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Kentucky State Report
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Tennessee, Lower Tennessee Watershed

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Kentucky, Lower Tennessee Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2004
Kentucky, Lower Tennessee Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Angle Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY485958_00 Sample Mp 0.1(Msu) Little Cypress Quad Rivers and Streams .7 miles TMDL needed
Angle Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY485958_00 Sample Mp 0.1(Msu) Little Cypress Quad River .7 miles TMDL needed
Bee Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY486666_00 Sample Mp 1.3 Dexter Quad Rivers and Streams 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Bee Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY486666_00 Sample Mp 1.3 Dexter Quad River 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Blizzard Pond 0.0 To 3.7 KY506426-1.4_01 Sample Mp 0.1(Fecal) And 1.1(Biol) Symsonia Quad River 3.7 miles TMDL needed
Blizzard Pond 0.0 To 3.7 KY506426-1.4_01 Sample Mp 0.1(Fecal) And 1.1(Biol) Symsonia Quad Rivers and Streams 3.7 miles TMDL needed
Camp Creek 0.0 To 5.4 KY488685_00 Mouth To South Fork Of Camp Creek River 5.4 miles TMDL needed
Camp Creek 0.0 To 5.4 KY488685_00 Mouth To South Fork Of Camp Creek Rivers and Streams 5.4 miles TMDL needed
Champion Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY489324_00 Mouth To Ut River 1.5 miles TMDL needed
Champion Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY489324_00 Mouth To Ut Rivers and Streams 1.5 miles TMDL needed
Chestnut Creek 0.0 To 3.0 KY489424_00 Mouth To Reservoir River 3 miles TMDL needed
Chestnut Creek 0.0 To 3.0 KY489424_00 Mouth To Reservoir Rivers and Streams 3 miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 5.0 To 13.2 KY489552_01 Power Line/Reidland/Land Use Change To West Fork Of Clarks River Rivers and Streams 7.7 miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 5.0 To 13.2 KY489552_01 Power Line/Reidland/Land Use Change To West Fork Of Clarks River River 7.7 miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 50.9 To 55.6 KY489552_07 Rockhouse Creek To Land Use Change Rivers and Streams miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 50.9 To 55.6 KY489552_07 Rockhouse Creek To Land Use Change River 9 miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 55.6 To 64.7 KY489552_08 Ut (Land Use Change) To Clayton Creek Rivers and Streams miles TMDL needed
Clarks River 55.6 To 64.7 KY489552_08 Ut (Land Use Change) To Clayton Creek River 2 miles TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 0.75 To 3.3 KY489601_01 East Fork Of Clarks River To Ut River 2.5 miles TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 0.75 To 3.3 KY489601_01 East Fork Of Clarks River To Ut Rivers and Streams 2.5 miles TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 3.3 To 7.7 KY489601_02 Ut To Headwaters River 3.8 miles TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 3.3 To 7.7 KY489601_02 Ut To Headwaters Rivers and Streams 3.8 miles TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 6.3 To 7.7 KY490528_02 Sample Mp 6.4, Site Id-Dow09012005 Calvert City Quad Rivers and Streams 1.4 miles TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 6.3 To 7.7 KY490528_02 Sample Mp 6.4, Site Id-Dow09012005 Calvert City Quad River 1.5 miles TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 7.7 To 9.7 KY490528_03 Sample Mp 8.35 Calvert City Quad River 2 miles TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 7.7 To 9.7 KY490528_03 Sample Mp 8.35 Calvert City Quad Rivers and Streams 2 miles TMDL needed
Damon Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY490545_00 Sample Mp 0.3 Kirksey Quad River 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Damon Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY490545_00 Sample Mp 0.3 Kirksey Quad Rivers and Streams 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Guess Creek 0.0 To 2.6 KY493458_00 Mouth To Dry Branch Rivers and Streams 2.6 miles TMDL needed
Guess Creek 0.0 To 2.6 KY493458_00 Mouth To Dry Branch River 2.6 miles TMDL needed
Island Creek KY495045_00 Island Creek Into Tennessee River Segment: 0.0 To 5.5 Rivers and Streams 5.5 miles
Island Creek 0.0 To 5.6 KY495045_01 Mouth To Champion Creek River 5.5 miles TMDL needed
