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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Ocoee Watershed
Description of this table
Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Creek | TN06020003010_1000 | Baker Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 6.9 | Miles | Good | |
| Baker Creek Embayment Parksville Reservoir | TN06020003004_0200 | Baker Creek Embayment Of Parksville Reservoir. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 300.0 | Acres | Good | TMDL needed |
| Barker Mill Creek | TN06020003014_0400 | Barker Mill Creek From Ocoee River To Georgia Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.9 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Belltown Creek | TN06020003014_0210 | Belltown Creek From Davis Mill Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Big Creek | TN06020003045_1000 | Big Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 23.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Brush Creek | TN06020003013.7T_0100 | Brush Creek From Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 18.4 | Miles | Good | |
| Burra Burra Creek | TN06020003014_0110 | Burra Burra Creek From North Potato Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Caney Creek | TN06020003013_0300 | Caney Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. (Near Powerhouse Number 2.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.9 | Miles | Good | |
| Clear Creek | TN06020003035_0100 | Clear Creek From Greasy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 12.3 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Cloud Branch | TN06020003001_0200 | Cloud Branch From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Cookson Creek | TN06020003001_0300 | Cookson Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i , 67f, & 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 22.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Coon Creek | TN06020003035_0200 | Coon Creek From Greasy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 6.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Davis Mill Creek | TN06020003014_0200 | Davis Mill Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 3.8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Ellis Branch | TN06020003014_0140 | Ellis Branch From North Potato Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Fightingtown Creek | TN06020003014_0300 | Fightingtown Creek From Ocoee River To Georgia Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | .4 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Fourmile Creek | TN06020003001_0100 | Fourmile Creek From Ocoee River To Highway 411. Ecoregion 67f Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Fourmile Creek | TN06020003001_0150 | Fourmile Creek From Highway 411 To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i, 67f, & 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 9.5 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Fry Branch | TN06020003001_0400 | Fry Branch From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 3.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Gassaway Creek | TN06020003013.5T_0200 | Gassaway Creek From Ocoee Number 2 Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.9 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Goforth Creek | TN06020003013_0400 | Goforth Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Grassy Creek | TN06020003013.7T_0300 | Grassy Creek From Ocoee Number 3 To Georgia Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.4 | Miles | Impaired | |
| Greasy Creek | TN06020003035_1000 | Greasy Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 13.3 | Miles | Good | |
| Indian Creek | TN06020003004T_0400 | Indian Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.6 | Miles | Good | |
| Little Caney Branch | TN06020003013_0200 | Little Caney Branch From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. (Next Northside Trib U/S Of Madden Branch. Doesn'T Show Up On Gazetteer.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Little Gassaway Creek | TN06020003013.5T_0300 | Little Gassaway Creek From Ocoee Number 2 Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.6 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Long Branch | TN06020003035_0300 | Long Branch From Greasy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 3.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Madden Branch | TN06020003013_0100 | Madden Branch From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. (Next Northside Trib U/S Of Greasy Creek.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.5 | Miles | Good | |
| Mccamy Branch | TN06020003092_0100 | Mccamy Branch For Rock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g & 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Misc Tribs To Ocoee River | TN06020003001_0999 | Misc Tribs To Ocoee River From Hiwassee River To Parksville Reservoir Dam. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 18.2 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Misc Tribs To Ocoee River | TN06020003013.55_0999 | Misc Tribs To Ocoee River Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.4 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Misc Tribs To Ocoee River | TN06020003013_0999 | Misc Tribs To Ocoee River Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 14.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Misc Tribs To Ocoee River | TN06020003014_0999 | Misc Tribs To Ocoee River. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Mitchell Branch | TN06020003004T_0200 | Mitchell Branch From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.4 | Miles | Good | |
| North Potato Creek | TN06020003014_0100 | North Potato Creek From Ocoee River To Confluence Of Unnamed Trib Upstream Of Isabella. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 6.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| North Potato Creek | TN06020003014_0150 | North Potato Creek From Unnamed Trib Upstream Of Isabella To North Carolina Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.7 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Ocoee Number 2 Reservoir | TN06020003013.5_1000 | Ocoee Number 2 Reservoir On Ocoee River. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 494.0 | Acres | Impaired | |
