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Tennessee, Lower Cumberland Watershed

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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Lower Cumberland Watershed

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Casey Creek 0.0 To 3.6	KY489043_00	Mouth To Skinner Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 14.8 To 15.7	KY489591_04	Sample Mp 15.2 Salem Quad	Waterbody Map	River	.9	Miles	Good
Claylick Creek 4.8 To 10.7	KY489591_02	Puckett Spring Creek To Clement Creek	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 1.9 To 4.8	KY489591_01	Axel Creek To Pickett Springs Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 10.7 To 13.9	KY489591_03	Clement Creek To Preacher Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crab Creek 0.0 To 4.8	KY490240_01	Mouth To Ut (2nd Order)	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crooked Creek 2.9 To 9.1	KY490374_01	Lake Backwaters To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	6.2	Miles	Good
Cumberland River 0.0 To 30.6	KY517018_01	Mouth To Lake Barkley Dam	Waterbody Map	River	30.6	Miles	Good
Cypress Creek 0.1 To 6.1	KY490524_01	Mouth (Cumberland River Backwaters) To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	6.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Donaldson Creek 4.1 To 7.2	KY491000_01	Backwaters Of Lake Barkley To Ut (Gravel Dredging)	Waterbody Map	River	3.1	Miles	Good
Donaldson Creek 7.2 To 9.3	KY491000_02	Ut To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Dry Creek 0.0 To 3.65	KY491176_01	Mouth To Dry Fork Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Dry Fork Creek 0.0 To 8.4	KY491218_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	8.4	Miles	Good
Eddy Creek 8.4 To 10.5	KY491550_01	Reservoir Backwaters To Dry Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Eddy Creek 10.1 To 12.9	KY491550_02	Dry Creek To Wallace Branch	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Good
Eddy Creek 13.0 To 15.7	KY491550_03	Wallace Branch To Goose Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Energy Lake	KY491777_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	370.0	Acres	Good
Ferguson Creek 0.0 To 1.2	KY492034_01	Mouth To Dunn Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ferguson Creek 1.2 To 2.3	KY492034_02	Dunn Creek To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Fulton Creek 2.7 To 5.9	KY517018-52.7_00	Lake To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Good
Hammond Creek 2.0 To 2.2	KY493638_00	Sample Mp 2.2 Eddyville Quad	Waterbody Map	River	.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hematite Lake	KY494017_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	85.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hickory Creek 0.0 To 3.9	KY494122_00	Mouth To Snaglin Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Honker Lake	KY494488_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	190.0	Acres	Impaired	Non-pollutant impairment
Kenady Creek 0.0 To 4.0	KY495638_00	Mouth To Confluence Of Burns And Millwood Creek	Waterbody Map	River	4.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lake Barkley	KY486356_00	Dam To Ky/Tn State Line	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	45,600.0	Acres	Good
Lake Blythe	KY487570_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	89.0	Acres	Good
Lake Morris	KY498624_00	Huc: 05130205	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	170.0	Acres	Good
Laura Furnace Creek 0.0 To 2.9	KY496992_00	Sample Mp 0.4 Linton Quad (2-17)	Data Unavailable	River	2.9	Miles	Not_Assessed
Little River 14.7 To 20.6	KY496838_01	Lake Barkley Backwaters To Sinking Fork	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 20.6 To 30.0	KY496838_02	Sinking Fork To Potts Creek	Waterbody Map	River	9.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 30.0 To 31.4	KY496838_03	Potts Creek To Casey Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 31.4 To 45.5	KY496838_04	Casey Creek To Road At Ut	Waterbody Map	River	14.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 45.5 To 57.7	KY496838_05	Ut At Road To N & S Forks Of Little River	Waterbody Map	River	12.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Livingston Creek 4.6 To 7.0	KY496913_01	Spring Creek To Crab Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Livingston Creek 11.6 To 15.5	KY496913_02	Skinframe Creek To Dry Fork	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Long Creek 0.4 To 3.5	KY497092_01	Reservoir To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	3.1	Miles	Good
Long Pond Branch 2.7 To 3.2	KY497133_00	Land Use Change To Blue Spring Branch	Waterbody Map	River	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lower Branch 3.4 To 9.3	KY497263_00	Lake To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Middle Branch Of North Fork Of Little River 1.3 To 3.9	KY498099_01	Lake Tandy To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Muddy Fork 14.5 To 26.6	KY499043_02	Sample Mp 17.9 Cobb Quad	Waterbody Map	River	12.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Muddy Fork 3.0 To 6.1	KY499043_01	Lake Barkley Backwaters To Long Pond Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.1	Miles	Good
North Fork Of Little River 0.0 To 0.3	KY499555_01	Little River To Hammond Wood Wwtp	Waterbody Map	River	.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 7.0 To 10.9	KY499555_03	Urban Area/Sr 695 To North Side Wwtp	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 0.3 To 7.0	KY499555_02	Hammond Wood Wwtp To Urban Area/Sr 695	Waterbody Map	River	6.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 10.9 To 16.2	KY499555_04	Northside Wwtp To Upper And Lower Forks	Waterbody Map	River	5.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Richland Creek 0.7 To 5.4	KY501820_00	Hazel Creek To Confluence With Ross Branch And Sanders Branch	Waterbody Map	River	4.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sandy Creek 0.0 To 2.3	KY502979_00	Mouth To Dry Fork	Waterbody Map	River	2.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinkhole Near Muddy Fork	KYSinkhole_ShadyLawn_STP_01	Sinkhole	Data Unavailable	Spring	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 2.2 To 5.6	KY503569_01	Stillhouse Branch To Steele Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 24.45 To 30.95	KY503569_03	Muddy Fork To West Fork	Waterbody Map	River	6.5	Miles	Good
Sinking Fork 13.6 To 16.8	KY503569_02	Above I-24 To Below Sr 117	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 31.0 To 32.7	KY503569_04	West Fork Of Sinking Creek To East Fork Of Sinking Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Skinframe Creek 0.0 To 4.8	KY503607_00	Mouth To Horseapple Creek	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Skinner Creek 0.0 To 5.8	KY503615_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Bayou De Chien 0.0 To 2.0	KY503904_01	Mouth To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 0.0 To 10.3	KY503934_01	Mouth To Urban Area/Ut From County Airport	Waterbody Map	River	10.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 10.3 To 20.3	KY503934_02	Urban Area/Ut From County Airport To Warrens Fork	Waterbody Map	River	10.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 21.3 To 26.1	KY503934_03	Ut To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Spring Creek 3.0 To 3.5	KY504129_00	Pipeline/Road Crossing To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sugar Creek 1.0 To 1.4	KY504647_00	Sample Mp 1.3 Dawson Springs Se Quad	Waterbody Map	River	.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sugar Creek 2.2 To 6.9	KY504655_01	Lick Creek To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	4.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Upper Branch 0.0 To 2.8	KY505861_00	Mouth To Lake Morris Dam	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ut To Dry Creek 0.0 To 2.1	KY491170-2.7_01	Mouth To Impoundment	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ut To Fulton Creek 0.0 To 0.8	KY492618-3.3_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.8	Miles	Good

