MH Counties: Aa, Cv, Qa, Ta, Do Estuary 624.852303 square miles
Chsmh - Lower Chester River Mesohaline MD-CHSMH Counties: Ke, Qa Estuary 92.334994 square miles
Chsoh - Middle Chester River Oligohaline MD-CHSOH Counties: Ke, Qa Estuary 3.61 square miles
Chstf - Upper Chester River Tidal Fresh MD-CHSTF Counties: Ke, Qa Estuary 1.58 square miles
Corsica River MD-CHSMH-02130507 Counties: Ke, Qa Estuary 2.12 square miles
Easmh - Eastern Bay Mesohaline MD-EASMH Counties: Qa, Ta Estuary 116.86868 square miles
Elkoh - Elk River Oligohaline MD-ELKOH Counties: Ce Estuary 36.652446 square miles
Middle Chester River (Multilpe Tribs) MD-02130509 River 16.2 miles
Middle Chester River (Multilpe Tribs) MD-02130509 Rivers and Streams miles
Miles River MD-EASMH-HUNTING_CREEK Counties: Ta Estuary .27 square miles
Miles River MD-EASMH-MILES_RIVER2 Counties: Ta Estuary .41 square miles
Nortf - North East River Tidal Fresh MD-NORTF Counties: Ce Estuary 6.11 square miles
Sasoh - Sassafras River Oligohaline MD-SASOH Counties: Ce, Ke Estuary 14.2722 square miles
Upper Chester River MD-02130510 River 23.66 miles
Upper Chester River MD-CHSTF-DUCK_NECK_BEACH Counties: Qa Estuary .22 square miles
Upper Chester River MD-02130510 Rivers and Streams miles
Upper Chester River MD-02130510-MILLINGTON_WILDLIFE_PONDS Counties: Ke Impoundment 54 acres

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Maryland, Chester-Sassafras

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Cause of Impairment Number of Causes Reported
Nitrogen, Total 8
Phosphorus, Total 8
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 8
Cause Unknown 6
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 6
Fecal Coliform 2
Enterococcus Bacteria 1
Mercury in Fish Tissue 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Maryland, Chester-Sassafras Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Pollutant Number of TMDLs Completed Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) color.gif 9 9
Nitrogen, Total color.gif 8 8
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 8 8
Fecal Coliform color.gif 6 6
Phosphorus color.gif 6 6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 4 4
Nitrogen color.gif 3 3
Enterococcus Bacteria color.gif 1 1
Methyl Mercury color.gif 1 1

Total: 46 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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