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Virginia, Upper Roanoke Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2004
Virginia, Upper Roanoke Watershed

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Beaverdam Creek VAW-L07R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Beaverdam Creek VAW-L12L-06N Rivers and Streams miles
Big Otter River VAW-L27R Rivers and Streams miles
Blackwater River VAW-L08R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Carvin Cove Reservoir - Carvin Creek VAW-L05L-01N Rivers and Streams miles
Giade Creek VAW-L05R-03 Rivers and Streams miles
Glade Creek VAW-L05R-03N Rivers and Streams miles
Green Creek VAW-L08R-01N Rivers and Streams miles
Johns Creek VAW-L26R-02 Rivers and Streams miles
Leesvile Lake - Pigg River VAW-L13L Rivers and Streams miles
Lick Run - Unt VAW-L05R-04 Rivers and Streams miles
Little Creek VAW-L08R-05 Rivers and Streams miles
Maggodee Creek VAW-L09R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Maggodee River VAW-L09R Rivers and Streams miles
Mason Creek VAW-L04R-05 Rivers and Streams miles
North Fork Blackwater River VAW-L08R-08 Rivers and Streams miles
North Fork Blackwater River VAW-L08R-03 Rivers and Streams miles
North Fork Roanoke River VAW-L02R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Old Womans Creek VAW-L13R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Ore Branch VAW-L04R-04 Rivers and Streams miles
Peters Creek VAW-L04R-06 Rivers and Streams miles
Pigg River VAW-L18R Rivers and Streams miles
Pigg River VAW-L16R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Pigg River - Upper VAW-L14R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L03R-04 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L03R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L04R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L03R-05 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L04R-02 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke River VAW-L03R-03 Rivers and Streams miles
Roanoke Rover VAW-L03R-02 Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Blackwater River VAW-L12L-05N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Bull Run VAW-L12L-07N Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds acres
Smith Mountain Lake - Cool Branch VAW-L12L-09N Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds acres
Smith Mountain Lake - Craddock Creek VAW-L12L-08N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Gills Creek VAW-L12L-10N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Roanoke River VAW-L12L-03N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Roanoke River VAW-L12L-02N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Roanoke River VAW-L12L-01N Rivers and Streams miles
Smith Mountain Lake - Roanoke River VAW-L12L-04N Rivers and Streams miles
Snow Creek VAW-L17R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Staunton (Roanoke) River VAC-L19R-01 Rivers and Streams miles
Storey Creek VAW-L14R-02 Rivers and Streams miles
Teels Creek VAW-L08R-06 Creek miles
Tinker Creek VAW-L05R Rivers and Streams miles
Wilson Creek VAW-L02R Rivers and Streams miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2004

Virginia, Upper Roanoke

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Fecal Coliform 25
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 11
Benthic 8
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 5
Temperature 5
pH 3
Copper 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Virginia, Upper Roanoke 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 25 25
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 23 23
Ammonia color.gif 3 3
Benthic color.gif 3 3
Phosphorus color.gif 2 2
Copper color.gif 1 1
Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 1 1
Pathogens color.gif 1 1
Sediment color.gif 1 1
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) color.gif 1 1

Total: 61 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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