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       NORTHWEST FLORIDA DISTRICT WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
                       1994 305 (b) TECHNICAL APPENDIX








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                 WATER QUALITY
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       JOE HAND, JANA COL, AND ERIC GRIMISON
       BUREAU OF SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
       FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
       NOVEMBER, 1994













                                     INDEX TO RIVER BASINS



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               PAGE 73                                   PEA R.
                                                        PAGE 100                    CHATTAHOOCHEE R.
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                            BLACKWATER R.   YELLOW R.        CHOCTAWHATCHEE R.                      PAGE 23
                               PAGE 31       PAGE 150                            CHIPOLA R.
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                        1994 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
                                      FOR THE
                                STATE OF FLORIDA





                               TECHNICAL APPENDIX



                            Submitted in accordance with the
                                Federal Clean Water Act
                                    Section 305(b)







                                   November, 1994





                            Standards and Monitoring Section
                          Bureau of Surface Water Management
                              Division Of Water Facilities
















                                           TABLE OF CONTENTS





           Index to River Basins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      i


           Preface   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    iii


           Acknowledgments   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     iv


           List of Abbreviations , * , * *    , * * , * , , * * *  , * , * * * * ,    v


           Executive Summary/Overview   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    vi



           Introduction and Methods  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1
                Watershed as the Assessment Unit    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2
                Inventory of STORET Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2
                Florida Stream Water Quality Index Procedure    . . . . . . . . .     5
                Trophic State Index Procedure   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9 .    8
                Screening Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     11
                Trend Analysis   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     11
                Toxic Pollutant Assessment    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
                Nonpoint Source Assessment    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
                Making Use Support Determinations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    15



           Apalachicola Bay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     16
           Apalachicola River  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     23
           Blackwater River  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     31
           Chattahoochee River   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     40
           Chipola River   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     47
           Choctawhatchee  Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     55
           Choctawhatchee  River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     65
           Escambia River  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     73
           New River                                                                 81
           Ochlockonee River   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     87
           Pea River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    100
           Pensacola Bay   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    104
           Perdido Bay   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    114
           Perdido River   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    123
           St. Andrews Bay   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    130
           St. Marks River   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    142
           Yellow River  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    150














                                                        PREFACE


              This report is produced to inform Floridians and the EPA about surface water quality conditions
              and trends in Florida. Originally produced in 1978, this report has been updated every two years
              since, and has gone through many changes. The items listed below identify the major format
              changes which distinguish this report from its predecessor.

              0  Reeional Reports - The large size of the statewide report (550 pages) necessitated its
                 subdivision into 5 regional reports which correspond roughly with Department of
                 Environmental Protection District Office boundaries (South and Southeast District Office
                 reports are under one cover).
              0  Watersheds versus Reaches - In 1992 the State's rivers, lakes and estuaries were subdivided
                 into 1600 'reaches' and the assessment was based on this reach structure, however much of
                 the State's waters were not contained within the reaches. For 1994, the assessed area has been
                 enlarged to cover the entire State by dividing the State into 4400 watersheds. The original
                 1600 reaches remain pretty much intact within the new watersheds, and the terminology now
                 includes watershed and waterbody rather than reach.
              *  ARC/INFO Water Ouality Color Maps GIS techniques were used to produce color maps
                 depicting water quality (designated use support) in each river basin. Watersheds were color
                 coded based on good, threatened, fair or poor water quality designations.
              0  New Nonvoint Source Oualitative Surny - A nonpoint source qualitative survey was
                 performed in 1988 and has been updated and included in this report for 1994. The survey used
                 the same watersheds which were used to assess the water quality data and the qualitative
                 results were integrated into this report to both supplement the quantitative information and to
                 provide information when no quantitative information was available.
              0  Current versus Historic Data - Water quality data were examined for two time periods:
                 current data from 1989-1993 and historic data from 1970-1988. Historic data were used to
                 assess waterbodies only when there was no current data available.












                                                ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


              We would like to express our gratitude to all of the professionals that supplied us with water
              quality data and reports, responded to surveys, and answered telephone inquiries concerning the
              status of waterbodies in their area. The quality of this report has been greatly enhanced by their
              efforts.


