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California, Santa Monica Bay Watershed


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Listed Waters for Reporting Year 1998
California, Santa Monica Bay Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Waterbody Type Size Units State TMDL Development Status
Abalone Cove Beach CA413.0540C ABALON CV BCH Coastal Shorelines .93999 miles
Amarillo Beach CA413.0130C AMARILLO BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
Amarillo Beach CA413.0130C AMARILLO BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
Ashland Avenue Drain CA407.0570R ASHLAND AVE D Rivers and Streams .57 miles
Ashland Avenue Drain CA407.0570R ASHLAND AVE D Rivers and Streams .57 miles
Ballona Creek CA406.0050R BALLONA CREEK Rivers and Streams 4.3 miles
Ballona Creek CA406.0050R BALLONA CREEK Rivers and Streams 4.3 miles
Ballona Creek Estuary CA406.0000E BALLONA CK ES Rivers and Streams 2.5 miles
Ballona Creek Estuary CA406.0000E BALLONA CK ES Estuary 2.5 square miles
Ballona Creek Wetlands CA406.0040T BALLONA WETLN Wetlands, Tidal 86 acres
Ballona Creek Wetlands CA406.0040T BALLONA WETLN Wetlands, Tidal 86 acres
Bell Creek CA409.4300R BELL CREEK Rivers and Streams 9.81 miles
Bell Creek CA409.4300R BELL CREEK Rivers and Streams 9.81 miles
Big Rock Beach CA413.0190C BIG ROCK BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.09 miles
Big Rock Beach CA413.0190C BIG ROCK BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.09 miles
Bluff Cove Beach CA413.0440C BLUFF COV BCH Coastal Shorelines .61 miles
Bluff Cove Beach CA413.0440C BLUFF COV BCH Coastal Shorelines .61 miles
Cabrillo Beach (Inner) La Harbor Area CA413.0620C CABRILLO BCHI Coastal Shorelines .79 miles
Cabrillo Beach (Inner) La Harbor Area CA413.0620C CABRILLO BCHI Coastal Shorelines .79 miles
Cabrillo Beach (Outer) CA413.0610C CABRILLO BCHO Coastal Shorelines .51 miles
Cabrillo Beach (Outer) CA413.0610C CABRILLO BCHO Coastal Shorelines .51 miles
Carbon Beach CA413.0160C CARBON BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.48 miles
Carbon Beach CA413.0160C CARBON BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.48 miles
Castlerock Beach CA413.0220C CASTLROCK BCH Coastal Shorelines .81 miles
Castlerock Beach CA413.0220C CASTLROCK BCH Coastal Shorelines .81 miles
Dan Blocker Memorial (Coral) Beach CA413.0110C D BLOCKER BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.04 miles
Dan Blocker Memorial (Coral) Beach CA413.0110C D BLOCKER BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.04 miles
Dockweiler Beach CA413.0310C DOCKWEILER BH Coastal Shorelines 5.4 miles
Dockweiler Beach CA413.0310C DOCKWEILER BH Coastal Shorelines 5.4 miles
Dominguez Channel (Above Vermont) CA408.0190R DOMINGZ CH R2 Rivers and Streams 9 miles
Dominguez Channel (Above Vermont) CA408.0190R DOMINGZ CH R2 Rivers and Streams 9 miles
Dominguez Channel (Estuary To Vermont) CA408.0120E DOMINGUEZ EST Rivers and Streams 8.4 miles
Dominguez Channel (Estuary To Vermont) CA408.0120E DOMINGUEZ EST Estuary 8.4 square miles
Dominguez Channel (Estuary To Vermont) CA408.0120E DOMINGUEZ EST Rivers and Streams 8.4 miles
Dominguez Channel (Estuary To Vermont) CA408.0120E DOMINGUEZ EST Estuary 8.4 square miles
Echo Park Lake CA409.0910L ECHO PARK LK Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 23 acres
Eel River Delta CAE111.110EEL RIVER DELTA Estuary 9.921875 square miles
Escondido Beach CA413.0100C ESCONDIDO BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.05 miles
Escondido Beach CA413.0100C ESCONDIDO BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.05 miles
