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Mississippi, Upper Yazoo Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 1998
Mississippi, Upper Yazoo Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Abiaca Creek MS357E Near Oklahoma From Headwaters To Watershed 355 Boundary Rivers and Streams 75.8 miles
Abiaca Creek MS357E Near Oklahoma From Headwaters To Watershed 355 Boundary Rivers and Streams 75.8 miles
Abiaca Creek Seg 1 MS355M1 At Black Hawk: From Just Above Hwy 17 To Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge Rivers and Streams 7.9 miles
Abiaca Creek Seg 2 MS357M1 Near Coila: From Headwaters To Sanders Lake Rivers and Streams 4.5 miles
Abiaca Creek Seg 3 MS357M2 Near Black Hawk: From Sanders Lake To Tributary Above Black Hawk Rivers and Streams 3.9 miles
Abiaca Creek Seg 4 MS357M3 At Black Hawk: From Just Above Hwy 17 To Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge Rivers and Streams 15 miles
Bear Creek MS354M2 Yazoo Rivers and Streams 2.3 miles
Bear Creek MS354E Multiple Segments Between Three Mile And Six Mile Lakes And Between Blue And Thre Rivers and Streams 239.9 miles
Bear Creek MS354E Multiple Segments Between Three Mile And Six Mile Lakes And Between Blue And Thre Rivers and Streams 239.9 miles
Bear Creek MS354M1 Yazoo Rivers and Streams 2.4 miles
Bee Lake MS358BLM1 Yazoo Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 1334 acres
Black Creek Seg 2 MS362M1 At Howard: From Confluence Of Harland Creek To Blissdale Swamp Rivers and Streams 3.5 miles
Black Creek Seg 3 MS359M3 At Lexington: From Confluence Of Shipp Creek To Confluence With Harland Creek Rivers and Streams 17.5 miles
Black Creek- Da MS361E Drainage Area Near Howard Rivers and Streams 158.4 miles
Black Creek- Da MS359E Drainage Area Near Howard Rivers and Streams 297.9 miles
Black Creek-Seg 1 MS359M At Bowling Green: From 2.5 Miles North Of Bowling Green To Confluence With Shipp Creek Rivers and Streams 11.8 miles
Blue Lake MS354BLM(E) At Berclair Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds acres
Blue Lake MS354BLM Yazoo Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 79 acres
Blue Lake MS354BLM Yazoo Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 79 acres
Coila Creek MS357M4 At Seven Pines From Lake Dam South East Of Gravel Hill To Abiaca Creek Rivers and Streams 5 miles
Coila Creek MS357M4 At Seven Pines From Lake Dam South East Of Gravel Hill To Abiaca Creek Rivers and Streams 5 miles
Dump Lake MS395DLM Yazoo Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 415 acres
Eden Creek MS365E Near Zelleria From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 35.8 miles
Eden Creek MS365E Near Zelleria From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 35.8 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS359M4 Near Ituma From Carroll/ Holmes County Line To Watershed 361 Boundary Rivers and Streams 23.5 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS359M4 Near Ituma From Carroll/ Holmes County Line To Watershed 361 Boundary Rivers and Streams 23.5 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS362M2 Near Howard From Watershed 362 Boundary To Blissdale Swamp Rivers and Streams 1 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS362M2 Near Howard From Watershed 362 Boundary To Blissdale Swamp Rivers and Streams 1 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS361M Near Howard From Watershed 361 Boundary To Watershed 362 Boundary Rivers and Streams 2.3 miles
Fannegusha Creek MS361M Near Howard From Watershed 361 Boundary To Watershed 362 Boundary Rivers and Streams 2.3 miles
Four Mile Lake MS354FLE Oxbow Lake From Bear Creek (Ms354m1) To Bear Creek (Ms354m2) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 134 acres
Four Mile Lake MS354FLE Oxbow Lake From Bear Creek (Ms354m1) To Bear Creek (Ms354m2) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 134 acres
Harland Creek MS359M2 Drainage Area Near Howard Rivers and Streams 10 miles
Lower Auxillary Channel MSLOWAUXE Near Silver City From Confluence With Yazoo River To Confluence With Big Sunflower River Rivers and Streams miles
Lower Auxillary Channel MSLOWAUXE Near Silver City From Confluence With Yazoo River To Confluence With Big Sunflower River Rivers and Streams miles
Lower Auxillary Channel MSLOWAUXE Near Silver City From Confluence With Yazoo River To Confluence With Big Sunflower River Channel 32 miles
Lower Auxillary Channel MSLOWAUXE Near Silver City From Confluence With Yazoo River To Confluence With Big Sunflower River Channel 32 miles
Macon Lake MS354ML2E Oxbow Lake Near Inverness Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 44 acres
Macon Lake MS354ML2E Oxbow Lake Near Inverness Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 44 acres
Mossy Lake MS354ML1E Oxbow Lake Near Morgan City Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 225 acres
Mossy Lake MS354ML1E Oxbow Lake Near Morgan City Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 225 acres
O'Neil Creek MS369E Near Tinsley From Confluence With Perry Creek To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 6.2 miles
O'Neil Creek MS369E Near Tinsley From Confluence With Perry Creek To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 6.2 miles
Pelucia Creek MS356E Near Valley Hill From Headwaters To Watershed 355 Boundary Rivers and Streams 50.3 miles
Pelucia Creek MS356E Near Valley Hill From Headwaters To Watershed 355 Boundary Rivers and Streams 50.3 miles
Perry Creek MS369M2 Near Oil City From Headwaters Near Ditch Branch To O'Neil Creek Rivers and Streams 13.2 miles
Perry Creek MS369M2(E) Near Oil City Rivers and Streams miles
Pinchback Lake MS355PLE Near Cruger Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 178 acres
Piney Creek MS366E Near Renshaw From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 43.5 miles
Piney Creek MS366E Near Renshaw From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 43.5 miles
