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Mississippi State Report
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Louisiana, Lower Big Black Watershed

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Mississippi, Lower Big Black Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2006
Mississippi, Lower Big Black Watershed

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NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Bakers Creek MS441BE Near Morning Star From Headwaters To Mouth At Fourteen Mile Creek Rivers and Streams 109.1 miles
Bakers Creek MS441BE Near Morning Star From Headwaters To Mouth At Fourteen Mile Creek Rivers and Streams 109.1 miles
Bear Creek MS431BE Near Virlilia From Headwaters At Walnut Creek To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 177.9 miles
Bear Creek MS431BE Near Virlilia From Headwaters At Walnut Creek To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 177.9 miles
Big Black River MSUBGBKRE From Headwaters In Watershed 409 To Huc Boundary At Pickens Rivers and Streams 72 miles
Big Black River MSUBGBKRE From Headwaters In Watershed 409 To Huc Boundary At Pickens Rivers and Streams 72 miles
Big Black River MSLBGBKRE From Huc Boundary At Pickens To Mouth At Mississippi River Rivers and Streams 56.3 miles
Big Black River MSLBGBKRE From Huc Boundary At Pickens To Mouth At Mississippi River Rivers and Streams 56.3 miles
Big Cypress MS428E Near Vaughan From Headwates To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 194.1 miles
Big Cypress MS428E Near Vaughan From Headwates To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 194.1 miles
Clear Creek MS439E Near Bovina From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 28.6 miles
Clear Creek MS439E Near Bovina From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 28.6 miles
Cox Creek MS437E Near Youngton From Headwaters To Confluence With Porter Creek Rivers and Streams 129.1 miles
Cox Creek MS437E Near Youngton From Headwaters To Confluence With Porter Creek Rivers and Streams 129.1 miles
Cypress Creek MS433CE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Cypress Creek MS433CE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Deer Creek MS433DE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Deer Creek MS433DE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Ellison Creek MS430E Near Way From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 44.7 miles
Ellison Creek MS430E Near Way From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 44.7 miles
Fourteen Mile Creek MS441FE Near Newman From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 219.9 miles
Fourteen Mile Creek MS441FE Near Newman From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 219.9 miles
Indian Creek MS433IE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Indian Creek MS433IE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Jims Bayou MS445JE Near Reagonton From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Bayou acres
Jims Bayou MS445JE Near Reagonton From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Bayou acres
Kennison Creek MS444E Near Galloway From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 9.1 miles
Kennison Creek MS444E Near Galloway From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams 9.1 miles
Pickett Creek MS433PE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Deer Creek Rivers and Streams miles
Pickett Creek MS433PE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Deer Creek Rivers and Streams miles
Porter Creek MS437PE Near Youngton From Confluence With Cox Creek To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Porter Creek MS437PE Near Youngton From Confluence With Cox Creek To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Tilda Bogue MS431TE Near Virlilia From Headwaters To Mouth At Bear Creek Rivers and Streams 44.3 miles
Tilda Bogue MS431TE Near Virlilia From Headwaters To Mouth At Bear Creek Rivers and Streams 44.3 miles
Walesheba Creek MS433WE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Walesheba Creek MS433WE Near Bentonia From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Willis Creek MS444WE Near Galloway From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles
Willis Creek MS444WE Near Galloway From Headwaters To Mouth At Big Black River Rivers and Streams miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Mississippi, Lower Big Black

Description of this table
Cause of Impairment Number of Causes Reported
Sedimentation/Siltation 14
Nutrients 7
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen 7
Biological Impairment 4
Pathogens 2

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Mississippi, Lower Big Black 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
Sediment color.gif 14 14
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) color.gif 11 12
Nitrogen, Total color.gif 9 9
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 9 9
Fecal Coliform color.gif 6 6
DDT color.gif 3 3
Toxaphene color.gif 3 3
Carbonaceous Bod color.gif 2 2
Low pH color.gif 2 2
Siltation color.gif 1 1

Total: 60 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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