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Assessment Data for the State of Kansas Year 2002

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Total Assessed Waters for the State of Kansas

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Size Of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles)
Total Assessed Waters 19,827.42 181,085.20 .00 .00 .00 26,525.00 .00 .00
Estimated Total Water Size in KS 134,338.00 188,506.00 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable 35,607.00 Unavailable Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed 14.76 96.06 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable 74.49 Unavailable Unavailable

Assessed Waters of Kansas by Watershed

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Watershed Size of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles)
ARIKAREE 3.12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ARKANSAS-DODGE CITY 50.60 1.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BEAVER 52.05 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BIG 313.97 105.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BIG NEMAHA 78.81 120.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BUCKNER 53.24 175.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CANEY 308.93 711.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHIKASKIA 483.52 504.00 .00 .00 .00 26.00 .00 .00
COON-PICKEREL 266.05 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COW 275.71 12.00 .00 .00 .00 13,933.00 .00 .00
CROOKED 65.71 86.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DELAWARE 266.42 13,019.00 .00 .00 .00 1,010.00 .00 .00
ELK 233.17 4,729.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FALL 308.75 2,850.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GAR-PEACE 157.35 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HACKBERRY 20.85 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDEPENDENCE-SUGAR 72.04 472.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
KAW LAKE 161.57 84.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LADDER 92.49 115.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAKE O' THE CHEROKEES 6.21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LITTLE ARKANSAS 353.80 39.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LITTLE OSAGE 128.40 27.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER BIG BLUE 534.04 15,875.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER COTTONWOOD 543.14 113.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER KANSAS 606.80 8,260.10 .00 .00 .00 20.00 .00 .00
LOWER LITTLE BLUE 396.08 80.00 .00 .00 .00 16.00 .00 .00
LOWER MARAIS DES CYGNES 389.73 8,284.00 .00 .00 .00 2,240.00 .00 .00
LOWER MISSOURI-CROOKED 48.38 30.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER NORTH FORK SOLOMON 559.08 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER REPUBLICAN 633.12 16,042.00 .00 .00 .00 1,265.00 .00 .00
LOWER SALINE 541.33 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SALT FORK ARKANSAS 125.38 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SAPPA 143.85 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SMOKY HILL 607.32 1,068.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SOUTH FORK SOLOMON 245.35 40.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER WALNUT CREEK 254.62 103.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER WALNUT RIVER 421.68 1,252.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MARMATON 199.68 787.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MEDICINE LODGE 375.72 77.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE ARKANSAS-LAKE MCKINNEY 84.92 57.00 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .00 .00
MIDDLE ARKANSAS-SLATE 322.69 143.00 .00 .00 .00 290.00 .00 .00
MIDDLE KANSAS 946.21 928.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE NEOSHO 514.51 2,187.00 .00 .00 .00 1,115.00 .00 .00
MIDDLE REPUBLICAN 165.83 2,986.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE SMOKY HILL 430.95 3,545.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE VERDIGRIS 284.14 1,375.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NEOSHO HEADWATERS 442.32 12,976.00 .00 .00 .00 1,500.00 .00 .00
NINNESCAH 99.07 196.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH FORK NINNESCAH 107.41 9,550.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH FORK SMOKY HILL .00 225.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PAWNEE 148.22 75.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PRAIRIE DOG 229.31 758.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RATTLESNAKE 164.70 15.00 .00 .00 .00 5,000.00 .00 .00
SMOKY HILL HEADWATERS 15.58 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOLOMON 693.58 12,797.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK BEAVER .00 45.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK BIG NEMAHA 151.62 112.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK NINNESCAH 133.89 202.00 .00 .00 .00 105.00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK REPUBLICAN 148.07 3.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SPRING 155.09 846.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TARKIO-WOLF 119.63 74.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CIMARRON .00 14.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CIMARRON-BLUFF 248.09 572.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CIMARRON-LIBERAL 32.93 80.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER COTTONWOOD 340.95 6,853.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER KANSAS 247.61 24.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER MARAIS DES CYGNES 733.31 12,043.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER NEOSHO 455.13 203.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER NORTH FORK SOLOMON 233.20 4,937.00 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .00 .00
UPPER SALINE 297.21 9,398.00 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .00 .00
UPPER SALT FORK ARKANSAS 268.63 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SMOKY HILL 219.15 6,875.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SOUTH FORK SOLOMON 147.66 3,532.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER VERDIGRIS 448.71 3,756.00 .00 .00 .00 2.00 .00 .00
UPPER WALNUT CREEK 130.03 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER WALNUT RIVER 289.03 8,643.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00


Kansas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Rivers and Streams

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State Designated Use Total Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 19,827.42 64.42 .00 35.58 color.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 19,766.34 49.48 .00 50.52 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply Public Water Supply 8,211.89 61.55 .00 38.45 color.gifcolor.gif
Aquatic Life Harvesting Aquatic Life Harvesting 279.43 38.57 .00 61.43 color.gifcolor.gif
Agricultural Agricultural 8,059.22 94.04 .00 5.96 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 19,827.42 miles of rivers and streams, or 14.76% of 134,338.00 total miles.