Roebuck Lake MS354RLE Oxbow Lake At Itta Bena Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 47 acres
Roebuck Lake MS354RLE Oxbow Lake At Itta Bena Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 47 acres
Short Creek MS368E Near Jonestown From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 47 miles
Short Creek MS368E Near Jonestown From Headwaters To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 47 miles
Six Mile Lake MS354SL1E Near Nichols From Bear Creek (Ms354e) To Bear Creek (Ms354m1) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 110 acres
Six Mile Lake MS354SL1E Near Nichols From Bear Creek (Ms354e) To Bear Creek (Ms354m1) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 110 acres
Sky Lake MS354SL2E Oxbow Lake Near Jake Town Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 124 acres
Sky Lake MS354SL2E Oxbow Lake Near Jake Town Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 124 acres
Snake Creek MS358E Near Belzoni From Snake Creek Brake To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 250.5 miles
Snake Creek MS358E Near Belzoni From Snake Creek Brake To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 250.5 miles
Snake Creek MS358E Near Belzoni From Snake Creek Brake To The Yazoo River Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 251 acres
Snake Creek MS358E Near Belzoni From Snake Creek Brake To The Yazoo River Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 251 acres
Spring Branch MS360E2 Near Kiern From 0.2 Miles East Of Garden Chapel To Millstone Bayou Rivers and Streams 2.1 miles
Spring Branch MS360E2 Near Kiern From 0.2 Miles East Of Garden Chapel To Millstone Bayou Rivers and Streams 2.1 miles
Tchula Lake MS358TLE At Tchula From Headwaters Near Cruger To The Yazoo River Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 464 acres
Tchula Lake MS358TLE At Tchula From Headwaters Near Cruger To The Yazoo River Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 464 acres
Tesheva Creek MS364E Near Eden From Headwaters To Watershed 364 Boundary Rivers and Streams 58.5 miles
Tesheva Creek MS364E Near Eden From Headwaters To Watershed 364 Boundary Rivers and Streams 58.5 miles
Thompson Creek MS369M3 At Tinsley: From Headwaters To Mouth At Perry Creek Rivers and Streams 6.5 miles
Three Mile Lake MS354TMLE Oxbow Lake Near Swiftown From Bear Creek (Ms354m3) To Bear Creek (Ms354m1) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 60 acres
Three Mile Lake MS354TMLE Oxbow Lake Near Swiftown From Bear Creek (Ms354m3) To Bear Creek (Ms354m1) Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 60 acres
Unnamed Tributary To Millstone Bayou MS360E1 Near Kiern: From Headwaters To Mouth At Millstone Bayou Bayou acres
Unnamed Tributary To Millstone Bayou MS360E1 Near Kiern: From Headwaters To Mouth At Millstone Bayou Bayou acres
Unnamed Tributary To Millstone Bayou MS360E1 Near Kiern: From Headwaters To Mouth At Millstone Bayou Rivers and Streams 1.6 miles
Unnamed Tributary To Millstone Bayou MS360E1 Near Kiern: From Headwaters To Mouth At Millstone Bayou Rivers and Streams 1.6 miles
Wasp Lake MS354WLM Yazoo Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 352 acres
Willis Creek MS367E At Yazoo City From Highway 49 To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 5.1 miles
Willis Creek MS367E At Yazoo City From Highway 49 To The Yazoo River Rivers and Streams 5.1 miles
Wolf Lake And Broad Lake MS363WLM Oxbow Lake Near Lake City Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 724 acres
Wolf Lake And Broad Lake MS363WLM Oxbow Lake Near Lake City Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 724 acres
Wolf Lake- Da MS363E Drainage Area Near Carter Rivers and Streams 69.7 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR3M1 Near Shell Bluff From Confluence Of Tallahatchie & Yalobusha Rivers To Belzoni Rivers and Streams 53.9 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR3E From Confluence Of Yalobusha River & Tallahatchie River To Confluence With North End Of The Lower Auxillary Channel Rivers and Streams 8.4 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR2E From Confluence At North End Of Lower Auxillary Channel To Confluence With The Big Sunflower River Rivers and Streams 61.9 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR3M1(E) Near Shell Bluff Rivers and Streams miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR3E From Confluence Of Yalobusha River & Tallahatchie River To Confluence With North End Of The Lower Auxillary Channel Rivers and Streams 8.4 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR2E From Confluence At North End Of Lower Auxillary Channel To Confluence With The Big Sunflower River Rivers and Streams 61.9 miles
Yazoo River MSYAZR3M1 Near Shell Bluff From Confluence Of Tallahatchie & Yalobusha Rivers To Belzoni Rivers and Streams 53.9 miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 1998

Mississippi, Upper Yazoo

Description of this table
Cause of Impairment Number of Causes Reported
Nutrients 35
Pesticides 27
Siltation 27
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen 25
Pathogens 14
Biological Impairment 2
Nutrients/Thermal Modifications 2
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides 2
Suspended Solids 2
Thermal Modifications 2
pH 2
Copper 1
Lead 1
Sedimentation/Siltation 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Mississippi, Upper Yazoo 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
Toxaphene color.gif 21 21
DDT color.gif 20 20
Siltation color.gif 20 20
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) color.gif 19 26
Fecal Coliform color.gif 14 14
Ammonia, Un-ionized color.gif 13 13
Nitrogen, Total color.gif 9 9
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 9 9
Sediment color.gif 8 8
Conductivity color.gif 2 2

Total: 135 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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