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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Texas, Buffalo-San Jacinto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbours Cut | TX-2436_01 | Entire Segment | Data Unavailable | Estuary | .4 | Square Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Berry Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007F_01 | From A Point 2.4 Km (1.5 Mi) Upstream Of The Sims Bayou Confluence To Sh 3 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Big Gulch Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1006F_01 | Entire Water Body | Data Unavailable | Stream | 8.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Brays Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007B_01 | From A Point 11.5 Km (7.1 Mi) Upstream Of Confluence With Houston Ship Channel Up To Sh 6 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 19.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Brickhouse Gully/Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1017A_01 | Entire Water Body | Data Unavailable | Stream | 5.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Buffalo Bayou Above Tidal | TX-1014_01 | From A Point Immediately Upstream Of Shepherd Drive Upstream To Sh 6 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 22.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1013_01 | From A Point Immediately Upstream Of Us 59 To A Point Immediately Upstream Of Shepard Drive | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 6.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Burnett Bay | TX-2430_01 | Entire Segment | Data Unavailable | Estuary | 2.1 | Square Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Cole Creek (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1017B_01 | From South Of Beltway 8 To Flintlock Street | Data Unavailable | Stream | 5.6 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Cole Creek (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1017B_02 | From Flintlock Street To Confluence With White Oak Bayou | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Garners Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1016A_01 | From Atascocita Road Upstream To 1.7 Km Upstream Of Will Clayton Pkwy | Data Unavailable | Stream | 3.0 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Garners Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1016A_02 | From The Confluence With Williams Gully Upstream To 1.5 Km North Of Atascocita Road | Data Unavailable | Stream | 3.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Garners Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1016A_03 | From Atascocita Road Upstream To 1.7 Km (1.1 Mi) Upstream Of Will Clayton Pkwy | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Greens Bayou Above Tidal | TX-1016_01 | Upper Segment Boundary (Fm 1960) To Ih 45 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 10.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Greens Bayou Above Tidal | TX-1016_02 | Ih 45 To Us 59 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 8.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Greens Bayou Above Tidal | TX-1016_03 | From Ih-45 Upstream To Fm 1960 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 10.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Halls Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1006D_01 | From The Greens Bayou Confluence Upstream To Us 59 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 7.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Halls Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1006D_02 | From Us 59 Upstream To Frick Road | Data Unavailable | Stream | 12.6 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel Tidal | TX-1006_01 | Houston Ship Channel Tidal-From The Greens Bayou Confluence To The Patrick Bayou Confluence | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 4.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel Tidal | TX-1006_02 | Houston Ship Channel Tidal- From The Patrick Bayou Confluence To The Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal (1005) Confluence | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 4.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel Tidal | TX-1006_03 | Greens Bayou Tidal- From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To A Point 0.7 Km (0.4 Miles) Upstream Of The Halls Bayou Confluence | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 11.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_01 | Houston Ship Channel - From A Point Immediately Upstream Of Greens Bayou Tidal To Immediately Upstream Of The 69th Street Wwtp Outfall | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 6.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_02 | Sims Bayou Tidal - From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To A Point 11 Km (6.8 Mi) Upstream | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 11.4 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_03 | Hunting Bayou Tidal - From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To Ih-10 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 5.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_04 | Brays Bayou Tidal - From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To Downstream Of Ih-45 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 9.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_05 | Vince Bayou Tidal - From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To Sh 225 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 2.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou Tidal | TX-1007_06 | Berry Bayou - From The Houston Ship Channel Confluence To A Point 2.4 Km (1.5 Mi) Upstream Of The Sims Bayou Confluence | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 1.5 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1005_01 | Downstream I-10 To Lynchburg Ferry Road | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 7.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1005_02 | Lynchburg Ferry Road To Goose Island | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 3.