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Kentucky, Lower Levisa Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Lower Levisa 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
Abbott Creek 0.0 To 3.2 KY485720_01 Mouth To Near Little Abbott Creek Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Arkansas Creek 0.0 To 3.6 KY486027_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Arnold Fork 0.0 To 2.6 KY486053_01 Mouth To Confluence With Stover Fork And Pigeonroost Fork Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Banjo Branch 0.0 To 1.5 KY486313_01 Levisa Fork To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Barnetts Creek 0.0 To 1.6 KY486411_01 Mouth To State Road Fork Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Beaver Creek 0.0 To 7.1 KY486610_01 Mouth To Confluence Of Left Fork Beaver Creek And Right Fork Beaver Creek Waterbody Map River 7.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bent Branch 0.0 To 0.8 KY486878_01 Mouth To Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Big Mine Creek 1.4 To 3.9 KY487221_01 Sample Mp 3.2 Salyersville North Quad Efd01015501 Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Big Mine Creek 5.8 To 8.4 KY487221_02 Sample Mp 6.8 Salyersville North Quad Dow01015004 Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bill D Branch 0.0 To 1.1 KY487299_01 Mouth To Righthand Fork Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bill D Branch 1.1 To 2.9 KY487299_02 Righthand Fork To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Brushy Fork 0.0 To 10.0 KY488137_01 Mouth To Big Branch Waterbody Map River 10.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buck Branch 0.0 To 2.8 KY488192_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buffalo Creek 0.0 To 1.8 KY488317_01 Sample Mp 1.7 Lancer Quad Efd01018502 Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buffalo Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY488319_01 Mouth To Pelco Twin Hills Discharge Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caleb Fork 0.0 To 1.2 KY488598_01 Mouth To Confluence With John'S Fork And Elisha Fork Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caney Fork 0.0 To 7.5 KY488862_01 Mouth To Hollybush Creek Waterbody Map River 7.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Caney Fork 7.5 To 11.3 KY488862_02 Hollybush Creek To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Clear Creek 0.0 To 4.9 KY489611_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dewey Lake KY490849_00 Cln135, 136, And 137 Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 1,100.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Dry Creek 0.0 To 4.0 KY491166_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Frasure Creek 0.0 To 5.2 KY492466_01 Left Fork Beaver Creek To Headwater Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Frasure Creek 0.0 To 5.2 KY492468_01 Mouth To Confluence With Buckhorn Fork And Poplar Lick Fork Waterbody Map River 5.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Georges Creek 0.0 To 2.9 KY492787_01 Levisa Fork To Confluence Of Crestley Branch Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Georges Creek 2.9 To 6.5 KY492787_02 Crestley Branch To Nelson Branch Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Good  
Goose Creek 0.0 To 2.2 KY493011_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Greasy Creek 0.0 To 4.7 KY493231_01 Mouth To Middle Fork And Right Fork Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Griffin Creek 0.0 To 2.5 KY493382_01 Sample Mp 1.2 Louisa Quad Efd01013503 Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
Hall Fork 0.0 To 2.0 KY493584_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Harmond Branch 0.0 To 0.9 KY493757_01 Mouth To Discharge Waterbody Map River .9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hurricane Creek 1.0 To 3.4 KY494829_01 Near Spring Branch To Discharge Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Island Creek 0.0 To 1.7 KY495044_01 Sample Mp 0.8 Pikeville Quad Dow01025001 Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Jacks Creek 0.0 To 4.4 KY495089_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 4.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Jenny'S Creek 0.0 To 3.1 KY495218_01 Paint Creek To Lick Fork Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Jennys Creek 5.3 To 10.8 KY495218_02 Sample Mp 6.5 Paintsville Quad Efd01015505 Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Johns Branch 0.0 To 1.6 KY495341_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Johns Creek 0.0 To 5.8 KY495347_01 Mouth To Dewey Reservoir Dam Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Johns Creek 24.0 To 30.65 KY495347_02 Brushy Fork To Sycamore Creek Waterbody Map River 6.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Johns Creek 34.4 To 42.5 KY495347_03 Sample Mp 37.1 Broad Bottom Quad Dow01018001 Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Jones Fork 0.0 To 9.9 KY495499_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 9.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Left Fork Beaver Creek 0.0 To 11.4 KY496194_01 Mouth To Frasure Creek Waterbody Map River 11.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Left Fork Beaver Creek 13.55 To 18.7 KY496194_03 Spewing Camp Branch To Clear Creek Waterbody Map River 5.