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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Tennessee, Watts Bar Lake Watershed

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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
Bacon Creek TN06010201015_0100 Bacon Creek From Sweetwater Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 10.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Baker Creek TN06010201721_1000 Baker Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Basin Creek TN06010201040_0511 Basin Creek From Fall Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 10.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Beard Cane Creek TN06010201031_0200 Beard Cane Creek From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Bearwallow Branch TN06010201027_0140 Bearwallow Branch From Reed Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Black Creek TN06010201040_0600 Black Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 68c Roane County Waterbody Map River 16.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blair Branch TN06010201031_0100 Blair Branch From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Bonine Creek TN06010201041_0200 Bonine Creek From Piney River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Briar Branch TN06010201032_0200 Briar Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Brown Creek TN06010201026_0420 Brown Branch From Pistol Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 22.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Buck Creek TN06010201075_1000 Buck Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Bumbee Creek TN06010201041_0500 Bumbee Creek From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 7.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Camp Creek TN06010201533_1000 Camp Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 11.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cane Creek TN06010201031_0300 Cane Creek From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 6.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Caney Branch TN06010201026_0110 Caney Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired  
Caney Creek TN06010201621_1000 Caney Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregin 67f & 67i Roane County Waterbody Map River 18.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Capshaw Branch TN06010201032_0100 Capshaw Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cardiff Creek TN06010201620_1000 Cardiff Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Carr Creek TN06010201032_0300 Carr Creek From Little River To Unnamed Trib (First Right Bank Trib.) Ecoregion 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Good  
Carr Creek TN06010201032_0350 Carr Creek From Unnamed Trib To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Good  
Carter Branch TN06010201033_0500 Carter Branch From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 66e Sevier County Waterbody Map River 4.6 Miles Good  
Casteel Branch TN06010201066_0100 Casteel Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Impaired  
Cave Creek TN06010201077_1000 Cave Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Loudon County Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cedar Creek TN06010201032_0400 Cedar Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g & 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 6.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cherry Branch TN06010201013_0300 Cherry Branch From Pond Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 3.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Chestnut Flat Branch TN06010201033_0700 Chestnut Flat Branch From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g, 67i, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Clear Branch TN06010201034_0100 Clear Branch From Nails Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i Knox County Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cloyd Creek TN060102011015_1000 Cloyd Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 11.3 Miles Impaired  
Coal Creek TN06010201040_0200 Coal Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 6.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Crooked Creek TN06010201028_1000 Crooked Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 13.9 Miles Impaired  
Culton Creek TN06010201026_0430 Culton Creek From Pistol Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 6.1 Miles Impaired  
Davis Branch TN06010201032_1100 Davis Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Dick Creek TN06010201027_0200 Dick Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Double Branch TN06010201027_0130 Double Branch From Reed Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 7.8 Miles Good  
Dry Branch TN06010201032_0700 Dry Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.3 Miles Impaired  
Dry Valley Branch TN06010201015_0200 Dry Valley Branch From Sweetwater Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 6.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Duncan Branch TN06010201026_0421 Duncan Branch From Brown Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Duncan Creek TN06010201026_0440 Duncan Creek From Pistol Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Dunlap Creek TN06010201041_0820 Dunlap Creek From Soak Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 13.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Dunn Spring Branch TN06010201032_0810 Dunn Spring Branch From Short Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f Blount County Data Unavailable River .4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Duskin Creek TN06010201041_0600 Duskin Creek From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 14.4 Miles Good  