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1005_03 | Goose Island To Sh 146 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 2.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Houston Ship Channel/San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1005_04 | Sh 146 To Morgans Point | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 6.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Hunting Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007R_02 | From Just East Of Elysian Street To Falls Street (North Fork) | Data Unavailable | Stream | 4.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Hunting Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007R_03 | From Falls Street To Loop 610 East | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Keegans Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007C_01 | From The Brays Bayou Confluence To The Harris County Line | Data Unavailable | Stream | 6.6 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Kuhlman Gully Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007G_01 | From Brays Bayou Confluence To Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railroad Tracks | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.1 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Little White Oak Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1013A_01 | From The Confluence Of White Oak Bayou Upstream To The Rr Tracks North Of Ih 610 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 3.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Little White Oak Bayou (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1013A_02 | From Rr Tracks North Of Ih 610 Upstream To Yale Street | Data Unavailable | Stream | 1.6 | Miles | Not_Assessed | |
| Rummel Creek (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1014N_01 | From The Buffalo Bayou Above Tidal Confluence To 1.2 Km (0.75 Mi) Upstream Of Ih-10 | Data Unavailable | Stream | 3.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| San Jacinto Bay | TX-2427_01 | Entire Segment | Data Unavailable | Estuary | 2.0 | Square Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1001_01 | From Lake Houston Dam To Us Hwy 90 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 5.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| San Jacinto River Tidal | TX-1001_02 | From Us Hwy 90 To Ih 10 | Data Unavailable | Tidal River | 10.8 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Scott Bay | TX-2429_01 | Entire Segment | Data Unavailable | Estuary | 1.4 | Square Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Sims Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007D_01 | From 0.4 Miles North Of Beltway 8 To Hiram Clark | Data Unavailable | Stream | 2.9 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| South Mayde Creek (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1014H_01 | From The Buffalo Bayou Confluence Upstream To The Confluence With An Unnamed Tributary 0.62 Km (0.39 Mi) East Of Barker-Cypress Road | Data Unavailable | Stream | 6.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Spring Branch (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1014O_01 | Entire Water Body | Data Unavailable | Stream | 4.3 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Spring Gully Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1006H_01 | Entire Water Body | Data Unavailable | Stream | 3.2 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
| Turkey Creek (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1014K_01 | From The South Mayde Creek Confluence Upstream To 0.17 Km (0.1 Mi) South Of Clay Road | Data Unavailable | Stream | 5.6 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Whiteoak Bayou Above Tidal | TX-1017_01 | Huffsmith Rd To The Confluence With Vogel Creek | Data Unavailable | Stream | 12.7 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL completed |
| Willow Waterhole Bayou Above Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) | TX-1007E_01 | From The Brays Bayou Confluence Upstream To South Garden Street | Data Unavailable | Stream | 7.0 | Miles | Impaired | TMDL needed |
Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Texas, Buffalo-San Jacinto
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) |
Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles) |
||||||||||||||
| Bacteria | 222.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chlordane in Fish Tissue | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Dieldrin | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Sediment Toxicity | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) | 92.6 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||
| PCB(s) in Fish Tissue | 87.3 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010
Texas, Buffalo-San Jacinto Watershed
Description of this table| Probable Source | Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers and Streams (Miles) |
Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles) |
||||||||||||||
| Industrial Point Source Discharge | 92.6 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||
| Municipal Point Source Discharges | 81.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-Point Source | 43.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) | 222.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Source Unknown | 49.6 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||
| Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers | 239.2 | ||||||||||||||
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010
Texas, Buffalo-San Jacinto 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 |
Rivers and Streams (Miles) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlordane in Fish Tissue |  9 |
56 | ||||||||||||
| Dieldrin | 9 |
56 | ||||||||||||
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 9 |
56 | ||||||||||||
Total: 27 TMDL Alternatives
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant
Texas, Buffalo-San Jacinto 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) |  57 |
57 |
| Nickel | 12 |
12 |
Total: 69 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment
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