| Ocoee Number Three Reservoir | TN06020003013.7_1000 | Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 480.0 | Acres | Impaired | |
| Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 Misc Tribs. | TN06020003013.7T_0999 | Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 Misc Tribs. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 5.4 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Ocoee River | TN06020003001_1000 | Ocoee River From Hiwassee River To Parksville Reservoir Dam. Ecoregion 67f, 67i, & 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 13.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Ocoee River | TN06020003013.55_1000 | Ocoee River From Number 3 Powerhouse To Ocoee Number 3 Dam. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 3.9 | Miles | Impaired | |
| Ocoee River | TN06020003013_1000 | Ocoee River From Parkville Reservoir To Ocoee Dam Number 2. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 7.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Ocoee River | TN06020003014_1000 | Ocoee River From Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 To Davis Mill Creek. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Ocoee River | TN06020003014_2000 | Ocoee River From Davis Mill Creek To Georgia Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | .8 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Parksville Reservoir | TN06020003004_1000 | Lower Portion Of Parksville Reservoir (From Dam To Forest Road 77). Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 704.0 | Acres | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Parksville Reservoir | TN06020003004_2000 | Upper Parksville Reservoir (From Forest Road 77 To Number 2 Powerhouses). Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 576.0 | Acres | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Parksville Reservoir Misc Tribs | TN06020003004T_0999 | Parksville Reservoir Misc. Tribs. Ecoregion 66g & 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 2.7 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Penitentiary Branch | TN06020003045_0100 | Penitentiary Branch From Big Creek To Headwaters (Drains Summit Of Big Frog Mtn.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.9 | Miles | Good | |
| Prince Branch | TN06020003004T_0100 | Prince Branch From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | .7 | Miles | Good | |
| Rock Creek | TN06020003013.55_0100 | Rock Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.6 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Rock Creek | TN06020003092_1000 | Rock Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 8.9 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Rogers Branch | TN06020003013.5T_0100 | Rogers Branch From Ocoee Number 2 Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.6 | Miles | Good | |
| Rough Creek | TN06020003013.55_0200 | Rough Creek From Ocoee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 9.8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Slyco Embayment Of Parksville Reservoir | TN06020003004_0100 | Slyco Embayment Of Parksville Reservoir Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 327.0 | Acres | Good | TMDL needed |
| Sylco Creek | TN06020003376_1000 | Sylco Creek From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 15.4 | Miles | Good | TMDL needed |
| Tollgate Branch | TN06020003004T_0300 | Tollgate Branch From Parksville Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Tumbling Creek | TN06020003013.7T_0400 | Tumbling Creek From Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 To Geogia Stateline. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 12.9 | Miles | Good | |
| Unnamed Trib To North Potato Creek | TN06020003014_0120 | Unnamed Trib To North Potato Creek From North Potato Creek To Headwaters. (Runs Along Stansbury Mountain Road.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Unnamed Trib To North Potato Creek | TN06020003014_0130 | Unnamed Trib To North Potato Creek From North Potato Creek To Headwaters. (Runs Along Golf Course And Burger Roads.) Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 1.8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Walkertown Branch | TN06020003013.7T_0200 | Walkertown Branch From Ocoee Reservoir Number 3 To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Polk County | Waterbody Map | River | 4.0 | Miles | Good | |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Ocoee
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) |
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| Low Flow Alterations | 12.4 | 494.0 | |||||||||||||
| Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||
| pH | 23.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc | 37.7 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Phosphorus, Total | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Copper | 24.7 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Iron | 24.7 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) | 46.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Sedimentation/Siltation | 19.6 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Ocoee 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) |
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| Channelization | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Contaminated Sediments | 32.7 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones | 46.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Impacts From Abandoned Mine Lands (Inactive) | 37.7 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Mill Tailings | 31.6 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Mine Tailings | 34.9 | 2,254.0 | |||||||||||||
| Municipal Point Source Discharges | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||
| On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) | 25.4 | 494.0 | |||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Ocoee Watershed
No TMDL Alternatives reported.
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Tennessee, Ocoee 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) |  1 |
1 |
Total: 1 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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