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Total Assessed Waters for the State of Texas

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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) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
Total Assessed Waters 20,295.05 1,586,966.90 3,043.78 .00 3,879.00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Estimated Total Water Size in TX 191,228.00 3,065,600.00 2,936.18 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed 10.61 51.77 103.66 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable

Assessed Waters of Texas by Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit)

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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) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
8-digit HUC Name Not Reported 867.46 12,030.00 1,013.15 .00 2,867.40 .00 .00 .00 .00
AMISTAD RESERVOIR 183.00 10,240.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ARANSAS 64.00 .00 8.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ARANSAS BAY .00 .00 175.17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ATASCOSA 103.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AUSTIN-OYSTER 181.60 .00 24.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AUSTIN-TRAVIS LAKES 351.45 22,039.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BAFFIN BAY 58.00 .00 49.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BEALS 73.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BIG BEND 313.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BLACK HILLS-FRESNO 25.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BLUE-CHINA 147.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BOIS D'ARC-ISLAND 313.00 7,219.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BOSQUE 116.30 7,178.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BRADY 6.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BUCHANAN-LYNDON B.JOHNSON LAKES 77.00 28,238.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BUFFALO-SAN JACINTO 295.20 .00 6.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CADDO LAKE 218.00 26,800.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CEDAR .00 30,223.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CENTRAL LAGUNA MADRE .00 .00 24.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CENTRAL MATAGORDA BAY 67.00 416.00 369.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHAMBERS 67.20 38,772.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CIBOLO 192.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CIBOLO-RED LIGHT 51.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COLORADO HEADWATERS 99.00 9,420.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONCHO 176.00 12,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CROSS BAYOU 24.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DENTON 88.80 7,380.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DOUBLE MOUTAIN FORK BRAZOS 202.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EAST FORK SAN JACINTO 206.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EAST FORK TRINITY 91.80 44,145.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EAST GALVESTON BAY 59.50 .00 403.20 .00 1,011.60 .00 .00 .00 .00
EAST MATAGORDA BAY 153.00 .00 125.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EAST SAN ANTONIO BAY .00 .00 271.92 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EL PASO-LAS CRUCES 21.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ELM FORK TRINITY 229.30 52,630.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ELM-SYCAMORE 51.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
FARMERS-MUD 182.00 1,470.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GROESBECK-SANDY 101.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HONDO 148.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HUBBARD .00 14,695.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDEPENDENCE 93.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INTERNATIONAL FALCON RESERVOIR 85.20 82,090.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
JIM NED 67.00 2,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAKE FORK 42.40 27,690.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAKE MEREDITH 98.00 16,504.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAKE O'THE PINES 106.50 36,541.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAKE TEXOMA 43.00 89,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAMPASAS 193.00 6,597.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAVACA 118.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LEON 387.00 18,500.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LITTLE 104.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LITTLE CYPRESS 107.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LITTLE WICHITA 47.00 22,400.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LLANO 120.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOS OLMOS 89.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER ANGELINA 214.10 123,698.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER BRAZOS 299.85 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER BRAZOS-LITTLE BRAZOS 485.24 700.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER CLEAR FORK BRAZOS 25.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER COLORADO 190.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER COLORADO-CUMMINS 286.80 3,331.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER DEVILS 62.00 64,900.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER FRIO 101.00 26,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER GUADALUPE 136.40 .00 1.52 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER NECHES 195.30 13,700.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER PECOS 348.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER PECOS-RED BLUFF RESERVOIR 50.00 11,700.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER PRAIRIE DOG TOWN FORK RED 140.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER RIO GRANDE 149.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SABINE 304.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SALT FORK RED 76.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SAN ANTONIO 201.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER SULPHUR 82.50 20,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER TRINITY 99.00 .00 8.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER TRINITY-KICKAPOO 146.00 83,725.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER TRINITY-TEHUACANA 236.10 1,282.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER WEST FORK TRINITY 140.45 21,033.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOWER WOLF 40.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MCKINNEY-POSTEN BAYOUS 6.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MEDINA 164.00 6,075.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE BRAZOS-LAKE WHITNEY 267.00 29,053.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE BRAZOS-MILLERS 170.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE BRAZOS-PALO PINTO 197.50 33,711.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE CANADIAN-SPRING 123.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE CANADIAN-TRUJILLO 66.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE COLORADO 138.00 10,150.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE COLORADO-ELM 64.00 4,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE CONCHO 50.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE GUADALUPE 442.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE NECHES 267.80 52.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE NORTH FORK RED 139.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE NUECES 130.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE PEASE 120.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE SABINE 293.40 14,068.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MISSION 28.00 .00 41.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NAVASOTA 304.25 17,241.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NAVIDAD 157.00 11,000.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH BOSQUE 298.70 2,641.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH CONCHO 121.00 5,440.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH CORPUS CHRISTI BAY .00 .00 112.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH FORK DOUBLE MOUNTAIN FORK BRAZOS 85.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH GALVESTON BAY 44.00 .00 86.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH LAGUNA MADRE .00 .00 16.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH LLANO 97.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH PEASE 74.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH WICHITA 191.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NUECES HEADWATERS 73.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PAINT 25.00 4,690.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PALO DURO .00 2,410.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PEASE 201.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PECAN BAYOU 109.00 7,290.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PECAN-WATERHOLE 196.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PEDERNALES 189.00 2,600.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PINE ISLAND BAYOU 158.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PUNTA DE AGUA 62.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
REAGAN-SANDERSON 205.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RICHLAND 32.00 25,550.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO GRANDE-FORT QUITMAN 50.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RITA BLANCA .00 524.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SABINE LAKE 67.25 150.00 75.80 .00 378.30 .00 .00 .00 .00
SALT FORK BRAZOS 178.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN AMBROSIA-SANTA ISABEL 132.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN BERNARD 141.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN FERNANDO 45.60 .00 8.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN GABRIEL 252.60 6,094.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN MARCOS 232.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN MIGUEL 66.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN SABA 168.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH CONCHO 137.00 10,676.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH CORPUS CHRISTI BAY 29.50 .00 104.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH LAGUNA MADRE 89.00 333.00 57.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH LLANO 127.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTH WICHITA 144.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOUTHERN BEAVER 48.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SPRING 142.60 284.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SULPHUR HEADWATERS 271.00 20,005.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR 43.60 181,600.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TULE .00 896.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UECES 68.00 21,900.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER ANGELINA 207.90 7,090.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CLEAR FORK BRAZOS 56.00 14,867.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER COLORADO 97.00 17,325.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER DEVILS 42.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER FRIO 324.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER GUADALUPE 189.00 8,240.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER NECHES 205.40 26,880.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER NORTH FORK RED 55.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER NUECES 223.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER PRAIRIE DOG TOWN FORK RED 66.00 240.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SABINE 108.50 36,700.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SALT FORK RED 66.00 2,025.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SAN ANTONIO 121.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER TRINITY 100.00 1,119.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER WEST FORK TRINITY 121.00 23,719.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER WOLF 66.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
VILLAGE 238.70 3,584.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WEST FORK SAN JACINTO 110.50 31,560.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WEST GALVESTON BAY 168.50 .00 189.54 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WEST MATAGORDA BAY 22.20 .00 260.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WEST SAN ANTONIO BAY .00 .00 233.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WHITE 83.00 2,020.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WHITE OAK BAYOU 108.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WICHITA 203.00 22,159.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
YEGUA 142.80 12,560.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00


