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Kentucky, Tradewater Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Tradewater Watershed

Description of this table
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
Bishop Ditch 0.0 To 2.7 KYKY0022_00 Caney Fork To Bordley Ditch Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brooks Creek 0.0 To 4.9 KY487965_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Good  
Buffalo Creek 0.0 To 6.8 KY488316_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bull Creek 0.0 To 1.0 KY488350_00 Mouth To Whiteside Creek Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cane Run 0.0 To 4.0 KY488786_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Caney Creek 0.0 To 3.3 KY488830_00 Mouth To Briarfield Branch Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caney Creek 0.0 To 8.2 KY488837_01 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caney Fork 3.4 To 7.9 KY488863_00 Bishop Ditch To Ut Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Castleberry Creek 0.0 To 2.1 KY489704_00 Mouth To Morgan Creek Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clear Creek 0.0 To 7.5 KY489610_01 Mouth To Weirs Creek Waterbody Map River 7.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clear Creek 19.4 To 26.2 KY489610_02 Richland Creek To Ut Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clear Creek 26.2 To 26.5 KY489610_03 Ut To Sr 1337 Bridge Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Copper Creek 0.0 To 2.7 KY490078_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Copperas Creek 0.0 To 3.6 KY490083_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Craborchard Creek (Including Vaughn Ditch) 0.0 To 14.7 KY490248_01 Mouth Of Vaughn Ditch To Craborchard Creek (Mouth Of Caney Fork) Waterbody Map River 14.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Craborchard Creek 19.2 To 21.5 KY490248_02 Lynn Fork To Bad Stone Ditch Waterbody Map River 2.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Donaldson Creek 0.0 To 14.2 KY490999_01 Mouth To West Fork Of Donaldson Creek Waterbody Map River 14.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
East Fork Of Flynn Fork 2.1 To 4.6 KY491460_00 Hwy 62 Bridge To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
East Fork Of Hurricane Creek 0.0 To 2.2 KY491466_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fox Run 0.0 To 1.1 KY492415_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hoods Creek 0.0 To 7.2 KY512766_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Good  
Hurricane Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY494821_01 Tradewater River Oxbow To North And East Forks Of Hurricane Creek Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Beshear KY486922_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 760.0 Acres Good  
Lake Peewee KY500353_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 360.0 Acres Good  
Lambs Creek 0.0 To 3.3 KY495942_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lick Creek 0.0 To 11.9 KY496487_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 11.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Loch Mary KY496923_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 135.0 Acres Good  
Lynn Fork 0.0 To 2.4 KY497379_00 Mouth To Ut(With Reservoir) Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Moffit Lake KY498470_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 49.0 Acres Good  
Montgomery Creek 0.0 To 7.3 KY498510_00 Mouth To Eison Branch Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Good  
Owens Creek 1.7 To 2.3 KY500073_01 Ut To Outfall Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pennyrile Lake KY500391_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 47.0 Acres Good  
Pigeonroost Creek 0.0 To 3.9 KY500604_00 Mouth To Ut @ Pat Duffy Hollow Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Piney Creek 17.1 To 25.4 KY500729_00 Butler Creek To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Good  
Piney Creek 4.5 To 10.2 KY500728_00 Impoundment To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Good  
Pogue Creek 0.0 To 4.9 KY500988_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Good  
Pond Creek 0.0 To 5.5 KY501043_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Providence City Reservoir KY501380_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 36.0 Acres Good  
Relict Channel Of Cypress Creek 0.5 To 3.3 KY505460-7.2_01 Mouth To Ut (Sturgis Wwtp Outfall) Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Richland Creek 0.0 To 4.5 KY501821_00 Mouth To Copper Creek Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sandlick Creek 4.5 To 8.6 KY502964_01 Camp Creek To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Good  
Sugar Creek 0.0 To 5.3 KY504656_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Trace Branch 2.4 To 2.8 KY505413_01 2nd Ut Dowstream Of Outfall To Outfall Waterbody Map River .4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tradewater River 0.0 To 16.8 KY505460_01 Mouth To Vaughn Ditch Waterbody Map River 16.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tradewater River 122.9 To 133.9 KY505460_06 Brushy Fork To Buntin Lake Dam Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Good  
Tradewater River 20.6 To 46.4 KY505460_02 Craborchard Creek To Clear Creek Waterbody Map River 25.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tradewater River 63.1 To 79.4 KY505460_03 Donaldson Creek To Flynn Fork Waterbody Map River 16.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tradewater River 96.7 To 98.5 KY505460_04 Caney Creek To Buffalo Creek Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Good  
Tradewater River 98.5 To 111.1 KY505460_05 Buffalo Creek To Castleberry Creek Waterbody Map River 12.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Tyson Branch 0.0 To 2.5 KY505754_00 Mouth To Wooded Buffer Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Clear Creek 0.0 To 2.2 KY489610-25.2_01 Mouth To Oakwood Sewage Plant Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Copper Creek 0.0 To 1.1 KY490078-1.1_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Copperas Creek 0.0 To 0.9 KY490083-0.6_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River .9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Craborchard Creek 0.0 To 1.7 KY490248-9.7_01 Mouth To Outfall Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Donaldson Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY490999-18.7_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Hurricane Creek 0.0 To 0.2 KY494821-0.3_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River .2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Lynn Fork 1.2 To 2.6 KY497379-1.5_01 Ut To Outfall Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Piney Creek 0.0 To 2.9 KY500728-7.0_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Good  
Ut To Sandlick Creek 0.0 To 1.4 KY502964-6.3_00 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Good  
Ut To Slover Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY503714-0.4_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Cypress Creek 0.0 To 0.1 KY490527-4.5-1.1_01 Mouth To Outfall Waterbody Map River .1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Slover Creek 0.0 To 1.2 KY503714-0.5-3.5_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Slover Creek 0.2 To 1.5 KY503714-3.4-0.2_00 0.2 Miles Above Ut To Western Ut Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Slover Creek 0.0 To 1.1 KY503714-0.5-3.4_01 Mouth To Headwaters Data Unavailable River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Tradewater River 0.0 To 0.55 KY505460-89.3-0.15_01 Mouth To Outfall Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ward Creek 5.1 To 10.3 KY506219_01 Us 62 To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Weirs Creek 0.0 To 4.9 KY506359_00 Mouth To Nebo Dixon Road Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Whiteside Creek 1.9 To 2.85 KY506681_01 3rd Ut On North Side To Outfall Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 0.0 To 1.0 KY506998_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Tradewater

