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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Creek 1.9 To 5.0 | KY485938_01 | Lake Backwaters To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 3.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Bear Creek 0.0 To 2.7 | KY510463_01 | Mouth To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 2.7 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Bear Creek 4.0 To 7.2 | KY486553_02 | Backwaters To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 3.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Beechy Creek 0.5 To 3.7 | KY486757_00 | Kentucky Lake Backwaters To East Prong | Waterbody Map | River | 3.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Blood River 10.7 To 18.7 | KY487489_00 | Kentucky Lake Backwaters To State Line | Waterbody Map | River | 7.7 | Miles | Good | |
| Clear Creek 0.7 To 3.1 | KY489617_01 | Backwaters To 2nd Order Ut | Waterbody Map | River | 2.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Grindstone Creek 0.2 To 2.3 | KY493401_01 | Lake Backwater To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 2.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Jonathan Creek 10.9 To 19.3 | KY495443_02 | Little Jonathan Creek To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 8.4 | Miles | Good | |
| Jonathan Creek 7.4 To 10.9 | KY495443_01 | Lake Backwater To Little Jonathan Creek | Waterbody Map | River | 3.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Kentucky Lake | KY495673_00 | Dam To Ky/Tn State Line | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Reservoir | 48,100.0 | Acres | Good | |
| Ledbetter Creek 2.9 To 5.5 | KY496144_00 | Kentucky Backwaters To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 2.6 | Miles | Good | |
| Little Jonathan Creek 0.0 To 3.0 | KY496775_00 | Mouth To Land Use Change | Waterbody Map | River | 3.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Panther Creek 0.0 To 3.0 | KY500155_01 | Mouth To Pryor Branch | Waterbody Map | River | 3.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Panther Creek 0.0 To 5.2 | KY500152_01 | Mouth To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 5.2 | Miles | Good | |
| Sugar Creek 2.0 To 5.5 | KY504651_01 | Impoundment To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 3.5 | Miles | Good | |
| Turkey Creek 1.8 To 3.9 | KY505586_00 | North Fork Of Turkey Creek To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 2.1 | Miles | Good | |
| Ut To Sugar Creek 0.0 To 3.0 | KY504651-2.0_01 | Mouth To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 3.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Ut To Ut To Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake) 0.15 To 0.8 | KY517033-1.0-47.8_01 | Embayments To Ut | Waterbody Map | River | .7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Wildcat Creek 1.3 To 6.8 | KY506731_01 | Kentucky Lake Backwater To Headwaters | Waterbody Map | River | 5.5 | Miles | Good | |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Kentucky 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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| Cause Unknown | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Fecal Coliform | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sedimentation/Siltation | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Kentucky 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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| Non-Irrigated Crop Production | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Off-Road Vehicles | .7 | ||||||||||||||
| On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Silviculture Harvesting | .7 | ||||||||||||||
| Source Unknown | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Kentucky Lake Watershed
No TMDL Alternatives reported.
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Kentucky, Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) |  1 |
1 |
Total: 1 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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