Texas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
State Designated Use Total Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
CONTACT RECREATION 20,207.95 86.52 .00 13.48 color.gifcolor.gif
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY 8,779.95 99.69 .00 .31 color.gifcolor.gif
FISH CONSUMPTION 20,295.05 98.42 .00 1.58 color.gifcolor.gif
INTERMEDIATE AQUATIC LIFE 20,295.05 90.83 .00 9.17 color.gifcolor.gif
NON-CONTACT RECREATION 27.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
The state assessed 20,295.05 miles of rivers and streams, or 10.61% of 191,228.00 total miles.

Texas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
Attainment Status Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 15,937.58 78.53
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 4,357.47 21.47
Total Miles Assessed 20,295.05 100.00

Texas Top Causes of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Miles
Impaired
1 BACTERIA 2,626.16
2 TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 610.00
3 CHLORIDE 540.00
4 DEPRESSED DISSOLVED OXYGEN 486.55
5 PCB IN FISH TISSUE 150.50
6 SELENIUM (CHRONIC) IN WATER 137.00
7 CHLORDANE IN FISH TISSUE 129.10
8 DIOXIN IN CATFISH AND CRAB TISSUE 108.10
9 CHRONIC TOXICITY IN WATER TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS 97.80
10 EXCESS ALGAL GROWTH 95.50

Texas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Miles Impaired by Source
1 NON-POINT SOURCE 2,328.38
2 SOURCE UNKNOWN 2,253.22
3 UNKNOWN POINT SOURCE 1,577.37
4 MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 815.57
5 NATURAL SOURCES 635.20
6 AGRICULTURE 583.92
7 UNSPECIFIED URBAN STORMWATER 563.57
8 INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 369.21
9 SOURCES OUTSIDE STATE JURISTICTION OR BORDERS 323.70
10 CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) 262.92

