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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 1998
Louisiana, Atchafalaya Watershed
Description of this table
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Estuary | 391 | square miles | |||
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Estuary | 391 | square miles | |||
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Estuary | 391 | square miles | |||
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | LA-010901 | Atchafalaya Bay And Delta And Gulf Waters To State Three-Mile Limit | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Rivers and Streams | 51 | miles | |||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Rivers and Streams | 51 | miles | |||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| Atchafalaya River Mainstem | LA-010201 | Simmes Port To Whiskey Bay Pilot Chan. | Rivers and Streams | 51 | miles | |||
| Atchafalya River | LA-010101 | Rivers and Streams | miles | |||||
| Atchafalya River | LA-010101 | Rivers and Streams | miles | |||||
| Bayou Des Glaises Div Channel/W Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal | LA-060207 | River | 58 | miles | ||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | Bayou | acres | |||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | Bayou | acres | |||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | Bayou | acres | |||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | River | 18 | miles | ||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | River | 18 | miles | ||||
| Bayou Maringouin | LA-120111 | River | 18 | miles | ||||
| Bayou Teche | LA-010701 | Bayou | acres | |||||
| Bayou Teche - Charenton Canal To Wax Lake Outlet | LA-060501 | Bayou Teche-Charenton Canal To Wax Lake Outlet | River | 10 | miles | |||
| Bayou Teche - Charenton Canal To Wax Lake Outlet | LA-060501 | Bayou Teche-Charenton Canal To Wax Lake Outlet | Bayou | acres | ||||
| Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City - Port Allen Route) | LA-010502 | Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City-Port Allen Route)-Bayou Sorrel Lock To Morgan City | River | 85 | miles | |||
| Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City - Port Allen Route) | LA-010502 | Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City-Port Allen Route)-Bayou Sorrel Lock To Morgan City | River | 85 | miles | |||
| Lake Fausse Point And Dauterive Lake | LA-060702 | Freshwater Lake | 16832 | acres | ||||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Wetlands, Freshwater | 464000 | acres | |||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Wetlands, Freshwater | 464000 | acres | |||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Coastal Waters | miles | ||||
| Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010501 | Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel At Mile 54 To U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge In Morgan City (Includes Grand Lake And Six-Mile Lake) | Wetlands, Freshwater | 464000 | acres | |||
| Lower Atchafalaya River - Includes Sweetbay Lake And Bayou Shaffer | LA-010801 | Us Hwy. 190bridge In Morgan City To Archafalaya Bay | Rivers and Streams | miles | ||||
| Lower Grand River And Belle River | LA-120201 | Lower Grand River And Belle River-Bayou Sorrel Lock To Lake Palourde (Includes Bay Natchez, Lake Natchez, Bayou Milhomme And Bayou Long) | River | 65 | miles | |||
| Lower Grand River And Belle River | LA-120201 | Lower Grand River And Belle River-Bayou Sorrel Lock To Lake Palourde (Includes Bay Natchez, Lake Natchez, Bayou Milhomme And Bayou Long) | River | 65 | miles | |||
| Lower Grand River And Belle River | LA-120201 | Lower Grand River And Belle River-Bayou Sorrel Lock To Lake Palourde (Includes Bay Natchez, Lake Natchez, Bayou Milhomme And Bayou Long) | River | 65 | miles | |||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Wetlands, Freshwater | 199040 | acres | |||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds | acres | ||||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Wetlands, Freshwater | 199040 | acres | |||
| West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway | LA-010301 | West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway-Simmesport To Butte Larose Bay And Henderson Lake | Wetlands, Freshwater | 199040 | acres | |||
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 1998
Louisiana, Atchafalaya
Description of this table| Cause of Impairment | Number of Causes Reported |
|---|---|
| Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen | 9 |
| Oil and Grease | 8 |
| Pathogens | 5 |
| Siltation | 5 |
| Mercury | 4 |
| Nutrients | 4 |
| Pesticides | 4 |
| Suspended Solids | 4 |
| Turbidity | 4 |
| Metals (other than Mercury) | 3 |
| Nitrogen | 2 |
| Nonpriority Organics | 2 |
| Noxious Aquatic Plants | 1 |
| Priority Organics Compounds | 1 |
| Radiation | 1 |
| Taste and Odor | 1 |
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Louisiana, Atchafalaya 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dissolved Oxygen |  3 |
3 |
| Mercury | 3 |
3 |
| Nutrients Oxygen Demand | 3 |
3 |
| Oxygen Demand | 3 |
3 |
| Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 3 |
3 |
| Fecal Coliform | 2 |
2 |
| Nitrogen | 2 |
2 |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 2 |
2 |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) | 1 |
1 |
| Carbofuran | 1 |
1 |
| Chloride | 1 |
1 |
| Mercury in Fish Tissue | 1 |
1 |
| Phosphorus, Total | 1 |
1 |
| Siltation | 1 |
1 |
| Sulfate | 1 |
1 |
| Sulfates | 1 |
1 |
Total: 29 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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