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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Caney Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
Agee Branch TN05130108002_0400 Agee Branch From Hickman Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 5.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Barren Creek TN05130108090_0300 Barren Creek From Center Hill Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Warren County Waterbody Map River 7.4 Miles Good TMDL needed
Barton Creek TN05130108090_0310 Barton Creek From Barren Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Warren County Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Good TMDL needed
Beaverdam Creek TN05130108033_0200 Beaverdam Creek From Bee Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 19.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bee Creek TN05130108033_1000 Bee Creek From Mouth To Confluence To Glade Creek. Ecoregion 68c & 68a White County Van Buren County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Bee Creek TN05130108033_2000 Bee Creek From Glade Creek To Mouth Of Taft Creek. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bee Creek TN05130108033_3000 Bee Creek From Taft Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 16.1 Miles Impaired  
Big Trammel Creek TN05110002010_1000 Big Trammel Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Macon County Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Good  
Blue Spring Creek TN05130108043_0500 Blue Spring Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c & 71g White County Waterbody Map River 10.1 Miles Impaired  
Bluhmtown Creek TN05130108004_0130 Bluhmtown Creek From Dry Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h & 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Bob Creek TN05130108027_0410 Bob Creek From Fox Thicket Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Boiling Branch TN05130108001_0500 Boiling Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Good  
Bouldin Branch TN05130108027_0720 Bouldin Branch From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Bradden Creek TN05130108033_0420 Bradden Creek From Glade Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 10.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bridge Creek TN05130108043_0300 Bridge Creek From Calfkiller River To Headwaters. Includes Glade Creek, Buck Creek And Yellow Cliff Creek. Ecoregion 68a, 68c, & 71g Putnam County Cumberland County Data Unavailable River 45.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Brush Creek TN05130108002_0300 Brush Creek From Hickman Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Buffalo Branch TN05130108048_0200 Buffalo Branch From Indian Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Putnam County Waterbody Map River 6.1 Miles Good  
Burtons Branch TN05130108045_0440 Burtons Branch From Underground Connection To Pigeon Roost Creek To Headwaters (Downtown Cookeville). Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Calfkiller River TN05130108043_1000 Calfkiller River From Caney Fork To Wildcat Creek. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 18.7 Miles Good  
Calfkiller River TN05130108043_2000 Calfkiller River From Wildcat Creek To Bridge Creek. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 15.0 Miles Good  
Calfkiller River TN05130108043_3000 Calfkiller Creek From Bridge Creek To Stamps Hollow Creek. Ecoregion 68c Putnam County White County Waterbody Map River 8.5 Miles Good  
Calfkiller River TN05130108043_4000 Calfkiller Creek From Stamps Hollow To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Putnam County White County Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Camps Gulf Branch TN05130108027_0100 Camps Gulf Branch From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 15.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cane Creek TN05130108027_1000 Cane Creek From Caney Fork To Camps Gulf Branch. Ecoregion 68a & 71b Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 9.0 Miles Good  
Cane Creek TN05130108027_2000 Cane Creek From Camps Gulf Branch To Old Cc Road. Not Including Meadow, Falls, Piney, And Dry Creeks Ecoregion 68a & 68c Vanburen County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 14.7 Miles Good  
Cane Creek TN05130108027_3000 Upper Cane Creek From Old Cc Road (Near Upstream Park Boundary) To Headwaters. Not Including Polebridge And Gardner Creeks. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cane Creek TN05130108045_0100 Cane Creek From Falling Water River To Lee Seminary Road. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 19.1 Miles Impaired  
Cane Creek TN05130108045_0150 Cane Creek From Lee Seminary Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 12.0 Miles Impaired  
Caney Branch TN05130108021_0100 Caney Branch From Sink Creek Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Caney Fork Creek TN05110002008_0200 Caney Fork Creek From West Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 20.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Caney Fork River TN05130108001_1000 Caney Fork River Mainstem From Cumberland River To Indian Creek. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 20.5 Miles Good  
Caney Fork River TN05130108012_1000 Mainstem Caney Fork River From Indian Creek To Center Hill Dam. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caney Fork River TN05130108025_1000 Caney Fork River From Center Hill Reservoir To Great Falls Dam. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County White County Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired  
