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Tennessee, Holston 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.
Alexander Creek	TN06010104011_0800	Alexander Creek From Holston River To U/S Boundary Of Town Of Church Hill. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Alexander Creek	TN06010104011_0850	Alexander Creek From U/S Boundary Of Church Hill To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	12.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Arnott Creek	TN06010104011_1100	Arnott Creek From Holston River To Ecoregion Break On Army Ammunition Property. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Arnott Creek	TN06010104011_1150	Arnott Creek From Ecoregion Break On Army Ammunition Property To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	3.5	Miles	Not_Assessed
Beaver Creek	TN06010104001_0900	Beaver Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	21.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Beech Creek	TN06010104012_1000	Beech Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	19.1	Miles	Good
Big Creek	TN06010104015_1000	Big Creek From Holston River To Unnamed Trib Just Upstream Of U. S. Highway 11w. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	6.7	Miles	Good
Big Creek	TN06010104015_2000	Big Creek From Unnamed Trib Just U/S Of U.S. Highway 11w To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	13.6	Miles	Good
Bradley Creek	TN06010104011_0500	Bradley Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	9.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Briar Fork	TN06010104004T_0400	Briar Fork From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	9.1	Miles	Not_Assessed
Buffalo Creek	TN06010104001_0600	Buffalo Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	26.0	Miles	Good
Buffalo Hide Branch	TN06010104018_0300	Buffalo Hide Branch From Richland Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	8.8	Miles	Not_Assessed
Caney Creek	TN06010104004T_1200	Caney Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Confluence Of Salem Creek. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	5.2	Miles	Good
Caney Creek	TN06010104004T_1250	Caney Creek From Salem Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	16.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Caney Creek	TN06010104015_0200	Caney Creek From Big Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	10.7	Miles	Not_Assessed
Caney Fork	TN06010104004T_0500	Caney Fork From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.7	Miles	Good
Cedar Creek	TN06010104004T_1900	Cedar Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	7.5	Miles	Not_Assessed
Cherokee Reservoir	TN06010104004_1000	Cherokee Reservoir On The Holston River From The Dam Upstream To Poor Valley Creek Embayment. Ecoregion 67 Jefferson County Grainger County Hamblen County Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	25,964.0	Acres	Good
Cherokee Reservoir	TN06010104004_2000	Cherokee Reservoir On The Holston River From Poor Valley Creek Embayment Upstream To John Sevier Detention Reservoir Dam. Ecoregion 67 Hawkins County Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	2,816.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cloud Creek	TN06010104004T_0700	Cloud Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crockett Creek	TN06010104004T_1300	Crockett Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	5.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crowder Branch	TN06010104001_1100	Crowder Branch From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Not_Assessed
Dodson Creek	TN06010104004T_1400	Dodson Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Confluence Of Louderback Creek. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	3.5	Miles	Good
Dodson Creek	TN06010104004T_1450	Dodson Creek From Confluence Of Louderback Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g, 67i, & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	10.6	Miles	Good
Dry Branch	TN06010104004T_1620	Dry Branch From Robertson Creek To Headwaters. Runs Along Phillippstown Road) Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Good
Dyer Branch	TN06010104019_0300	Dyer Branch From Big Flat Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Union County Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	10.0	Miles	Not_Assessed
Fall Creek	TN06010104004T_1800	Fall Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	8.2	Miles	Good
Fisher Creek	TN06010104015_0100	Fisher Creek From Big Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	14.1	Miles	Good
Flat Creek	TN06010104019_1000	Flat Creek From Holston Reservoir To Highway 61. Ecoregion 67f Union County Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	16.3	Miles	Good
Flat Creek	TN06010104019_2000	Flat Creek From Highway 61 To Warwick Chapel Road. Ecoregion 67f Union County	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Flat Creek	TN06010104019_3000	Flat Creek From Warwick Chapel Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Union County Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	8.9	Miles	Good