              Many individuals in the District Offices reviewed the report on their sections of the State. These
              individuals include Rick Bradburn, Glenn Butts, Donald Ray, and Tone Touart-Rohlke -in the
              Northwest District; Cathy Krestalude, Ernie Frey, Lee Banks, Angela Halfacre, and Jim Wright of
              the Northeast District ; Eric Pluchino and Dave Aerbster of the Central District; Paul Wierzbicki,
              Herb Zebuth, and John Moulton of the Southeast District; Gordon Romeis of the South District,
              and Pat Fricano of the Southwest District . Sid Flannery of the Southwest Florida Water
              Management District also reviewed the report for his area.

              The Nonpoint Source Stormwater Section put in a tremendous amount of work on the 1994
              Nonpoint Source Assessment Survey. This team included Kent Cain, Ellen McCarron, and Mke
              Scheinkman. Don Foose, recently retired from the USGS , spent four years delineating and
              digitizing the new watersheds. Bernadette Howe, formerly with the St. Johns River Water
              Management District, provided much of the foundation work on GIS techniques for handling
              watersheds and water quality data and mapping the information.

              Several of the DEP Tallahassee staff are to be thanked for their support and review of the final
              document including Don Axelrad, Vivian Garfein, Mark Latch and Richard Harvey, and Machelle
              Jannon, who produced numerous draft copies of this text.





















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                                         List of Abbreviations





           AWT     advanced wastewater treatment
           BAS     DEP basin water quality study
           BMPs    best management practices
           BOD     biochemical oxygen demand
           cfs     cubic feet per second
           DEP     Department of Environmental Protection
           DO      dissolved oxygen
           FAA     Everglades Agricultural Area
           EPA     Environmental Protection Agency
           FGFWFC Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
           MGD     millions of gallons per day
           NPDES    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systern
           NPS      nonpoint source
           NWFWMD   Northwest Florida Water Management District
           OFW      Outstanding Florida Waters
           REACH    an EPA-designated waterbody or portion of a waterbody
           SFWI,4D  South Florida Water Management District
           SJRWMD   St. Johns River Water Management District
           SRWMD    Suwannee River Water Management District
           STORET   EPA's water quality data STOrage and RETrieval system
           SWFWMD   Southwest Florida Water Management District
           swim     Surface Water Improvement and Management
           TKN      total Kjeldahl nitrogen (organic nitrogen and ammonia)
           TSI      trophic state index
           WLA      wasteload allocation
           WMD      Water Management District
           WQI      water quality index
           WWTP     wastewater treatment plant




























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                                          EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/OVERVIEW


              The 305(b) Technical Report provides useful surface water quality related information in a fonnat
              that is helpful to managers, planners, permit staff, and laymen, as well as water quality experts.
              For each of the 52 basins, a narrative summary, a map, and data tables identify the quality and
              trends of Florida's waterbodies, the causes of water quality problems, and the present regulatory
              activities conducted by DEP and EPA to improve the problem areas. It is the most widely
              circulated water quality assessment in the State, and also serves as the support document for the
              Surface Water Section of the 1994 305(b) Water Qualily Assessment Main Report submitted to
              EPA,


              The assessment required analysis of the available STORET water quality data for the 1970-1993
              time period (STORET is EPA!s computerized water quality database). Data from approximately
              4,000 stations are assessed in this report, necessitating the extensive use of computerized
              assessment techniques. Water quality assessment techniques used to identify problem areas
              included: water quality indices, screening level exceedances, statistical trend analysis, information
              from special studies, and interviewing local experts. The 305(b) assessment also includes
              information from the 1994 DEP Nonpoint Source Assessment Survey (which is based on the
              responses of 50 Florida agencies).

                                          Statewide Results From the Main Report

              In the 1992 305(b) assessment report, Florida was subdivided into 1600 reaches which were
              based on EPA's RF2 (river reach file #2). A reach was defined as a 5 mile long section of river, or
              5 square mile section of lake or estuary. Only major waterbodies were assessed in the 1992 report
              due to the resolution limitations imposed by the RF2 file. For 1994, Florida has been subdivided
              into 4400 watersheds based on EPA's RF3 and USGS watershed delineations. Many more miles
              of Florida waterbodies were assessed (50% more river miles, 30% more lake miles, and 20%
              more estuary miles) due to the increased number of watersheds available for assessment and due
              to efforts to collect more ambient data and store the data into STORET. Table I and Figure I
              show the mileages of Florida waters which were assessed in this year's report. A striking feature
              shown in Figure I is that 77% of river miles have unknown quality. This large percentage is due
              to the fact that EPA classified Florida's many ditches and canals as rivers, which were not
              assessed in this report.