Kansas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams

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Attainment Status Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 4,821.73 24.32
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 15,005.69 75.68
Total Miles Assessed 19,827.42 100.00

Kansas Top Causes of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

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# State Cause Name Total
Miles
Impaired
1 PATHOGENS 9,986.42
2 ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO 4,351.54
3 SULFATES 2,693.44
4 SALINITY/TDS/CHLORIDES 1,771.76
5 PH 1,486.25
6 TEMPERATURE, WATER 680.72
7 SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 540.18
8 OTHER INORGANICS 405.94
9 HEAVY METALS 391.94
10 PESTICIDES 195.15

Kansas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

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# State Source Name Total Miles Impaired by Source
1 AGRICULTURE 13,248.90
2 INTENSIVE ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS 10,149.67
3 GRAZING RELATED SOURCES 9,567.65
4 NATURAL SOURCES 7,492.01
5 HABITAT MODIFICATION (OTHER THAN HYDROMODIFICATION) 5,332.60
6 MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 4,412.62
7 CROP-RELATED SOURCES 3,950.27
8 BASEFLOW DEPLETION FROM GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS 2,910.66
9 RESOURCE EXTRACTION 2,211.83
10 HYDROMODIFICATION 1,822.51

Kansas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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State Designated Use Total Acres Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 181,085.20 .00 55.54 44.46 color.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 181,085.20 .00 27.85 72.15 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply Public Water Supply 181,085.20 .00 27.96 72.04 color.gifcolor.gif
Aquatic Life Harvesting Aquatic Life Harvesting 181,085.20 .00 97.73 2.27 color.gifcolor.gif
Agricultural Agricultural 181,085.20 .00 90.38 9.62 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 181,085.20 acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, or 96.06% of 188,506.00 total acres.

Kansas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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Attainment Status Acres Percent of Assessed
Good .00 .00
Threatened 36,813.00 20.33
Impaired 144,272.20 79.67
Total Acres Assessed 181,085.20 100.00

Kansas Top Causes of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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# State Cause Name Total
Acres
Impaired
1 TROPIC STATE INDEX 141,625.00
2 CHRONIC HIGH TURBIDITY/POSSIBLE SEDIMENTATION 61,816.00
3 PRIORITY POLLUTANTS 32,709.00
4 SALINITY 32,555.00
5 LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN WITHIN THE TOP 3.0 METERS 30,878.00
6 HEAVY METALS 17,646.00
7 PESTICIDES 15,535.00
8 FLOW DISRUPTION, GROUNDWATER MINING, INADEQUATE HY 11,402.20
9 PH 5,501.00
10 TOTAL FECAL COLIFORM 1,272.00

Kansas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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# State Source Name Total Acres Impaired by Source
1 ALL AGRICULTURE 149,863.00
2 POINT SOURCE 139,456.00
3 NATURAL SOURCES OR SECONDARY/TERTIARY TO PRIMARY SOURCE/CAUSE 33,205.00
4 HYDROLOGY MODIFICATION, WATER MINING 16,236.10
5 URBAN SOURCES OTHER THAN POINT SOURCES 7,245.10
6 UNKNOWN SOURCE 3,920.10
7 ALL RESOURCE EXTRACTION, EXCEPT WATER MINING 1,130.00

Kansas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Wetlands

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State Designated Use Total Acres Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 26,525.00 .15 .00 99.85 color.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 26,525.00 .04 .00 99.96 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply Public Water Supply 26,525.00 .15 .00 99.85 color.gifcolor.gif
Aquatic Life Harvesting Aquatic Life Harvesting 26,525.00 33.14 .00 66.86 color.gifcolor.gif
Agricultural Agricultural 26,525.00 .16 .00 99.84 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 26,525.00 acres of wetlands, or 74.49% of 35,607.00 total acres.