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Left Fork Beaver Creek 11.4 To 13.55 KY496194_02 Frasure Creek To Spewing Camp Branch Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Left Fork Beaver Creek 18.7 To 28.6 KY496194_04 Otter Creek To Confluence With Skull Fork And Abe Fork Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Left Fork Middle Creek 0.0 To 10.3 KY496241_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 10.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Levisa Fork 0.0 To 5.8 KY496312_01 Mouth To Ut (Torchlight Hollow) Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Levisa Fork 5.8 To 15.3 KY496312_02 Ut (Torchlight Hollow) To Georges Creek Waterbody Map River 9.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Levisa Fork 15.3 To 31.4 KY496312_03 Georges Creek To Toms Creek Waterbody Map River 16.1 Miles Good  
Levisa Fork 31.4 To 54.7 KY496312_04 Toms Creek To Middle Creek Levisa Fork Waterbody Map River 23.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Levisa Fork 57.4 To 58.4 KY496312_05 Point Of Withdrawl To 1 Mile Upstream (Default) Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Good  
Little Paint Creek 3.2 To 6.5 KY496821_01 Paintsville Reservoir To Pigeon Creek Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Paint Creek 6.5 To 11.6 KY496821_02 Pigeon Creek To Caudill Branch Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Branch 0.0 To 2.0 KY497042_01 Sample Mp 2.0 Lancer Quad Dow01017001 Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Long Fork 0.0 To 1.4 KY497103_01 Buck Branch To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lower Chloe Creek 0.0 To 1.5 KY497270_01 Levisa Fork To Peter Fork Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mare Creek 0.0 To 0.3 KY497536_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Meade Branch 0.0 To 0.1 KY497957_01 Mouth To Outfall Waterbody Map River .1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Meathouse Fork 0.0 To 2.9 KY498010_01 John'S Creek To Rockhouse Fork Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Creek Levisa Fork 0.0 To 4.6 KY498108_01 Mouth To Bob Fitzpatrick Branch Waterbody Map River 4.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Middle Creek Levisa Frok 4.6 To 6.5 KY498108_02 Bob Fitzpatrick Branch To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Miller Creek 0.0 To 6.4 KY498337_01 Sample Mp 2.1 Paintsville Quad Dow01016001 Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mud Creek 0.0 To 2.7 KY498983_00 Sample Mp 1.4 Harold Quad Efd01024501 Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mudlick Creek 3.7 To 4.1 KY499065_01 Near Stonecoal Branch To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Nats Creek 0.0 To 3.1 KY499185_01 Sample Mp 2.5 Richardson/Milo Quads Efd01013502 Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Open Fork 6.4 To 11.3 KY499953_01 Sample Mp 7.0 Dingus Quad Efd01015502 Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Otter Creek 0.0 To 0.5 KY500021_01 Mouth To Confluence With Left Fork Otter Creek And Right Fork Otter Creek Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Paint Creek 0.0 To 7.1 KY500114_01 Mouth To Mudlick Creek Waterbody Map River 7.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Paint Creek 7.1 To 8.3 KY500114_02 Mudlick Creek To Paintsville Reservoir Dam Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Paintsville Reservoir KY509958_00 Stations Sampled At Dam, Above Low Gap Branch, And Below Open Fork Cln189,190 And 191 Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 1,139.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Penhook Branch 0.0 To 0.35 KY500374_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River .4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Prater Creek 0.0 To 4.8 KY501276_01 Sample Mp 2.0 Harold Quad Efd01023501 Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Good  
Puncheon Branch 0.0 To 3.6 KY501437_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Raccoon Creek 5.6 To 7.4 KY501505_02 Sample Mp 6.3 Millard Quad Dow01018003 Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Raccoon Creek 0.0 To 2.0 KY501505_01 Mouth To Discharge Data Unavailable River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Beaver Creek 0.0 To 17.4 KY501863_01 Mouth To Jones Fork Waterbody Map River 17.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Beaver Creek 30.3 To 33.4 KY501863_04 Dry Creek To Mullins Branch Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Beaver Creek 17.4 To 23.3 KY501863_02 Jones Fork To Caney Fork Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Beaver Creek 23.3 To 30.3 KY501863_03 Caney Fork To Dry Creek Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Beaver Creek 33.4 To 37.9 KY501863_05 Mullins Branch To Bill D Branch Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Island Creek 0.0 To 1.7 KY501892_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Little Paint Creek 0.4 To 2.1 KY501903_01 Davin Branch To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Righthand Fork 0.0 To 2.0 KY501946_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rock Fork 0.0 To 7.0 KY502115_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Salisbury Branch 0.0 To 1.8 KY502805_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Salt