Caney Fork River TN05130108025_2000 Caney Fork River From Great Falls Reservoir To Bee Creek. Ecoregion 71g & 68c White County Waterbody Map River 19.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Caney Fork River TN05130108036_1000 Caney Fork From Bee Creek To Cumberland County Boundary. Ecoregion 68c Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 9.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Caney Fork River TN05130108036_2000 Caney Fork River From Cumberland County Boundary To Origin (Tributary Streams That Form Headwaters). Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 19.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cappy Springs Branch TN05130108019_0100 Cappy Spring Branch From Pine Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cedar Creek TN05130108025_0100 Cedar Creek From Center Hill Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregon 71g White County Waterbody Map River 6.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Center Hill Reservoir TN05130108013_1000 Center Hill Reservoir On Caney Fork River In Dekalb County. Ecoregion 71h & 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 23,051.0 Acres Good TMDL needed
Cherry Creek TN05130108043_0100 Cherry Creek From Calfkiller River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 11.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chestnut Hollow Branch TN05130108024_0310 Chestnut Hollow Branch From Dyer Gulch Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Warren County Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Chicken Branch TN05110002031_0400 Chicken Branch From Line Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Good  
City Lake Portland TN05110002CITYLKPO_1000 City Lake Portland Near Portland In Sumner County. Ecoregion 71e Sumner County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 34.0 Acres Impaired  
City Lake Westmoreland TN05110002CTYLKW_1000 City Lake Westmoreland Near Westmoreland In Sumner County. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 11.0 Acres Impaired  
Clear Fork Creek TN05130108004_0200 Clear Fork Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Cannon County Waterbody Map River 24.9 Miles Good TMDL needed
Cliff Creek TN05130108025_0200 Cliff Creek From Center Hill Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clifty Creek TN05110002024_0300 Clifty Creek From Long Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Clifty Creek TN05130108036_0100 Clifty Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a White County Waterbody Map River 21.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Connell Creek TN05130108004_0230 Clear Fork Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Waterbody Map River 8.5 Miles Good  
Cookeville City Lake TN0513010804623.7_1000 Cookeville City Lake On Upper Falling Water River Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 70.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Davis Branch TN05110002010_0300 Davis Branch From Trammel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Sumner County Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Impaired  
Dismal Branch TN05130108004_0700 Dismal Branch From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Doe Creek TN05130108043_0400 Doe Creek From Calfkiller River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a, 68c, & 71g White County Waterbody Map River 10.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Donaho Branch TN05110002008_0600 Donaho Branch From West Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71e Sumner County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Drivers Branch TN05130108004_0110 Drivers Branch From Dry Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dry Branch TN05110002010_0100 Dry Branch From Trammel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Good  
Dry Branch TN05110002027_0410 Dry Branch From Long Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 6.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Dry Creek TN05130108004_0100 Dry Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 39.5 Miles Good TMDL needed
Dry Fork TN05130108027_0800 Dry Fork From Cane Creek To Highway 111. Includes Mt. Pleasant Branch. Ecoregion 68c & 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 23.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
Dry Fork TN05130108027_0850 Upper Dry Fork From Highway 111 To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 16.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dry Fork Creek TN05110002008_0300 Dry Fork Creek From West Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
Dry Fork Creek TN05130108001_0610 Dry Fork Creek From Mullherrin Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Good  
Duncan Creek TN05130108036_0600 Duncan Creek From Wilkerson Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dutch Creek TN05110002009_0100 Dutch Creek From Middle Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 10.6 Miles Good  
Dyer Gulch Creek TN05130108024_0300 Dyer Gulch Creek From Rocky River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Warren County Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 15.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Egypt Hollow Branch TN05130108004_0120 Egypt Hollow Branch From Dry Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h & 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Good TMDL needed
