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Tennessee, Upper Clinch Watershed

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Virginia, Upper Clinch Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2010
Virginia, Upper Clinch Watershed

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Bark Camp Branch VA-P12R-01-BEN This Segment Begins At The Headwaters, Includes The Tributary, And Continues Downstream To The Stony Creek Confluence. River miles
Bark Camp Creek VA-P12R-01-PH This Segment Begins At The Headwaters, Includes The Tributary, And Continues Downstream To The Stony Creek Confluence. River miles
Bark Camp Lake VA-P09L-01-HG This Lake Is Also Known As Corder Bottom Lake, Located In Scott County. Reservoir acres
Big Cedar Creek And Tributaries VA-P06R-01-BAC This Segment Begins 5 Miles Upstream Of Lebanon'S Raw Water Intake And Continues Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River, Loop Creek From Route 80 To The Elk Garden Creek Confluence, Burgess Creek From The Campbell Branch Confluence To The Big River miles
Blackwater Creek VA-P16R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Blackwater Creek Mainstem From The East Fork Blackwater Creek Confluence Downstream To The Tennessee Political Boundary. River miles
Clear Creek And Eastland Creek VA-P11R-05-BEN This Segment Of Clear Creek Extends From The National Forest Boundary Downstream To The Confluence With The Guest River And Eastland Creek From The Headwaters Downstream To The Confluence With Clear Creek. River miles
Clinch River VA-P01R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstream From Lincolnshire Branch Confluence Downstream To Deskin Creek. River miles
Clinch River VA-P03R-02-HG This Segment Begins Just Upstream Of The Town Hill Confluence And Continues Downstream To The Mill Creek Confluence. River miles
Clinch River VA-P03R-02-BAC The Community Of Raven Is Located Here And The Segment Includes The Mainstem From Just Upstream Of The Town Hill Creek Confluence Downstream To The Mill Creek Confluence. It Also Includes The Mainstem Of The Clinch River From The Mill Creek Confluence Up River miles
Clinch River VA-P09R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem Of The Clinch River From The Little Stony Creek Confluence Downstream To The Staunton Creek Confluence. River miles
Clinch River And Tributaries VA-P07R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem From The Big Cedar Creek Confluence Downstream To The Dumps Creek Confluence. It Also Includes Thompson Creek From Coulwood To The Confluence With The Clinch River And Weaver Creek From The Confluence With Hart Creek To River miles
Clinch River Tributaries VA-P03R-01-BEN This Segment Extends From Confluence With Clinch River Upstream To The Left Fork Coal Creek Confluence, Big Creek From The Confluence With West Fork Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River, Mudlick Creek From The Confluence With Zeke Creek Down River miles
Clinch River Tributaries VA-P03R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Lower Mainstem Of Middle Creek From River Mile 2.53 Downstream To The Clinch River Confluence, Coal Creek From The Confluence With Left Fork Coal Creek To The Confluence With The Clinch River, Big Creek From The Confluence With W River miles
Clinch River, Cove Creek And Stock Creek VA-P13R-03-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem Of The Clinch River From The Copper Creek Confluence Downstream To The Tennessee Political Boundary, Lower Cove Creek From Its Confluence With Millstone Branch To The Clinch River And Stock Creek From Stream Mile 4.56 Do River miles
Copper Creek, Moll Creek And Valley Creek VA-P14R-01-BAC This Segment Extends From Grassy Creek Confluence Upstream To The Headwaters Of Copper Creek, The Lower Most Segment Of Valley Creek That Confluences With Copper Creek And Moll Creek From The Copper Creek Confluence Upstream To The Second Tributary, Inclu River miles
Culbertson Branch VA-P14R-01-BEN This Segment Of Culbertson Branch Extends From The Headwaters Downstream To The Confluence With Valley Creek. River miles
Devil Fork VA-P12R-02-BEN This Segment Begins At The Headwaters Of Devil Fork And Continues Downstream To The Confluence With Straight Fork. River miles
Drakes Branch VA-P15R-00-BEN This Segment Includes The Headwaters Of Drakes Branch Just South Of Pattonsville And Is A Tributary To The North Fork Clinch River. River miles
