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Assessment Data for the State of Tennessee Year 2002

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Total Assessed Waters for the State of Tennessee

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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 29,552.10 530,629.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Estimated Total Water Size in TN 61,075.00 538,060.00 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed 48.39 98.62 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable

Assessed Waters of Tennessee by Watershed

Description of this table
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)
BARREN 334.60 34.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BUFFALO 658.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CANEY 1,506.40 25,511.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COLLINS 834.70 69.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONASAUGA 73.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EMORY 606.50 38,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FORKED DEER 14.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GUNTERSVILLE LAKE 140.20 1,479.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HARPETH 937.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HIWASSEE 925.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HOLSTON 646.50 5,109.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HORN LAKE-NONCONNAH 134.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
KENTUCKY LAKE 794.30 100,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOOSAHATCHIE 469.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER CLINCH 414.30 6,690.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER CUMBERLAND 461.50 39,264.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER CUMBERLAND-OLD HICKORY LAKE 402.20 27,439.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER CUMBERLAND-SYCAMORE 537.30 7,447.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER DUCK 1,490.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER ELK 581.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER FRENCH BROAD 702.40 30,400.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER HATCHIE 672.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER LITTLE TENNESSEE 566.60 33,382.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER MISSISSIPPI-MEMPHIS 350.20 125.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER TENNESSEE 5.90 99,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER TENNESSEE-BEECH 1,258.10 117,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE TENNESSEE-CHICKAMAUGA 922.00 47,170.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NOLICHUCKY 1,453.00 30,783.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH FORK FORKED DEER 717.90 87.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH FORK HOLSTON 6.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OBEY 373.60 22,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OBION 561.70 15,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OCOEE 145.50 2,881.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PICKWICK LAKE 325.70 5,840.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PIGEON 128.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
POWELL 229.90 34,187.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RED 628.40 15.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SEQUATCHIE 542.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK CUMBERLAND 639.70 5.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK FORKED DEER 279.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK HOLSTON 441.10 12,884.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH FORK OBION 555.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
STONES 730.70 22,691.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CLINCH 403.80 34,187.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CUMBERLAND 261.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CUMBERLAND-CORDELL HULL RESERVOIR 336.00 13,901.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CUMBERLAND-LAKE CUMBERLAND 4.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER DUCK 1,052.90 3,260.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER ELK 1,164.60 14,504.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER FRENCH BROAD 271.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER HATCHIE 134.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WATAUGA 276.00 10,899.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WATTS BAR LAKE 1,206.70 88,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WHEELER LAKE 24.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WOLF 299.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Name Not Reported 70.10 27.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00


Tennessee 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
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Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 29,406.00 69.69 .11 30.20 color.gifcolor.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 11,749.50 70.09 .00 29.91 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply Public Water Supply 3,586.10 99.41 .00 .59 color.gifcolor.gif
Agricultural Agricultural 29,458.60 99.95 .00 .05 color.gifcolor.gif
Industrial Industrial 3,469.60 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
The state assessed 29,552.10 miles of rivers and streams, or 48.39% of 61,075.00 total miles.

Tennessee Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams

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Attainment Status Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 20,624.60 69.79
Threatened 33.60 .11
Impaired 8,893.90 30.10
Total Miles Assessed 29,552.10 100.00

Tennessee Top Causes of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Miles
Impaired
1 SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 4,881.50
2 OTHER HABITAT ALTERATIONS 4,373.10
3 PATHOGENS 3,436.80
4 NUTRIENTS 1,591.20
5 ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO 1,199.90
6 NITRATES 694.90
7 PH 376.00
8 METALS 287.20
9 FLOW ALTERATION 256.20
10 PHOSPHORUS, ELEMENTAL 235.00

Tennessee Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Miles Impaired by Source
1 AGRICULTURE 5,072.10
2 LIVESTOCK (GRAZING OR FEEDING OPERATIONS) 2,712.00
3 PASTURE GRAZING - RIPARIAN AND/OR UPLAND 2,630.20
4 CHANNELIZATION 2,044.50
5 CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) 1,237.80
6 MUNICIPAL (URBANIZED HIGH DENSITY AREA) 1,176.50
7 HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 1,163.30
8 NON-IRRIGATED CROP PRODUCTION 1,161.60
9 SITE CLEARANCE (LAND DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT) 1,080.30
10 HYDROMODIFICATION 828.10

Tennessee 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
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color.gif% Impaired
Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation Fish, Shellfish, and Wildlife Protection and Propagation 530,629.00 78.54 .00 21.46 color.gifcolor.gif
Recreation Recreation 494,489.00 79.76 .00 20.24 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply Public Water Supply 505,162.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Agricultural Agricultural 495,219.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Industrial Industrial 395,542.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
The state assessed 530,629.00 acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, or 98.62% of 538,060.00 total acres.

