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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
North Carolina, Lower Neuse 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.
Adams Creek	NC27-128b	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Dumpling Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Adams Creek	NC27-128c	Deh Conditionally Approved-Closed Area From Source To A Line Crossing Adams Creek At A Point 406 Meters South Of Mouth Of Kellum Creek To A Point 637 Meters North Of Mouth Of Beck Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.5	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Beaver Creek	NC27-101-15	From Source To Trent River	Waterbody Map	Stream	12.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Branch	NC27-123-4-1	From Source To Mitchell Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek	NC27-135-17a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bright Creek	NC27-134-1	From Source To Orchard Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Broad Creek	NC27-141a	From Source To A Line Across Broad Creek From A Point 331 Meters East Of Mouth Of Browns Creek To A Point 145 Meters East Of Mouth Of Tar Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Brown Creek	NC27-141-3	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Buck Creek	NC27-135-7	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Clubfoot Creek	NC27-123	From Source To Neuse River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.9	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Coffee Creek	NC27-141-3-2	From Source To Brown Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Doe Creek	NC27-135-8	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Duck Creek	NC27-135-6	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
East Fork South River	NC27-135-2	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
East Prong Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2-2	From Source To Mortons Mill Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Eastman Creek	NC27-135-10	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Elisha Creek	NC27-135-4	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gideon Creek	NC27-141-2	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gulden Creek	NC27-123-3	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hardy Creek	NC27-135-18	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Harlowe Canal	NC27-123-1	From White Oak River Basin Boundary (Craven-Carteret County Line) To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Isaac Creek	NC27-128-2	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Jerry Bay	NC27-128-1.5	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Kearney Creek	NC27-128-4	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Miry Gut	NC27-135-3	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mitchell Creek	NC27-123-4	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neal Creek	NC27-135-5	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neuse River Estuary	NC27-(118)b	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neuse River Estuary	NC27-(118)c	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Green Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neuse River Estuary	NC27-(118)d	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Peirce Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Good
Orchard Creek	NC27-134a	From Source To A Line Crossing Orchard Creek At A Point 91 Meters South Of Mouth Of Bright Creek To A Point 99 Meters North Of Mouth Of Pasture Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rich Island Gut	NC27-135-2-1	From Source To East Fork South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ship Creek	NC27-141-1	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Snake Branch	NC27-123-4-2	From Source To Mitchell Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South River	NC27-135a	From Source To A Line Crossing The South River At A Point 97 Meters North Of Mouth Of Southwest Creek To A Point 418 Meters North Of Mouth Of Doe Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.6	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Southwest Creek	NC27-135-9	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Spice Creek	NC27-141-3-1	From Source To Brown Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tar Creek	NC27-141-4	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trent River	NC27-101-(1)	From Source To Mouth Of Deep Gully	Waterbody Map	Stream	77.4	Miles	Good
Trent River	NC27-101-(31)b	From Boundary Between Subbasins 030410 And 030411 To Mouth Of Brice Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.8	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trent River	NC27-101-(39)	From Mouth Of Brice Creek To Neuse River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.8	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
West Fork South River	NC27-135-1	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
West Prong Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2-1	From Source To Mortons Mill Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

Description of this table
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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.
Adams Creek	NC27-128c	Deh Conditionally Approved-Closed Area From Source To A Line Crossing Adams Creek At A Point 406 Meters South Of Mouth Of Kellum Creek To A Point 637 Meters North Of Mouth Of Beck Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.5	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Beaver Creek	NC27-101-15	From Source To Trent River	Waterbody Map	Stream	12.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Branch	NC27-123-4-1	From Source To Mitchell Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek	NC27-135-17a	From Source To Deh Prohibited Area Line	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bright Creek	NC27-134-1	From Source To Orchard Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Broad Creek	NC27-141a	From Source To A Line Across Broad Creek From A Point 331 Meters East Of Mouth Of Browns Creek To A Point 145 Meters East Of Mouth Of Tar Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.3	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Brown Creek	NC27-141-3	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Buck Creek	NC27-135-7	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Clubfoot Creek	NC27-123	From Source To Neuse River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.9	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Coffee Creek	NC27-141-3-2	From Source To Brown Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Doe Creek	NC27-135-8	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Duck Creek	NC27-135-6	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
East Fork South River	NC27-135-2	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
East Prong Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2-2	From Source To Mortons Mill Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Eastman Creek	NC27-135-10	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Elisha Creek	NC27-135-4	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gideon Creek	NC27-141-2	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gulden Creek	NC27-123-3	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hardy Creek	NC27-135-18	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Harlowe Canal	NC27-123-1	From White Oak River Basin Boundary (Craven-Carteret County Line) To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Isaac Creek	NC27-128-2	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Jerry Bay	NC27-128-1.5	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Kearney Creek	NC27-128-4	From Source To Adams Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Miry Gut	NC27-135-3	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mitchell Creek	NC27-123-4	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2	From Source To Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neal Creek	NC27-135-5	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neuse River Estuary	NC27-(118)b	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Clubfoot Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Neuse River Estuary	NC27-(118)c	Deh Prohibited Area At Mouth Of Green Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Orchard Creek	NC27-134a	From Source To A Line Crossing Orchard Creek At A Point 91 Meters South Of Mouth Of Bright Creek To A Point 99 Meters North Of Mouth Of Pasture Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rich Island Gut	NC27-135-2-1	From Source To East Fork South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ship Creek	NC27-141-1	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Snake Branch	NC27-123-4-2	From Source To Mitchell Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South River	NC27-135a	From Source To A Line Crossing The South River At A Point 97 Meters North Of Mouth Of Southwest Creek To A Point 418 Meters North Of Mouth Of Doe Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.6	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Southwest Creek	NC27-135-9	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.2	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Spice Creek	NC27-141-3-1	From Source To Brown Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tar Creek	NC27-141-4	From Source To Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trent River	NC27-101-(31)b	From Boundary Between Subbasins 030410 And 030411 To Mouth Of Brice Creek	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.8	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trent River	NC27-101-(39)	From Mouth Of Brice Creek To Neuse River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.8	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
West Fork South River	NC27-135-1	From Source To South River	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.1	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
West Prong Mortons Mill Pond	NC27-123-2-1	From Source To Mortons Mill Pond	Waterbody Map	Estuary	.0	Square Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

North Carolina, Lower Neuse

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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	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)
Chlorophyll-A		1.6
Ecological/Biological Integrity Benthos	12.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited		4.1