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)
Habitat Assessment (Streams) 15.0  
Non-Native Aquatic Plants 10.1  
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations 45.5  
Aquatic Algae 16.9  
Cadmium 4.5  
pH 27.8  
Sulfates 1.5  
Other Flow Regime Alterations 54.7  
Specific Conductivity 26.3  
Turbidity 15.2  
Zinc 9.2  
Cause Unknown 16.4  
Fecal Coliform 81.7  
Nickel 3.6  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 53.9  
BOD, Carbonaceous 5.3  
Nitrates .2  
Ammonia, Total 4.6  
Chlorine 2.8  
Dissolved Oxygen 22.3  
Particle Distribution (Embeddedness) 1.8  
Iron 35.0  
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators 14.3  
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 6.7  
Sedimentation/Siltation 108.8  
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 35.3  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Tradewater 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)
Acid Mine Drainage 12.2  
Agriculture 35.8  
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 2.7  
Channelization 62.6  
Coal Mining 34.9  
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 30.3  
Drought-Related Impacts 5.4  
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 3.5  
Impacts From Abandoned Mine Lands (Inactive) 1.5  
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification 4.5  
Introduction Of Non-Native Organisms (Accidental Or Intentional) 6.8  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 48.8  
Managed Pasture Grazing 6.6  
Non-Irrigated Crop Production 34.4  
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges 9.0  
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) 15.1  
Source Unknown 98.1  
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 3.3  
Surface Mining 62.8  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Kentucky, Tradewater Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Kentucky, Tradewater 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
pH color.gif 2 2

Total: 2 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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