East Fork Third Creek TN06010201067_0100 East Fork Third Creek From Third Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired  
Ebenezer Branch TN060102011334_0130 Ebenezer Branch From Ten Mile Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Good  
Edwards Branch TN06010201041_0830 Edwards Branch From Soak Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 4.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Ellejoy Creek TN06010201033_1000 Ellejoy Creek From Little River To Confluence Of Millstone Creek. Ecoregion 67i Blount County Waterbody Map River 14.8 Miles Impaired  
Ellejoy Creek TN06010201033_2000 Ellejoy Creek From Millstone Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67i Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fall Branch TN06010201028_0200 Fall Branch From Crooked Fork To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i, 67g, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Fall Creek TN06010201040_0510 Fall Creek From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 29.8 Miles Good  
First Creek TN06010201080_1000 First Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 16.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Fish Camp Prong TN06010201032_0500 Fish Camp Prong From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Waterbody Map River 8.4 Miles Good  
Flag Branch TN06010201028_0500 Flag Creek From Crooked Creek To Headwaters. Includes Gravelly Creek. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 7.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Flat Creek TN06010201031_0400 Flat Creek From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 8.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Floyd Creek TN06010201083_1000 Floyd Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Loudon County Blount County Waterbody Map River 7.7 Miles Impaired  
Fort Loudoun Reservoir TN06010201020_1000 Fort Loudoun Reservoir From Dam To Hwy 129 Bridge. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Knox County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 14,066.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Fort Loudoun Reservoir TN06010201020_2000 Fort Loudoun Reservoir From Hwy 129 Bridge To Forks Of The River. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 534.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Fourth Creek TN06010201697_1000 Fourth Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 14.9 Miles Impaired  
Gallagher Creek TN06010201022_1000 Gallagher Creek From Tennessee River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Blount County Waterbody Map River 13.2 Miles Good  
Gleason Branch TN060102011334_0120 Gleason Branch From Ten Mile Creek To Headwaters. (Runs Along Gleason Drive.) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Good  
Goose Creek TN06010201723_1000 Goose Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 4.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Goshen Prong TN06010201032_0510 Goshen Prong From Fish Camp Prong To Headwaters At Spring At Double Springs Gap. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Waterbody Map River 6.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Grandview Branch TN06010201066_0400 Grandview Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired  
Greasy Branch TN06010201013_0200 Greasy Branch From Pond Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Impaired  
Greasy Run Creek TN06010201641_1000 Greasy Run Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Gun Hollow Branch TN06010201066_1200 Gun Hollow Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67g, & 67h Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.4 Miles Impaired  
Hatcher Branch TN06010201031_0600 Hatcher Branch From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Hesse Creek TN06010201031_1000 Hesse Creek From Little River To Flat Creek. Ecoregion 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hesse Creek TN06010201031_2000 Upper Hesse Creek From Flat Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
High Bluff Branch TN06010201066_0600 High Bluff Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Knox County. Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired  
Hines Creek TN06010201087_1000 Hines Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Roane County Waterbody Map River 20.3 Miles Impaired  
Hodge Branch TN06010201027_0110 Hodge Branch From Reed Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Hollybrook Branch TN06010201026_0300 Hollybrook Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67i Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hotchkiss Creek TN06010201088_1000 Hotchkiss Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 7.4 Miles Good  
Huskey Branch TN06010201027_0120 Huskey Branch From Reed Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Ish Creek TN060102011002_1000 Ish Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Kinzel Branch TN06010201032_0900 Kinzel Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Knob Creek TN06010201089_1000 Knob Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Lackey Creek TN06010201090_1000 Lackey Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 16.5 Miles Good  
Laurel Bank Branch TN06010201026_0431 Laurel Bank Branch From Culton Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 16.6 Miles Impaired  