              A quantitative summary of the State's water quality was accomplished by determining the degree
              of designated use support for the. different waterbody types. The vast majority of assessed Florida
              waterbodies meet or partially meet'their designated use (92% of the river miles, 8 1 % of the lake
              miles, and 96% of the estuary miles). Figure 2 shows that the river and estuary results are fairly
              similar, however the lake results show generally worse overall quality than the rivers and estuaries
              with fewer miles in the "meets use" category and more miles in the "does not meet use" category.
              Inter6 stingly enough, this year's lake assessment brought in many more small lakes with good
              overall quality, however, Florida's largest lakes (Lake Okeechobee and Lake George) still
              overwhelm the State average with their large mileages of fair to poor quality.


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                It is very important to address both the sources of pollution and trends in water quality. In the
                past, the majority of identified water quality problems in the State were caused by point sources,
                including both domestic and industrial sources. Recently, however, nonpoint sources accounted
                for the majority of Florida's water quality problems. This is due to the fact that point source
                treatment processes have improved while there has been an increase in acreage of agricultural and
                urban developed land and their associated runoff.

                Water quality trend analysis was performed on waterbodies which had sufficient data for analysis
                (467 out of 4400 waterbodies). The majority (.70%) of these waterbodies (as seen in Figure 3)
                exhibited no significant trends. Five times as many waterbodies (24%) have improving. water
                quality trends as have degrading trends. The improved water quality trends were generally the
                result of wastewater treatment plant upgrades or the additions of new regional WWTPs and
                nonpoint source controls in Tampa, Orlando and several other cities (as seen-in Figure 4). Five
                percent of the waterbodies assessed for trends showed degrading trends; however, there are no
                regional patterns for degrading trends similar to the improving trends. The causes of degrading
                trends included point sources and nonpoint sources. Statewide trend detection is limited for the
                following reasons:


                         I .   Only one-tenth of the waterbodies are assessed for trends.
                         2.    The primary focus of our monitoring network is not trend assessment; most of our
                               stations are frequently moved, and there are very few sites with long-term, monthly
                               data.
                         3.    Our trend assessment technique is tailored to the problem identified in #2, thus, it
                               only identified relatively drastic changes in water quality. Subtle water quality
                               changes due to population growth or nonpoint source treatment improvements are
                               not picked up by this analysis.



                Table 1. Mileages of Florida Waters Assessed


                                       Monitored 1.                   Evaluated 2.    Unknown 3.      Total
                River (miles)          7,025                          4,855           39,9782.        51,858
                Lake (sq. miles)       1,541                           400               124          2,064
                Estuary (sq. miles)    2,417                          L290               347          4,054
                1. Monitored data includes 1989-1993 STORET data.
                2. Qualitative information or older STORET data (1970-1988)
                3. This number includes 25,909 miles of ditches and canals which have not been assessed.












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                 Table 2. Overall Designated Use Support Summary

                 RIVERS                                             (All size units in Miles)
                 Degree of use support                       Evaluated       Monitored       Total

                 Fully Supporting                            1116            4378            5495
                 Supporting but Threatened                   2259             0              2259
                 Partially Supporting                        1139            2093            3232
                 Not Supporting                              342             554             895

                 Total Size Assessed                         4856            7025            11881





                 LAKES                                             I _size units in Sqiqare Mile!)--
                 begr@e of use support                       Evaluated       Monitored       Total

                 Fully Supporting                            213             494             707
                 Supporting but Threatened                   100              0              100
                 Partially Supporting                        53              714             766
                 Not Supporting                              34              332             366

                 Total Size Assessed                         400             1541            1940





                 ESTUARIES                                       (All size units in Square Miles)
                 Degree of use support                       Evaluated       Monitored       Total

                 Fully Supporting                            501             1427            1928
                 Supporting but Threatened                   402              0              402
                 Partially Supporting                        358             851             1209
                 Not Supporting                              28              139             167


                 Total Size Assessed                         1290            2417            3707




                 Evaluated means qualitative information or older STORET data (1970-1988).
                 Monitored means recent STORET data (1989-1993).
