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

Description of this table
State Designated Use Total Acres Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
CONTACT RECREATION 1,586,442.90 98.68 .00 1.32 color.gifcolor.gif
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY 1,532,153.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
FISH CONSUMPTION 1,585,450.90 76.85 .00 23.15 color.gifcolor.gif
INTERMEDIATE AQUATIC LIFE 1,586,966.90 93.86 .00 6.14 color.gifcolor.gif
NON-CONTACT RECREATION 524.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
The state assessed 1,586,966.90 acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, or 51.77% of 3,065,600.00 total acres.

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

Description of this table
Attainment Status Acres Percent of Assessed
Good 1,138,371.00 71.73
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 448,595.90 28.27
Total Acres Assessed 1,586,966.90 100.00

Texas Top Causes of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Acres
Impaired
1 MERCURY IN LARGEMOUTH BASS AND FRESHWATER DRUM 326,455.00
2 HIGH PH 53,069.00
3 TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 46,390.00
4 MERCURY IN WALLEYE 16,504.00
5 DEPRESSED DISSOLVED OXYGEN 14,949.00
6 MERCURY IN WHITE AND HYBRID WHITE/STRIPED BASS 13,700.00
7 CHLORIDE 7,460.00
8 PCB IN FISH TISSUE 6,641.00
9 LOW AND HIGH PH 4,123.00
10 MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 3,698.90

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

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Acres Impaired by Source
1 ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION 360,357.90
2 NON-POINT SOURCE 94,473.00
3 SOURCE UNKNOWN 94,473.00
4 UNKNOWN POINT SOURCE 64,368.00
5 NATURAL SOURCES 18,510.00
6 UNSPECIFIED URBAN STORMWATER 3,560.00
7 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCES 3,365.00
8 INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 3,365.00
9 MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 25.00

Texas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Bays and Estuaries

Description of this table
State Designated Use Total Square Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
CONTACT RECREATION 1,998.76 99.41 .00 .59 color.gifcolor.gif
FISH CONSUMPTION 2,003.98 98.19 .00 1.81 color.gifcolor.gif
INTERMEDIATE AQUATIC LIFE 2,003.98 94.53 .00 5.47 color.gifcolor.gif
NON-CONTACT RECREATION 5.22 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
OYSTER AQUATIC LIFE 784.80 55.22 .00 44.78 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 3,043.78 square miles of bays and estuaries, or 103.66% of 2,936.18 total square miles.

Texas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Bays and Estuaries

Description of this table
Attainment Status Square Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 2,537.31 83.36
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 506.47 16.64
Total Square Miles Assessed 3,043.78 100.00

Texas Top Causes of Impairments
for Bays and Estuaries

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Square Miles
Impaired
1 BACTERIA (OYSTER WATERS) 322.50
2 PCBS IN CATFISH, SPOTTED SEATROUT, AND BLUE CRAB 33.80
3 DIOXIN IN CATFISH AND CRAB TISSUE 33.80
4 ZINC IN OYSTER TISSUE 28.90
5 BACTERIA 11.84
6 HIGH PH 9.20
7 DEPRESSED DISSOLVED OXYGEN 6.14
8 MERCURY IN FISH AND CRAB TISSUE 2.50

Texas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Bays and Estuaries

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Square Miles Impaired by Source
1 SOURCE UNKNOWN 359.40
2 NON-POINT SOURCE 359.40
3 INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 33.80
4 UNKNOWN POINT SOURCE 17.20
5 MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 7.20
6 MAJOR MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCES--DRY AND/OR WET WEATHER DISCHARGES 7.20
7 SPILLS (ACCIDENTAL) 2.50

Texas Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Oceans, and Near Coastal

Description of this table
State Designated Use Total Square Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
color.gif% Impaired
CONTACT RECREATION 3,879.00 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
FISH CONSUMPTION 3,879.00 .00 .00 100.00 color.gif
INTERMEDIATE AQUATIC LIFE 3,879.00 90.25 .00 9.75 color.gifcolor.gif
The total size of this water type for the state is not currently available.

