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Tennessee, Holston Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Holston Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
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  
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  
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  
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  
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 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  
Crockett Creek TN06010104004T_1300 Crockett Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Impaired  
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 Impaired  
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  
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  
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 TMDL needed
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  
Hunt Creek TN06010104011_1600 Hunt Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Hawkins County Waterbody Map River 7.7 Miles Impaired  
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  
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  
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 TMDL needed
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  
Richland Creek TN06010104018_1000 Richland Creek From Holston River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Grainger County Waterbody Map River 26.7 Miles Impaired  
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  
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  
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  
Stock Creek TN06010104004T_1100 Stock Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Hawkins County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Impaired  
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  
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  
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  
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  
Turkey Creek TN06010104004T_2200 Turkey Creek From Cherokee Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Hamblen County Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Impaired  
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  
Walker Branch TN06010104004T_1610 Walker Branch From Robertson Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Hawkins County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired  
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  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Holston

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)
Low Flow Alterations 29.7  
Zinc 9.1  
Cause Unknown 1.0  
Phosphorus, Total 8.2  
Nitrates 8.2  
Dissolved Oxygen 26.9  
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations 9.7  
Temperature, Water 2.8  
Alteration in Stream-Side or Littoral Vegetative Covers 53.0  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 281.8  
Mercury 38.5 3,840.0
Sedimentation/Siltation 96.7  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Holston 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)
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 198.3  
Industrial Point Source Discharge 2.8  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 62.0  
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 2010


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.

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
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 21 21

Total: 21 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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