Forgey Creek	TN06010104011_0200	Forgey Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	3.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Frost Branch	TN06010104018_0100	Frost Branch From Richland Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	14.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Goshen Valley Creek	TN06010104011_1500	Goshen Valley Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.1	Miles	Not_Assessed
Grassy Fork	TN06010104012_0110	Grassy Fork From North Fork From Beech Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	10.6	Miles	Good
Havley Springs Branch	TN06010104004T_2210	Havley Springs Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	6.5	Miles	Not_Assessed
Holston River	TN06010104001_1000	Holston River From Confluence With French Broad To Richland Creek. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	30.5	Miles	Good
Holston River	TN06010104001_2000	Holston River From Confluence Of Richland Creek To Cherokee Dam. Ecoregion 67f Grainger County Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	26.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Holston River	TN06010104011_1000	Holston River From John Sevier Detention Reservoir To Confluence Of Surgoinsville Creek. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	14.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Holston River	TN06010104011_2000	Holston River From Confluence Of Surgoinsville Creek To Confluence Of North Fork Holston. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	23.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Honeycutt Creek	TN06010104004T_1500	Honeycutt Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.0	Miles	Good
Honeycutt Creek	TN06010104011_1800	Honeycutt Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	6.1	Miles	Good
Hord Creek	TN06010104011_0700	Hord Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hunt Creek	TN06010104011_1600	Hunt Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
John Sevier Detention Reservoir	TN06010104009_1000	John Sevier Detention Reservoir On The Holston River (Just Upstream Of Cherokee Reservoir). Ecoregion 67g And 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	1,024.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Laurel Run Creek	TN06010104011_1300	Laurel Run Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Lea Creek	TN06010104018_0200	Lea Creek From Richland Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	8.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Legg Creek	TN06010104001_0300	Legg Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Not_Assessed
Little Creek	TN06010104019_0200	Little Creek From Big Flat Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Union County	Waterbody Map	River	7.6	Miles	Good
Little Flat Creek	TN06010104019_0100	Little Flat Creek From Big Flat Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	30.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little Poor Valley Creek	TN06010104017_0100	Little Poor Valley Creek From Poor Valley Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.9	Miles	Good
Lost Creek	TN06010104001_0800	Lost Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	26.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Louderback Creek	TN06010104004T_1410	Louderback Creek From Dodson Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	11.7	Miles	Good
Love Creek	TN06010104001_0100	Love Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	9.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lyon Creek	TN06010104001_1300	Lyon Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County Sevier County	Waterbody Map	River	17.6	Miles	Not_Assessed
Mill Spring Creek	TN06010104001_0700	Mill Spring Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	5.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Beech Creek	TN06010104012_0999	Misc Tribs To Beech Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g, 67h, & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	41.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Big Creek	TN06010104015_0999	Misc Tribs To Big Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	16.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Big Flat Creek	TN06010104019_0999	Misc Tribs To Big Flat Creek From Holston Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67i, & 67h Union County Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	35.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Cherokee Reservoir	TN06010104004T_0999	Misc Tribs To Cherokee Reservoir. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Grainger County Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	93.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Holston River	TN06010104001_0999	Misc Tribs To Holston River From Confluence With French Broad To Cherokee Dam. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	58.7	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Poor Valley Creek	TN06010104017_0999	Misc Tribs To Poor Valley Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	20.0	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc Tribs To Richland Creek	TN06010104018_0999	Misc Tribs To Richland Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	43.7	Miles	Not_Assessed