Laurel Creek TN06010201032_0641 Laurel Creek From West Prong Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 12.4 Miles Good TMDL needed
Laurel Creek TN06010201040_0100 Laurel Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 8.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Lick Branch TN06010201032_0821 Lick Branch From Tipton Branch (Laurel Lake) To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Good  
Little Ellejoy Creek TN06010201033_0100 Little Ellejoy Creek From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 14.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Paint Rock Creek TN06010201011_0200 Little Paint Rock Creek From Paint Rock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Waterbody Map River 7.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Little Piney Creek TN06010201041_0840 Little Piney Creek From Soak Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 12.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Little River TN06010201026_1000 Little River From Embayment To Roddy Branch. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 7.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little River TN06010201026_2000 Little River From Roddy Branch To Nails Branch. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 17.6 Miles Threatened TMDL needed
Little River TN06010201027_1000 Little River From Nails Creek To Hesse Creek. Ecoregion 67g, 67f, 67i, 66f, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 14.5 Miles Good  
Little River TN06010201032_1000 Little River From Hesse Creek To Carr Creek Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Good  
Little River TN06010201032_2000 Little River From Carr Creek To Gsmnp Boundary. (Townsend Valley) Ecoregion 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.7 Miles Good  
Little River TN06010201032_3000 Little River From Gsmnp Boundary To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Sevier County Waterbody Map River 24.8 Miles Good  
Little Turkey Creek TN06010201037_1000 Little Turkey Creek From Fort Loudoun Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 14.0 Miles Impaired  
Lynn Camp Prong TN06010201032_0610 Lynn Camp Prong From Middle Prong Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Blount County Waterbody Map River 12.5 Miles Good TMDL needed
Malty Branch TN06010201028_0410 Malty Branch From North Fork Crooked Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mammys Creek TN06010201040_0520 Mammys Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 15.4 Miles Good  
Martin Mill Branch TN06010201066_1100 Martin Mill Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67h & 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Mccall Branch TN06010201066_0500 Mccall Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.7 Miles Impaired  
Mcsherley Creek TN06010201041_0300 Mcsherley Creek From Piney River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Middle Prong Little River TN06010201032_0600 Middle Prong Little River From Little River To Headwaters. Not Including West Prong. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Blount County Waterbody Map River 31.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Millstone Creek TN06010201033_0600 Millstone Creek From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 67i Blount County Waterbody Map River 14.1 Miles Good  
Millstone Creek TN06010201040_0521 Millstone Creek From Mammy'S Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Paint Rock Creek TN06010201011_0999 Paint Rock Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Loudon County Waterbody Map River 13.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Piney River TN06010201041_0999 Misc Tribs To Piney River From Watts Bar Embayment To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 22.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Pond Creek TN06010201013_0999 Misc Tribs To Pond Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 24.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Sweetwater Creek TN06010201015_0999 Misc Tribs To Sweetwater Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 50.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc Tribs To Whites Creek TN06010201040_0999 Misc Tribs To Whites Creek From Watts Bar Embayment Ot Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 68a, & 68c Roane County Rhea County Waterbody Map River 21.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Fort Loudoun TN06010201020T_0999 Misc. Tribs To Fort Loudoun Reservoir. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Loudon County Waterbody Map River 38.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Hesse Branch TN06010201031_0999 Misc Tribs To Hesse Branch. Ecoregion 66g, 66f, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 21.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Little River TN06010201027_0999 Misc Tribs To Little River From Nails Creek To Hesse Creek Ecoregion 67f, 67i, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 11.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Little River TN06010201032_0999 Misc Tribs To Little River From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g & 66f Bount County Waterbody Map River 79.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Reed Creek TN06010201027_0199 Misc. Tribs To Reed Creek Draining Chilhowee Mountain. Ecoregion 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs To Stock Creek TN06010201066_0999 Misc. Tribs To Stock Creek From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g, 67h, & 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Misc. Tribs. To Little River TN06010201026_0999 Misc. Tribs To Little River Embayment. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Moccasin Creek TN06010201041_0400 Moccasin Creek From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 29.5 Miles Good  