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
Casey Creek 0.0 To 3.6	KY489043_00	Mouth To Skinner Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 4.8 To 10.7	KY489591_02	Puckett Spring Creek To Clement Creek	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 1.9 To 4.8	KY489591_01	Axel Creek To Pickett Springs Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Claylick Creek 10.7 To 13.9	KY489591_03	Clement Creek To Preacher Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crab Creek 0.0 To 4.8	KY490240_01	Mouth To Ut (2nd Order)	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 0.1 To 6.1	KY490524_01	Mouth (Cumberland River Backwaters) To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	6.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Donaldson Creek 7.2 To 9.3	KY491000_02	Ut To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Dry Creek 0.0 To 3.65	KY491176_01	Mouth To Dry Fork Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Eddy Creek 8.4 To 10.5	KY491550_01	Reservoir Backwaters To Dry Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Eddy Creek 13.0 To 15.7	KY491550_03	Wallace Branch To Goose Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ferguson Creek 0.0 To 1.2	KY492034_01	Mouth To Dunn Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ferguson Creek 1.2 To 2.3	KY492034_02	Dunn Creek To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hammond Creek 2.0 To 2.2	KY493638_00	Sample Mp 2.2 Eddyville Quad	Waterbody Map	River	.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hematite Lake	KY494017_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	85.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hickory Creek 0.0 To 3.9	KY494122_00	Mouth To Snaglin Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Honker Lake	KY494488_00	Dam To Lake Boundaries	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	190.0	Acres	Impaired	Non-pollutant impairment
Kenady Creek 0.0 To 4.0	KY495638_00	Mouth To Confluence Of Burns And Millwood Creek	Waterbody Map	River	4.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 14.7 To 20.6	KY496838_01	Lake Barkley Backwaters To Sinking Fork	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 20.6 To 30.0	KY496838_02	Sinking Fork To Potts Creek	Waterbody Map	River	9.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 30.0 To 31.4	KY496838_03	Potts Creek To Casey Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 31.4 To 45.5	KY496838_04	Casey Creek To Road At Ut	Waterbody Map	River	14.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little River 45.5 To 57.7	KY496838_05	Ut At Road To N & S Forks Of Little River	Waterbody Map	River	12.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Livingston Creek 4.6 To 7.0	KY496913_01	Spring Creek To Crab Creek	Waterbody Map	River	2.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Livingston Creek 11.6 To 15.5	KY496913_02	Skinframe Creek To Dry Fork	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Long Pond Branch 2.7 To 3.2	KY497133_00	Land Use Change To Blue Spring Branch	Waterbody Map	River	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lower Branch 3.4 To 9.3	KY497263_00	Lake To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	5.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Middle Branch Of North Fork Of Little River 1.3 To 3.9	KY498099_01	Lake Tandy To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Muddy Fork 14.5 To 26.6	KY499043_02	Sample Mp 17.9 Cobb Quad	Waterbody Map	River	12.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 0.0 To 0.3	KY499555_01	Little River To Hammond Wood Wwtp	Waterbody Map	River	.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 7.0 To 10.9	KY499555_03	Urban Area/Sr 695 To North Side Wwtp	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 0.3 To 7.0	KY499555_02	Hammond Wood Wwtp To Urban Area/Sr 695	Waterbody Map	River	6.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
North Fork Of Little River 10.9 To 16.2	KY499555_04	Northside Wwtp To Upper And Lower Forks	Waterbody Map	River	5.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Richland Creek 0.7 To 5.4	KY501820_00	Hazel Creek To Confluence With Ross Branch And Sanders Branch	Waterbody Map	River	4.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sandy Creek 0.0 To 2.3	KY502979_00	Mouth To Dry Fork	Waterbody Map	River	2.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinkhole Near Muddy Fork	KYSinkhole_ShadyLawn_STP_01	Sinkhole	Data Unavailable	Spring	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 2.2 To 5.6	KY503569_01	Stillhouse Branch To Steele Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 13.6 To 16.8	KY503569_02	Above I-24 To Below Sr 117	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Fork 31.0 To 32.7	KY503569_04	West Fork Of Sinking Creek To East Fork Of Sinking Creek	Waterbody Map	River	1.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Skinframe Creek 0.0 To 4.8	KY503607_00	Mouth To Horseapple Creek	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Skinner Creek 0.0 To 5.8	KY503615_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Bayou De Chien 0.0 To 2.0	KY503904_01	Mouth To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 0.0 To 10.3	KY503934_01	Mouth To Urban Area/Ut From County Airport	Waterbody Map	River	10.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 10.3 To 20.3	KY503934_02	Urban Area/Ut From County Airport To Warrens Fork	Waterbody Map	River	10.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
South Fork Of Little River 21.3 To 26.1	KY503934_03	Ut To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Spring Creek 3.0 To 3.5	KY504129_00	Pipeline/Road Crossing To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sugar Creek 1.0 To 1.4	KY504647_00	Sample Mp 1.3 Dawson Springs Se Quad	Waterbody Map	River	.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sugar Creek 2.2 To 6.9	KY504655_01	Lick Creek To Ut	Waterbody Map	River	4.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Upper Branch 0.0 To 2.8	KY505861_00	Mouth To Lake Morris Dam	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ut To Dry Creek 0.0 To 2.1	KY491170-2.7_01	Mouth To Impoundment	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Cumberland