Texas Assessed Waters
Water Quality Attainment for Oceans, and Near Coastal

Description of this table
Attainment Status Square Miles Percent of Assessed
Good .00 .00
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 3,879.00 100.00
Total Square Miles Assessed 3,879.00 100.00

Texas Top Causes of Impairments
for Oceans, and Near Coastal

Description of this table
# State Cause Name Total
Square Miles
Impaired
1 MERCURY IN KING MACKEREL > 43 INCHES 3,879.00

Texas Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Oceans, and Near Coastal

Description of this table
# State Source Name Total Square Miles Impaired by Source
1 ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION 3,879.00

Texas

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 (Square Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
ACUTE TOXICITY IN SEDIMENT TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS 3.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ACUTE TOXICITY IN WATER TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS 5.76 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ALUMINUM (ACUTE) IN WATER 24.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BACTERIA 2,626.16 .00 11.84 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BACTERIA (OYSTER WATERS) .00 .00 322.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORDANE IN FISH TISSUE 129.10 2,731.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORDANE IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORIDE 540.00 7,460.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHRONIC TOXICITY IN SEDIMENT TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS 1.35 43.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHRONIC TOXICITY IN WATER TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS 97.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COPPER (ACUTE) IN WATER 25.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DDD IN FISH TISSUE .00 2,710.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DDD IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DDE IN FISH TISSUE 63.00 2,731.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DDT IN FISH TISSUE .00 2,710.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DDT IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DEPRESSED DISSOLVED OXYGEN 486.55 14,949.00 6.14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DIELDRIN IN FISH TISSUE 60.10 2,731.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DIELDRIN IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DIOXIN IN CATFISH AND CRAB TISSUE 108.10 .00 33.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ENDRIN IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EXCESS ALGAL GROWTH 95.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE IN FISH TISSUE 60.10 2,710.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HEPTACHLOR IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HEXACHLOROBENZENE IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
HIGH PH 25.00 53,069.00 9.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPAIRED FISH COMMUNITY 33.35 3,365.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPAIRED HABITAT 2.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPAIRED MACROBENTHOS COMMUNITY 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LEAD (CHRONIC) IN WATER 38.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LINDANE IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOW AND HIGH PH .00 4,123.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOW PH 73.00 300.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN FISH AND CRAB TISSUE .00 .00 2.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 43.00 3,698.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN KING MACKEREL > 43 INCHES .00 .00 .00 .00 3,879.00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN LARGEMOUTH BASS AND FRESHWATER DRUM .00 326,455.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN WALLEYE .00 16,504.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN WATER 2.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY IN WHITE AND HYBRID WHITE/STRIPED BASS .00 13,700.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NITRATES 27.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PCB IN FISH TISSUE 150.50 6,641.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PCBS IN CATFISH, SPOTTED SEATROUT, AND BLUE CRAB 9.50 .00 33.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SELENIUM (CHRONIC) IN WATER 137.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SULFATES 60.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TEMPERATURE, WATER 39.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 610.00 46,390.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOXAPHENE IN SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO 63.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ZINC (ACUTE) IN WATER 3.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ZINC IN OYSTER TISSUE .00 .00 28.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Texas

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) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
AGRICULTURE 583.92 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION 43.00 360,357.90 .00 .00 3,879.00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS NONPOINT SOURCES 184.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONSTRUCTION 25.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) 262.92 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GRAZING-RELATED SOURCES 100.32 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPACTS FROM HYDROSTRUCTURE FLOW REGULATION/MODIFICATION 239.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE 369.21 3,365.00 33.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INTENSIVE ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS 213.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IRRIGATED CROP PRODUCTION 257.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LAND DISPOSAL 94.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL POINT SOURCES 34.50 3,365.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MAJOR MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCES--DRY AND/OR WET WEATHER DISCHARGES 58.60 .00 7.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MINOR MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCES--DRY AND/OR WET WEATHER DISCHARGES 23.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 815.57 25.00 7.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NATURAL SOURCES 635.20 18,510.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NON-POINT SOURCE 2,328.38 94,473.00 359.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SIMILAR DECENCENTRALIZED SYSTEMS) 94.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OTHER URBAN RUNOFF 25.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PASTURE GRAZING--RIPARIAN AND/OR UPLAND 69.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES 103.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RECREATION AND TOURISM ACTIVITIES 24.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RESOURCES EXTRACTION 74.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (COLLECTION SYSTEM FAILURES) 179.97 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCE UNKNOWN 2,253.22 94,473.00 359.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCES OUTSIDE STATE JURISTICTION OR BORDERS 323.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SPILLS (ACCIDENTAL) .00 .00 2.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UNKNOWN POINT SOURCE 1,577.37 64,368.00 17.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UNSPECIFIED URBAN STORMWATER 563.57 3,560.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPSTREAM IMPOUNDMENTS (E.G., PL-566 NRCS STRUCTURES) 17.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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