Misc. Tribs To Holston River	TN06010104011_0999	Misc Tribs To Holston River From John Sevier Detention Dam To Confluence Of North Fork Holston. Ecoregion 67f, 67g, & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	18.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Mossy Creek	TN06010104004T_2500	Mossy Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	9.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Moyer Branch	TN06010104004T_2300	Moyer Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	6.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
North Fork	TN06010104012_0100	North Fork From Beech Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.2	Miles	Good
Panther Creek	TN06010104004T_2400	Panther Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	8.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
Parker Branch	TN06010104011_1200	Parker Branch From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Not_Assessed
Poor Valley Creek	TN06010104017_1000	Poor Valley Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	18.6	Miles	Good
Ray Creek	TN06010104004T_0200	Ray Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	4.9	Miles	Not_Assessed
Renfroe Creek	TN06010104004T_0900	Renfroe Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	6.9	Miles	Good
Renfroe Creek	TN06010104011_0510	Renfroe Creek From Bradley Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	12.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Richland Creek	TN06010104018_1000	Richland Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	26.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Robertson Creek	TN06010104004T_1600	Robertson Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	24.6	Miles	Good
Rocky Branch	TN06010104004T_0100	Rocky Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	3.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
Roseberry Creek	TN06010104001_0500	Roseberry Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	20.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Salem Creek	TN06010104004T_1210	Salem Creek From Caney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.8	Miles	Good
Sevier Branch	TN06010104011_0600	Sevier Branch From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	5.1	Miles	Not_Assessed
Shields Creek	TN06010104004T_0300	Shields Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	3.0	Miles	Good
Sinking Creek	TN06010104011_0100	Sinking Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Smith Creek	TN06010104011_0900	Smith Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Smith Gap Branch	TN06010104011_1400	Smith Gap Branch From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.2	Miles	Not_Assessed
Spring Creek	TN06010104004T_2100	Spring Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	12.1	Miles	Not_Assessed
Stanley Creek	TN06010104015_0300	Stanley Creek From Big Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stock Creek	TN06010104004T_1100	Stock Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stone Mountain Branch	TN06010104004T_0800	Stone Mountain Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stoney Point Creek	TN06010104011_0400	Stoney Point Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	13.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Strong Creek	TN06010104001_0400	Strong Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	4.3	Miles	Not_Assessed
Surgoinsville Creek	TN06010104011_0300	Surgoinsville Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Swanpond Creek	TN06010104001_1400	Swanpond Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	16.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Terrill Creek	TN06010104011_1700	Terrill Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	11.8	Miles	Good
Thompson Creek	TN06010104001_1200	Thompson Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	3.5	Miles	Not_Assessed
Three Forks Branch	TN06010104004T_1510	Three Forks Branch From Honeycutt Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Turkey Creek	TN06010104004T_2200	Turkey Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	8.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Unnamed Trib To Poor Valley Creek	TN06010104017_0200	Unnamed Trib To Poor Valley Creek From Poor Valley Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Good
Unnamed Trib To Red House Branch Embayment	TN06010104004T_0600	Unnamed Trib To Red House Branch Embayment From Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Walker Branch	TN06010104004T_1610	Walker Branch From Robertson Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
War Creek	TN06010104004T_1700	War Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	3.0	Miles	Not_Assessed
Woods Creek	TN06010104001_0200	Woods Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Not_Assessed