Lick Creek 0.0 To 6.8 KY502845_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Simpson Branch 0.0 To 1.8 KY503532_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sizemore Branch 0.0 To 2.0 KY503590_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Spewing Camp Branch 0.0 To 3.1 KY504061_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Spurlock Creek 0.0 To 0.6 KY504191_01 Mouth To River Mile 0.6 Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Spurlock Creek 0.6 To 4.0 KY504191_02 River Mile 0.6 To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Steele Creek 0.0 To 2.4 KY504308_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Stephens Branch 0.0 To 2.6 KY504331_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Stratton Branch 0.4 To 2.1 KY504571_01 Reservoir Backwaters To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sturgeon Branch 0.0 To Above 1.1 KY504612_01 Sample Mp Above 1.1 Redbush Quad Dow01005001 Waterbody Map River 1.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sycamore Creek 0.0 To 3.8 KY504877_01 Johns Creek To Forested Reach Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Thompson Fork 0.0 To 1.0 KY505207_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Good  
Toms Creek 0.0 To 8.0 KY505352_01 Sample Mp 5.7 Paintsville Quad Efd01014501 Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Turkey Creek 0.0 To 5.9 KY505598_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut Of Barnetts Creek KY486411-2.6_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut Of Johns Creek 0.0 To 0.2 KY495347-2.1_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut Of Mud Creek 0.0 To 0.3 KY498983-1.8_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Ut Of Open Fork Paint Creek 0.0 To 0.8 KY499953-10.55_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River .8 Miles Good  
Ut Of Stave Branch 0.0 To 0.5 KY504289-0.2_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Williams Fork 0.0 To 0.2 KY506823_01 Mouth To Point Of Discharge Waterbody Map River .2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wilson Creek 0.0 To 2.9 KY506897_01 Mouth To Headwaters Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Levisa

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)
Habitat Assessment (Streams) 29.0  
pH 43.6  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 9.5  
Sulfates 114.2  
Chlorophyll-A 6.4  
Oil and Grease .4  
Specific Conductivity 244.6  
Turbidity 5.9  
Cause Unknown 14.9  
Fecal Coliform 49.6  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 165.6  
Phosphorus, Total 23.3  
BOD, Carbonaceous 4.1  
Methylmercury 9.5  
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 7.1  
Ammonia, Total 9.0  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 6.7  
Chlorine 1.5  
Dissolved Oxygen 24.6  
Iron 41.4  
Nitrogen, Total 26.5  
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators 100.4  
Temperature, Water 10.3  
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 55.6 1,100.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 156.5  
Mercury in Fish Tissue   1,139.0
Sedimentation/Siltation 248.8  
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 217.4  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Lower Levisa 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)
Acid Mine Drainage 17.4  
Agriculture 19.0  
Channelization 48.5  
Coal Mining 230.2  
Dam Or Impoundment 2.0  
Dredge Mining 21.6  
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels) 7.0  
Forest Roads (Road Construction And Use) 3.3  
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones 3.3  
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 12.7  
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) 16.4  
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification 5.8  
Inappropriate Waste Disposal 39.8  
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 86.3  
Managed Pasture Grazing 24.0  
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 12.9  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 4.7  
Non-Point Source 74.8  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 149.0  
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges 102.4  
Petroleum/Natural Gas Activities 175.3  
Petroleum/Natural Gas Production Activities (Permitted) 45.2  
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation 120.1  
Rural (Residential Areas) 1.8  
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries 53.6  
Silviculture Activities 24.8  
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 11.4  
Source Unknown 53.0 1,139.0
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 2.7  
Subsurface (Hardrock) Mining 5.4  
Surface Mining 107.5 1,100.0
Unspecified Domestic Waste 15.4  
Unspecified Urban Stormwater 17.8  
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 5.8  
Upstream Source   1,100.0
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 34.5  
Woodlot Site Clearance 8.3  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Kentucky, Lower Levisa Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Kentucky, Lower Levisa 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) color.gif 22 22

Total: 22 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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