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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Alabama, Wheeler Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge Creek | AL06030002-0903-100 | From Tennessee River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 11.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Beaverdam Creek | AL06030002-0305-100 | From Brier Fork To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 22.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Big Cove Creek | AL06030002-0404-300 | From Flint River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 8.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Big Shoal Creek | AL06030002-1011-100 | From West Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Brier Fork | AL06030002-0306-110 | From Flint River To Alabama-Tennessee State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 21.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Cane Creek | AL06030002-0902-200 | From Tennessee River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Cedar Creek | AL06030002-1004-100 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 9.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Chase Creek | AL06030002-0403-301 | From Flint River To Acuff Spring | Waterbody Map | Stream | .8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Chase Creek | AL06030002-0403-302 | From Acuff Spring To Alabama Highway 72 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Chase Creek | AL06030002-0403-303 | From Alabama Highway 72 To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Cole Spring Branch | AL06030002-0203-401 | From Paint Rock River To Bridge At Jones Farm | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.0 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Cole Spring Branch | AL06030002-0203-402 | From Bridge At Jones Farm To Jeep Trail Crossing | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Cole Spring Branch | AL06030002-0203-403 | From Jeep Trail Crossing To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.3 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0603-100 | From West Fork Cotaco Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.1 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0605-102 | From Guyer Branch To West Fork Cotaco Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0606-100 | From Tennessee River To Guyer Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Crowdabout Creek | AL06030002-1006-100 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 16.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| East Fork Flint Creek | AL06030002-1001-100 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 15.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Elam Creek | AL06030002-1009-111 | From West Flint Creek To Rocky Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.0 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Elam Creek | AL06030002-1009-112 | From Rocky Branch To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 12.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Elk River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030004-0405-102 | From Anderson Creek To Alabama Highway 99 | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 3,114.4 | Acres | Good | |
| First Creek | AL06030002-1202-100 | From Tennessee River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.5 | Miles | Good | |
| Flat Creek | AL06030002-1013-900 | From West Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Flint Creek | AL06030002-1007-102 | From Shoal Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 13.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Flint Creek | AL06030002-1014-101 | From Tennessee River To Alabama Highway 67 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.3 | Miles | Good | |
| Flint Creek | AL06030002-1014-102 | From Alabama Highway 67 To L&N Railroad | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Flint Creek | AL06030002-1014-103 | From L&N Railroad To Alabama Highway 36 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 9.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Flint Creek | AL06030002-1014-104 | From Alabama Highway 36 To Shoal Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 10.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Flint River | AL06030002-0307-102 | From Mountain Fork To Alabama-Tennessee State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 17.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Flint River | AL06030002-0403-111 | From Hurricane Creek To Alabama Highway 72 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Flint River | AL06030002-0403-112 | From Alabama Highway 72 To Mountain Fork | Waterbody Map | Stream | 15.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Flint River | AL06030002-0404-102 | From Big Cove Creek To Hurricane Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 8.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Flint River | AL06030002-0405-100 | From Tennessee River To Big Cove Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 21.5 | Miles | Good | |
| French Mill Creek | AL06030002-0802-201 | From Piney Creek To Ut In Pine Swamp | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Goose Creek | AL06030002-0404-200 | From Flint River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 8.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Guess Creek | AL06030002-0106-101 | From Paint Rock River To Bee Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 11.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Herrin Creek | AL06030002-1006-200 | From Crowdabout Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 6.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Hester Creek | AL06030002-0303-500 | From Mountain Fork To Alabama-Tennessee State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Hughes Creek | AL06030002-0601-300 | From Cotaco Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Huntsville Spring Branch | AL06030002-0502-100 | From Broglan Branch To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.9 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Huntsville Spring Branch | AL06030002-0503-101 | From Indian Creek To Johnson Road (Huntsville Field) | Waterbody Map | Stream | 11.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Huntsville Spring Branch | AL06030002-0503-102 | From Johnson Road (Huntsville Field) To Broglan Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Hurricane Creek | AL06030002-0402-101 | From Flint River To Gurley Pike Road | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Hurricane Creek | AL06030002-0402-102 | From Gurley Pike Road To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 18.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Indian Creek | AL06030002-0501-110 | From Us Highway 72 To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 6.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Indian Creek | AL06030002-0505-101 | From Tennessee River To Martin Road (Redstone Arsenal) | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Indian Creek | AL06030002-0505-102 | From Martin Road (Redstone Arsenal) To Us Highway 72 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 10.4 | Miles | Good | |
| Indian Creek | AL06030002-1003-510 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 4.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Limestone Creek | AL06030002-0702-102 | From Leslie Branch To Alabama-Tennessee State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 19.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Limestone Creek | AL06030002-0703-101 | From Tennessee River To Us Highway 72 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 19.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Limestone Creek | AL06030002-0703-102 | From Us Highway 72 To Leslie Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 10.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Little Paint Rock Creek | AL06030002-0204-301 | From Paint Rock River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.2 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Little Paint Rock Creek | AL06030002-0204-302 | From Merril Road Bridge To Jeep Trail Crossing | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Little Paint Rock Creek | AL06030002-0204-303 | From Jeep Trail Crossing To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.9 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Mack Creek | AL06030002-1007-500 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Mallard Creek | AL06030002-1106-100 | From Tennessee River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Mcdaniel Creek | AL06030002-1012-201 | From West Flint Creek To Alabama Highway 36 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 4.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Mcdaniel Creek | AL06030002-1012-202 | From Alabama Highway 36 To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.8 | Miles | Good | |
