Jump to main content.

Return to home page

On This Page

South Carolina State Report
Other states that contain this watershed:
North Carolina, Upper Broad Watershed

For More Information:

Download Excel compatible information

Download GIS Information (Internet Explorer only)

Water Quality Data Available for this Watershed

South Carolina, Upper Broad Watershed


Click on the watershed for an interactive map

Search for a waterbody within Upper Broad
Enter Waterbody Name:
Features

Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008
South Carolina, Upper Broad Watershed

Description of this table
Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
Bowen Rvr SCB-788_S_06 Bowen River At Sr 83 Waterbody Map Stream 4.5 Miles Good  
Broad Rvr SCB-042_S_06 Broad Rvr At Sc 18 4 Mi Ne Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 6.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Broad Rvr SCB-044_S_06 Broad Rvr At Sc 211 12 Mi Se Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 10.2 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Broad Rvr SCB-222_FISH_S_06 Broad River @ Sec Rd 43 "Pick Hill Access" Waterbody Map Stream 1.0 Miles Good  
Broad Rvr SCB-811_FISH_S_06 Broad River @ 99 Island Waterbody Map Stream 1.0 Miles Good  
Buck Ck SCB-783_S_06 Buck Creek At Peach Shed Rd Waterbody Map Stream 11.0 Miles Good  
Buffalo Ck SCB-057_S_06 Buffalo Ck At Sc 5 1 Mi W Of Blacksburg Waterbody Map Stream 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buffalo Ck SCB-119_S_06 Buffalo Creek At S-11-213, 2.2 Mi Nnw Of Blacksburg Waterbody Map Stream 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Buffalo Ck SCB-740_S_06 Buffalo Crk. At Sc Hwy 198 Waterbody Map Stream 2.6 Miles Good  
Bullock Ck SCB-159_S_08 Bullock Ck At Sc 97 4.8 Mi S Of Hickory Grove Waterbody Map Stream 10.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Bullock Ck SCB-739_S_06 Bullocks Crk. At Sr 40 Waterbody Map Stream 13.5 Miles Good  
Bullock Ck SCRS-05394_S_08 Bullock Creek At Sc 211 8.43 Mi Wsw Of York Waterbody Map Stream .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cherokee Ck SCB-056_S_06 Cherokee Ck At Us 29 3 Mi E Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 4.6 Miles Good  
Cherokee Ck SCB-679_S_06 Cherokee Creek At Sc 329 Waterbody Map Stream .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clark Ck SCB-157_S_06 Clark Crk. At Sr 63 Waterbody Map Stream 16.1 Miles Good  
Clark Fork To Crawford Lake SCB-325_S_06 Clark Fork Into Crawford Lk On Un# Rd Near Sc 161 & 705-Kings Mt Waterbody Map Stream 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Doolittle Ck SCB-323_S_06 Doolittle Ck At S-11-100 1.25 Mi Se Of Blacksburg Waterbody Map Stream 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Gilkey Ck SCB-334_S_06 Gilkey Ck At S-11-231, 9 Mi Se Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 13.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Goforth Ck SCB-789_S_06 Goforth Crk. At Sr 577 Waterbody Map Stream 2.8 Miles Good  
Guyon Moore Ck SCRS-02482_S_06 Guyon Moore Ck At Goose Hollow Rd From S-46-816 Wooden Bridge From Unpaved Road Waterbody Map Stream 1.1 Miles Good  
Guyonmoore Ck SCB-330_S_06 Guyonmoore Creek At S-46-233 Waterbody Map Stream 2.9 Miles Good  
Irene Ck SCB-059_S_06 Irene Ck At S-11-307 2.5 Mi W Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 4.4 Miles Good  
Kings Ck SCB-333_S_06 Kings Creek At S-11-209, 3 Mi W Of Smyrna Waterbody Map Stream 8.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Blalock SCB-347_L_06 Lake Blalock In Forebay Near Dam Waterbody Map Reservoir 43.4 Acres Good  
Lake Blalock SCRL-01019_L_06 Lake Blalock 4 M Ssw Of Chesnee And 0.3 M Ne Of Buck Creek Church Waterbody Map Reservoir 20.3 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lake Blalock SCRL-02323_L_06 Lake Blalock At S-42-43 Waterbody Map Reservoir 22.2 Acres Good  
Lake Blalock SCRL-03345_L_06 Lake Blalock 0.1 Mi Se Buck Creek Church/S-42-189 Waterbody Map Reservoir 20.1 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Blalock SCRL-04363_L_06 Lake Blalock 0.3 Mi Uplake Of Us 221 Waterbody Map Reservoir 33.3 Acres Good  
