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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
North Carolina, Pamlico Sound Watershed

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Askins Creek	NC30-22-24	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Atlantic Ocean	NC99-(6)	From Ocracoke Inlet To Hatteras Iinlet	Waterbody Map	Coastal Waters	17.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Austin Creek (Clubhouse Creek)	NC30-22-31	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Back Creek	NC29-65	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Beach Slue	NC30-22-9	Entire Area Of Beach Slue	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Bear Creek	NC27-150-28a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line 42 Meters South Of Confluence With Bennett Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bennett Creek	NC27-150-28-1	From Source To Bear Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bernice Creek	NC29-44-5-3	From Source To Deep Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Bills Creek	NC27-152-3	From Source To Jones Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Broad Creek	NC29-73-7	From Source To Long Shoal River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Good
Brooks Creek	NC30-22-28	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Buck Creek	NC29-52-6	From Source To Juniper Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Caffee Bay	NC29-49-5	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.7	Square Miles	Good
Cape Creek	NC30-22-27	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cedar Creek	NC29-41-2-1	From Source To Southward Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Cedar Creek	NC29-67	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Chellybelle Creek	NC29-42-2	From Source To Spencer Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Clark Creek	NC29-73-6	From Source To Long Shoal River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Cowpen Creek	NC29-49-2	From Source To Swanquarter Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Crab Cove (Crabb Cove)	NC29-50	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Deep Bay	NC29-44-5	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	2.6	Square Miles	Good
Doe Creek	NC29-52-5	From Source To Juniper Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Douglas Bay	NC29-60-3	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Drum Cove	NC29-44-5-5	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Eagle Nest Bay	NC30-22-2	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
East Bluff Bay	NC29-56	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.8	Square Miles	Good
Fate Cove	NC29-41-2-4	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Flat Cove	NC29-41-4	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Gale Creek	NC27-150-31a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line On West Side Of Icww	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Germantown Bay	NC29-42-1b	Entire Bay Except Deh Closed Area In Northern Part Of Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.5	Square Miles	Good
Harbor Creek	NC29-56-1	From Source To East Bluff Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Harper Creek	NC27-150-10	From Source To Bay River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hog Cove	NC29-41-3	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
House Cove	NC29-41-2-5	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
House Creek	NC29-42-3	From Source To Spencer Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Island Creek	NC29-49-5-1	From Source To Caffee Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Island Creek	NC29-86	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Island Creeks	NC29-41-2-2	From Sources To Southward Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Jeanette Creek	NC29-42-1-5	From Source To Germantown Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Joe Saur Creek	NC30-22-29	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Judith Narrows	NC29-47-1	From White Perch Bay To Shell Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Juniper Bay	NC29-52a	Source To A Line Crossing The River At Mouth Of Rattlesnake Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Juniper Bay	NC29-52b	From Mouth Of Rattlesnake Creek To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	3.1	Square Miles	Good
Juniper Creek	NC29-56-2	From Source To East Bluff Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Laurel Creek	NC29-52-7	From Source To Juniper Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Lighthouse Creek	NC29-41-7	From Source To Mouse Harbor	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Lighwood Snag Bay	NC29-44-3	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Little Swash Opening	NC29-84	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Lone Tree Creek	NC29-69	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Long Creek	NC29-41-6	From Source To Mouse Harbor	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Long Shoal River	NC29-73-(2)a	From U.S. Hwy. 264 To Line Extending River 506 Meters South Of Deep Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.7	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mary Anns Pond	NC29-89	Entire Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Middle Creek	NC29-44-5-4	From Source To Deep Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Middle Shoal Creek (Mill Show Creek)	NC29-44-4	From Source To Rose Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Mill Creek	NC30-22-22	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mouse Harbor	NC29-41	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	1.2	Square Miles	Good