Mook Branch TN06010201028_0310 Mook Branch For South Fork Crooked Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.6 Miles Good  
Mud Creek TN06010201013_0100 Mud Creek From Pond Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Mcminn County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 7.2 Miles Impaired  
Muddy Creek TN06010201526_1000 Muddy Creek From Piney River Embayment On Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Rhea County Waterbody Map River 7.0 Miles Good TMDL needed
Muddy Creek TN06010201669_1000 Muddy Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 15.3 Miles Good  
Nails Creek TN06010201034_1000 Nails Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Blount County Sevier County Waterbody Map River 24.5 Miles Impaired  
Neubert Springs Branch TN06010201066_0900 Neubert Springs Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Nickols Branch TN06010201066_0700 Nickols Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
North Fork Crooked Creek TN06010201028_0400 North Fork Crooked Creek From Crooked Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f, 67g, & 67i Blount County Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
North Fork Ellejoy Creek TN06010201033_0300 North Fork Ellejoy Creek From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 66e Sevier County Waterbody Map River 3.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Otter Creek TN06010201040_0400 Basin Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Paint Rock Creek TN06010201011_1000 Paint Rock Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Loudon County Waterbody Map River 12.2 Miles Impaired  
Peppermint Branch TN06010201027_0400 Peppermint Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Piney Creek TN06010201040_0500 Piney Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Roane County Rhea County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 38.5 Miles Good  
Piney Creek TN06010201041_2000 Piney Creek From Bumbee Creek To Headwaters. (This Waterbody Is Called Piney River Further Downstream.) Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Good  
Piney River TN06010201041_1000 Piney River From Watts Bar Embayment To Bumbee Creek. Ecoregion 67f & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 9.8 Miles Good  
Pistol Creek TN06010201026_0400 Pistol Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired  
Pitner Creek TN06010201033_0200 Pitner Creek From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 13.5 Miles Impaired  
Polecat Branch TN06010201041_0100 Polecat Branch From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Polecat Creek TN060102011149_1000 Polecat Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 13.1 Miles Impaired  
Polecat Creek TN06010201983_1000 Polecat Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Impaired  
Pond Creek TN06010201013_1000 Pond Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Confluence Of Greasy Creek. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 13.6 Miles Impaired  
Pond Creek TN06010201013_2000 Pond Creek From Confluence Of Greasy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Postoak Creek TN06010201617_1000 Postoak Creek From Caney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregin 67f & 67i Roane County Waterbody Map River 5.9 Miles Good  
Powder Mill Creek TN06010201040_0530 Powder Mill Creek From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 4.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Reed Creek TN06010201027_0100 Reed Creek From Little River To Unnamed Trib Near Loop Road. Ecoregion 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
Reed Creek TN06010201027_0150 Reed Creek From Unnamed Trib Near Loop Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.6 Miles Good  
Riley Creek TN06010201009_1000 Riley Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Waterbody Map River 22.8 Miles Good  
Rockhouse Branch TN06010201041_0700 Rockhouse Branch From Piney Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Rocky Branch TN06010201027_0300 Rocky Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Roddy Branch TN06010201026_0100 Roddy Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67h Blount County Knox County Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired  
Russell Branch TN06010201026_0500 Russell Branch From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Blount County Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sams Creek TN06010201032_0620 Sams Creek From Middle Prong Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Sevier County Waterbody Map River 5.3 Miles Good TMDL needed
Sandy Creek TN06010201040_0300 Sandy Creek From Whites Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Rhea County Cumberland County Waterbody Map River 23.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Second Creek TN06010201097_1000 Second Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sevier Branch TN06010201066_0300 Sevier Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Short Creek TN06010201032_0800 Short Creek From Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 10.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Silers Creek TN06010201032_0520 Silers Creek From Fish Camp Prong To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Good TMDL needed
