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Texas, West Matagorda Bay Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 2004
Texas, West Matagorda Bay Watershed

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Chocolate Bay TX-2432 Estuary 7.6 square miles
Chocolate Bay TX-2432 Estuary 7.6 square miles
Chocolate Bay TX-2432 Bay square miles
Chocolate Bay TX-2432 Bay square miles
Garcitas Creek Tidal (Unclassified Water Body) TX-2453A From The Confluence Of Lavaca Bay In Jackson County To A Point 8.5 Miles Upstream Of Fm 616 In Jackson County Tidal Stream 15.2 miles
Gulf Of Mexico TX-2501 Gulf square miles
Gulf Of Mexico TX-2501 Ocean 3879 square miles
Gulf Of Mexico TX-2501 Ocean 3879 square miles
Gulf Of Mexico TX-2501 Gulf square miles
Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay TX-2453 Estuary 54.8 square miles
Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay TX-2453 Estuary 54.8 square miles
Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay TX-2453 Bay square miles
Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay TX-2453 Bay square miles
Matagorda Bay/Powderhorn Lake TX-2451 Estuary 261.7 square miles
Matagorda Bay/Powderhorn Lake TX-2451 Bay square miles
Matagorda Bay/Powderhorn Lake TX-2451 Bay square miles
Matagorda Bay/Powderhorn Lake TX-2451 Estuary 261.7 square miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2004

Texas, West Matagorda Bay

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Bacteria 3
Dissolved Oxygen 3
Mercury in Fish Tissue 2

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Texas, West Matagorda Bay Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Fecal Coliform color.gif 1 1

Total: 1 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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