Fall Creek TN05130108027_0600 Fall Creek From Cane Creek To Fall Creek Falls Lake Dam. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Vanburen County Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fall Creek TN05130108027_0650 Fall Creek From Fall Creek Falls Lake To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 4.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Fall Creek TN05130108684_1000 Fall Creek From Center Hill Embayment To Unnamed Trib Just Upstream Of Evins Mill Road. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fall Creek TN05130108684_2000 Upper Fall Creek From Unnamed Trib Just U/S Of Evins Mill Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 6.7 Miles Impaired  
Fall Creek Falls Lake TN05130108FCFLAKE_1000 Fall Creek Falls Lake On Cane Creek Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 351.0 Acres Good  
Falling Water River TN05130108045_1000 Falling Water River From Center Hill Embayment To Pigeon Roost Creek. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County White County Waterbody Map River 8.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Falling Water River TN05130108045_2000 Falling Water River From Pigeon Roost Creek To I-40. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 9.5 Miles Good TMDL needed
Falling Water River TN05130108045_3000 Falling Water River From I-40 To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Putnam County Waterbody Map River 11.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Ferguson Branch TN05130108001_0200 Ferguson Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Impaired  
Flynn Creek TN05130108036_0920 Flynn Creek From Laurel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired  
Fox Thicket Creek TN05130108027_0400 Fox Thicket Creek From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Gardner Creek TN05130108027_0300 Gardner Creek From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Garrett Creek TN05110002010_0510 Garrett Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 9.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Glade Creek TN05130108033_0400 Glade Creek From Bee Creek To Bradden Creek. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 45.4 Miles Good TMDL needed
Glade Creek TN05130108033_0450 Glade Creek From Bradden Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 29.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Glade Creek TN05130108045_0600 Glade Creek From Falling Water River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Goose Creek TN05130108002_0200 Goose Creek From Hickman Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Grace Creek TN05110002008_0700 Grace Creek From West Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71e Sumner County Waterbody Map River 7.4 Miles Good TMDL needed
Great Falls Reservoir TN0513010802217.6_1000 Great Falls Reservoir On Center Hill Reservoir In Warren And White Counties. Ecoregion 71g Warren County White County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 2,109.0 Acres Good  
Great Falls Reservoir Minor Tribs. TN0513010802217.6T_0999 Ecoregion 71g White County Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 10.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Helton Creek TN05130108004_0800 Helton Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 18.8 Miles Good  
Hickman Creek TN05130108002_1000 Hickman Creek From Caney Fork To Brush Creek. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 8.5 Miles Good  
Hickman Creek TN05130108002_2000 Hickman Creek From Brush Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 10.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hickory Valley Branch TN05130108025_0400 Hickory Valley Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hudgens Creek TN05130108045_0300 Hudgens Creek From Falling Water River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 6.7 Miles Impaired  
Hughes Creek TN05130108036_0800 Hughes Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 24.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Hurricane Creek TN05110002031_0100 Hurricane Creek From Line Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Hurricane Creek TN05130108004_0310 Hurricane Creek From Saunders Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Waterbody Map River 12.0 Miles Good  
Indian Creek TN05130108048_1000 Indian Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Not Including Buffalo Branch. Ecoregion 71h Putnam County Waterbody Map River 23.4 Miles Good  
Johns Creek TN05110002024_0200 Johns Creek From Long Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 7.9 Miles Good  
Kennedy Creek TN05130108004_0330 Kennedy Creek From Saunders Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Wilson County Cannon County Waterbody Map River 9.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Laurel Creek TN05130108024_0100 Laurel Creek From Rocky River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 28.5 Miles Good  
Laurel Creek TN05130108036_0900 Laurel Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 52.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Lick Branch TN05110002804_0100 Lick Branch From Puncheon Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Good  
Lick Branch TN05130108024_0110 Lick Branch From Laurel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c & 68a Van Buren County Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Line Creek TN05110002031_1000 Line Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 12.3 Miles Good  
Little Beaverdam Creek TN05130108033_0210 Little Beaverdam Creek From Beaverdam Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Good TMDL needed
