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South Dakota, Western Wild Rice Watershed

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North Dakota, Western Wild Rice Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008
North Dakota, Western Wild Rice Watershed

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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
Alkali Lake ND-09020105-003-L_00 Located In Se Sargent County. See Attached Document On Assessment Dialog Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 155.3 Acres Good  
Antelope Creek ND-09020105-005-S_00 Antelope Creek, In Richland County, From Its Headwaters Downstream To Its Confluence With The Wild Rice River. Waterbody Map River 40.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buffalo Lake ND-09020105-006-L_00 Shallow, 370.1 Acre Nutrient Rich, Natural Water Body In Sargent County, North Dakota. Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 370.1 Acres Good  
Elk Creek Watershed ND-09020105-010-S_00 Elk Creek, Including All Tributaries. Located In Se Ransom, Ne Sargent, And West Central Richland Counties. Waterbody Map River 22.7 Miles Good  
Lake Elsie ND-09020105-001-L_00 Located In South Central Richland County. See Attached Document On Assessment Dialog Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 376.8 Acres Threatened TMDL needed
Lake Tewaukon ND-09020105-005-L_00 Lake Tewaukon Is A 1052.4 Acre Enhanced Natural Water Body On The Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Located In Se Sargent County. Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 1,052.4 Acres Good  
Mooreton Pond ND-09020105-002-L_00 A 36.8 Acre Excavated Pond In Richland County. Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 36.8 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Pitcairn Creek Watershed ND-09020105-004-S_00 Pitcairn Creek, Including All Tributaries. Located In Ne Richland County. Waterbody Map River 19.5 Miles Good  
Shortfoot Creek Watershed ND-09020105-016-S_00 Shortfoot Creek From Its Confluence With The Wild Rice River Upstream To The Nd-Sd Border, Including All Tributaries. Waterbody Map River 16.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Silver Lake ND-09020105-004-L_00 Located In South Central Sargent County. See Attached Document On Assessment Dialog. Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 114.7 Acres Good  
South Branch Antelope Creek Watershed ND-09020105-006-S_00 South Branch Of Antelope Creek, Including All Tributaries. Located In Central Richland County. Waterbody Map River 64.9 Miles Good  
Sprague Lake ND-09020105-008-L_00 Natural 184 Acre Water Body In Sargent County. Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 183.6 Acres Good  
Sprague Lake Watershed ND-09020105-021-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To Sprague Lake, From Sprague Lake Upstream To The Nd-Sd Border. Waterbody Map River 72.1 Miles Good  
Tributaries To Antelope Creek ND-09020105-007-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To Antelope Creek, Richland County. (Nd-09020105-005-S_00) Waterbody Map River 95.0 Miles Good  
Tributaries To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-002-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-001-S_00). Located In Se Cass And Ne Richland Counties. Waterbody Map River 70.8 Miles Good  
Tributaries To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-008-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-003-S_00). Located In Eastern Richland County. Waterbody Map River 57.6 Miles Good  
Tributaries To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-011-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-009-S_00). Located In Sc Richland County. Waterbody Map River 44.1 Miles Good  
Tributaries To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-013-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-012-S_00). Waterbody Map River 12.0 Miles Good  
Tributaries To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-017-S_00 Unnamed Tributaries To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-015-S), Including Crooked Creek. Waterbody Map River 16.2 Miles Threatened TMDL needed
Tributary To The Wild Rice River ND-09020105-014-S_00 Unnamed Tributary To The Wild Rice River (Nd-09020105-012-S_00) Located Near Milnor, Nd In Ne Sargent County. Waterbody Map River 15.3 Miles Good  
Wild Rice Creek Watershed ND-09020105-020-S_00 Wild Rice Creek From Its Confluence With The Wild Rice River Upstream To The Nd-Sd Border, Including All Tributaries. Waterbody Map River 118.2 Miles Threatened TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-001-S_00 Wild Rice River From Its Confluence With The Colfax Watershed, Downstream To Its Confluence With The Red River Of The North. Located In Ne Richland And Se Cass Counties. Waterbody Map River 38.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-003-S_00 Wild Rice River From Its Confluence With A Tributary About 3.6 Miles Ne Of Great Bend, Nd Downstream To Its Confluence With The Colfax Watershed. Located In Eastern Richland County. Waterbody Map River 47.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-009-S_00 Wild Rice River From Elk Creek (Nd-09020105-010-S_00), Downstream To Its Confluence With A Tributary 3.5 Miles Ne Of Great Bend, Nd (Nd-09020105-008-S_00). Located In South Central Richland County. Waterbody Map River 53.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-012-S_00 Wild Rice River From Its Confluence With Shortfoot Creek (Nd-09020105-016-S_00) Downstream To Its Confluence With Elk Creek (Nd-09020105-010-S_00). Waterbody Map River 45.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-015-S_00 Wild Rice River From Lake Tewaukon Downstream To Its Confluence With Shortfoot Creek. Waterbody Map River 14.9 Miles Good  
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-018-S_00 Wild Rice River From Its Confluence With The Silver Lake Diversion, Downstream To Lake Tewaukon. Waterbody Map River 18.8 Miles Threatened TMDL needed
Wild Rice River ND-09020105-022-S_00 Wild Rice River From Its Confluence With Wild Rice Creek Downstream To Its Confluence With The Silver Lake Diversion. Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Threatened TMDL needed
Wild Rice River Watershed (Upper) ND-09020105-019-S_00 Wild Rice River Upstream From Its Confluence With Wild Rice Creek, Including All Tributaries. Waterbody Map River 57.1 Miles Threatened TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

North Dakota, Western Wild Rice

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)
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations 225.9  
Turbidity   376.8
Combination Benthic/Fishes Bioassessments 86.1  
Fecal Coliform 457.8  
Dissolved Oxygen 139.5  
Temperature, Water 40.7  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 40.7  
Sedimentation/Siltation 225.9 376.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)   36.8

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

North Dakota, Western Wild Rice 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)
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 439.0  
Channel Erosion/Incision From Upstream Hydromodifications 45.7  
Channelization 40.7  
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 225.9 376.8
Drainage/Filling/Loss Of Wetlands 131.8  
Flow Alterations From Water Diversions   36.8
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones 439.0  
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) 185.2 413.6
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 18.8  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 225.9  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 38.6  
Rangeland Grazing   376.8
Sediment Resuspension (Clean Sediment)   376.8
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 38.6  
Source Unknown 86.1  
Sources Outside State Jurisdiction Or Borders 16.2  
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 86.1  
Surface Mining   376.8

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


North Dakota, Western Wild Rice Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

North Dakota, Western Wild Rice 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
Fecal Coliform color.gif 6 6
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 2 2

Total: 8 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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