Dumps Creek VA-P08R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem From The Hurricane Fork Confluence Downstream To The Confluence With Clinch River At Carbo. River miles
Guest River VA-P11R-03-PCB This Segment Begins At The Confluence With Parson'S Branch And Continues Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River. River miles
Guest River And Bear Creek VA-P11R-03-BAC This Segment Extends From The Guest River Mainstem At The Confluence With Bad Branch Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River And Bear Creek From The Confluence With Yellow Creek Downstream To The Confluence With The Guest River. River miles
Indian Creek VA-P05R-01-BAC This Segment Extends From The Highway 19 Bridge To The Little River Confluence At Wardell. River miles
Lake Witten VA-P01L-03-HG This Lake Is Located In Cavitts Creek Park In Tazewell County. Reservoir acres
Lewis Creek And Hess Creek VA-P04R-01-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem Form The Stone Branch Confluence Downstream To The Clinch River Confluence. River miles
Little River VA-P05R-04-BAC This Segment Includes The Mainstem Above The Claypool Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant Downstream To The Confluence With Grays Branch. River miles
Little Stony Creek VA-P09R-04-BAC This Segment Extends From The Confluence With The Clinch River Upstream To The Confluence With Star Branch. River miles
Machine Creek VA-P11R-11-BEN This Segment Includes The Headwaters Downstream To The Guest River Confluence. River miles
Maiden Spring Creek VA-P05R-05-BAC This Segment Begins At The Unnamed Tributary At Buchanan Cemetery And Continues Downstream To The Little River Confluence. River miles
North Fork Clinch River VA-P15R-00-BAC This Segment Begins At The Fraley Branch Confluence And Extends Downstream To The Tennessee Political Boundary. River miles
Plum Creek VA-P01R-02-BEN This Segment Extends From The Headwaters Of Plum Creek Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River. River miles
Plum Creek And North Fork Clinch River VA-P01R-02-BAC This Segment Extends From The Headwaters Of Plum Creek To The Clinch River Confluence And North Fork Clinch River Downstream To The Confluence With The South Fork Clinch River At Fourway. River miles
Russell Creek VA-P09R-05-BAC This Segment Includes The Headwaters Of Russell Creek Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River. River miles
South Fork Clinch River And Cavitts Creek VA-P01R-03-BAC This Segment Includes The South Fork Clinch River And Its Tributaries From The Tazewell Raw Water Intake Upstream 5 Miles And Cavitts Creek From The Johnson Branch Confluence Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River At Riverjack. River miles
Staunton Creek & Fall Creek VA-P09R-03-BAC This Segment Includes Both Staunton And Fall Creek From Their Headwaters To Their Confluences With The Clinch River River miles
Stony Creek VA-P12R-03-BAC This Segment Extends From The Coalpit Branch Confluence Downstream To The Chimney Rock Fork Confluence. River miles
Swords Creek VA-P04R-02-BEN This Segment Includes The Mainstem From The Sculpture Spring Branch Confluence Downstream To The Confluence With Clinch River. River miles
Swords Creek VA-P04R-02-BAC This Segment Extends From The Sulphur Spring Branch Confluence Downstream To The Confluence With The Clinch River. River miles
Thompson Creek VA-P07R-01-BEN This Segment Extends From The Confluence Of An Unnamed Tributary East Of Coulwood Upstream 3.25 Miles. River miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Virginia, Upper Clinch

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Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 22
Fecal Coliform 12
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 10
Mercury in Fish Tissue 3
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 1
pH 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Virginia, Upper Clinch 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.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 12 12
Sediment color.gif 8 8
Fecal Coliform color.gif 4 4
Ammonia color.gif 1 1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) color.gif 1 1
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) color.gif 1 1

Total: 27 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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