Little Cane Creek TN05130108033_0100 Little Cane Creek From Bee Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Little Indian Creek TN05130108048_0100 Little Indian Creek From Indian Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Putnam County Waterbody Map River 7.7 Miles Good  
Little Puncheon Creek TN05110002804_0300 Little Puncheon Creek From Puncheon Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Good  
Little Salt Lick Creek TN05110002027_0200 Little Salt Lick Creek From Salt Lick Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 12.1 Miles Good  
Little Trace Creek TN05110002031_0200 Little Trace Creek From Line Creek To Confluence Of Unnamed Trib D/S Of Hendson Road. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 11.4 Miles Good  
Little Trace Creek TN05110002031_0250 Little Trace Creek Unnamed Tributary D/S Of Hendson Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 7.9 Miles Impaired  
Little Trammel Creek TN05110002010_0500 Little Trammel Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Creek TN05110002024_1000 Long Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 12.7 Miles Good  
Long Fork TN05110002027_0400 Long Fork From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 16.3 Miles Good  
Long Hungry Creek TN05110002027_0300 Long Hungry Creek From Salt Lick Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 23.0 Miles Good  
Lost Creek TN05130108025_0500 Lost Creek From Sinkhole To Headwaters. (One Portion Subterrainian.) Ecoregion 68a & 68c White County Waterbody Map River 23.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Malden Branch TN05110002024_0100 Malden Branch From Long Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Good  
Marshall Creek TN05130108004_0320 Marshall Creek From Saunders Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Martin Branch TN05130108004_0210 Martin Branch From Clear Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h & 71g Cannon County Waterbody Map River 8.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Maxwell Branch TN05130108097_0100 Maxwell Branch From Mine Lake Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Good  
Meadow Creek TN05130108027_0500 Meadow Creek From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Includes Slaytons Fork Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 15.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Meadow Creek TN05130108036_0910 Meadow Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Meadow Park Lake TN05130108405.9_1000 Meadow Park Lake On Meadow Creek. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 275.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Middle Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002009_1000 Middle Fork Drakes Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Unnamed Tributary Near Haskell Akins Rd. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Good  
Middle Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002009_2000 Middle Fork Drakes Creek From Tributary Near Haskell Akins Rd. To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Good  
Mill Creek TN05130108033_0410 Mill Creek From Glade Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mill Creek TN05130108043_0200 Mill Creek From Calfkiller River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c Putnam County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Millstone Branch TN05130108027_0900 Millstone Branch From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c & 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 6.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mine Lick Creek TN05130108097_1000 Mine Lick Creek From Embayment On Center Hill Lake To Ecoregion Break Near Unnamed Tributary Below Maxwell Branch. Ecoregion 71g & 71h Putnam County Waterbody Map River 12.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mine Lick Creek TN05130108097_2000 Upper Mine Lick Creek From Ecoregion Break Near Unnamed Trib Below Maxwell Branch To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Misc Tribs To Calfkiller River TN05130108043_0999 Misc Tribs To Calfkiller River From Caney Fork River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g, 68c, & 68a White County Waterbody Map River 44.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Caney Fork River TN05130108036_0999 Misc Tribs To Caney Fork River From Confluence Of Bee Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c White County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 32.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Hickman Creek TN05130108002_0999 Misc Tribs To Hickman Creek From Caney Fork River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 14.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Line Creek TN05110002031_0999 Misc Tribs To Line Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 8.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Long Creek TN05110002024_0999 Misc Tribs To Long Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 21.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Long Fork TN05110002027_0499 Misc Tribs To Long Fork. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 30.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Middle Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002009_0999 Misc Tribs To Middle Fork Drakes Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 21.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Rocky River TN05130108024_0999 Misc Tribs To Rocky River From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Vanburen County Warren County Waterbody Map River 31.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Salt Lick Creek TN05110002027_0999 Mics Tribs To Salt Lick Creek From Kentucky Stateline Ot Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 28.