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Virginia, South Fork Shenandoah Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2008
Virginia, South Fork Shenandoah Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Back Creek VAV-B31R_BCK01A00 Back Creek From Its Confluence With The North And South Forks Of Back Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 13.36 miles TMDL needed
Back Creek VAV-B10R_BAK01A00 Back Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Middle River. River 8.36 miles
Big Run VAV-B38R_BIG01A00 Big Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With South Fork Shenandoah River. River 5.41 miles TMDL needed
Boone Run VAV-B35R_BON01A00 Boone Run From The Vicinity Of Route 637 At East Point And Tributary From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 13.07 miles TMDL needed
Briery Branch VAV-B18R_BRY01A02 Briery Branch From Its Confluence With Beaver Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With North River. River 1.49 miles TMDL needed
Briery Branch VAV-B18R_BRY03A00 Briery Branch From The Headwaters Downstream To A Point 6.9 Miles (Confluence With Hone Quarry Run) Above Its Confluence With North River. River 6.99 miles TMDL needed
Coles Run VAV-B31R_CLS01A00 Coles Run From The South River Sanitary District'S Raw Water Intake (Coles Run Dam) Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 6.12 miles TMDL needed
Coles Run Reservoir VAV-B31L_00 Coles Run Reservoir Reservoir 11.44 acres TMDL needed
Cub Run VAV-B37R_CUB01A00 Cub Run Originating On The East Side Of The Massanutten Mountain From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 9.64 miles TMDL needed
Deep Run VAV-B33R_DPR01A00 Deep Run From A Point 1.8 Miles Upstream Of The South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 4.33 miles TMDL needed
Dry River VAV-B20R_DUR01A00 Dry River From The City Of Harrisonburg Water Intake Downstream To Its Confluence With Blacks Run. River 1.52 miles TMDL needed
Dry River VAV-B20R_DUR02A00 Dry River From Its Confluence With Skidmore Fork Downstream To The City Of Harrisonburg Water Intake. River 4.95 miles TMDL needed
Dry River VAV-B21R_DUR04A00 Dry River From Its Confluence With Blacks Run Downstream To The Route 613 Bridge. River 3.96 miles TMDL needed
Dry River VAV-B20R_DUR03A00 Dry River From Its Confluence With Little Laurel Run Downstream To The 5 Mile Pws Designation For The City Of Harrisonburg Water Intake. River 3.61 miles TMDL needed
East Hawksbill Creek VAV-B39R_EHC01A00 East Hawksbill Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Hawksbill Creek. River 9.13 miles TMDL needed
Edison Creek VAV-B10R_EDN01A00 Edison Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Middle River. River 8.62 miles
Elk Run VAV-B13R_ELK01A00 Elk Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Moffett Creek. River 4 miles
Elkhorn Lake VAV-B16L_NTH01A04 Elkhorn Lake Reservoir 49.63 acres TMDL needed
Flint Run VAV-B40R_FNT01A00 Flint Run From A Point 4 Miles Upstream Of The South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 11.45 miles TMDL needed
Gooney Run VAV-B40R_GNY01A00 Gooney Run From Its Confluence With Broad Run Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 17.9 miles TMDL needed
Happy Creek VAV-B41R_HPY01A00 Happy Creek From The Front Royal Public Water Intake Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 5.67 miles TMDL needed
Happy Creek VAV-B41R_HPY02A00 Happy Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To The Front Royal Public Water Intake. River 2.8 miles TMDL needed
Honey Run VAV-B37R_HDY01A00 Honey Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 4.53 miles TMDL needed
Jeremy'S Run VAV-B40R_JER01A00 Jeremy'S Run From The Shenandoah National Park Boundary Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 10.97 miles TMDL needed
Johns Run VAV-B31R_JHN01A00 Johns Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 4.89 miles TMDL needed
Kennedy Creek VAV-B31R_KND01A00 Kennedy Creek And Tributaries From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 8.05 miles TMDL needed
Lewis Creek VAV-B12R_LEW01A00 Lewis Creek South Of The Staunton City Boundary Near The Power Line Crossing Downstream To Its Confluence With Middle River. River 9.73 miles TMDL needed
Line Run VAV-B37R_LIN01A06 Line Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Honey Run. River 3.92 miles TMDL needed
