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Tennessee, Lower Tennessee Watershed

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Kentucky, Lower Tennessee Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Lower Tennessee Watershed

Description of this table
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
Angle Creek 0.0 To 0.8 KY485958_01 Mouth To Cr 1374 (Calvert City Road) Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bear Creek 0.6 To 1.6 KY486552_00 1 Mile Default To Symsonia Potw Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bee Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY486666_01 Mouth To Murray Wwtp Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bee Creek 0.7 To 2.0 KY486666_02 Murray Wwtp To Ut (Draining Urban Area) Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blizzard Pond 4.8 To 5.8 KY487484_02 1 Mile Default To Great Oaks Sub Stp Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blizzard Pond Drainage Canal 0.0 To 3.7 KY487484_01 Mouth To Ut (Above Ky 954) Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Camp Creek 0.0 To 5.4 KY488685_00 Mouth To South Fork Of Camp Creek Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Champion Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY489324_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chestnut Creek 0.0 To 3.0 KY489424_00 Mouth To Reservoir Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 13.2 To 20.6 KY489552_02 West Fork Of Clarks River To Lick Creek Waterbody Map River 7.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 28.7 To 30.7 KY489552_03 Persimmon Slough To Middle Fork Creek Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Good  
Clarks River 31.7 To 34.8 KY489552_04 Chestnut Creek To Bee Creek Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Good  
Clarks River 42.6 To 48.6 KY489552_06 Beaverdam Slough To Martins Creek Waterbody Map River 6.0 Miles Good  
Clarks River 5.0 To 13.2 KY489552_01 Power Line/Reidland/Land Use Change To West Fork Of Clarks River Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 50.9 To 55.6 KY489552_07 Rockhouse Creek To Land Use Change Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 55.6 To 64.7 KY489552_08 Ut (Land Use Change) To Clayton Creek Waterbody Map River 9.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 34.8 To 42.6 KY489552_05 Bee Creek To Beaverdam Slough Waterbody Map River 7.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clarks River 64.7 To 66.8 KY489552_09 Clayton Branch To Middle And East Forks Of Clarks River Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 0.75 To 3.3 KY489601_01 East Fork Of Clarks River To Ut Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clayton Creek 3.3 To 7.7 KY489601_02 Ut To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 0.1 To 6.3 KY490528_01 Little Cypress Creek To Camp Creek Waterbody Map River 6.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 6.3 To 7.7 KY490528_02 Sample Mp 6.4, Site Id-Dow09012005 Calvert City Quad Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cypress Creek 7.7 To 9.7 KY490528_03 Sample Mp 8.35 Calvert City Quad Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Damon Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY490545_01 Mouth To Dam Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Duncan Creek 0.0 To 2.5 KY491300_00 Mouth To North And South Forks Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
East Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 2.7 KY491450_01 Mouth To White Oak Creek Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Good  
East Fork Of Clarks River 6.1 To 7.1 KY491450_02 1 Mile Default To South 641 Stp Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Farley Branch 0.0 To 2.2 KY491983_01 Mouth To Pleasant Grove Creek Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Guess Creek 0.0 To 2.6 KY493458_00 Mouth To Dry Branch Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Haskell Branch 1.2 To 4.5 KY493854_01 0.1 Miles Below Tobacco Road Bridge To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hominy Branch 2.3 To 3.8 KY494467_01 Ut To Headwater Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Good  
Island Creek 0.0 To 5.6 KY495045_01 Mouth To Champion Creek Waterbody Map River 5.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Island Creek 5.6 To 10.3 KY495045_02 Champion Creek To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Kentucky Lake KY495673_00 Dam To Ky/Tn State Line Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 48,100.0 Acres Good  
Lake Barkley KY486356_00 Dam To Ky/Tn State Line Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 45,600.0 Acres Good  
Little Cypress Creek 3.4 To 6.0 KY496700_02 Angle Creek To Ut Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Cypress Creek 0.0 To 3.4 KY496700_01 Mouth To Angle Creek Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little White Oak Creek 0.0 To 2.4 KY496895_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Martin Creek 0.0 To 0.8 KY497627_00 Mouth To Hardin Stp Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Fork Creek 0.2 To 6.0 KY498118_00 Burkholder Deadening To Reservoir Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 2.7 To 4.8 KY498115_02 Farley Branch To Ut Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 2.7 KY498115_01 Mouth To Farley Branch Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Panther Creek 0.0 To 3.0 KY500155_01 Mouth To Pryor Branch Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Panther Creek 3.0 To 4.2 KY500155_02 Pryor Branch To Riley Branch Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Good  