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Sink Creek TN05130108021_0999 Misc. Tribs To Sink Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Warren County Waterbody Map River 38.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Trammel Creek TN05110002010_0999 Misc Tribs To Trammel Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Macon County Waterbody Map River 12.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To West Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002008_0999 Misc Tribs To West Fork Drakes Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71e & 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 22.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To White Oak Creek TN05110002027_0429 Misc Tribs To White Oak Creek. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 22.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Bee Creek TN05130108033_0999 Misc. Tribs To Bee Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Bledsoe County White County Van Buren County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 39.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Cane Creek TN05130108027_0999 Misc. Tribs To Cane Creek. Ecoregion 68c & 68a Vanburen County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 57.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Caney Fork TN05130108012_0999 Misc. Tribs Along Caney Fork Between Indian Creek And Center Hill Dam. Includes Wolf Creek. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 7.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Caney Fork River TN05130108025_0999 Misc Tribs To Caney Fork River Between Center Hill Reservoir And Bee Creek. Ecoregion 68c & 68a Waterbody Map River 36.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Falling Water River TN05130108045_0999 Misc Tribs To Falling Water River From Center Hill Lake To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g & 68c Putnam County White County Waterbody Map River 24.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Smith Fork Creek TN05130108004_0999 Misc Tribs To Smith Fork Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Wilson County Waterbody Map River 53.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To The Caney Fork River TN05130108001_0999 Misc. Tribs To Caney Fork Between Cumberland River And Indian Creek. Includes Bluff Creek And Bolling Creek. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 23.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs. To Center Hill TN05130108090_0999 Misc. Tribs. To Center Hill. Does Not Include Mine Lick Or Fall Creek. Dekalb County White County Waterbody Map River 78.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Monterey City Lake TN05130108MONTCITYLK_1000 Monterey City Lake On Trib To Calfkiller River. Ecoregion 68a Putnam County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 15.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mullherrin Creek TN05130108001_0600 Mullherrin Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 28.5 Miles Good  
Murphy Branch TN05130108019_0300 Murphy Branch From Pine Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Good  
Newbell Branch TN05130108002_0100 Newbell Branch From Hickman Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 6.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Pigeon Roost Creek TN05130108045_0400 Pigeon Roost Creek From Falling Water River To Cookeville Stp Outfall (Mile 2.4). Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pigeon Roost Creek TN05130108045_0450 Pigeon Roost Creek From Cookeville Stp Outfall To Cave At Mile 5.6 Where Creek Emerges From Underground. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pinchgut Creek TN05110002078_1000 Pinchgut Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Good  
Pine Creek TN05130108019_1000 Pine Creek From Embayment On Center Hill Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 25.8 Miles Good  
Piney Creek TN05130108027_0700 Piney Creek From Caney Fork To Unnamed Trib Just D/S Of Unimproved Road U/S Of State Park Boundary. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 16.5 Miles Good  
Piney Creek TN05130108027_0750 Piney Creek From Unnamed Trib Below Unimproved Access Road U/S Of State Park Boundary To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Van Buren County Waterbody Map River 12.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pokepatch Creek TN05130108036_0300 Pokepatch Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 5.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Polebridge Creek TN05130108027_0200 Polebridge Creek From Cane Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 7.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Post Oak Creek TN05130108045_0500 Post Oak Creek From Falling Water River To Farley Road. Ecoregion 68c & 71g White County Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired  
Post Oak Creek TN05130108045_0550 Post Oak Creek From Falling Water Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c & 71g White County Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Good  
Puncheon Creek TN05110002804_1000 Puncheon Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 12.9 Miles Good  
Puncheoncamp Creek TN05130108036_1100 Puncheoncamp Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Purtle Creek TN05130108004_0600 Purtle Creek From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Wilson County Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 11.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Rock Springs Branch TN05130108001_0400 Rock Springs Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Putnam County Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Good  