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                                                     FIGURE i. MILES MONITORED, EVALUATED AND UNKNOWN



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                                            FIGURE 2. DESIGNATED USE SUPPORT IN FLORIDA WATERBODIES


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                                      FIGURE 3. TEN YEAR WATER QUALITY TREND ANALYSIS FOR FLORIDA
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              10 year water quality trend
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                 Figure 7. Locations of Water Quality Trends in Florida Waters (1984-1993).



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              Florida's surface water quality is displayed on the map on the cover of the main report. Two
              important conclusions can be drawn from this figure: first, the majority of Florida's surface water
              has good quality; and second, the majority of problems are found in Central and South Florida.

              The sparsely populated northwest and west-central sections of the State have relatively better
              water quality than other areas. Water quality problem areas in the State are evident around the
              densely populated, major urban areas including: Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Pensacola, the
              Cape Kennedy area and the southeastern Florida coast. Other areas of poor water quality, not
              associated with population, are found in basins with intense agricultural usage.

              Pollution sources and problems in Florida are varied. The State does not have extensive
              industrialization, but rather localized concentrations of heavy industry centered mostly in urban
              areas. Many of the problems found in surface waters in urban areas can be attributed to industrial
              discharges. Silviculture, agriculture and various types of animal husbandry are a large part of
              Florida's current and historical economy. Furthermore, Florida has undergone rapid population
              growth over the past two decades and this continues. This has resulted in more pollution sources
              associated with residential development.

              Florida@s major surface water quality problems can be summarized into five general categories:

                      I .  Urban Stormwater. Stormwater carries a wide variety of pollutants from nutrients to
              toxicants. Siltation and turbidity associated with construction activities can also be a major
              problem. Problem areas are concentrated around urban centers and mirror, quite well, the
              population map of the State. Current stormwater rules and growth management laws address this
              problem for new sources, but are difficult to monitor and enforce.

                      2.   Agricultural Runoff. The major pollutants involved include nutrients, turbidity,
              BOD, bacteria and herbicides/pesticides. These pollutants generally do their worst damage in
              lakes and slow moving rivers and canals, and sometimes, the receiving estuary. Problems are
              concentrated in the central and southern portions of the State, and in several of the rivers entering
              the State from the north. Traditionally, agricultural operations have had far more lenient
              regulation than point sources; however, there is increasing recognition of the need for improved
              treatment of runoff water.


                      3.-Domestic Wastewater. This is an area that has shown significant improvement in the
              last decade. Most of the waterbodies with improving water quality trends can be traced to
              wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrades. Further advancements are being encouraged with
              design innovations such as wastewater discharge to wetlands, water reuse and advanced
              treatment. Still, a problem exists in the rural areas of the State where financial and technological
              resources are limited. Consequently, several of these poorly operating facilities are polluting
              some of Florida's relatively pristine natural waterbodies. Also, septic tank leachate contributes to
              the degradation of many of Florida's waterbodies.

                      4. Industrial Wastewater. Most notable among these are the pulp and paper mills.
              Because of the volume and nature of their discharge, all of the pulp and paper mills operating in
              the State seriously degrade their receiving waters. The phosphate and fertilizer industries are

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              major pollution sources (both point and nonpoint) in several of Florida's surface water basins. In
              addition, the mining of phosphate causes surface water hydrological modifications and major land
              use disturbances.


                     5.   Hydrological Modifications. This can take the form of damming running waters,
              channelizing slow moving waters, or dredging, draining and filling wetlands. Such modifications
              are not strictly pollution sources. However, in most cases where the natural hydrological regime
              was modified (mostly for water quantity purposes) water quality problems have ensued. Rating
              the effect of hydrologic modification is difficult. Dredge and fill activities result in a loss of
              habitat. Disruption of wetlands with a resultant net loss of area reduces the buffering and filtering
              capacities and biological potential of wetlands. This is a particularly important problem in
              estuaries. The loss of seagrasses and other marine habitats can seriously affect the maintenance of
              a viable fishery.