Flat Rock Point Beach Area CA413.0420C FL RCK PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
Flat Rock Point Beach Area CA413.0420C FL RCK PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
Hermosa Beach CA413.0330C HERMOSA BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.88 miles
Hermosa Beach CA413.0330C HERMOSA BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.88 miles
Inspiration Point Beach CA413.0560C INSPTN PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
Inspiration Point Beach CA413.0560C INSPTN PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .3 miles
La Costa Beach CA413.0170C LA COSTA BCH Coastal Shorelines .74 miles
La Costa Beach CA413.0170C LA COSTA BCH Coastal Shorelines .74 miles
La Fish Harbor CA413.0680B LA FISH HARBR Bays and Harbors .078125 square miles
La Harbor Consolidated Slip CA413.0740B LA HARB CONS Bays and Harbors .058015625 square miles
La Harbor Main Channel CA413.0640B LA HARBOR MN Bays and Harbors 5.9140625 square miles
La Harbor Southwest Slip CA413.0745B LA HARB SW SL Bays and Harbors .046875 square miles
Lake Lindero CA405.0220L LAKE LINDERO Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 13.56 acres
Lake Lindero CA405.0220L LAKE LINDERO Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 13.56 acres
Lake Sherwood CA405.0430L LAKE SHERWOOD Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 213 acres
Lake Sherwood CA405.0430L LAKE SHERWOOD Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 213 acres
Las Flores Beach CA413.0180C LS FLORES BCH Coastal Shorelines .76 miles
Las Flores Beach CA413.0180C LS FLORES BCH Coastal Shorelines .76 miles
Las Tunas Beach CA413.0200C LAS TUNAS BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.25 miles
Las Tunas Beach CA413.0200C LAS TUNAS BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.25 miles
Las Virgenes Creek CA405.0070R LS VIRGENES C Rivers and Streams 11.47 miles
Las Virgenes Creek CA405.0070R LS VIRGENES C Rivers and Streams 11.47 miles
Leo Carillo Beach (South Of County Line) CA413.0020C LA:L CAR BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.15 miles
Leo Carillo Beach (South Of County Line) CA413.0020C LA:L CAR BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.15 miles
Lindero Creek Reach 1 CA405.021OR LINDERO CK R1 Rivers and Streams 2.2 miles
Lindero Creek Reach 1 CA405.021OR LINDERO CK R1 Rivers and Streams 2.2 miles
Lindero Creek Reach 2 (Above Lake) CA405.0230R LINDERO CK R2 Rivers and Streams 4.8 miles
Lindero Creek Reach 2 (Above Lake) CA405.0230R LINDERO CK R2 Rivers and Streams 4.8 miles
Long Beach Harbor Main Channel, Se, W Basin, Pier J, Breakwater CA413.0760B LB HARBOR MN Bays and Harbors 3594 square miles
Long Beach Harbor Main Channel, Se, W Basin, Pier J, Breakwater CA413.0760B LB HARBOR MN Bays and Harbors 5.615625 square miles
Long Beach Harbor Main Channel, Se, W Basin, Pier J, Breakwater CA413.0760B LB HARBOR MN Bays and Harbors 5.615625 square miles
Long Beach Harbor Main Channel, Se, W Basin, Pier J, Breakwater CA413.0760B LB HARBOR MN Bays and Harbors 3594 square miles
Long Point Beach CA413.0500C LNG POINT BCH Coastal Shorelines .45 miles
Long Point Beach CA413.0500C LNG POINT BCH Coastal Shorelines .45 miles
Lunada Bay Beach CA413.0470C LUNADA BY BCH Coastal Shorelines .35 miles
Lunada Bay Beach CA413.0470C LUNADA BY BCH Coastal Shorelines .35 miles
Machado Lake (Harbor Park Lake) CA408.0140L MACHADO LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 45.2 acres
Machado Lake (Harbor Park Lake) CA408.0140L MACHADO LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 45.2 acres
Malaga Cove Beach CA413.0410C MALAGA CV BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.13 miles
