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Alabama, Cahaba Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008
Alabama, Cahaba 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
Affonee Creek AL03150202-0505-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 18.5 Miles Good  
Beaverdam Creek AL03150202-0801-100 From Oakmulgee Creek To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 13.5 Miles Good  
Big Black Creek AL03150202-0102-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 16.5 Miles Good  
Blue Girth Creek AL03150202-0506-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 15.1 Miles Good  
Buck Creek AL03150202-0202-101 From Cahaba River To Cahaba Valley Creek Data Unavailable Stream 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buck Creek AL03150202-0202-102 From Cahaba Valley Creek To Shelby County Road 44 Data Unavailable Stream 6.0 Miles Good  
Buck Creek AL03150202-0202-103 From Shelby County Road 44 To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 8.4 Miles Good  
Caffee Creek AL03150202-0405-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 17.9 Miles Good  
Cahaba River AL03150202-0101-102 From Us Highway 11 To I-59 Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0101-103 From I-59 To Its Source Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cahaba River AL03150202-0104-102 From Grant'S Mill Road To Us Highway 11 Waterbody Map River 21.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0201-101 From Buck Creek To Dam Near Us Highway 280 Data Unavailable River 17.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0201-102 From Dam Near Us Highway 280 To Grant'S Mill Road Data Unavailable River 13.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0203-101 From Shades Creek To Shelby County Road 52 Data Unavailable River 23.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0203-102 From Shelby County Road 52 To Buck Creek Data Unavailable River 3.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0405-100 From Lower Little Cahaba River To Shades Creek Data Unavailable River 13.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0503-102 From Alabama Highway 82 To Lower Little Cahaba River Waterbody Map River 10.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba River AL03150202-0902-100 From Alabama River To Alabama Highway 82 Waterbody Map River 89.5 Miles Good  
Cahaba Valley Creek AL03150202-0202-401 From Buck Creek To Us Highway 31 Data Unavailable Stream 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cahaba Valley Creek AL03150202-0202-402 From Us Highway 31 Data Unavailable Stream 10.3 Miles Good  
Cane Creek AL03150202-0405-800 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 10.4 Miles Good  
Childers Creek AL03150202-0901-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 18.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cooley Creek AL03150202-0302-900 From Mill Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Dry Brook AL03150202-0202-800 From Cahaba Valley Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 3.5 Miles Good  
Dry Creek AL03150202-0902-501 From Cahaba River To Dallas County Road 201 Waterbody Map Stream 4.5 Miles Good  
Dry Creek AL03150202-0902-502 From Dallas County Road 201 To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 5.0 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Fourmile Creek AL03150202-0404-300 From Little Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 5.6 Miles Good  
Goose Creek AL03150202-0603-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 7.7 Miles Good  
Gully Creek AL03150202-0507-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 7.7 Miles Good  
Haysop Creek AL03150202-0504-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 26.8 Miles Good  
Holsombech Creek AL03150202-0802-700 From Oakmulgee Creek To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 5.6 Miles Good  
Lee Branch AL03150202-0103-300 From Lake Purdy To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Cahaba River AL03150202-0103-101 From Cahaba River To Purdy Lake Dam Waterbody Map Stream 4.8 Miles Good  
Little Cahaba River AL03150202-0103-103 From Head Of Lake Purdy To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 13.8 Miles Good  
Little Cahaba River AL03150202-0404-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 16.5 Miles Good  
Little Cahaba River (Purdy Lake) AL03150202-0103-102 From Purdy Lake Dam To Head Of Purdy Lake Waterbody Map Reservoir 962.0 Acres Good  
Little Oakmulgee Creek AL03150202-0804-100 From Oakmulgee Creek To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 18.7 Miles Good  
Little Shades Creek AL03150202-0201-500 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 7.4 Miles Good  
Little Shades Creek AL03150202-0302-110 From Shades Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 9.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mahan Creek AL03150202-0402-100 From Little Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 15.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mayberry Creek AL03150202-0401-200 From Shoal Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 8.5 Miles Good  
Mill Creek AL03150202-0302-800 From Mud Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 6.7 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Mill Creek AL03150202-0603-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 11.4 Miles Good  
Mud Creek AL03150202-0302-201 From Shades Creek To Tannehill Iron Works Data Unavailable Stream 3.7 Miles Good  
Mud Creek AL03150202-0302-202 From Tannehill Iron Works To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 4.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Oak Mountain State Park Lakes AL03150202-0202-110 Within Oak Mountain State Park Waterbody Map Reservoir 166.7 Acres Good  
Oakmulgee Creek AL03150202-0805-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 56.7 Miles Good  
Old Town Creek AL03150202-0602-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 12.7 Miles Good  
Patton Creek AL03150202-0201-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 8.8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Peavine Creek AL03150202-0202-500 From Buck Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 10.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Piney Woods Creek AL03150202-0203-500 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 7.6 Miles Good  
Possum Creek AL03150202-0702-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 9.0 Miles Good  
Potato Patch Creek AL03150202-0601-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 7.5 Miles Good  
Rice Creek AL03150202-0701-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 14.9 Miles Good  
Sandy Creek AL03150202-0503-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 16.3 Miles Good  
Schultz Creek AL03150202-0502-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 16.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Shades Creek AL03150202-0302-100 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 56.4 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Shoal Creek AL03150202-0401-100 From Little Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 19.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Silver Creek AL03150202-0702-400 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 3.8 Miles Good  
Sixmile Creek AL03150202-0403-100 From Little Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 27.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Spring Creek AL03150202-0401-500 From Shoal Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 9.4 Miles Good  
Taylor Creek AL03150202-0601-400 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 8.8 Miles Good  
Ut To Cahaba Valley Creek AL03150202-0202-900 From Cahaba Valley Creek To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 2.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Wallace Creek AL03150202-0601-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Waterbody Map Stream 8.9 Miles Good  
Walton Creek AL03150202-0507-200 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 5.5 Miles Good  
Waters Creek AL03150202-0701-300 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 9.9 Miles Good  
Wells Creek AL03150202-0701-400 From Cahaba River To Its Source Data Unavailable Stream 5.4 Miles Good  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Alabama, Cahaba

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)
Nitrogenous BOD 8.8  
Turbidity 56.4  
Fecal Coliform 112.6  
Phosphorus, Total 106.5  
BOD, Carbonaceous 8.8  
Sedimentation/Siltation 181.6  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

Alabama, Cahaba Watershed

Description of this table
Probable Source Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 56.4  
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrastructure (New Construction) 56.4  
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 37.3  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 56.4  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 106.5  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 2.8  
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) 56.4  
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 145.4  
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 182.2  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


Alabama, Cahaba Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Alabama, Cahaba 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
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 8 8
Fecal Coliform color.gif 7 8
Carbonaceous Bod color.gif 1 1
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 1 1
Nitrogenous BOD color.gif 1 1
Sediment color.gif 1 10

Total: 19 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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