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Ohio, Little Scioto-Tygarts Watershed

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Kentucky, Little Scioto-Tygarts Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006
Kentucky, Little Scioto-Tygarts Watershed

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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
Backs Branch 0.0 To 0.9 KY486191_01 Sample Mp 0.8 Tygarts Valley Quad Dow11004002 Waterbody Map River .9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brushy Creek 0.0 To 3.9 KY488111_01 Sample Mp 0.5 Load Quad Ned11001502 Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Good  
Buffalo Creek 0.0 To 6.3 KY488320_01 Sample Mp 0.5(Wq) Tygarts Valley Quad Bsw005 Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Good  
Buffalo Creek 6.3 To 9.6 KY488320_02 Sample Mp 7.2(Wmb) Wesleyville Quad Dow11005001 Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Good  
Hood Creek 0.0 To 5.4 KY494492_00 Sample Mp 1.0 Ashland Quad Bsw011 Data Unavailable River 5.4 Miles Good  
Jacobs Fork 3.6 To 5.7 KY495138_01 Sample Mp 4.9 Ault Quad Dow11006005 Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Leatherwood Br. 0.0 To 4.3 KY496121_01 Sample Mp 0.8 Tygarts Valley Quad Ned11004501 Waterbody Map River 4.3 Miles Good  
Mcglone Fk. 0.0 To 2.5 KY497867_01 Sample Mp 1.1 Wesleyville Quad Ned11005501 Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
Newberry Branch 0.0 To 2.8 KY499417_01 Sample Mp 0.8 Portsmouth Quad Dow11001003 Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ohio River Dmp: 341 Ump: 317.1 KY452377_01 Ohio River Data Unavailable River 23.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ohio River Dmp: 354.0 Ump: 341 KY452377_02 Ohio River Data Unavailable River 13.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ohio River Dmp: 356.5 Ump: 354.0 KY452377_03 Huc: 05090103 Data Unavailable River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ohio River Dmp: 361.0 Ump: 356.5 KY452377_04 Huc: 05090103 Data Unavailable River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Schultz Creek 1.3 To 4.7 KY503068_01 Sample Mp 1.7 Portsmouth Quad Dow11001002 Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Good  
Schultz Creek 4.7 To 10.8 KY503068_02 Sample Mp 6.6 Portsmouth Quad Ned11001501 Waterbody Map River 6.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Smith Creek 2.0 To 4.3 KY503783_01 Sample Mp 3.3 Wesleyville Quad Dow11005002 Waterbody Map River 2.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Smokey Valley Lake KY503825_00 Sampled At Dam Cln062 Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 36.0 Acres Good  
Smoky Cr. 1.4 To 3.8 KY503819_01 Sample Mp 3.5 Olive Hill Quad Ned11006501 Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Soldier Fk. 0.0 To 2.0 KY515532_01 Sample Mp 1.8 Olive Hill Quad Ned11006502 Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Three Prong Branch 0.0 To 5.8 KY505240_01 Sample Mp 2.4 Tygarts Valley Quad Ned11004502 Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Good  
Trough Camp 1.5 To 6.1 KY505516_01 Sample Mp 4.1 Olive Hill Quad Dow11006006 Waterbody Map River 4.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tygarts Creek 0.0 To 45.7 KY516088_01 Mouth To Leatherwood Br. Sample Mp 25.1, 29.9 Load Quad Pri048 Waterbody Map River 45.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tygarts Creek 51.0 To 57.8 KY516088_02 Sample Mp 52.4 Tygarts Vally Quad Dow11006007 Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Good  
Tygarts Creek 65.0 To 68.6 KY516088_03 Sample Mp 67.6 Grahn Quad Bsw008 Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Good  
Tygarts Creek 78.0 To 88.6 KY516088_04 Sample Mp 84.7 (Bio) And 78.9 (Dws 38.29056,-83.19056) Soldier And Olive Hill Quads Waterbody Map River 10.6 Miles Good  
Ut To Chinns Branch 0.0 To 1.1 KY489481-0.8_01 Sample Mp 1.0 Greenup Quad Dow06001002 Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
White Oak Creek 0.0 To 1.1 KY506615_01 Mouth To Mp 1.1 Data Unavailable River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Kentucky, Little Scioto-Tygarts

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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)
Habitat Assessment (Streams) 11.3  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 43.9  
Other Flow Regime Alterations 7.8  
Cause Unknown 7.2  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 2.8  
Methylmercury 45.7  
Temperature, Water 3.4  
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) 28.4  
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 45.7  
Sedimentation/Siltation 13.8  
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 2.8  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2006

Kentucky, Little Scioto-Tygarts Watershed

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Probable Source Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
Channelization 10.6  
Dredge Mining 2.1  
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels) 8.2  
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 1.1  
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) 2.8  
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrasturcture (New Construction) 1.1  
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 2.3  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 2.0  
Managed Pasture Grazing 3.0  
Non-Irrigated Crop Production 2.8  
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation 5.7  
Source Unknown 98.0  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006


Kentucky, Little Scioto-Tygarts Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant


No TMDL data have been reported to EPA for this watershed.

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