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Kentucky, Salt Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Salt 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
Ashes Creek 0.4 To 6.6 KY486089_01 Backwater Of Taylorsville Res. To Chaplin Fork Waterbody Map River 6.2 Miles Good  
Beech Creek 4.6 To 19.6 KY486700_01 Taylorsville Lake Backwater To Little Beech Creek Waterbody Map River 15.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Spring Ditch 0.0 To 2.1 KY501047-1.9-15.0-5.1_01 Mouth To Headwater Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brashears Creek 0.0 To 13.0 KY487840_01 Mouth To Guist Creek Waterbody Map River 13.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brashears Creek 13.0 To 25.8 KY487840_02 Guist Creek To Bullskin And Clear Creeks Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Good  
Brooks Run 0.0 To 2.5 KY487968_01 Mouth To Joy Lane Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brooks Run 2.5 To 4.1 KY487968_02 Joy Lane To Ut Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brooks Run 4.1 To 6.1 KY487968_03 Ut To 0.1 Mile Above Coral Ridge Road Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buchanan Creek 0.0 To 3.7 KY488181_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Good  
Bullitt Lick Creek 0.0 To 2.3 KY488374_00 Sample Mp 2.2 Waterbody Map River 2.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bullskin Creek 0.0 To 3.4 KY488381_01 Mouth To 3rd Order Stream Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Good  
Cane Run 0.0 To 7.6 KY488794_00 Sample Mp 0.85 Fisherville Quad Waterbody Map River 7.6 Miles Good  
Cedar Creek 0.0 To 5.2 KY489181_01 Mouth To Greens Branch Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Good  
Cedar Creek 4.2 To 11.1 KY489183_00 Sample Mp 8 Mt Washington Quad Waterbody Map River 6.9 Miles Good  
Chenoweth Run 0.0 To 5.2 KY489391_01 Mouth To Ut (Potw) Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chenoweth Run 5.2 To 9.2 KY489391_02 Mouth To Ut (Potw) Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clear Creek 0.0 To 11.0 KY489615_00 Sample Mp 7.5 Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cox Creek 11.2 To 15.5 KY490220_02 Sample Mp 12.4 Waterbody Map River 4.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cox Creek 0.0 To 4.7 KY490220_01 Mouth To W. Fork Cox Cr. Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Crooked Creek 1.0 To 10.1 KY490382_00 Sample Mp 4.9 Chaplin Quad Waterbody Map River 9.1 Miles Good  
Currys Fork 0.0 To 4.8 KY490506_01 Mouth To North And South Forks Currys Fork Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
East Fork Cox Creek 0.0 To 4.3 KY491454_00 Sample Mp 0.5 Waterbody Map River 4.3 Miles Good  
Fern Creek 1.3 To 4.4 KY492042_02 Fagenbush Lane To Wildwood Cc Lake Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fern Creek 0.0 To 1.3 KY492042_01 Mouth To Fagenbush Lane Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fern Creek 4.4 To 5.9 KY492042_03 Wildwood Cc Lakes To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fishpool Creek 0.0 To1.9 KY492132_00 Sample Mp 1.0 Louisville East Quad Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Good  
Floyds Fork 0.0 To 11.6 KY492278_01 Mouth To Wells Run Waterbody Map River 11.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Floyds Fork 11.6 To 24.2 KY492278_02 Wells Run To Chenowith Run Waterbody Map River 12.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Floyds Fork 24.2 To 34.1 KY492278_03 Chenowith Run To Long Run Waterbody Map River 9.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Floyds Fork 34.1 To 61.9 KY492278_04 Long Run To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 27.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Gravel Creek 0.7 To 2.9 KY493176_01 Mud Run To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Good  
Guist Creek 0.0 To 15.4 KY493463_01 Sampling Mp 0.3 - Wbm Sampling Mp 2.5 - Prob Taylorsville Quad Waterbody Map River 15.4 Miles Good  
Guist Creek 15.4 To 27.6 KY493463_02 Sample Mp 19.6, 21.5(Prb) Waterbody Map River 12.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Guist Creek Lake KY493464_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 317.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Hammond Creek 0.0 To 5.2 KY493640_00 Sample Mp - 3.4 Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Good  
Jeptha Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY495221_00 Sample Mp 0.2 Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Lick Creek 0.0 To 10.5 KY497124_01 Mouth To Limestone Springs (Sr 3219) Waterbody Map River 10.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Run 0.0 To 10.0 KY497142_00 Mouth To Headwater Waterbody Map River 10.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Run Lake KYCLN079_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 27.0 Acres Good  
Mcneely Lake KY497757_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 51.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Miles Park Pond #4 KY0066_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 3.9 Acres Good  
Mill Creek 11.8 To 23.6 KY498262_03 Sample Mp 20.75, (20.9) Vine Grove Quad Waterbody Map River 11.8 Miles Good  
Mill Creek 6.0 To 7.0 KY498262_01 Ft. Knox Quad Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mill Creek 7.0 To 11.8 KY498262_02 Sample Mp 7.8 Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Good  
