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Virginia, Western Lower Delmarva Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 1998
Virginia, Western Lower Delmarva Watershed

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Bagwell Creek VAT-C10E-10 Rivers and Streams miles
Barlow Creek VAT-C14E-01-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Butcher Creek VAT-C13E-01-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Cedar Creek VAT-C11E-02-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Cherrystone Inlet/Kings Creek (Area 88-139) VAT-C15E-10-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Chesapeake Bay VACB-R01E-01 Bays and Estuaries square miles
Chesapeake Bay - Off Cape Charles VACB-R01E-02-SF Bays and Estuaries square miles
Chesapeake Bay - Tangier/Pokomoke VACB-R01E-06 Bays and Estuaries square miles
Chesapeake Bay/Opposite Cape Charles VAT-C16E-01-SF Bays and Estuaries square miles
Chesconessex Creek VAT-C11E-11-SF Creek miles
Church Creek VAT-C13E-02-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Craddock Creek VAT-C13E-03-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Deep Creek VAT-C10E-18 Rivers and Streams miles
Doe Creek VAT-C10E-03-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Finneys Creek VAT-C11E-01-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Guilford Creek VAT-C10E-04-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Holdens Creek VAT-C10E-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Hungar Creek VAT-C14E-02-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Hunting Creek VAT-C10E-09 Creek miles
Hunting Creek VAT-C10E-11 Rivers and Streams miles
Jacobus Creek VAT-C14E-03-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Kusian Cove VAT-C13E-14-SF Bay square miles
Matchotank Creek VAT-C11E-06-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Mattawoman Creek VAT-C14E-04-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Mcclean Gut VAT-C13E-06-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Messongo Creek VAT-C10E-05 Creek miles
Messongo Creek VAT-C10E-17-SF Creek miles
Muddy Creek VAT-C10E-10-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Nandua Creek VAT-C13E-07-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Nandua Creek/Back Creek VAT-C13E-08-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Nassawadox Creek VAT-C13E-09-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Nassawadox Creek/Bayford Oyster Co. (Area 85-110a) VAT-C13E-10-SF Rivers and Streams miles
North Branch Onancock Creek VAT-C11E-04 Creek miles
Occohannock Creek VAT-C13E-13-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Old Plantation Creek VAT-C16E-10-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Onancock Creek VAT-C11E-14-SF Creek miles
Onancock Creek VAT-C11E-14 Creek miles
Parkers Creek VAT-C11E-07-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Pocomoke Sound And Pokomoke River VAT-C09E-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Pungoteague Creek/Public Dock At Harborton VAT-C12E-02-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Sandy Bottom Branch VAT-C10R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Sandy Bottom Branch - Unt VAT-C10R-02 Rivers and Streams miles
Sandy Bottom Branch - Unt VAT-C10R-01-Part2 Rivers and Streams miles
Starling Creek VAT-C10E-07-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Taylor Creek VAT-C12E-03-SF Rivers and Streams miles
The Gulf (Area 87-147) VAT-C14E-14-SF Bay square miles
Underhill Creek VAT-C12E-04-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Westerhouse Creek VAT-C14E-07-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Westerhouse Creek VAT-C14E-06-SF Rivers and Streams miles
Young Creek VAT-C10E-15-SF Creek miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 1998

Virginia, Western Lower Delmarva

Description of this table
VDH Shellfish Restriction 40
Fecal Coliform 6
Ammonia 3
Dissolved Oxygen 3
Benthic 2
Nutrients 2
Copper 1
Phosphorus 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Virginia, Western Lower Delmarva 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.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Fecal Coliform color.gif 24 24
Pathogens color.gif 10 10
Ammonia color.gif 2 2
Dissolved Oxygen color.gif 2 2
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 2 2

Total: 40 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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