Pryor Branch 0.0 To 2.9 KY501399_00 Mouth To Ut Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Good  
Reeves Branch 0.0 To 0.3 KY501706_00 Mouth/Land Use To Uts Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rockhouse Creek 0.0 To 4.8 KY502188_01 Mouth To East Fork\West Fork Of Rockhouse Creek Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Good  
Soldier Creek 0.0 To 5.7 KY503868_01 Mouth To North Fork And South Fork Of Soldier Creek Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Good  
Spring Creek 0.0 To 2.0 KY504124_01 Mouth To Haskell Branch Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Spring Creek 3.6 To 5.4 KY504124_02 Above Ut To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sugar Creek 0.0 To 3.9 KY504652_00 Mouth To Unamed Reservoir Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Good  
Tennessee River 12.0 To 21.8 KY517033_03 Above Mud Creek To I-24 Bridge Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Good  
Tennessee River 21.8 To 23.1 KY517033_04 Above I-24 Bridge To Kentucky Lake Dam Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Tennessee River 4.6 To 10.5 KY517033_02 Clarks River To Cypress Creek Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Good  
Tennessee River 1.5 To 4.1 KY517033_01 Island Creek To Discharge Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Trace Creek 1.1 To 5.9 KY505419_01 0.1 Miles Upstream Of Ky 301 To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Good  
Turkey Creek 0.0 To 3.4 KY505595_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Chestnut Creek 0.0 To 0.7 KY489424-2.8_00 Mouth To Draffenburg Stp/Marshall Co San Dist #2 Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Clarks River 0.0 To 3.3 KY489552-59.9_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Old Beaver Dam Slough 0.0 To 0.5 KY499795-0.4_00 Mouth To I-24 Bridge Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Stice Creek 0.0 To 0.4 KY504390-0.1_01 Mouth To Ky Lake Family Resort Discharge Waterbody Map River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut To Ut To Panther Creek 0.0 To 1.7 KY500155-1.7-0.3_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Good  
Wades Creek 0.0 To 4.0 KY506092_00 Mouth To Muck Branch Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Good  
West Fork Of Clarks River 0.0 To 10.4 KY506426_01 Mouth To Relict Channel Of West Fork Of Clarks River Waterbody Map River 10.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 13.1 To 17.2 KY506426_02 Spring Creek To Panther Creek Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 17.2 To 20.0 KY506426_03 Panther Creek To Soldier Creek Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Good  
West Fork Of Clarks River 20.1 To 28.4 KY506426_04 Soldier Creek To Guier Creek Waterbody Map River 8.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River 34.2 To 38.2 KY506426_05 Darnell Creek To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
West Fork Of Clarks River (Relict Channel) 0.0 To 13.8 KY506427_01 Camp Creek To Sugar Creek Waterbody Map River 13.8 Miles Good  
West Fork Of Clarks River (Relict Channel) 19.7 To 22.7 KY506427_02 Sample Mp 21.0 Oak Level Quad Data Unavailable River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Tennessee

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)
Other Cause 8.4  
Other Flow Regime Alterations 1.3  
Cause Unknown 59.2  
Fecal Coliform 79.6  
Lead 17.8  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 35.2  
Phosphorus, Total 12.8  
Methylmercury 11.3  
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 10.2  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 3.5  
Dissolved Oxygen 3.3  
Iron 24.0  
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators 16.0  
Solids (Suspended/Bedload) .7  
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 1.0  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 2.4  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 20.8  
Sedimentation/Siltation 45.6  
Total Kjehldahl Nitrogen (TKN) 2.4  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Tennessee 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)
Agriculture 64.3  
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 1.8  
Channel Erosion/Incision From Upstream Hydromodifications 7.0  
Channelization 16.8  
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 11.1  
Impervious Surface/Parking Lot Runoff 3.3  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 9.5  
Marina/Boating Pumpout Releases 2.6  
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 3.3  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 7.9  
Non-Irrigated Crop Production 11.1  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 3.7  
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges 15.0  
Rural (Residential Areas) 8.1  
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries 3.7  
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 1.5  
Source Unknown 110.0  
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 7.8  
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 1.3  
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 24.6  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Kentucky, Lower Tennessee Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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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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