Malaga Cove Beach CA413.0410C MALAGA CV BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.13 miles
Malibou Lake CA405.0180L MALIBU LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 69 acres
Malibou Lake CA405.0180L MALIBU LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 69 acres
Malibu Beach CA413.0140C MALIBU BEACH Coastal Shorelines .53 miles
Malibu Beach CA413.0140C MALIBU BEACH Coastal Shorelines .53 miles
Malibu Creek CA405.0010R MALIBU CREEK Rivers and Streams 9.5 miles
Malibu Creek CA405.0010R MALIBU CREEK Rivers and Streams 9.5 miles
Malibu Lagoon CA405.0000E MALIBU LAGOON Estuary 32.5 square miles
Malibu Lagoon CA405.0000E MALIBU LAGOON Estuary 32.5 square miles
Malibu Lagoon Beach (Surfrider) CA413.0150C SURFRIDER BCH Coastal Shorelines .66 miles
Malibu Lagoon Beach (Surfrider) CA413.0150C SURFRIDER BCH Coastal Shorelines .66 miles
Manhattan Beach CA413.0320C MANHATTAN BH Coastal Shorelines 2.08 miles
Manhattan Beach CA413.0320C MANHATTAN BH Coastal Shorelines 2.08 miles
Marina Del Rey Harbor Beach CA413.0290C MAR D RYH BCH Bays and Harbors 413 square miles
Marina Del Rey Harbor Beach CA413.0290C MAR D RYH BCH Bays and Harbors 413 square miles
Marina Del Rey Harbor Beach CA413.0290C MAR D RYH BCH Coastal Shorelines .65 miles
Marina Del Rey Harbor Beach CA413.0290C MAR D RYH BCH Coastal Shorelines .65 miles
Marina Del Rey Harbor-Back Basins CA413.0260B MAR D RY HARB Bays and Harbors .6453125 square miles
Medea Creek Reach 1 (Lake To Confl. With Lindero) CA405.0190R MEDEA CK R1 Rivers and Streams 5.44 miles
Medea Creek Reach 1 (Lake To Confl. With Lindero) CA405.0190R MEDEA CK R1 Rivers and Streams 5.44 miles
Medea Creek Reach 2 (Abv Confl. With Lindero) CA405.0200R MEDEA CK R2 Rivers and Streams 5.44 miles
Medea Creek Reach 2 (Abv Confl. With Lindero) CA405.0200R MEDEA CK R2 Rivers and Streams 5.44 miles
Nicholas Canyon Beach CA413.0030C NICHOLS C BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.94 miles
Nicholas Canyon Beach CA413.0030C NICHOLS C BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.94 miles
Palo Comado Creek CA405.0240R PALO COMADO C Rivers and Streams 7.78 miles
Palo Comado Creek CA405.0240R PALO COMADO C Rivers and Streams 7.78 miles
Palo Verde Shoreline Park Beach CA413.0570C PV SHLN P BCH Coastal Shorelines .12 miles
Palo Verde Shoreline Park Beach CA413.0570C PV SHLN P BCH Coastal Shorelines .12 miles
Paradise Cove Beach CA413.0090C PARADS CV BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.33 miles
Paradise Cove Beach CA413.0090C PARADS CV BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.33 miles
Pico Kenter Drain CA407.0560R PICO KENTER D Rivers and Streams 4.77 miles
Pico Kenter Drain CA407.0560R PICO KENTER D Rivers and Streams 4.77 miles
Point Dume Beach CA413.0080C PT DUME BCH Coastal Shorelines .95 miles
Point Dume Beach CA413.0080C PT DUME BCH Coastal Shorelines .95 miles
Point Fermin Park Beach CA413.0600C PT FERMIN BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.5 miles
Point Fermin Park Beach CA413.0600C PT FERMIN BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.5 miles
Point Vicente Beach CA413.0490C PT VICENT BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.13 miles
Point Vicente Beach CA413.0490C PT VICENT BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.13 miles
Portugese Bend Beach CA413.0550C PORT BEND BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.2 miles
Portugese Bend Beach CA413.0550C PORT BEND BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.2 miles
Puerco Beach CA413.0120C PUERCO BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.68 miles