Long Meadow Run VAV-B14R_LMR01A00 Long Meadow Run And Tributary From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Christians Creek. River 10.08 miles TMDL needed
Loves Run VAV-B30R_LOV01A00 Loves Run From A Point 2.7 Miles Upstream Of South River Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 5.06 miles TMDL needed
Lower Lewis Run VAV-B33R_LLW01A00 Lower Lewis Run From The Shenandoah National Park Boundary Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 3.67 miles TMDL needed
Meadow Run VAV-B32R_MDW01A00 Meadow Run And Tributary From The Headwaters Downstream To The End Of Surface Flow. River 6.87 miles TMDL needed
Middle River VAV-B11R_MDL02A00 Middle River From Its Confluence With Edison Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Buffalo Branch. River 3.32 miles
Middle River VAV-B15R_MDL01A00 Middle River From Its Confluence With Christians Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With North River. River 17.56 miles
Middle River VAV-B12R_MDL01A00 Middle River From Its Confluence With Moffett Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Christians Creek. River 25.49 miles
Mills Creek VAV-B31R_MLS01A02 Mills Creek From A Point 1.8 Miles Upstream Of Back Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Back Creek. River 8.5 miles TMDL needed
Moffett Creek VAV-B13R_MFT01A00 Moffett Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Middle River. River 9.54 miles
Naked Creek VAV-B36R_NAK01A00 Naked Creek Including The East Branch From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 12.42 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B23R_NTH02A04 North River From Its Confluence With Cooks Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Naked Creek. River 6.93 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B16R_NTH02A00 North River From The Elkhorn Lake Dam Downstream To The Upper End Of The Staunton Reservoir. River 1.21 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B17R_NTH04A00 North River From Its Confluence With Little River Downstream To Its Confluence With Freemason Run. River 4.46 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B16R_NTH03A00 North River From The Headwaters Downstream To The Upper End Of Elkhorn Lake. River 16.36 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B16R_NTH01A00 North River From The Staunton Reservoir Downstream To Its Confluence With Little River. River 6 miles TMDL needed
North River VAV-B23R_NTH01A04 North River From Its Confluence With Naked Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 8.79 miles TMDL needed
Orebank Creek VAV-B31R_ORE01A02 Orebank Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Back Creek. River 3 miles TMDL needed
Paine Run VAV-B32R_PAN01A00 Paine Run From A Point 1.7 Miles Upstream Of South River Downstream To Its Confluence With South River. River 6.25 miles TMDL needed
Quail Run VAV-B35R_QAL01A00 Quail Run From The Bloomer Springs Road Bridge Downstream To Its Confluence With Boone Run. River 4.18 miles TMDL needed
Quail Run VAV-B35R_QAL02A00 Quail Run From The Massanutten Stp Discharge Downstream To The Bloomer Springs Road Bridge. River .7 miles TMDL needed
Quail Run VAV-B35R_QAL03A00 Quail Run From The Headwaters Downstream To The Massanutten Stp Discharge. River 1.32 miles TMDL needed
Rocky Branch VAV-B39R_RKB01A00 Rocky Branch From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Pass Run. River 4.17 miles TMDL needed
Rocky Run VAV-B18R_ROB01A02 Rocky Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Briery Branch. River 1.92 miles TMDL needed
S.F. Shenandoah River VAV-B37R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Cub Run Downstream To Its Confluence With Stony Run Just Below The Route 340 Bridge At Alma. River 18.28 miles TMDL needed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B41R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Cabin Run Downstream To Its Confluence With The North Fork Shenandoah River. River 1.74 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B40R_SSF02A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Hawksbill Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Dry Mine Run. River 17.59 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B35R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Hawksbill Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Naked Creek. River 15.17 miles TMDL