              The assessment of public health and aquatic life impacts uncovered several areas of concern.
              Many of these problems are associated with estuaries and are of a persistent nature. Fish with
              Ulcerative Disease Syndrome are still present in the lower St. Johns River. This problem was first
              identified in the early to mid-80s. Second, major fish kills (as many as I million fish) occurred in
              the Pensacola Bay system over the past two years. The more massive of these kills occurred in
              Bayou Chico. Bacterial contamination in the water and contaminated sediments of the Miami
              River threaten Biscayne Bay. Many urban estuaries throughout the State have elevated levels of
              metals and organic contaminants in their sediments. Examples are Tampa Bay, St. Johns River
              Estuary and Pensacola Bay. The continued loss of fishery habitat from dredge and fill and
              construction activities is a threat to the maintenance of a viable fishery. The extensive die off of
              mangroves and seagrasses and algal blooms in Florida Bay are an important State concern. The
              probable cause is the extensive channelization and hydrological modification of the bay's
              watershed exacerbated in recent years by a lack of flushing from hurricanes, high water
              temperature and high salinity.


              On the positive side, seagrasses have increased in area in Tampa Bay and there has been an
              improvement in water quality in Hillsborough Bay.

              Three other problems exist which are also of a persistent nature, but largely impact fresh water
              systems. First, fish consumption advisories for largemouth bass continue to be issued because of
              elevated mercury concentrations in their tissue. Second, a no fish consumption advisory has been
              issued for the Fenholloway River. Elevated levels of dioxin were found in fish from this stream.
              This waterbody receives effluent from a pulp mill. The third problem is the coliform bacteria
              contamination of the Miami River. Sources of this contamination are illegal sewer connections to
              the stormwater pipe system, leaking or broken sewer lines, and direct discharges of raw sewage
              when pump stations have exceeded their capacity. During acute contamination events (direct
              discharge of sewage) coliform bacteria counts in the Miami River and adjoining waters of
              Biscayne Bay are hundreds of times higher than State criteria. Efforts are being made by the City
              of Miami and Dade County to correct these problems.

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                                 Northwest Region Basin-by-Basin Evaluation of Water Quality

               The quality of Florida waters is graphically depicted on basin maps which follow each basin
               description. Areas of good, fair, and poor quality are readily discernible on these maps. The
               following is a summary of the status of the quality of waters in northwest Florida:

               In general, rivers in this region have good water quality, with a number of near pristine
               waterbodies. The major pollution sources in the area include agricultural, silvicultural, and
               construction runoff. Additionally, several, low volume WWTPs, especially in rural areas, are
               overloaded and/or poorly operating. Rapid coastal development threatens bays and lagoon
               waters. Finally, some high volume point source discharges, particularly from pulp and paper
               mills, adversely affect water quality.

               The Perdido Bay basin has water quality problems in two major areas: Elevenmile Creek and
               Bayou Marcus Creek. Champion Paper Company discharges into Elevenmile Creek. Dioxin
               contamination is a concern as fish taken from the creek have had tissue levels of dioxin ranging
               from 8.1 to 2S.7 parts-per-trillion. The EPA recommended maximum level is 7 parts-per-trillion.
               Bayou Marcus Creek receives urban runoff and discharge from a waste treatment facility. The
               bay is threatened and partially degraded due to these point and nonpoint pollution sources.
               Perdido River has good water quality except for the area near its mouth that is affected by poorer
               quality bay waters.