Lake Blalock SCRL-04367_L_06 Lake Blalock 0.9 Mi Uplake Of Us 221 Waterbody Map Reservoir 37.5 Acres Good  
Lake Blalock SCRL-04389_L_06 Lake Blalock 0.6 Mi Uplake Of Us 221 Waterbody Map Reservoir 37.3 Acres Good  
Lake Blalock SCRL-04461_L_06 Lake Blalock At Us 221 Waterbody Map Reservoir 35.9 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Blalock SCRL-06447_L_08 Lake Blalock 0.8 Mi Se Of Bridge Us 221 Over Lake Waterbody Map Reservoir 26.0 Acres Good  
Lake Bowen SCB-339_L_06 Lake Bowen 0.3 Mi W Of Sc 9 Waterbody Map Reservoir 534.8 Acres Good  
Lake Bowen SCB-340_L_06 Lake Bowen Near Headwaters, 0.4 Km W Of S-42-37 Waterbody Map Reservoir 406.3 Acres Good  
Lake Cherokee SCB-343_L_06 Lake Cherokee In Forebay Near Dam Waterbody Map Reservoir 16.7 Acres Good  
Lake Lanier SCB-099A_L_06 On # 1 Inlet Lk Lanier In Greenville Co Waterbody Map Stream 1.0 Miles Good  
Lake Lanier SCB-099B_L_06 At Dam Lk Lanier In Greenville Co Waterbody Map Reservoir 8.8 Acres Good  
Lake Thicketty SCB-342_L_06 Lake Thicketty In Forebay Near Dam Waterbody Map Reservoir 17.7 Acres Good  
Lake Thicketty SCRL-02301_L_06 Lake Thicketty Near Se Shore Approx 1.0 Mi From Macedonia Waterbody Map Reservoir 22.5 Acres Good  
Lake Thicketty SCRL-03457_L_06 Lake Thicketty Forebay In Near Dam (Use B-342) Waterbody Map Reservoir 7.6 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lake Welchel SCRL-03341_L_06 Lake Welchel 2.7 Mi Ne Of Gaffney Launch From Gaffney Public Works Boat Landing Waterbody Map Reservoir 32.9 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Whelchel SCRL-01029_L_08 Lake Welchel 2.7 M N Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Reservoir 17.8 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Whelchel SCRL-06435_L_08 Lake Whelchel 3 Mi Ne Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Reservoir 10.5 Acres Good  
Lake York SCB-737_L_06 Lake York In Kings Mountain State Park Waterbody Map Reservoir 28.1 Acres Good  
Lake, Lk Blalock SCB-772_FISH_L_06 Lake Blalock Waterbody Map Reservoir 1.0 Acres Good  
Lake, Lk Bowen SCB-114_FISH_L_06 Lake Bowen Near Sc 9 Waterbody Map Reservoir 1.0 Acres Good  
Lake, Spartanburg Reservoir #1 SCB-113_L_06 Spartanburg Reservoir #1 On S-42-213 Ne Of Inman Waterbody Map Reservoir 83.2 Acres Good  
Lawsons Fork Ck SCB-221_S_06 Lawsons Fk Ck At S-42-40 Bl Inman Mill Eff Waterbody Map Stream 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lawsons Fork Ck SCB-277_S_06 Lawsons Fork Ck At S-42-218 2.7 Mi Sse Of Inman Waterbody Map Stream .8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Lawsons Fork Ck SCB-278_S_06 Lawsons Fork Ck At Un# Rd Bl Milliken Chem Waterbody Map Stream 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Lawsons Fork Ck SCBL-001_S_06 Lawsons Fork Ck At S-42-108 Waterbody Map Stream 13.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lawsons Fork Ck SCBL-005_S_06 Lawsons Fork Ck At S-42-79 At Valley Falls Waterbody Map Stream 10.9 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Limestone Ck SCB-128_S_06 Limestone Ck At S-11-301 Waterbody Map Stream 6.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Little Buck Ck SCB-259_S_06 Little Buck Ck At Un# Co Rd 2.3 Mi Sw Of Chesnee Waterbody Map Stream 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Little Thicketty Ck SCRS-04376_S_06 Little Thicketty Creek At S-42-307 1.2 Mi Ne Of Cowpens Waterbody Map Stream 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Branch SCB-326_S_06 Long Branch On Sc 216 Bl Kings Mtn Pk Rec Area Waterbody Map Stream 1.4 Miles Good  
Meadow Ck SCB-531_S_06 Meadow Crk. At Sr 56 Waterbody Map Stream 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Meadow Swamp SCRS-02320_S_06 Meadow Ck At S-42-822 Waterbody Map Stream 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mill Creek SCB-780_S_06 Mill Creek At Sr 73 Waterbody Map Stream 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Motlow Ck SCB-790_S_06 Motlow Crk. At Sr 888 Waterbody Map Stream 6.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