needed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B40R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Dry Mine Run Downstream To Its Confluence With Gooney Run. River 14.31 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B33R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With The North & South Rivers Downstream To Its Confluence With Big Run. River 9.45 miles TMDL needed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B41R_SSF04A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From Its Confluence With Gooney Creek Downstream To The 5 Mile Upper Limit Of The Pws Designation For The Front Royal Public Water Intake. River 1.46 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B41R_SSF03A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From The 5 Mile Upper Limit Of The Pws Designation For The Front Royal Public Water Intake Downstream To The Rivermont Drive Bridge. River 4.36 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B41R_SSF02A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From The Rivermont Drive Bridge Downstream To Its Confluence With Cabin Run. River .61 miles TMDL completed
South Fork Shenandoah River VAV-B38R_SSF01A00 South Fork Shenandoah River From The Whitehouse Landing Downstream To Its Confluence With Hawksbill Creek. River 16.09 miles TMDL needed
South River VAV-B32R_STH02A04 South River From Its Confluence With Porterfield Run Downstream To Its Confluence With Stull Run. River 13.95 miles TMDL needed
South River VAV-B30R_STH01A00 South River From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Stony Run. River 11.81 miles
South River VAV-B32R_STH01A04 South River From Its Confluence With Stull Run Downstream To Its Confluence With North River. River 5.32 miles TMDL needed
South River VAV-B32R_STH03A04 South River From The Invista Discharge Downstream To Its Confluence With Porterfield Run. River 5.44 miles TMDL completed
Staunton Dam Lake VAV-B16L_01 Staunton Dam Lake Reservoir 23.21 acres TMDL needed
Switzer Lake VAV-B20L_01 Switzer Lake Reservoir 96.51 acres TMDL needed
Two Mile Run VAV-B35R_TWO01A00 Two Mile Run From A Point Approximately 1.4 Miles Upstream Of The South Fork Shenandoah River Downstream To Its Confluence With The South Fork Shenandoah River. River 4.72 miles TMDL needed
Union Springs Run VAV-B18R_USB01A00 Union Springs Run From A Point 3 Miles Upstream Of Beaver Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With Beaver Creek At Redbanks Run. River 3.65 miles TMDL needed
Wolf Run VAV-B18R_WFR01A02 Wolf Run From The Forest Service Road Crossing Downstream To Its Confluence With Briery Branch. River 1.13 miles TMDL needed
Wolf Run VAV-B18R_WFR02A02 Wolf Run From The Headwaters Downstream To The Forest Service Road Crossing. River 1.98 miles TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Virginia, South Fork Shenandoah

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
pH 120.9 182.2
Fecal Coliform 427.9  
Nitrogen, Nitrate 2.2  
Dissolved Oxygen   36.1
Temperature, Water 46.4 99.5
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 291.0  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 399.3  
Mercury in Fish Tissue 125.6  
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 19.2  

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Virginia, South Fork Shenandoah Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
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
Fecal Coliform color.gif 28 28
Mercury color.gif 13 13
Sediment color.gif 11 11
Ammonia color.gif 10 10
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 9 9
Phosphorus color.gif 4 4
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 3 3
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) color.gif 2 2
Nitrate color.gif 2 2
Benthic color.gif 1 1
Chlorine color.gif 1 1
Chlorine, Residual (Chlorine Demand) color.gif 1 1
Cyanide color.gif 1 1
Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate color.gif 1 1
Dissolved Oxygen color.gif 1 1
Lead color.gif 1 1
Nitrogen color.gif 1 1
Organic Enrichment color.gif 1 1
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) color.gif 1 1
Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen (TKN) color.gif 1 1
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) color.gif 1 1

Total: 94 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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