               The Escambia, Blackwater, and Yellow Rivers all drain into Pensacola Bay. They generally have
               good water quality except for localized areas downstream of point sources. In the Escambia
               River, these areas are in the northernmost reaches, with mostly domestic dischargers, and in the
               southernmost reaches where there are industrial dischargers. Trammel Creek in the Yellow River
               basin shows degraded conditions due to domestic discharge. That WWTP has a history of
               discharge violations. One of the more recent resulted in a large fish kill. The WWTP discharge
               (from the City of Crestview) has been removed from Trammel creek and routed to an upland site.
               Though the general water quality of Escambia, Blackwater, Yellow, and Perdido Rivers appears
               to be good, all four rivers have a mercury problem. High enough concentrations of mercury were
               found in tissue of largemouth bass to warrant issuing limited consumption advisories. The
               Pensacola Bay basin has water quality problems associated with urbanization around the City of
               Pensacola. The western bay receives the bulk of the treated wastewater and urban runoff, while
               Escambia Bay has industrial discharges. Fish kills have been a persistent problem in both
               Pensacola and Escambia Bays and their tributary bayous. Although the Choctawhatchee River
               generally has good water quality, it has a moderate degree of impact from agricultural runoff
               (turbidity, nutrients, pesticides, etc.). Additionally, several of the tributary systems within the
               basin have problems associated with domestic or industrial discharge. Alligator, Holmes, and
               Camp Branch Creeks receive discharge from Chipley, Graceville, and Bonifay WWTPs,
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              respectively. West Sandy Creek and Bruce Creek, in the western basin, receive discharge from
              DeFuniak Springs WWTP and the Showell Farm poultry processing plant, respectively. Most of
              these small treatment plants have recently been upgraded or are in the process of being upgraded
              through Consent Orders. Choctawhatchee Bay has good water quality, but is threatened by
              development of its watershed. Of particular concern are spray field and/or urban runoff from
              developed areas at Ft. Walton Beach and Destin.


              St. Andrews Bay has fairly good water quality except for an area around a paper mill discharge.
              Most of the rest of the basin has good water quality except Beatty Bayou. High concentrations of
              lead, mercury, DDT, chlordane, PCB's, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been found in
              sediments in Watson Bayou. Also, Deer Point Lake, the drinking water source for Panama City,
              has nutrient and aquatic weed problems. Both Econfina Creek and Deer Point Lake have
              largemouth bass contaminated with mercury resulting in fish limited consumption advisories. St.
              Josephs Bay has excellent water quality except for an area around its paper mill discharge.

              The Chipola River has generally good water quality. Localized threats to the river include high
              nitrates, BOD, and siltation from agricultural and silviculture nonpoint sources. A Basin
              Assessment found that the river is severely phosphorus limited due to high levels of nitrogen. A
              tributary to Chipola River and Dry Creek is a Superfund site because of contamination from a
              battery reclaiming industry and is currently undergoing a cleanup.


              The Apalachicola River basin has a mix of good and problem water quality areas. Scipio Creek,
              at the mouth of the river, is impaired by shrimping and marina activities and historic wastewater
              loading. The WWTP which formerly discharged to Scipio Creek has been converted to wetlands
              discharge. The City of Blountstown WWTP discharges to Sutton Creek. That plant has had past
              problems and is presently under a Consent Order. Apalachicola Bay has very good water quality
              and supports Florida's largest commercial oyster fishery. Though within this basin there are
              localized problems due to nonpoint source pollution from fish houses and marinas. The New
              River basin which drains into the eastern end of Apalachicola Bay has very good water quality.
              Little of this basin's area has been developed. At the eastern end of Apalachicola Bay is St.
              George Sound. In general the Sound has good water quality with exception of the area near
              Carrabelle. The City previously discharged primary treated wastewater, but has recently made
              significant upgrades in its treatment.

              The upper Ochlockonee River has turbidity and nutrient problems primarily from agricultural
              runoff and out-of-state point sources. Siltation has resulted in a depressed macroinvertebrate
              community, and as a consequence, a fishery decline. The lower river, Lake Talquin and the
              Sopchoppy River maintain good water quality. Fish consumption advisories that recommend
              limited consumption have been issued for both Lake Talquin and the Ochlockonee River and may
              soon be issued for the Sopchoppy River. Telogia Creek, a tributary to the Ochlockonee, has
              nutrient and DO problems in its upper reaches as a result of runoff from the Gretna WWTP spray.
              fields. Court action has been taken against the City of Gretna to remove all discharges from
              Telogia Creek.
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             The St. Marks, Wakulla, and Aucilla Rivers have excellent water quality except for a small stretch
             in the lower St. Marks that has oil polluted sediments from oil spills, historic Seminole Asphalt
             discharge and marina activities. Munson Slough and Lake Munson in Tallahassee have pollution
             problems from past domestic discharges (now routed to spray irrigation) and current stormwater
             runoff. Lake Munson has shown marked improvement in water quality since the diversion of the
             WWTP discharge.












































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                                  INTRODUCTION AND METHODS


                  This section describes the water quality assessment procedures used by the Bureau of
                  Surface Water Management to prepare the 1994 Florida Water Quality Inventory
                  [305(b)]. The procedures are:



                          1.      Divide State into Assessment Watersheds.
                          2.      Inventory STORET data.
                          3.      Calculate. Stream Water Quality Index (WQI).
                          4.      Calculate Lake/Estuary Trophic State Index (TSI).
                          5.      Apply Screening Levels.
                          6.      Conduct Trend Analysis.
                          7.      Conduct Toxic Pollutant Assessment.
                          8.      Conduct Nonpoint Source Assessment.