| Mill Pond Creek | AL06030002-0603-600 | From Hog Jaw Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Mountain Fork | AL06030002-0303-100 | From Flint River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 14.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Mud Creek | AL06030002-0602-200 | From West Fork Cotaco Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Neeley Branch | AL06030002-1202-200 | From First Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.6 | Miles | Good | |
| No Business Creek | AL06030002-1008-101 | From Flint Creek To Johnson Chapel Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| No Business Creek | AL06030002-1008-102 | From Johnson Chapel Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 6.8 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Piney Creek | AL06030002-0803-100 | From Limestone Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 43.8 | Miles | Good | |
| Robinson Creek | AL06030002-1003-112 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 6.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Rock Creek | AL06030002-1003-710 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Round Island Creek | AL06030002-1103-202 | From Browns Ferry Road To Beauchamp Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 3.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Second Creek | AL06030002-1204-101 | From Tennessee River To First Bridge Upstream From Us Highway 72 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.7 | Miles | Good | |
| Second Creek | AL06030002-1204-102 | From Lauderdale County Road 76 /To Al-Tn State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.3 | Miles | Good | |
| Second Creek | AL06030002-1204-103 | From Lauderdale County Road 76 To Alabama-Tennessee State Line | Waterbody Map | Stream | 13.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Shoal Creek | AL06030002-1005-100 | From Flint Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 12.6 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Swan Creek | AL06030002-1101-101 | From Tennessee River To Alabama Highway 24 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 9.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Swan Creek | AL06030002-1101-102 | From Alabama Highway 24 To Town Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Swan Creek | AL06030002-1101-103 | From Town Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 10.8 | Miles | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-0902-100 | From Flint River To Guntersville Dam | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 1,345.8 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-0904-100 | From Indian Creek To Flint River | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 3,531.4 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-0906-102 | From Cotaco Creek To Indian Creek | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 334.5 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-1102-102 | From Us Highway 31 To Flint Creek | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 2,587.3 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-1102-103 | From Flint Creek To Cotaco Creek | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 8,928.6 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-1107-102 | From Five Miles Upstream Of Elk River (Rm 289.3) To Us Highway 31 | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 20,633.1 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake) | AL06030002-1205-100 | From Wheeler Dam To Five Miles Upstream Of Elk River (Rm 289.3) | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 15,168.2 | Acres | Good | |
| Tennessee River (Wilson Lake) | AL06030005-0801-100 | From Wilson Dam To Wheeler Dam | Waterbody Map | Reservoir | 15,534.7 | Acres | Good | |
| Town Branch | AL06030002-1005-200 | From Shoal Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Town Creek | AL06030002-0604-100 | From Cotaco Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 8.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Town Creek | AL06030002-1101-200 | From Swan Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 7.3 | Miles | Good | |
| Unnamed Tributary To Town Branch | AL06030002-1005-150 | From Town Branch To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Village Branch | AL06030002-1014-701 | From West Flint Creek To Moss Spring Branch | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.9 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Village Branch | AL06030002-1014-702 | From Moss Spring Branch To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 6.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| West Flint Creek | AL06030002-1012-102 | From Mcdaniel Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 24.3 | Miles | Good | |
| West Flint Creek | AL06030002-1013-100 | From Flint Creek To Mcdaniel Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 23.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| West Fork Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0602-101 | From Cotaco Creek To Alabama Highway 67 | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.6 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| West Fork Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0602-102 | From Alabama Highway 67 To Frost Creek | Waterbody Map | Stream | 8.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| West Fork Cotaco Creek | AL06030002-0602-103 | From Frost Creek To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 2.9 | Miles | Good | |
| West Fork Flint River | AL06030002-0302-100 | From Flint River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 1.8 | Miles | Good | |
| Yellow Bank Creek | AL06030002-0405-300 | From Flint River To Its Source | Waterbody Map | Stream | 5.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Alabama, Wheeler Lake
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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| Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||
| DDT | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Nitrogenous BOD | 99.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Turbidity | 22.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenic | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fecal Coliform | 199.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Phosphorus, Total | 208.9 | ||||||||||||||
| BOD, Carbonaceous | 291.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen, Total | 192.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercury | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sedimentation/Siltation | 242.9 | ||||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010
Alabama, Wheeler Lake 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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| Agriculture | 139.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) | 44.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Contaminated Sediments | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) | 206.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Municipal Point Source Discharges | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-Irrigated Crop Production | 125.4 | ||||||||||||||
| On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) | 14.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) | 73.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Source Unknown | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers | 56.3 | ||||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Alabama, Wheeler Lake Watershed
No TMDL Alternatives reported.
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Alabama, Wheeler Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carbonaceous Bod | 31 | |
| Sediment | 19 | |
| Nitrogen, Total | 18 | |
| Phosphorus, Total | 18 | |
| Fecal Coliform | 14 | |
| Nitrogenous BOD | 13 | |
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) | 2 | |
| Pathogens | 1 | |
Total: 113 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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