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

Description of this table
Attainment Status Acres Percent of Assessed
Good 416,743.00 78.54
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 113,886.00 21.46
Total Acres Assessed 530,629.00 100.00

Tennessee Top Causes of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Acres
Impaired
1 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 94,468.00
2 SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 18,186.00
3 NUTRIENTS 15,738.00
4 ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO 15,637.00
5 FLOW ALTERATION 11,444.00
6 CHLORDANE 11,090.00
7 PH 10,955.00
8 DIOXIN (INCLUDING 2,3,7,8-TCDD) 10,370.00
9 NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS 4,555.00
10 METALS 2,254.00

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

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Acres Impaired by Source
1 CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS 96,722.00
2 AGRICULTURE 16,106.00
3 NON-IRRIGATED CROP PRODUCTION 15,500.00
4 CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) 15,500.00
5 CHANGES IN ORDINARY STRATIFICATION AND BOTTOM WATER HYPOXIA/ANOXIA 15,500.00
6 HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 10,965.00
7 SITE CLEARANCE (LAND DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT) 10,965.00
8 HABITAT MODIFICATION (OTHER THAN HYDROMODIFICATION) 10,950.00
9 DRAINAGE/FILLING/LOSS OF WETLANDS 10,950.00
10 HYDROMODIFICATION 3,399.00

Tennessee

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)
ZINC 11.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOW DO 102.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ALUMINUM 7.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CAUSE UNKNOWN 58.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PRIORITY ORGANICS 23.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) 13.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COLOR 5.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
METALS 287.20 2,254.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NITRATES 694.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PATHOGENS 3,436.80 1,004.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SUSPENDED ALGAE 2.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OTHER INORGANICS 6.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UNKNOWN TOXICITY 136.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SULFATES 69.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AMMONIA (UNIONIZED) - TOXIN 52.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LEAD 88.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORDANE 78.30 11,090.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MANGANESE 94.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TEMPERATURE, WATER 102.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ODOR THRESHOLD NUMBER 6.70 45.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO 1,199.90 15,637.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 128.90 94,468.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DIOXIN (INCLUDING 2,3,7,8-TCDD) 86.70 10,370.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY 27.10 1,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORINE 12.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OIL AND GREASE 51.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FLOW ALTERATION 256.20 11,444.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NONPRIORITY ORGANICS 72.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IRON 131.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NUTRIENTS 1,591.20 15,738.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PHOSPHORUS, ELEMENTAL 235.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 4,881.50 18,186.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS .00 4,555.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PH 376.00 10,955.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COPPER 56.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SALINITY 22.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PESTICIDES 3.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT 54.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OTHER HABITAT ALTERATIONS 4,373.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Tennessee

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 271.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RESOURCE EXTRACTION 121.90 494.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS 143.90 96,722.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SILVICULTURE HARVESTING 14.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NON-IRRIGATED CROP PRODUCTION 1,161.60 15,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FOREST ROADS (ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND USE) 2.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HABITAT MODIFICATION (OTHER THAN HYDROMODIFICATION) 440.20 10,950.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (COLLECTION SYSTEM FAILURES) 452.10 10.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LIVESTOCK IN STREAM 323.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPACTS FROM ABANDONED MINE LANDS (INACTIVE) 18.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SITE CLEARANCE (LAND DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT) 1,080.30 10,965.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPSTREAM IMPOUNDMENTS (E.G., PL-566 NRCS STRUCTURES) 242.00 494.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WET WEATHER DISCHARGES (POINT SOURCE AND COMBINATION OF STORMWATER, SSO OR CSO) .00 994.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AQUACULTURE 1.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GOLF COURSES .50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SILVICULTURE 14.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOSS OF RIPARIAN HABITAT 275.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IRRIGATED CROP PRODUCTION 9.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MINOR MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE 265.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ILLICIT CONNECTIONS/HOOK-UPS TO STORM SEWERS 6.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCES OUTSIDE STATE JURISDICTION OR BORDERS 371.70 383.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SURFACE MINING 28.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ABANDONED MINING 362.50 480.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE 62.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (NPS) 78.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INTENSIVE ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS 116.20 34.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) 1,237.80 15,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MUNICIPAL (URBANIZED HIGH DENSITY AREA) 1,176.50 1,054.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
STREAMBANK MODIFICATIONS/DESTABLIZATION 96.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LANDFILLS 57.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AGRICULTURE 5,072.10 16,106.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MINE TAILINGS 8.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHANNELIZATION 2,044.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MAJOR MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE 185.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS 8.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FLOW ALTERATIONS FROM WATER DIVERSIONS .00 2,900.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PASTURE GRAZING - RIPARIAN AND/OR UPLAND 2,630.20 11.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHANGES IN ORDINARY STRATIFICATION AND BOTTOM WATER HYPOXIA/ANOXIA .00 15,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DISCHARGES FROM BIOSOLIDS (SLUDGE) STORAGE, APPLICATION OR DISPOSAL 3.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS 9.80 994.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PASTURE GRAZING - RIPARIAN 6.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MINOR INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE 14.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 1,163.30 10,965.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DRAINAGE/FILLING/LOSS OF WETLANDS .00 10,950.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 458.90 994.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LIVESTOCK (GRAZING OR FEEDING OPERATIONS) 2,712.00 11.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK LEAKS (TANK FARMS) 4.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE RUNOFF (NON-CONSTRUCTION RELATED) 31.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PETROLEUM/NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (PERMITTED) 17.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SIMILAR DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS) 150.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MILL TAILINGS 5.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SPILLS FROM TRUCKS OR TRAINS 10.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DAM CONSTRUCTION (OTHER THAN UPSTREAM FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS) 2.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PERMITTED RUNOFF FROM CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOS) 4.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCE UNKNOWN 419.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HYDROMODIFICATION 828.10 3,399.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GROUNDWATER LOADINGS 1.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDUSTRIAL PERMITTED 38.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NON-INDUSTRIAL PERMITTED 8.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES 118.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SPECIALITY CROP PRODUCTION 9.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 173.90 1,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DREDGING (E.G., FOR NAVIGATION CHANNELS) 245.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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