N Pacolet Rvr SCB-026_S_06 N Pacolet Rvr At S-42-956 6.5 Mi E Landrum Waterbody Map Stream 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
N Pacolet Rvr SCB-126_S_06 N Pacolet Rvr At S-42-978, 1 Mi Se Of Fingerville Waterbody Map Stream 10.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
N Pacolet Rvr SCB-719_S_06 North Pacolet R. At Sr 128 Waterbody Map Stream 4.8 Miles Good  
Obed Ck SCB-791_S_06 Obed Crk. At Sr 42 Waterbody Map Stream 7.2 Miles Good  
Obed Ck SCRS-03514_S_06 Obed Creek At Unnumbered Christopher Road Off Sc 11 Waterbody Map Stream .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pacolet Rvr SCB-028_S_06 Pacolet Rvr At S-42-55 Bl Jct Of N & S Pacolet R Waterbody Map Stream 2.9 Miles Good  
Pacolet Rvr SCB-048_S_06 Pacolet Rvr At Sc 105 6 Mi Ab Jct With Broad Rvr Waterbody Map Stream 14.8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Pacolet Rvr SCB-163A_S_06 Pacolet Rvr At Brdg On S-42-737 2.9 Mi Nw Of Cowpens Waterbody Map Stream 1.5 Miles Good  
Pacolet Rvr SCB-331_S_06 Pacolet Rvr At S-42-59, Beacon Light Road In Clifton Waterbody Map Stream 9.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pacolet Rvr SCB-653_FISH_S_06 Pacolet River @ Sc 18 Waterbody Map Stream 1.0 Miles Good  
Pacolet Rvr SCBP-001_S_06 Pacolet Rvr Ab Dam At Pacolet Mills Waterbody Map Stream 13.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Page Ck SCB-301_S_06 Page Ck At S-42-1258 1.7 Mi Se Landrum Waterbody Map Stream 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Peoples Ck SCB-100_S_06 Peoples Ck At S-11-50 6 Mi E Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Peoples Ck SCB-211_S_06 Peoples Ck At Unimproved Rd 2.3 Mi E Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Potter Branch SCB-191_S_06 Potter Br On Rd 30 Bl Outfall From Housing Proj Cowpens Waterbody Map Stream 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ross Ck SCRS-03352_S_06 Ross Creek At S-11-63 (Ellis Ferry Road) 6 Mi North Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 6.1 Miles Good  
S Pacolet Rvr SCB-302_S_06 S Pacolet Rvr At S-42-866 1 Mi Se Campobello Waterbody Map Stream 4.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
S Pacolet Rvr SCB-720_S_06 South Pacolet R. At Sr 183 Waterbody Map Stream 11.0 Miles Good  
Spivey Ck SCB-103_S_06 Spivey Ck At S-42-208 2.5 Mi Sse Of Landrum Waterbody Map Stream .5 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Thicketty Ck SCB-062_S_06 Thicketty Ck At Sc 211 2 Mi Ab Jct With Broad Rvr Waterbody Map Stream 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Thicketty Ck SCB-095_S_06 Thicketty Creek At S-11-164 Waterbody Map Stream 12.7 Miles Good  
Thicketty Ck SCB-133_S_06 Thicketty Ck At Sc 18 8.3 Mi S Of Gaffney Waterbody Map Stream 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Thicketty Ck SCRS-01028_S_06 Thicketty Creek At Rd Sr 11-104 Big Pine Hunt Club, 9 M E Of Pacolet Waterbody Map Stream 11.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Vaughn Ck SCB-099-7_S_06 Vaughn Creek, Upstream Of B-099a At Br. Waterbody Map Stream 2.8 Miles Good  

Top of page


Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

South Carolina, Upper Broad

Description of this table
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)
pH   32.9
Chlorophyll-A   17.8
Fecal Coliform 158.5 20.1
Copper 33.8 35.9
Dissolved Oxygen 2.5  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 48.4  

Top of page



Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

South Carolina, Upper Broad Watershed


No probable sources data have been reported to EPA for this watershed.

Top of page


TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


South Carolina, Upper Broad Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

Top of page

Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

South Carolina, Upper Broad 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 35 35

Total: 35 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



Top of page

Jump to main content.