Kansas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Wetlands

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Attainment Status Acres Percent of Assessed
Good 10.00 .04
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 26,515.00 99.96
Total Acres Assessed 26,525.00 100.00

Kansas Top Causes of Impairments
for Wetlands

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Acres
Impaired
1 TROPIC STATE INDEX 26,484.00
2 CHRONIC HIGH TURBIDITY/POSSIBLE SEDIMENTATION 23,009.00
3 SALINITY 19,214.00
4 HEAVY METALS 17,555.00
5 PRIORITY POLLUTANTS 17,495.00
6 TOTAL FECAL COLIFORM 17,386.00
7 LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN WITHIN THE TOP 3.0 METERS 17,374.00
8 FLOW DISRUPTION, GROUNDWATER MINING, INADEQUATE HY 13,934.00
9 PH 8,637.00
10 FLUORIDE 3,220.00

Kansas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Wetlands

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Acres Impaired by Source
1 ALL AGRICULTURE 25,435.00
2 NATURAL SOURCES OR SECONDARY/TERTIARY TO PRIMARY SOURCE/CAUSE 22,311.00
3 HYDROLOGY MODIFICATION, WATER MINING 19,009.00
4 POINT SOURCE 15,434.00
5 UNKNOWN SOURCE 3,295.00
6 ALL RESOURCE EXTRACTION, EXCEPT WATER MINING 280.00
7 URBAN SOURCES OTHER THAN POINT SOURCES 120.00

Kansas

Causes of Impairment

Description of this table
State Cause Name Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Squar Miles)
PATHOGENS 9,986.42 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OTHER INORGANICS 405.94 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TROPIC STATE INDEX .00 141,625.00 .00 .00 .00 26,484.00 .00 .00
SULFATES 2,693.44 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOTAL FECAL COLIFORM .00 1,272.00 .00 .00 .00 17,386.00 .00 .00
AMMONIA (UNIONIZED) - TOXIN 104.28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FLOW DISRUPTION, GROUNDWATER MINING, INADEQUATE HY .00 11,402.20 .00 .00 .00 13,934.00 .00 .00
FLUORIDE .00 285.00 .00 .00 .00 3,220.00 .00 .00
HEAVY METALS 391.94 17,646.00 .00 .00 .00 17,555.00 .00 .00
TEMPERATURE, WATER 680.72 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PRIORITY POLLUTANTS .00 32,709.00 .00 .00 .00 17,495.00 .00 .00
EXCESSIVE AQUATIC PLANTS .00 438.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO 4,351.54 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SALINITY/TDS/CHLORIDES 1,771.76 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN WITHIN THE TOP 3.0 METERS .00 30,878.00 .00 .00 .00 17,374.00 .00 .00
NUTRIENTS 117.79 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 540.18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PH 1,486.25 5,501.00 .00 .00 .00 8,637.00 .00 .00
SALINITY .00 32,555.00 .00 .00 .00 19,214.00 .00 .00
PESTICIDES 195.15 15,535.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHRONIC HIGH TURBIDITY/POSSIBLE SEDIMENTATION .00 61,816.00 .00 .00 .00 23,009.00 .00 .00

Kansas

Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

Description of this table
State Source Name Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Square Miles)
LAND DISPOSAL 397.78 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SALT STORAGE SITES 220.68 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RESOURCE EXTRACTION 2,211.83 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CROP-RELATED SOURCES 3,950.27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS 90.34 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HABITAT MODIFICATION (OTHER THAN HYDROMODIFICATION) 5,332.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (COLLECTION SYSTEM FAILURES) 60.41 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WET WEATHER DISCHARGES (POINT SOURCE AND COMBINATION OF STORMWATER, SSO OR CSO) 108.59 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONSTRUCTION 138.64 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
URBAN SOURCES OTHER THAN POINT SOURCES 1,166.67 7,245.10 .00 .00 .00 120.00 .00 .00
SOURCES OUTSIDE STATE JURISDICTION OR BORDERS 677.53 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BASEFLOW DEPLETION FROM GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS 2,910.66 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UNKNOWN SOURCE .00 3,920.10 .00 .00 .00 3,295.00 .00 .00
INTENSIVE ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS 10,149.67 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ALL RESOURCE EXTRACTION, EXCEPT WATER MINING .00 1,130.00 .00 .00 .00 280.00 .00 .00
AGRICULTURE 13,248.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NATURAL SOURCES OR SECONDARY/TERTIARY TO PRIMARY SOURCE/CAUSE .00 33,205.00 .00 .00 .00 22,311.00 .00 .00
POINT SOURCE .00 139,456.00 .00 .00 .00 15,434.00 .00 .00
NATURAL SOURCES 7,492.01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 4,412.62 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HYDROLOGY MODIFICATION, WATER MINING .00 16,236.10 .00 .00 .00 19,009.00 .00 .00
HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE RUNOFF (NON-CONSTRUCTION RELATED) 113.37 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ALL AGRICULTURE .00 149,863.00 .00 .00 .00 25,435.00 .00 .00
SOURCE UNKNOWN 75.13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HYDROMODIFICATION 1,822.51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GRAZING RELATED SOURCES 9,567.65 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 567.44 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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