North Bitterwash Creek	NC29-79	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Northern Pond	NC29-88	Entire Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Oak Cove	NC29-41-5	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Old Hammock Creek	NC29-85	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Old Haulover	NC29-44-5-1	From Source To Deep Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Old Hill Bay	NC29-60-2	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Old Slough	NC29-91	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Otter Creek	NC29-72a	Southern Bay Of Otter Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Oyster Creek	NC29-49-3b	From A Line 990 Meters East Of Swanquarter Bay To Swanquarter Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Good
Pains Bay	NC29-74	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	1.8	Square Miles	Good
Pamlico River And Pamlico Sound	NC29-(40.5)a	From A Line Across Pamlico River From Roos Point To Persimmon Tree Point To Pamlico Sound And Pamlico Sound Within A Line Beginning At Sandy Point And Extending Southerly To Northeast Tip Of Ocracoke Island, Thence Along The Ocean Side Of Ocracoke Island	Waterbody Map	Estuary	715.5	Square Miles	Good
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22b	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area Of A Boundary Begnning At A Point On Land West Of The Hatteras Ferry Landing At 35 Degrees 12' 30" N- 75 Degrees 42' 24" W, Thence To A Point In The Ferry Channel At 35 Degrees 12' 37" N-75 Deg	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22c	The Waters Of The Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area With Mouth 1.17 Miles Southwest Of Durant Point.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22e	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area: All Creeks, Canals, And Tributaries Along Hatteras Island Between Brooks Point To West Mouth Of Joe Saur Creek.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22f	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area: All Waters South Of A Line Bginning At A Point On The Shore North Of Buxton At 35 Degrees 16' 44" N- 75 Degrees 31' 05" W, Thence In Awesterly Direction Through Bald Point To A Point On The B	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22g	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area At The Mouth Of Askins Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22h	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area At The Mouth Of Mill Creek. This Includes All Waters South Of A Line From Big Island To The Outer Banks And All Waters East Of Line From Big Island To Gibbs Point.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Parched Corn Bay	NC29-75	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	1.4	Square Miles	Good
Peters Ditch	NC30-22-23	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Raccoon Creek	NC29-51-1	From Source To Great Island Narrows	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Sand Hole Creek	NC29-87	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Sandy Bay	NC29-76	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.4	Square Miles	Good
Sandy Bay	NC30-22-30a	Deh Closure Area	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sanger Creek	NC29-58	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Shell Bay	NC29-47	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	3.2	Square Miles	Good
Shell Narrows	NC29-47-3	From Swanquarter Bay To Shell Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.5	Square Miles	Good
Shingle Creek	NC29-49-1	From Source To Swanquarter Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Shingle Creek	NC29-78	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Southward Bay	NC29-41-2	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.5	Square Miles	Good
Southwest Bay	NC29-55	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Spencer Bay	NC29-42	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	1.8	Square Miles	Good
Striking Bay	NC29-43	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Stumpy Point Bay	NC30-22-8b	All Those Waters Bounded By A Line Beginning At A Point 35 Degrees 41' 55" N-75 Degrees 46' 09" W, Thence In A Southeasterly Direction To A Point 400 Yards Offshore At 35 Degrees 41' 46" N- 75 Degrees 45' 54" W, Thence In A Southwesterly Direction In A St	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stumpy Point Bay	NC30-22-8c	All Those Waters Within An Area Bounded By A Line Beginning At A Point On The East Shore At 35 Degrees 41' 44" N- 75 Degrees 44' 18" W, Thence To A Point In The Bay At 35 Degrees 41' 28" N- 75 Degrees 44' 45" W, Thence To A Point In The Bay At 35 Degrees	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.4	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Swan Creek (Swine Creek)	NC29-42-1-4	From Source To Germantown Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Swanquarter Bay	NC29-49a	Deh Closed Area West Of Swanquarter	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Swanquarter Bay	NC29-49b	Entire Bay Except For Closed Area Near Swanquarter	Waterbody Map	Estuary	7.8	Square Miles	Good
The Blowout	NC29-47-2	From Bernice Creek To Shell Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