Rocky Branch TN05130108004_0400 Rocky Branch From Smith Fork Tp Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Wilson County Waterbody Map River 14.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Rocky River TN05130108024_1000 Rocky River From Caney Fork To Norton Spring. Ecoregion 71g Vanburen County Warren County Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Impaired  
Rocky River TN05130108024_2000 Rocky River From Norton Spring To Samples Fork . Ecoregion 68a & 71g Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Good  
Rocky River TN05130108024_3000 Rocky River (Dry Section) From Samples Branch To Big Sandy Branch. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Rocky River TN05130108024_4000 Rocky River From Big Sandy Branch To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Sequatchie County Waterbody Map River 17.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Salt Lick Creek TN05110002027_1000 Salt Lick Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Confluence Of Long Hungry Creek. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 10.3 Miles Good  
Salt Lick Creek TN05110002027_2000 Salt Lick Creek From Confluence Of Long Hungry Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Good  
Samples Branch TN05130108024_0200 Samples Branch From Rocky River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 11.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Saunders Fork TN05130108004_0300 Saunders Fork From Smith Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Wilson County Waterbody Map River 28.6 Miles Good  
Short Creek TN05130108045_0420 Short Creek From Underground Connection To Pigeon Roost Creek To Headwaters (Downtown Cookeville). Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Simmons Branch TN05110002010_0400 Simmons Branch From Trammel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Sumner County Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sink Creek TN05130108021_1000 Sink Creek From Embayment On Center Hill Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 18.8 Miles Good  
Smith Fork Creek TN05130108004_1000 Smith Fork Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters Ecoregion 71h Smith County Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 39.0 Miles Good  
Snow Creek TN05130108001_0100 Snow Creek From Caney Fork River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 7.6 Miles Impaired  
Spencer City Lake TN05130108SPENCERCYLK_1000 Spencer City Lake Near Spencer In Van Buren County. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 16.0 Acres Good  
Spring Creek TN05110002804_0200 Spring Creek From Puncheon Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Good  
Spring Creek TN05130108033_0500 Spring Creek From Bee Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
St. Marys Branch TN05130108001_0300 St. Marys Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Smith County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sulphur Fork TN05110002009_0200 Sulphur Fork From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 18.4 Miles Good  
Sycamore Creek TN05130108004_0240 Sycamore Creek From Clear Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Waterbody Map River 11.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Taft Creek TN05130108033_0300 Taft Creek From Bee Creek To Headwaters (Taft Youth Center). Ecoregion 68a Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Taylor Creek TN05130108053_1000 Taylor Creek From Embayment Of Center Hill Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g White County Waterbody Map River 31.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tooley Branch TN05110002010_0200 Tooley Branch From Trammel Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Town Creek TN05110002027_0421 Town Creek From White Oak Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Town Creek TN05130108045_0200 Town Creek From Falling Water River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 10.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Trace Creek TN05110002031_0300 Trace Creek From Line Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Clay County Waterbody Map River 27.9 Miles Good  
Turner Branch TN05130108019_0200 Turner Branch From Pine Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Trib To Bee Creek TN05130108033_0600 Unnamed Trib To Bee Creek From Bee Creek To Headwaters (Just South Of Scott'S Pinnacle). Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Trib To Caney Fork River TN05130108036_0700 Unnamed Trib To Caney Fork (Headwaters). Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 3.5 Miles Impaired  
Unnamed Trib To Pigeon Roost Creek TN05130108045_0410 Unnamed Tributary On West Side Of Downtown Cookeville From Underground Connection To Pigeon Roost Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Trib To Pigeon Roost Creek TN05130108045_0430 Unnamed Tributary On East Side Of Downtown Cookeville From Underground Connection To Pigeon Roost Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Trib To Pigeon Roost Creek TN05130108045_0460 Unnamed Trib To Pigeon Roost Creek From Pigeon Roost Creek To Headwaters (Small Trib To East Where Pigeon Roost Creek Comes Out Of The Cave). Ecoregion 71g Putnam County Data Unavailable River 2.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Unnamed Trib To Piney Creek TN05130108027_0710 Unnamed Headwaters Trib (Left Fork) From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Vanburen County Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Trib To West Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002008_0500 Unnamed Trib To West Fork Drakes Creek (Near Willow Lake) From West Fork Drakes Creek To Unnamed Trib Below Willow Lake. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 5.0 Miles Good  