Island Creek 0.0 To 5.6 KY495045_01 Mouth To Champion Creek Rivers and Streams 4.8 miles TMDL needed
Little Cypress Creek 3.4 To 6.0 KY496700_02 Angle Creek To Ut Rivers and Streams 2.6 miles TMDL needed
Little Cypress Creek 3.4 To 6.0 KY496700_02 Angle Creek To Ut River 2.6 miles TMDL needed
Little Cypress Creek 0.0 To 3.4 KY496700_01 Mouth To Angle Creek Rivers and Streams 3.4 miles TMDL needed
Little Cypress Creek 0.0 To 3.4 KY496700_01 Mouth To Angle Creek River 3.4 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Creek 0.2 To 6.0 KY498118_00 Burkholder Deadening To Reservoir Rivers and Streams 6.4 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Creek 0.2 To 6.0 KY498118_00 Burkholder Deadening To Reservoir River 6.4 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 2.7 To 4.8 KY498115_02 Farley Branch To Ut Rivers and Streams 2.2 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 2.7 To 4.8 KY498115_02 Farley Branch To Ut River 2.2 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 2.7 KY498115_01 Mouth To Farley Branch Rivers and Streams 2.7 miles TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 2.7 KY498115_01 Mouth To Farley Branch River 2.7 miles TMDL needed
Reeves Branch 0.0 To 0.3 KY501706_00 Mouth/Land Use To Uts River .3 miles TMDL needed
Reeves Branch 0.0 To 0.3 KY501706_00 Mouth/Land Use To Uts Rivers and Streams .3 miles TMDL needed
Spring Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY504124_00 Sample Mp 0.05 Westplains, Symsonia Quads Rivers and Streams 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Spring Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY504124_00 Sample Mp 0.05 Westplains, Symsonia Quads River 1.8 miles TMDL needed
Ut To Old Beaver Dam Slough 0.0 To 0.5 KY499795-0.4_00 Mouth To I-24 Bridge River .5 miles TMDL needed
Ut To Old Beaver Dam Slough 0.0 To 0.5 KY499795-0.4_00 Mouth To I-24 Bridge Rivers and Streams .5 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Clarks River 33.1 To 37.2 KY506426_06 Sample Mp 35.5 Kirksey Quad River 4.1 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Clarks River 33.1 To 37.2 KY506426_06 Sample Mp 35.5 Kirksey Quad Rivers and Streams 4.1 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Clarks River (Relict Channel) 0.0 To 13.8 KY506427_01 Sample Mp 9.6 Westplains Quad Old Channel River 13.8 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Clarks River (Relict Channel) 0.0 To 13.8 KY506427_01 Sample Mp 9.6 Westplains Quad Old Channel Rivers and Streams 13.8 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 10.4 KY506426_01 Mouth To Relict Channel Of West Fork Of Clarks River Rivers and Streams 7.5 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 10.4 KY506426_01 Mouth To Relict Channel Of West Fork Of Clarks River River 7.5 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 13.1 To 17.2 KY506426_02 Spring Creek To Panther Creek River 4 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 13.1 To 17.2 KY506426_02 Spring Creek To Panther Creek Rivers and Streams 4 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 20.1 To 28.4 KY506426_04 Soldier Creek To Guier Creek Rivers and Streams 3 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 20.1 To 28.4 KY506426_04 Soldier Creek To Guier Creek River 3 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 34.2 To 38.2 KY506426_05 Darnell Creek To Headwaters Rivers and Streams 4.6 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 34.2 To 38.2 KY506426_05 Darnell Creek To Headwaters River 4.6 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River (Relict Channel) 19.7 To 22.7 KY506427_02 Sample Mp 21.0 Oak Level Quad River 3 miles TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River (Relict Channel) 19.7 To 22.7 KY506427_02 Sample Mp 21.0 Oak Level Quad Rivers and Streams miles TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2004

Kentucky, Lower Tennessee

Description of this table
Cause of Impairment Number of Causes Reported
Cause Unknown 18
Pathogens 16
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen 5
Siltation 5
Habitat Alterations (Other Than Flow) 2
Mercury 2
Flow Alteration(s) 1
Nutrients 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Kentucky, Lower Tennessee 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 26 26

Total: 26 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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