Sinking Creek TN060102011330_1000 Sinking Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. (This Is The More Southern Sinking Creek Embayment, Not The One With The Pathogen Advisory.) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Impaired  
Sinking Creek TN060102011334_0110 Sinking Creek From Ten Mile Creek To Headwaters. (This Is The Sinking Creek North Of I-40 In Crestwood Hills.) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Good  
Sinking Creek TN060102011334_1000 Sinking Creek From Sinking Creek Embayment To Headwaters. (This Is The Bigger Embayment That Had The Pathogen Advisory.) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Data Unavailable River 2.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Smith Branch TN06010201027_0160 Smith Branch From Reed Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 4.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Soak Creek TN06010201041_0800 Soak Creek From Piney River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 15.3 Miles Good  
South Fork Crooked Creek TN06010201028_0300 South Fork Crooked Creek From Crooked Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g, 67i, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Impaired  
South Fork Ellejoy Creek TN06010201033_0400 South Fork Ellejoy Creek From Ellejoy Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 66e Sevier County Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Good  
Spangler Branch TN06010201066_0800 Spangler Branch From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Spicewood Branch TN06010201028_0100 Spicewood Branch Ecoregion 67g, 67i, & 66e Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Impaired  
Springfield Branch TN06010201026_0410 Springfield Branch From Pistol Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Stamp Creek TN06010201064_1000 Stamp Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67i & 67g Roane County Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Steekee Creek TN06010201065_1000 Steekee Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 11.0 Miles Impaired  
Stinging Creek TN06010201041_0810 Stinging Creek From Soak Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a & 68c Rhea County Bledsoe County Waterbody Map River 8.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Stock Creek TN06010201066_1000 Stock Creek From Little River To Confluence Of Grandview Branch. Ecoregion 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Impaired  
Stock Creek TN06010201066_2000 Stock Creek From Grandview Branch To High Bluff Branch. Ecoregion 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.0 Miles Impaired  
Stock Creek TN06010201066_3000 Stock Creek From High Bluff Branch To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Knox County Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sweetwater Creek TN06010201015_1000 Sweetwater Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Confluence Of Pleasand Run (D/S Of Philadelphia). Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 7.8 Miles Impaired  
Sweetwater Creek TN06010201015_2000 Sweetwater Creek From Pleasant Run To Sweetwater Stp. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 10.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sweetwater Creek TN06010201015_3000 Sweetwater Creek From Sweetwater Stp To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Mcminn County Monroe County Waterbody Map River 8.7 Miles Impaired  
Ten Mile Creek TN060102011334_0100 Ten Mile Creek From Sinking Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 12.7 Miles Impaired  
Third Creek TN06010201067_1000 Third Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 17.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Thunderhead Prong TN06010201032_0630 Thunderhead Prong From Middle Prong Little River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Good TMDL needed
Tipton Branch TN06010201032_0820 Tipton Branch From Short Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66f & 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired  
Toestring Branch TN06010201001T_0200 Toestring Branch From Piney River Embayment Of Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. (On North Side Of Embayment.) Ecoregion 67f & 67i Rhea County Waterbody Map River 2.1 Miles Good  
Town Creek TN06010201038_1000 Town Creek From Fort Loudoun Tailwaters To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map River 12.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Town Creek TN06010201462_1000 Town Creek From Piney River Embayment Of Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 9.7 Miles Good TMDL needed
Turkey Creek TN06010201340_1000 Turkey Creek From Fort Loudoun To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 15.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Twin Creek TN06010201066_0200 Twin Creek From Stock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67g Knox County Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Impaired  
Unnamed Trib To Fish Camp Prong TN06010201032_0530 Unnamed Trib From Fish Camp Prong To Headwaters At Spring At Silers Bald. Ecoregion 66g Sevier County Waterbody Map River 1.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Trib To Sinking Creek TN060102011330_0100 Unnamed Trib To Sinking Creek From Sinking Creek Embayment On Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. (This Is The More Southern Sinking Creek Embayment, Not The One With The Pathogen Advisory.) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Tributary To Sinking Creek Embayment TN06010201689_1000 Unnamed Tributary To Sinking Creek Embayment (Fox Road) Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Vans Creek TN06010201041_0900 Vans Creek From Piney River To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 68c Rhea County Waterbody Map River 12.5 Miles Good  