Description of this table
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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.
Alexander Creek	TN06010104011_0800	Alexander Creek From Holston River To U/S Boundary Of Town Of Church Hill. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Alexander Creek	TN06010104011_0850	Alexander Creek From U/S Boundary Of Church Hill To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	12.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Arnott Creek	TN06010104011_1100	Arnott Creek From Holston River To Ecoregion Break On Army Ammunition Property. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Beaver Creek	TN06010104001_0900	Beaver Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	21.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Bradley Creek	TN06010104011_0500	Bradley Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	9.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Caney Creek	TN06010104004T_1250	Caney Creek From Salem Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	16.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cherokee Reservoir	TN06010104004_2000	Cherokee Reservoir On The Holston River From Poor Valley Creek Embayment Upstream To John Sevier Detention Reservoir Dam. Ecoregion 67 Hawkins County Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	2,816.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Cloud Creek	TN06010104004T_0700	Cloud Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Crockett Creek	TN06010104004T_1300	Crockett Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	5.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Flat Creek	TN06010104019_2000	Flat Creek From Highway 61 To Warwick Chapel Road. Ecoregion 67f Union County	Waterbody Map	River	2.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Forgey Creek	TN06010104011_0200	Forgey Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	3.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Holston River	TN06010104001_2000	Holston River From Confluence Of Richland Creek To Cherokee Dam. Ecoregion 67f Grainger County Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	26.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Holston River	TN06010104011_1000	Holston River From John Sevier Detention Reservoir To Confluence Of Surgoinsville Creek. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	14.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Holston River	TN06010104011_2000	Holston River From Confluence Of Surgoinsville Creek To Confluence Of North Fork Holston. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	23.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hord Creek	TN06010104011_0700	Hord Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	8.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hunt Creek	TN06010104011_1600	Hunt Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
John Sevier Detention Reservoir	TN06010104009_1000	John Sevier Detention Reservoir On The Holston River (Just Upstream Of Cherokee Reservoir). Ecoregion 67g And 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	1,024.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little Flat Creek	TN06010104019_0100	Little Flat Creek From Big Flat Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	30.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lost Creek	TN06010104001_0800	Lost Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	26.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Love Creek	TN06010104001_0100	Love Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	9.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mossy Creek	TN06010104004T_2500	Mossy Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Jefferson County	Waterbody Map	River	9.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Renfroe Creek	TN06010104011_0510	Renfroe Creek From Bradley Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	12.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Richland Creek	TN06010104018_1000	Richland Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County	Waterbody Map	River	26.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Roseberry Creek	TN06010104001_0500	Roseberry Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67h, & 67i Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	20.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Sinking Creek	TN06010104011_0100	Sinking Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Smith Creek	TN06010104011_0900	Smith Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stanley Creek	TN06010104015_0300	Stanley Creek From Big Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stock Creek	TN06010104004T_1100	Stock Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	4.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stone Mountain Branch	TN06010104004T_0800	Stone Mountain Branch From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Stoney Point Creek	TN06010104011_0400	Stoney Point Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	13.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Surgoinsville Creek	TN06010104011_0300	Surgoinsville Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	7.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Swanpond Creek	TN06010104001_1400	Swanpond Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County	Waterbody Map	River	16.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Three Forks Branch	TN06010104004T_1510	Three Forks Branch From Honeycutt Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Turkey Creek	TN06010104004T_2200	Turkey Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hamblen County	Waterbody Map	River	8.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Unnamed Trib To Red House Branch Embayment	TN06010104004T_0600	Unnamed Trib To Red House Branch Embayment From Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Walker Branch	TN06010104004T_1610	Walker Branch From Robertson Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County	Waterbody Map	River	1.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Tennessee, Holston

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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)
Low Flow Alterations	29.7
Zinc	9.1
Cause Unknown	1.0
Dissolved Oxygen	26.9
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations	9.7
Temperature, Water	2.8
Alteration in Stream-Side or Littoral Vegetative Covers	44.8
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	273.6
Mercury	38.5	3,840.0
Sedimentation/Siltation	88.5

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

Tennessee, Holston Watershed

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Probable Source	Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Probable Source	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps)	30.3
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	38.5	3,840.0
Channelization	16.3
Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Ms4)	66.5
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones	190.1
Industrial Point Source Discharge	2.8
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems)	53.8
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries	1.5
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures)	19.9
Source Unknown	2.1
Sources Outside State Jurisdiction Or Borders	38.5	3,840.0
Subsurface (Hardrock) Mining	9.1
Unrestricted Cattle Access	29.4
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures)	26.9

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Tennessee, Holston Watershed

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Tennessee, Holston Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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Pollutant	Number of TMDLs Completed	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	21	21

Total: 21 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Tennessee, Holston Watershed

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