Unnamed Trib To West Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002008_0550 Unnamed Trib To West Fork Drakes Creek (Near Willow Lake) From Unnamed Trib Below Willow Lake To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired  
Walker Creek TN05130108004_0900 Walker Creek From Smith Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Wattwood Branch TN05110002008_0400 Wattwood Branch From West Fork Drakes Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Sumner County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Webb Branch TN05110002008_0100 Webb Branch From Kentucky Stateline To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71e Sumner County Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
Webb Branch TN05130108004_0500 Webb Branch From Smith Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Wilson County Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
West Fork Creek TN05130108036_0200 West Fork Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 10.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
West Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002008_1000 West Fork Drakes Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Confluence Of Caney Fork Creek. Ecoregion 71e Sumner County Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Good  
West Fork Drakes Creek TN05110002008_2000 West Fork Drakes Creek From Confluence Of Caney Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g & 71h Sumner County Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Good  
West Fork Long Creek TN05110002024_0400 West Fork Long Creek From Long Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 10.1 Miles Good  
White Oak Creek TN05110002027_0420 White Oak Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Confluence Of Town Creek. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 7.5 Miles Good  
White Oak Creek TN05110002027_0425 White Oak Creek From Kentucky Stateline To Confluence Of Town Creek. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
White Oak Creek TN05110002027_0426 White Oak Creek From Confluence Of Town Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Data Unavailable River 3.9 Miles Good TMDL needed
Whiteoak Branch TN05130108036_0400 Whiteoak Branch From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Wildcat Creek TN05130108043_0600 Wildcat Creek From Calfkiller Creek From Headwaters. Ecoregion 68c & 71g White County Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wilkerson Creek TN05130108036_0500 Wilkerson Creek From Caney Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 14.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Wilmouth Creek TN05130108004_0220 Wilmouth Creek From Clear Fork Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Cannon County Waterbody Map River 10.8 Miles Good  
Wolf Creek TN05130108012_0100 Wolf Creek From Caney Fork River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71h Dekalb County Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Good  
York Branch TN05110002027_0100 York Branch From Salt Lick Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 71g Macon County Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Not_Assessed  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Caney

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)
Aluminum 2.6  
Low Flow Alterations 20.5  
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations 38.1  
pH 80.2  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 9.8 45.0
Phosphorus, Total 52.1  
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 49.1  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 3.7  
Dissolved Oxygen 63.3 45.0
Manganese 45.1  
Iron 54.5  
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations 16.5  
Taste and Odor   45.0
Temperature, Water 6.4  
Alteration in Stream-Side or Littoral Vegetative Covers 129.2  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 101.4  
Sedimentation/Siltation 148.7 34.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Caney 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)
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps)   34.0
Channelization 8.6  
Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Ms4) 52.2  
Dredge Mining 11.8  
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones 203.4 11.0
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrastructure (New Construction) 2.8  
Impacts From Abandoned Mine Lands (Inactive) 83.3  
Landfills 2.8  
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 16.4 45.0
Municipal Point Source Discharges 51.4  
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) 11.7  
Unrestricted Cattle Access 15.5  
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 33.8  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Tennessee, Caney Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Tennessee, Caney 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
Siltation color.gif 21 28
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 8 8
Alkalinity color.gif 7 7
Iron color.gif 6 6
Manganese color.gif 1 1

Total: 43 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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