Watts Bar Reservoir TN06010201001_1000 Watts Bar Reservoir On The Tennessee River. (Lower Section Up To Sweetwater Creek) Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Meigs County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 34,075.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Watts Bar Reservoir TN06010201001_2000 Upper Watts Bar Reservoir From Sweetwater Creek To Fort Loudoun Dam. Ecoregion 67f Loudon County Waterbody Map Freshwater Reservoir 1,971.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Watts Bar Reservoir Misc Tribs TN06010201001T_0999 Misc. Tribs To Watts Bar Reservoir. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Rhea County Waterbody Map River 153.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
West Fork Paint Rock Creek TN06010201011_0100 West Fork Paint Rock Creek From Paint Rock Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f & 67i Roane County Waterbody Map River 11.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
West Prong Little River TN06010201032_0640 West Prong Little River From Middle Prong To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66g Blount County Waterbody Map River 18.8 Miles Good TMDL needed
Whites Creek TN06010201040_1000 Whites Creek From Watts Bar Embayment To Escarpment U/S Of Black Creek. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Rhea County Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Good  
Whites Creek TN06010201040_2000 Whites Creek From Escarpment U/S Of Black Creek To Ecoregion Break Near Alloway Road. Ecoregion 68c Roane County Rhea County Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Good  
Whites Creek TN06010201040_3000 Whites Creek From Ecoregion Break Near Alloway Road To Headwaters. Ecoregion 68a Cumberland County Rhea County Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Good  
Whites Creek TN06010201080_0100 Whites Creek From First Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 10.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wildwood Branch TN06010201034_0200 Wildwood Branch From Nails Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Blount County Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Impaired  
Williams Creek TN06010201719_1000 Williams Creek From Fort Loudoun Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Knox County Waterbody Map River 2.8 Miles Impaired  
Wolf Branch TN06010201031_0500 Wolf Branch From Hesse Creek To Headwaters. Ecoregion 66e & 66f Blount County Waterbody Map River 1.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Wolf Creek TN06010201001T_0100 Wolf Creek From Piney River Embayment Of Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. (On South Side Of Embayment.) Ecoregion 67f & 67i Rhea County Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired  
Wolf Creek TN06010201070_1000 Wolf Creek From Watts Bar Reservoir To Headwaters. Ecoregion 67f Roane County Waterbody Map River 5.6 Miles Not_Assessed  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Watts Bar Lake

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)
Low Flow Alterations 2.5  
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations 67.8  
pH 11.8  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 15.0 50,646.0
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) 16.7  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 16.7  
Phosphorus, Total 17.1  
Nitrate/Nitrite (Nitrite + Nitrate as N) 146.0  
Ammonia, Un-ionized 2.8  
Dissolved Oxygen   1,971.0
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations 70.7  
Alteration in Stream-Side or Littoral Vegetative Covers 89.2  
Chromium, Hexavalent 3.8  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 479.1  
Mercury   534.0
Sedimentation/Siltation 277.3  

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Tennessee, Watts Bar Lake 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)
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 51.5  
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics   534.0
Cercla Npl (Superfund) Sites 3.8  
Channelization 60.2  
Contaminated Sediments 10.1 50,646.0
Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Ms4) 222.8  
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones 319.5  
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 49.5  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 26.8  
Rcra Hazardous Waste Sites 24.6  
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries 2.5  
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) 78.7  
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 54.7  
Source Unknown 22.0  
Streambank Modifications/Destabilization 14.2  
Unrestricted Cattle Access 43.0  
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 2.5 1,971.0

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Tennessee, Watts Bar Lake Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Tennessee, Watts Bar Lake 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
Siltation color.gif 44 62
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 29 29
Fecal Coliform color.gif 7 7
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 6 6
Alkalinity color.gif 2 2
Chlordane color.gif 1 1

Total: 89 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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