Puerco Beach CA413.0120C PUERCO BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.68 miles
Redondo Beach CA413.0380C REDONDO BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.37 miles
Redondo Beach CA413.0380C REDONDO BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.37 miles
Resort Point Beach CA413.0480C RESORT PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .49 miles
Resort Point Beach CA413.0480C RESORT PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .49 miles
Robert H. Meyer Memorial Beach CA413.0040C RH MEYER BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.23 miles
Robert H. Meyer Memorial Beach CA413.0040C RH MEYER BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.23 miles
Rocky Point Beach CA413.0450C ROCKY PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .52 miles
Rocky Point Beach CA413.0450C ROCKY PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .52 miles
Royal Palms Beach CA413.0580C ROYAL PL BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.06 miles
Royal Palms Beach CA413.0580C ROYAL PL BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.06 miles
San Pedro Bay Near/Off Shore Zones CA413.0510B SN PEDRO B NC Bays and Harbors 10700 square miles
San Pedro Bay Near/Off Shore Zones CA413.0510B SN PEDRO B NC Bays and Harbors 10700 square miles
San Pedro Bay Near/Off Shore Zones CA413.0510B SN PEDRO B NC Bays and Harbors 16.71875 square miles
San Pedro Bay Near/Off Shore Zones CA413.0510B SN PEDRO B NC Bays and Harbors 16.71875 square miles
Santa Monica Bay Offshore/Nearshore CA413.0000B SN MON BAY ON Bays and Harbors 26 square miles
Santa Monica Bay Offshore/Nearshore CA413.0000B SN MON BAY ON Bays and Harbors 26 square miles
Santa Monica Beach CA413.0240C SN MONICA BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.95 miles
Santa Monica Beach CA413.0240C SN MONICA BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.95 miles
Santa Monica Canyon CA407.0490R SN MONICA CYN Rivers and Streams 2.9 miles
Santa Monica Canyon CA407.0490R SN MONICA CYN Rivers and Streams 2.9 miles
Sea Level Beach CA413.0050C SEA LEVEL BCH Coastal Shorelines .67 miles
Sea Level Beach CA413.0050C SEA LEVEL BCH Coastal Shorelines .67 miles
Sepulveda Canyon CA406.0070R SEPULVEDA CYN Rivers and Streams 6.8 miles
Sepulveda Canyon CA406.0070R SEPULVEDA CYN Rivers and Streams 6.8 miles
Stokes Creek CA405.0080R STOKES CREEK Rivers and Streams 5.33 miles
Stokes Creek CA405.0080R STOKES CREEK Rivers and Streams 5.33 miles
Topanga Beach CA413.0210C TOPANGA BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.01 miles
Topanga Beach CA413.0210C TOPANGA BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.01 miles
Topanga Canyon Creek CA407.0310R TOPANGA CYN C Rivers and Streams 8.6 miles
Topanga Canyon Creek CA407.0310R TOPANGA CYN C Rivers and Streams 8.6 miles
Torrance Beach CA413.0390C TORRANCE BCH Coastal Shorelines .58 miles
Torrance Beach CA413.0390C TORRANCE BCH Coastal Shorelines .58 miles
Torrance Carson Channel CA408.0160R TORR-CARSE CH Rivers and Streams 12.6 miles
Torrance Carson Channel CA408.0160R TORR-CARSE CH Rivers and Streams 12.6 miles
Trancas Beach (Broad Beach) CA413.0060C TRANCAS BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.02 miles
Trancas Beach (Broad Beach) CA413.0060C TRANCAS BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.02 miles
Triunfo Canyon Creek Reach 1 CA405.0260R TRIUNFO CK R1 Rivers and Streams 4.06 miles
Triunfo Canyon Creek Reach 1 CA405.0260R TRIUNFO CK R1 Rivers and Streams 4.06 miles
Triunfo Canyon Creek Reach 2 CA405.0320R TRIUNFO CK R2 Rivers and Streams 1.98 miles