The Haulover	NC29-44-5-2	From Swanquarter Bay To Deep Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
The Slash	NC30-22-30-1	From Source To Sandy Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tolers Bay	NC29-45	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Good
Tooley Creek	NC29-44-2	From Source To Rose Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Good
Voliva Cove	NC29-41-2-3	Entire Cove	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
West Bluff Bay	NC29-54	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	1.9	Square Miles	Good
White Perch Bay	NC29-46	Entire Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Good
Wysocking Bay	NC29-60b	Entire Bay Except For Area 1000 Meters North Of Mackay Point	Waterbody Map	Estuary	5.1	Square Miles	Good

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Askins Creek	NC30-22-24	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Atlantic Ocean	NC99-(6)	From Ocracoke Inlet To Hatteras Iinlet	Waterbody Map	Coastal Waters	17.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Austin Creek (Clubhouse Creek)	NC30-22-31	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bear Creek	NC27-150-28a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line 42 Meters South Of Confluence With Bennett Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bennett Creek	NC27-150-28-1	From Source To Bear Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bills Creek	NC27-152-3	From Source To Jones Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Brooks Creek	NC30-22-28	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cape Creek	NC30-22-27	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cedar Creek	NC29-67	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gale Creek	NC27-150-31a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line On West Side Of Icww	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Harper Creek	NC27-150-10	From Source To Bay River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Joe Saur Creek	NC30-22-29	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Juniper Bay	NC29-52a	Source To A Line Crossing The River At Mouth Of Rattlesnake Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lone Tree Creek	NC29-69	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Long Shoal River	NC29-73-(2)a	From U.S. Hwy. 264 To Line Extending River 506 Meters South Of Deep Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.7	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mill Creek	NC30-22-22	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Otter Creek	NC29-72a	Southern Bay Of Otter Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22b	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area Of A Boundary Begnning At A Point On Land West Of The Hatteras Ferry Landing At 35 Degrees 12' 30" N- 75 Degrees 42' 24" W, Thence To A Point In The Ferry Channel At 35 Degrees 12' 37" N-75 Deg	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22c	The Waters Of The Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area With Mouth 1.17 Miles Southwest Of Durant Point.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22e	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area: All Creeks, Canals, And Tributaries Along Hatteras Island Between Brooks Point To West Mouth Of Joe Saur Creek.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22f	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area: All Waters South Of A Line Bginning At A Point On The Shore North Of Buxton At 35 Degrees 16' 44" N- 75 Degrees 31' 05" W, Thence In Awesterly Direction Through Bald Point To A Point On The B	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22g	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area At The Mouth Of Askins Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pamlico Sound	NC30-22h	The Waters Of Pamlico Sound Which Include The Deh Closed Area At The Mouth Of Mill Creek. This Includes All Waters South Of A Line From Big Island To The Outer Banks And All Waters East Of Line From Big Island To Gibbs Point.	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Peters Ditch	NC30-22-23	From Source To Pamlico Sound	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sandy Bay	NC30-22-30a	Deh Closure Area	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stumpy Point Bay	NC30-22-8b	All Those Waters Bounded By A Line Beginning At A Point 35 Degrees 41' 55" N-75 Degrees 46' 09" W, Thence In A Southeasterly Direction To A Point 400 Yards Offshore At 35 Degrees 41' 46" N- 75 Degrees 45' 54" W, Thence In A Southwesterly Direction In A St	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stumpy Point Bay	NC30-22-8c	All Those Waters Within An Area Bounded By A Line Beginning At A Point On The East Shore At 35 Degrees 41' 44" N- 75 Degrees 44' 18" W, Thence To A Point In The Bay At 35 Degrees 41' 28" N- 75 Degrees 44' 45" W, Thence To A Point In The Bay At 35 Degrees	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.4	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Swanquarter Bay	NC29-49a	Deh Closed Area West Of Swanquarter	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
The Slash	NC30-22-30-1	From Source To Sandy Bay	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

North Carolina, Pamlico Sound

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Cause of Impairment	Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)	Coastal Shoreline (Miles)
Enterococcus Bacteria	.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited	2.9
Mercury in Fish Tissue		17.3