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West Virginia, Upper James Watershed
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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2010
Virginia, Upper James Watershed
Description of this table
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Creek | VA-I02R-01-TEMP | Back Creek From Its Confluence With East Back Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With The Jackson River. (Start Mile: 25.64 End Mile: 0.00 Total Impaired Size: 25.64 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Back Creek | VA-I02R-02-BAC | Back Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With East Back Creek. (Start Mile: 39.36 End Mile: 25.64 Total Impaired Size: 13.72 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Barbours Creek | VA-I22R-01-TEMP | Barbours Creek Mainstem From The Confluence Of The South Prong Barbours Creek On Downstream To Its Mouth On Craig Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Barbours Creek | VA-I22R-01-BAC | Barbours Creek From Just Downstream Of The Rt. 617 And 611 Junction At The Mouth Of Valley Branch On Downstream To Its Mouth On Craig Creek. (New Castle Quad). | River | miles | ||||
| Bolar Run | VA-I01R-02-TEMP | Bolar Run From The Bolar Spring Downstream To Its Confluence With The Jackson River. (Start Mile: 2.00 End Mile: 0.00 Total Impaired Size: 2.00 Miles). This Impairment Was Shortened Following Review Of Wqs And An Upstream Mountainous Zone Assessment Uni | River | miles | ||||
| Bullpasture River | VA-I13R-01-BAC | Bullpasture River From The Headwaters Downstream To Just Below Its Confluence With The Davis Run. (Start Mile: 24.17 End Mile: 12.31 Total Impaired Size: 11.86 Miles) This Impairment Length Was Shortened In 2010, Lower Section Fully Supporting. | River | miles | ||||
| Catawba Creek | VA-I25R-01-BEN | Catawba Creek From An Unnamed Tributary' Confluence (37¿21'37" / 80¿08'15") Downstream To The Mouth Of Little Catawba Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Catawba Creek | VA-I25R-01-BAC | Catawba Creek Mainstem From The Confluence Of Little Catawba Creek On Catawba Creek On Downstream To The Catawba Creek Confluence With The James River. | River | miles | ||||
| Cedar Creek | VA-I28R-01-BAC | Cedar Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The James River. (Start Mile: 11.49 End Mile: 0.00 Total Impaired Size: 11.49 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Craig Creek | VA-I19R-01-BAC | Craig Creek Mainstem From The Mouth Of Turnpike Creek Extending Downstream To The Rt. 311 Crossing Located Downstream Of The Abbott Community. | River | miles | ||||
| Craig Creek, Ut (Xzq) | VA-I19R-01-BEN | Unnamed Tributary (Xzq) From Its Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Craig Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Dunlap Creek | VA-I07R-01-BAC | Dunlap Creek Mainstem Waters From The Confluence Of Ogle Creek Downstream To The Dunlap Creek Mouth On The Jackson River. | River | miles | ||||
| Ellis Run | VA-I26R-03-TEMP | Ellis Run Mainstem From The Rt. 645 Crossing Downstream To Its Confluence With Back Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Falling Spring | VA-I04R-01-BAC | Falling Spring Creek Mainstem From Its Mouth To Confluence Of An Unnamed Tributary Located At 37¿52'48" / 79¿54'52". | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I01R-03-BAC | Jackson River From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Castle Run. (Start Mile: 96.37 End Mile: 69.93 Total Impaired Size: 26.44 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I09R-01-DO | Jackson River Mainstem From The Westvaco Main Processing Outfall Downstream To Just Above The Lowmoor Community. | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I09R-01-PCB | The Jackson River From The Covington Water Intake Downstream To Just Above The Lowmoor Community. | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I09R-02-BAC | Jackson River Mainstem From The Covington Water Intake Downstream To Just Below The Lexington Avenue Bridge. | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I01R-01-TEMP | Jackson River From Its Confluence With Dry Branch Downstream To The Upper End Of Lake Moomaw. (Start Mile: 84.84 End Mile: 56.81 Total Impaired Size: 28.03 Miles). This Impairment Was Lengthened In 2010 With The Addition Of An Impaired Upstream Assessmen | River | miles | ||||
| Jackson River | VA-I09R-01-BEN | Jackson River Mainstem From The Westvaco Main Processing Outfall Downstream To The Confluence Of The Jackson And Cowpasture Rivers. | River | miles | ||||
| Johns Creek | VA-I21R-01-BAC | Johns Creek Mainstem From Near Lovers Leap Upstream Of New Castle Downstream To Its Confluence With Craig Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Lapsley Run | VA-I24R-01-BAC | Lapsley Run From Its Confluence With The James River Upstream To Its Headwaters. | River | miles | ||||
| Laurel Run | VA-I14R-04-PH | Laurel Run From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Dry Run. (Start Mile: 2.04 End Mile: 0.00 Total Impaired Size: 2.04 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Little Patterson Creek | VA-I22R-04-BAC | Little Patterson Creek From Just Upstream Of The Rt. 684 (Sugar Tree Hollow Rd.) Crossing Downstream To Its Confluence With Patterson Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Meadow Creek | VA-I20R-01-TEMP | Meadow Creek Mainstem From Just Above The Rt. 42 Crossing Downstream To The Meadow Creek Confluence On Craig Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Mill Creek | VA-I22R-02-BEN | Mill Creek Mainstem From Its Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Craig Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Mill Creek | VA-I18R-02-BAC | Mill Creek Mainstem From Just Above Rebecca Furnace Downstream Of Allen Creek Extending On Downstream To The Mill Creek Mouth On The James River At Gala. | River | miles | ||||
| Mill Creek, Ut (Xul) | VA-I26R-01-BEN | Mill Creek, Ut (Xul) From Just Downstream Of The Rt. 11 Crossing Upstream To Its Headwaters. | River | miles | ||||
| Porters Mill Creek | VA-I16R-01-PH | Porters Mill Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With Mill Creek. (Start Mile: 4.98 End Mile: 0.00 Total Impaired Size: 4.98 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
| Potts Creek | VA-I10R-01-BAC | Potts Creek Mainstem From The Mouth Of Paint Bank Branch Downstream To The Hamilton Branch Confluence On Potts Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Potts Creek | VA-I10R-01-TEMP | Potts Creek From The Paint Bank Branch Confluence Downstream To The Alleghany / Craig County Line. | River | miles | ||||
| Potts Creek | VA-I10R-01-PH | Potts Creek Mainstem From The Confluence Of Paint Bank Branch Downstream To The Mouth Of Hamilton Branch On Potts Creek. | River | miles | ||||
| Smith Creek | VA-I09R-01-BAC | Smith Creek Mainstem From Its Mouth On The Jackson River Upstream 1.20 Miles; The Beginning Of The Wqs Natural Trout Section. | River | miles | ||||
| Wilson Creek | VA-I09R-02-TEMP | Wilson Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To The Upper End Of Douthat Lake Pool. (Start Mile: 13.78 End Mile: 7.26 Total Impaired Size: 6.52 Miles) | River | miles | ||||
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Virginia, Upper James
Description of this table| Cause of Impairment | Number of Causes Reported |
|---|---|
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) | 12 |
| Temperature | 8 |
| Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments | 5 |
| Fecal Coliform | 5 |
| pH | 3 |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 1 |
| PCB(s) in Fish Tissue | 1 |
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Virginia, Upper James 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Total |  7 |
7 |
| Phosphorus, Total | 7 |
7 |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 4 |
4 |
| Ammonia | 2 |
2 |
| Fecal Coliform | 1 |
1 |
Total: 21 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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