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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Blue-Sinking Watershed
Description of this table
Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe Run 4.1 To 7.9 | KY490968_00 | Sample Mp 6.1 Guston Quad | Waterbody Map | River | 3.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Doe Valley Lake | KY490968-A_00 | Entire Reservoir | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 372.0 | Acres | Good | |
| Hardins Creek 0.0 To 5.0 | KY493728_01 | Sample Mp 0.7 | Waterbody Map | River | 5.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Hardins Creek 5.2 To 11.4 | KY493728_02 | Dorridge Creek To Wwtp | Waterbody Map | River | 6.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Lick Run Creek 0.0 To 3.5 | KY513414_01 | Mouth To Ut | Data Unavailable | River | 3.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Otter Creek 0.0 To 10.7 | KY500026_00 | Sample Mp 3.4, 5.7(Rr) Rockhaven Quad | Waterbody Map | River | 10.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Sinking Creek 15.4 To 39.7 | KY515434_03 | Boiling Springs To Blue Fork And Stony Fork | Waterbody Map | River | 24.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Sinking Creek 5.9 To 8.7 | KY515434_01 | Sample Mp 8.4 | Waterbody Map | River | 3.0 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Sinking Creek 8.7 To 15.4 | KY515434_02 | Hardins Creek To Boiling Springs | Waterbody Map | River | 6.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Tioga Creek 0.0 To 2.5 | KY505301_01 | Mouth To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 2.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Wolf Creek 0.0 To 8.7 | KY507002_00 | Huc: 05140104 | Waterbody Map | River | 8.7 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Yellowbank Creek 1.5 To 12.0 | KY516507_01 | Ohio River Backwaters To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 10.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Blue-Sinking
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) |
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| Fecal Coliform | 45.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators | 31.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Sedimentation/Siltation | 28.2 | ||||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Blue-Sinking 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) |
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| Agriculture | 31.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Channel Erosion/Incision From Upstream Hydromodifications | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Landfills | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) | 21.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Managed Pasture Grazing | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Municipal Point Source Discharges | 47.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-Irrigated Crop Production | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Nps Pollution From Military Base Facilities (Other Than Port Facilities) | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential Districts | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Source Unknown | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Streambank Modifications/Destabilization | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Unspecified Urban Stormwater | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Upstream Source | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Blue-Sinking Watershed
No TMDL Alternatives reported.
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
No TMDL data have been reported to EPA for this watershed.
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