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Arkansas, Cross Bayou Watershed
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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006
Louisiana, Cross Bayou Watershed
Description of this table
Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bayou - Spillway At Black Bayou Lake To Twelve Mile B. | LA100303_00 | Black Bayou-From Spillway At Black Bayou Lake To Twelve Mile Bayou | Waterbody Map | River | 17.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Black Bayou - State Line To Hwy. 1 At Black Bayou Lake | LA100301_00 | Black Bayou-Texas State Line To La. Hwy. 1 At Black Bayou Lake | Waterbody Map | River | 27.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Black Bayou Lake - From La. Hwy. 1 To Spillway | LA100302_00 | Black Bayou Lake-From La. Hwy. 1 To Spillway | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Lake | 3,968.0 | Acres | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Cross Bayou - Texas State Line To Cross Lake | LA100309_00 | Cross Bayou-Texas State Line To Cross Lake | Waterbody Map | River | 7.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Cross Lake | LA100310_00 | Cross Lake | Waterbody Map | Freshwater Lake | 8,838.0 | Acres | Good | |
| Kelly Bayou - Arkansas State Line To Black Bayou | LA100306_00 | Kelly Bayou-Arkansas State Line To Black Bayou | Waterbody Map | River | 29.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Mahlin Bayou/Mccain Creek - Origin To Twelve Mile Bayou | LA100305_00 | Mahlin Bayou/Mccain Creek-Origin To Confluence With Twelve Mile Bayou | Waterbody Map | River | 11.0 | Miles | Good | |
| Paw Paw Bayou And Tributaries - State Line To Cross Lake | LA100308_00 | Paw Paw Bayou And Tributaries-Texas State Line To Cross Lake | Waterbody Map | River | 8.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Twelve Mile Bayou - Origin To Red River | LA100304_00 | Twelve Mile Bayou-Origin To Red River | Waterbody Map | River | 23.0 | Miles | Good | |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006
Louisiana, Cross Bayou
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) |
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| Non-Native Aquatic Plants | 3,968.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Color | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sulfates | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Turbidity | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chloride | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fecal Coliform | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Phosphorus, Total | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 42.0 | 3,968.0 | |||||||||||||
| Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercury | 3,968.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2006
Louisiana, Cross Bayou 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) |
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| Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics | 3,968.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduction Of Non-Native Organisms (Accidental Or Intentional) | 3,968.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Managed Pasture Grazing | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Natural Conditions - Water Quality Standards Use Attainability Analyses Needed | 42.0 | 3,968.0 | |||||||||||||
| Natural Sources | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Source Unknown | 7.0 | 3,968.0 | |||||||||||||
| Upstream Source | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006
Louisiana, Cross Bayou Watershed
Description of this table
| NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment " value to see a listing of those Causes of Impairment. | ||||||||||||||
| Cause of Impairment | Number of TMDL Alternatives |
Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Native Aquatic Plants |  1 |
3,968 | ||||||||||||
Total: 1 TMDL Alternatives
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Louisiana, Cross Bayou 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chloride |  1 |
1 |
| Fecal Coliform | 1 |
1 |
| Sulfates | 1 |
1 |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) | 1 |
1 |
| Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 1 |
1 |
| Turbidity | 1 |
1 |
Total: 6 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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