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Florida, Sarasota Bay Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Florida, Sarasota Bay 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
Alligator Creek Tidal FL2030 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Barrier Island FL2075B Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 12.6 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blackburn Bay FL1968F Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 1.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bowlees Creek FL1896 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 9.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buck Creek FL2068 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Catfish Creek (Tidal) FL1984 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clowers Creek Estuary FL1975A Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 1.6 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Coral Creek (East Branch) FL2078B Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 5.3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cow Pen Slough FL1924 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 23.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Curry Creek FL2009 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 4.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Curry Creek FL2009A Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 1.8 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Direct Runoff To Bay FL1868 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 5.7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Direct Runoff To Bay FL2042 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dona Bay FL2002 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 4.7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elligraw Bayou FL1975 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 6.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Forked Creek FL2039 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 1.3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Gottfried Creek FL2049 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hatchett Creek (Tidal) FL2015 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hudson Bayou Tidal FL1953 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .8 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lake June In Winter FL1938A Lake Placid Planning Unit Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 3,695.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lido Key FL1954 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 11.4 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Sarasota Bay FL1968E Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 2.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Longboat Key FL1916 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 4.8 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
North Creek (Tidal) FL1984A Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Oyster Creek FL2067 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 5.0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Palma Sola Bay FL1883 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 3.4 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Philippi Creek FL1937 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Philippi Creek (Tidal) FL1947 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 8.4 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Placid June Canal FL1938B Lake Placid Planning Unit Waterbody Map Stream 2.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Roberts Bay FL1968D Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 5.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Roberts Bay Venice FL2018 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 5.0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rock Creek FL2052 Lemon Bay Waterbody Map Estuary .3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sarasota Bay FL1968B Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 31.6 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sarasota Bay FL1968C Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 3.8 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Siesta Key South FL1979 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 1.7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
South Creek FL1982 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 6.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
South Creek FL1982A Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 3.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
South Creek (Oscar Scherer State Park) FL1982B Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 1.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Ditch FL1966 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Stream 3.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Whitaker Bayou (Tidal) FL1936 Sarasota Bay Waterbody Map Estuary 2.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Florida, Sarasota Bay

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)		 Bays and
Estuaries
(Square Miles)
Chlorophyll-A 23.8   23.3
Fecal Coliform 2.4   49.7
Copper     1.3
Dissolved Oxygen 32.4   34.5
Iron     .7
Mercury in Fish Tissue   3,695.6 144.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Florida, Sarasota Bay Watershed


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

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Florida, Sarasota Bay Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Florida, Sarasota Bay 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
Nitrogen, Total color.gif 13 14
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) color.gif 4 5
Fecal Coliform color.gif 4 4
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 2 2
Total Coliform color.gif 2 2
Fecal color.gif 1 1

Total: 26 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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