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Cause of Impairment	Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
pH	2.4
Other Cause	20.3
Cause Unknown	49.7
Fecal Coliform	105.7
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	88.6	85.0
Phosphorus, Total	22.0
Methylmercury	9.4
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N)	18.6
Ammonia, Total	.5
Ammonia, Un-ionized	.2
Chlorine	.2
Dissolved Oxygen	.5	85.0
Aquatic Plants (Macrophytes)		275.0
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators	45.9
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	.2
Sedimentation/Siltation	121.2

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Cumberland Watershed

Description of this table

Probable Source	Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Probable Source	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Agriculture	109.2	85.0
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps)	3.7
Channel Erosion/Incision From Upstream Hydromodifications	2.0
Channelization	6.5
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land)	49.9
Dam Or Impoundment	5.9
Dredge Mining	2.1
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels)	2.0
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones	4.8
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification	1.4
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification	2.0
Littoral/Shore Area Modifications (Non-Riverine)		275.0
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations)	10.8
Loss Of Riparian Habitat	22.6
Municipal Point Source Discharges	62.4
Natural Sources		275.0
Non-Irrigated Crop Production	21.6
Off-Road Vehicles	3.7
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	3.2
Rural (Residential Areas)	2.7
Shallow Lake/Reservoir		190.0
Source Unknown	118.4	275.0
Sources Outside State Jurisdiction Or Borders	3.6
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization	2.6
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	5.6