Triunfo Canyon Creek Reach 2 CA405.0320R TRIUNFO CK R2 Rivers and Streams 1.98 miles
Venice Beach CA413.0250C VENICE BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.5 miles
Venice Beach CA413.0250C VENICE BEACH Coastal Shorelines 1.5 miles
Westlake Lake CA405.0330L WESTLAKE LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 186 acres
Westlake Lake CA405.0330L WESTLAKE LAKE Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 186 acres
Whites Point Beach CA413.0590C WHITES PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .7 miles
Whites Point Beach CA413.0590C WHITES PT BCH Coastal Shorelines .7 miles
Will Rogers Beach CA413.0230C WL ROGERS BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.2 miles
Will Rogers Beach CA413.0230C WL ROGERS BCH Coastal Shorelines 2.2 miles
Zuma Beach (Westward Beach) CA413.0070C ZUMA BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.65 miles
Zuma Beach (Westward Beach) CA413.0070C ZUMA BCH Coastal Shorelines 1.65 miles

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 1998

California, Santa Monica Bay

Description of this table
Cause of Impairment Number of Causes Reported
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 46
DDT 45
Beach Closures 43
High Coliform Count 37
Lead 16
Copper 12
Trash 12
Algae 10
Chlordane 10
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) 10
Sediment Toxicity 9
Ammonia 8
Zinc 8
Eutrophication 7
Selenium 6
Benthic Impacts 5
Dieldrin 5
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen 5
Tributyltin 5
Chema 4
Chromium, Total 4
Mercury 4
Scum/Foam, Unnatural 4
Enteric Viruses 3
Odors 3
Toxicity 3
Aldrin 2
Arsenic 2
Cadmium 2
Fish Consumption Advisory 2
Nutrients - Algae 2
Shellfish Harvesting Advisory 2
Silver 2
Arochlor 1
Chloride 1
Debris 1
Exotic Vegetation 1
Fish Barriers 1
Habitat Alterations 1
Hydromodification 1
Nickel 1
Pathogens 1
Pesticides 1
Reduced Tidal Flushing 1
Sedimentation/Siltation 1
Specific Conductivity 1
Swimming Restriction 1
Temperature 1
pH 1

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

California, Santa Monica Bay 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
Beach Closures color.gif 88 88
Coliforms color.gif 46 52
DDT color.gif 35 35
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 33 33
Trash color.gif 19 19
Lead color.gif 17 17
Copper color.gif 15 15
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) color.gif 15 25
Contaminated Sediments (PAHs) color.gif 14 24
High Coliform Count color.gif 14 14
Zinc color.gif 14 14
Chlordane color.gif 13 13
Nitrogen color.gif 13 24
Phosphorus color.gif 13 24
4,4'-DDT color.gif 11 11
Dieldrin color.gif 11 11
Total PCBs color.gif 11 11
Contaminated Sediments (Copper) color.gif 10 10
Contaminated Sediments (PCBs) color.gif 10 10
DDT in Sediment color.gif 10 10
Lead in Sediment color.gif 10 10
Zinc in Sediment color.gif 10 10
Bacteria color.gif 7 7
Contaminated Sediments (Chlordane) color.gif 4 4
Fecal Coliform color.gif 3 3
Total Coliform color.gif 3 3
Chromium, Total color.gif 2 2
Contaminated Sediments (Cadmium) color.gif 2 2
Dieldrin in Sediment color.gif 2 2
Enterococcus Bacteria color.gif 2 2
Exotic Vegetation color.gif 2 4
Mercury in Sediment color.gif 2 2
Pathogens color.gif 2 4
Sediment color.gif 2 4
Selenium color.gif 2 2
4,4'-DDD color.gif 1 1
4,4'-DDE color.gif 1 1
Cadmium color.gif 1 1
Debris color.gif 1 1
Mercury color.gif 1 1
Nitrogen, Total color.gif 1 4
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 1 4
Silver color.gif 1 1
Total Toxics color.gif 1 1
Toxaphene color.gif 1 1
Toxicity color.gif 1 1

Total: 478 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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