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Virginia State Report
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North Carolina, Lower Dan Watershed

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Virginia, Lower Dan Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2008
Virginia, Lower Dan Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Aarons Creek VAC-L73R_AAR01A00 Aarons Creek From The Confluence With Big Branch Located Downstream Of White House Road To Its Mouth On The Dan River. River 14.05 miles TMDL needed
Big Bluewing Creek VAC-L74R_BLU01A08 Big Bluewing Creek From The Va/Nc State Line To Its Mouth On The Hyco River River 9.66 miles TMDL needed
Big Toby Creek VAC-L62R_BTC01A08 Big Toby Creek From Its Headwaters To Its Mouth On The Dan River River 7.54 miles
Birch Creek, Unnamed Tributary VAC-L63R_XDK01A06 From Its Headwaters To The Mouth On Birch Creek River 5.17 miles TMDL needed
Bowes Branch VAC-L74R_BOS01A06 From The Va/Nc State Line To Its Confluence With The Hyco River River 1.22 miles TMDL needed
Byrds Branch VAC-L62R_BYR01A04 Byrds Branch From Its Headwaters To The Mouth At The Dan River River 2.98 miles TMDL needed
Cane Creek VAC-L60R_CAN1A02 Cane Creek Mainstem From Its Headwaters Downstream To The Va/Nc State Line. River 12.02 miles
Coleman Creek VAC-L74R_CLB01A06 From Its Headwaters To Its Mouth On The Hyco River River 5.45 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L62R_DAN02A98 Mineral Springs Branch To Route 658 Bridge. River 11.67 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L62R_DAN03A98 Route 658 Bridge To Birch Creek. River 2.73 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L64R_DAN04A98 Birch Creek To South Boston Raw Water Intake Location. River 10.38 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L73L_DAN07A04 Peter Creek Confluence To Roanoke River Confluence (Kerr Reservoir) Reservoir 1624.93 acres TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L60R_DAN01A00 Dan River Mainstem From Va/Nc State Line Downstream To Watershed L60r/L62r Boundary Downstream Of The Mouth Of Mineral Springs Branch. River 1.85 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L60R_DAN02A00 Dan River Mainstem From Danville Northside Potw Downstream To Va/Nc State Line (Exiting Virginia). River 1.79 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L60R_DAN03A02 Dan River Mainstem From The Brantley Steam Plant Dam Downstream To The Danville Northside Potw. River .35 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L64R_DAN05A98 South Boston Raw Water Intake Location To Banister River. River 6.49 miles TMDL needed
Dan River VAC-L73R_DAN06A98 Dan River From The Banister River (Watershed Boundary) To The Peter Creek Confluence (Kerr Reservoir) River 3.24 miles TMDL needed
Double Creek VAC-L62R_DBC01A98 Headwaters To Dan River River 8.28 miles TMDL needed
Fall Creek VAC-L61R_FAL01A00 Fall Creek Mainstem From Its Mouth On The Dan River Upstream To Its Headwaters. River 2.3 miles TMDL needed
Grassy Creek VAC-L64R_GSY01A08 Grassy Creek From Its Headwaters To The Route 744 Crossing River .84 miles TMDL needed
Hyco River VAC-L74R_HYC02A06 From The Va/Nc State Line Downstream To The Route 738 Bridge River 17.27 miles TMDL needed
Hyco River VAC-L74R_HYC01A00 Route 738 Bridge To Dan River. River 5.9 miles TMDL needed
Lawsons Creek VAC-L64R_LSN01A98 Headwaters To Jerimy Creek River 7.83 miles TMDL needed
Lawsons Creek VAC-L64R_LSN02A02 Jerimy Creek To Dan River River 7 miles TMDL completed
Little Coleman Creek VAC-L74R_LOL01A06 From Its Headwaters To Coleman Creek River 3.44 miles TMDL needed
Miry Creek VAC-L64R_MRY01A04 Miry Creek From The Mikes Creek Confluence To The Dan River River 1.07 miles TMDL needed
Powells Creek VAC-L62R_POW01A08 Powells Creek From Its Headwaters To Its Mouth On The Dan River River 3.9 miles
Pumpkin Creek VAC-L60R_PKP01A06 From The Va/Nc Line To The Mouth On The Dan River River 3.94 miles TMDL needed
Wolfe Creek VAC-L62R_WFE01A08 Wolfe Creek From Its Headwaters To Its Mouth On The Dan River River 2.82 miles TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Virginia, Lower Dan

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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)
DDT 9.8  
DDE 9.8  
Fecal Coliform 21.1  
Dissolved Oxygen 9.7  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 13.3  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 163.2 1,655.6
Mercury in Fish Tissue 44.5 1,655.6
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 44.5 1,655.6

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Virginia, Lower Dan 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 3 3
Ammonia color.gif 2 2
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 2 2

Total: 7 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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