Mill Creek Branch 0.0 To 0.7 KY498269_00 Sample Mp 0.5 Vine Grove Quad Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Northern Ditch 0.0 To 7.3 KY501047-1.9-15.0_01 Southern Ditch To Fern Creek Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pennsylvania Run 0.0 To 3.3 KY500387_01 Mouth To Mcneely Lake Dam Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Plum Creek 0.0 To 17.8 KY500965_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 17.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pond Creek/Southern Ditch 5.1 To 8.1 KY501046_01 Sample Mp 6.6 Valley Station Quad Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pope Lick Creek 2.0 To 5.2 KY501089_00 Sample 4.5 Jefferston Quad Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Salt River 11.9 To 26.2 KY502830_01 Rolling Fork To Floyds Fork Waterbody Map River 14.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Salt River 49.7 To 55.4 KY502830_02 Sample Location 53.6 Taylorsville Quad Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Good  
Salt River 55.4 To 55.9 KY502830_03 Sample Mp 55.5 Taylorsville Quad Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Good  
Salt River 57.1 To 61.25 KY502830_04 Brashears Creek To Dam Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Good  
Salt River 88.5 To 111.2 KY502830_06 Sample Mp 95.2 91.5, 110.4 (Call, Summer 1997 Nps Project) Mcbrayer Quad Waterbody Map River 22.7 Miles Good  
Salt River 135.5 To 142.8 KY502830_07 Dry Branch To Quirks Run Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Good  
Salt River 79.0 To 90.05 KY502830_05 Taylorsville Reservoir To Hammond Creek Waterbody Map River 11.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shelby Lake KY503322_00 Huc: 05140102 Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 17.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Simpson Creek 0.0 To 6.8 KY503537_00 Sample Mp 2.0, 2.1(Wwq) Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Good  
Southern Ditch 0.0 To 5.9 KY501047-15.0_01 Mouth To Fishpool Creek Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Taylorsville Reservoir KYCLN141_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 3,050.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Tom Wallace Lake KY506099_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 4.8 Acres Good  
Ut To Brooks Run 0.0 To 2.0 KY487968-4.3_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Buffalo Run 0.0 To 1.1 KY488333-1.6_01 Mouth To Change In Land Use Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Hammond Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY493640-5.2_01 Ut To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To N. Fork Currys Fork 0.0 To 0.1 KY499547-4.7_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Of Lagrange Wwtp Waterbody Map River .1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Salt River 0.0 To 2.4 KY502830-124.5_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Southern Ditch 0.0 To 2.6 KYDOW014-1.1_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Guist Creek 0.0 To 2.4 KY493463-33.0-1.4_01 Ut To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wetwoods Creek (Slop Ditch) 0.0 To 3.7 KY501047-15.0-3.8_01 Mouth To Headwater Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Salt

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)
Cadmium 3.7  
Turbidity 2.3  
Fecal Coliform 145.2  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 125.4 3,384.0
Methylmercury 26.4 3,101.0
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 1.8  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 12.3  
Dissolved Oxygen 4.8 3,367.0
Manganese   317.0
Non-Native Fish/Shellfish/Zooplankton 13.1  
Aquatic Plants (Macrophytes) 9.2  
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators 88.6 317.0
Mercury in Fish Tissue   317.0
Sedimentation/Siltation 110.6  
Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 1.8  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Salt 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)
Agriculture 27.3 3,384.0
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics 11.1  
Channelization 3.7  
Commercial Districts (Industrial Parks) 2.6  
Commercial Districts (Shopping/Office Complexes) 2.6  
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 41.7  
Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Ms4) 4.8  
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels) 3.3  
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones 27.0  
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 4.8  
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) 13.6  
Illegal Dumps Or Other Inappropriate Waste Disposal 21.1  
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification 2.6  
Impervious Surface/Parking Lot Runoff 3.7  
Industrial Point Source Discharge 3.7  
Internal Nutrient Recycling   17.0
Introduction Of Non-Native Organisms (Accidental Or Intentional) 13.1  
Landfills 4.4  
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 65.7 3,050.0
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 26.4  
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 44.4  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 108.1 3,050.0
Natural Sources   317.0
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 3.0 317.0
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges 44.8  
Permitted Runoff From Confined Animal Feeding Operations (Cafos) 4.3  
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation 2.3  
Residential Districts 1.1  
Runoff From Forest/Grassland/Parkland 3.3  
Rural (Residential Areas)   317.0
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 24.9  
Source Unknown 69.7 3,418.0
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 5.7  
Unrestricted Cattle Access 17.1  
Unspecified Urban Stormwater 54.1  
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 15.5  
Upstream Source   3,050.0
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 66.1  
Wet Weather Discharges (Non-Point Source) 27.8  
Wet Weather Discharges (Point Source And Combination Of Stormwater, Sso Or Cso) 27.8  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Kentucky, Salt Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Kentucky, Salt 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 1 1

Total: 1 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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