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Kentucky State Report
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Illinois, Lower Ohio Watershed

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Kentucky, Lower Ohio Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Lower Ohio 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
Bayou Creek 0.5 To 11.9 KY486491_01 Backwaters Of Ohio River To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 11.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clanton Creek 0.0 To 4.9 KY489524_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Crawford Lake KY490308_00 Lake Outlet To Lake Headwaters Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 30.6 Acres Good  
Fish Lake KY492106_00 Entire Reservoir Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 27.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Humphrey Creek 0.0 To 3.7 KY494758_01 Mouth (Ohio River) To Clanton Creek Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Humphrey Creek 3.7 To 11.6 KY494758_02 Clanton Creek To Humphrey Slough Waterbody Map River 7.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Humphrey Creek 11.6 To 13.0 KY494758_03 Humphrey Slough To Lacenter Potw Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Bayou Creek 0.0 To 7.2 KY496607_01 Mouth To Headwaters Data Unavailable River 7.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Massac Creek 4.1 To 4.7 KY497670_01 Sample Mp 4.1 Paducah W Quad Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Massac Creek 4.7 To 7.9 KY497670_02 West Fork Of Massac Creek To Middle Fork Of Massac Creek Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Good  
Metropolis Lake KY498089_00 Natural Lake Boundaries Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 36.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Massac Creek 0.0 To 6.4 KY498130_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mitchell Lake KY498452_00 Huc: 05140206 Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 58.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Newtons Creek 0.3 To 8.2 KY499457_01 Ohio River Backwater To Ut Waterbody Map River 7.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Turner Lake KY505616_00 Natural Lake Boundaries Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 61.0 Acres Good  
Ut To Humphrey Branch 0.0 To 1.4 KY494756-1.6_00 Mouth To Kevil Stp Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.4 KY497670-5.9_00 Mouth To Joanne Estates Stp Waterbody Map River .4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY497670-6.95_00 Mouth To Concordia Estates Stp Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Massac Creek 0.0 To 1.7 KY497670-13.1_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Good  
Ut To Ohio River 3.55 To 3.7 KY499779-942.2_01 Ut To Shady Acres Discharge Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To West Fork Of Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY506438-0.1-3.9_01 Mouth To Discharge Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To West Fork Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.8 KY506438-1.7_01 Sample Mp 0.8 Heath Quad Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To West Fork Of Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.8 KY506438-3.9_01 Mouth To Discharge Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To West Fork Of Massac Creek 1.75 To 2.0 KY506438-1.7_02 Ut To Barkley Airport Discharge Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Massac Creek 0.0 To 0.3 KY506438_01 Mouth To Wilmington Chiles Stp Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Massac Creek 1.0 To 6.2 KY506438_02 Gravel Pits To Little Massac Creek Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Good  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Ohio

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)
Gross Alpha 18.6  
pH 4.2  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 7.2  
Cause Unknown 10.9  
Fecal Coliform 13.3  
Lead 18.6  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 27.1 36.0
Copper 18.6  
Methylmercury   36.0
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 6.4  
Ammonia, Total 1.1  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 2.1  
Chlorine 1.5  
Dissolved Oxygen   36.0
Beta Particles and Photon Emitters 18.6  
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators 2.9  
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 2.5  
Mercury 11.4  
Mercury in Fish Tissue   27.0
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 7.2  
Sedimentation/Siltation 23.3  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Ohio 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 14.3  
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics   36.0
Channelization 4.9  
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 6.4  
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels) .6  
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) .6  
Inappropriate Waste Disposal 18.6  
Industrial Point Source Discharge 18.6  
Internal Nutrient Recycling   36.0
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 5.5  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 1.4  
Non-Irrigated Crop Production 16.3 36.0
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges 9.6  
Rural (Residential Areas)   36.0
Shallow Lake/Reservoir   36.0
Source Unknown 11.6 27.0

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Kentucky, Lower Ohio Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Kentucky, Lower Ohio 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
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 1 1

Total: 1 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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