                  Florida's 52 major river basins were subdivided into 4400 watersheds of approximately
                  five square miles each. The predominate waterbody within each watershed was identified
                  and classified as a lake, stream, or estuary. Each watershed and its waterbody formed an
                  assessment unit and all water quality stations within the watershed were aggregated as if
                  they were from the same site (the stations were screened for unwanted sites, such as, point
                  source discharge sites). A water quality inventory was performed on EPA!s STORET
                  database. The inventory included the years 1970 through 1993 and was classified as
                  recent (1989-1993) or historic (1970-1988). Tables of water quality data were prepared
                  for each of Florida's 52 basins. Three procedures were then used to assess the water
                  quality data. A Water Quality Index was calculated to determine the overall quality of
                  Florida streams and rivers. The Water Quality Index summarizes information from six
                  categories including water clarity (turbidity and total suspended solids), dissolved oxygen,
                  oxygen demanding substances (biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand,
                  and total organic carbon), nutrients (total nitrogen and total phosphorus), bacteria (total
                  coliform and fecal coliform), and macroinvertebrate diversity index (based on natural
                  substrate samples, artificial substrate samples and Beck's Biotic Index). The water quality
                  of lakes and estuaries is described by the Trophic State Index which is a measure of the
                  potential for algal or aquatic weed growth. The components which make up the Trophic
                  State Index include total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll and Secchi depth.
                  Screening levels for 19 water quality parameters were also used to determine the quality
                  of Florida lakes, estuaries and streams.

                  The water quality indices and screening levels have all been tailored to Florida's water
                  quality by using the actual distribution of Florida data to determine the water quality
                  criteria used by the procedures. Specific information on each of the procedures is
                  described in the following sections.










                                              Watershed as the Assessment Unit


                  In the 1992 305(b) assessment report, Florida was subdivided into 1600 reaches which
                  were based on EPA's RF2 (river reach file #2). A reach was defined as a 5 mile long
                  section of river, or 5 square mile section of lake or estuary. Only major waterbodies were
                  assessed in the 1992 report due to the resolution limitations imposed by the RF2 file. For
                  1994, Florida has been subdivided into 4400 watersheds based on EPA's RF3 and USGS
                  watershed delineations. The original 1600 reach delineations have been kept intact,
                  however, many additional watersheds have been added due to the increased resolution of
                  RF3 and the USGS watersheds which cover the entire State. USGS was contracted to
                  develop useable, small watersheds (approximately 5 square miles) using watershed
                  boundaries identified on USGS topological maps and ARC/INFO GIS techniques. USGS
                  completed 75% of the State, but unfortunately they did not delineate watersheds in south
                  Florida (USGS subregion 0309). Watersheds for South Florida were adapted from a
                  much coarser delineation developed by the South Florida Water Management District. The
                  resulting watersheds in this area are about 50 square miles each, ten times larger than
                  those for the rest of the State.


                  The major waterbody within each watershed was identified and named. Usually each
                  watershed encompassed one major or one minor named waterbody (similar to the 1992
                  reach structure). The length of each stream waterbody and the area of lake and estuary
                  waterbodies is essential information. The length of stream waterbodies was determined by
                  GIS measurements of the RF3 trace ( or assigned a length of 5 miles if no RF3 trace was
                  available). The area of lake and estuary waterbodies was determined with crude GIS aerial
                  measurement techniques (if estuary waterbodies had no RF3 traces, their area was set to
                  5 square miles and unknown lake waterbodies were assigned an area of 1 square mile).
                  The water quality within each waterbody is assumed to be homogenous (if data prove this
                  assumption to be wrong, then the waterbody was subdivided). GIS techniques were used
                  to assign STORET sites to their respective watersheds and the location of each site was
                  visually inspected on a GIS map. If more than one named waterbody showed up in a
                  watershed (based on the STORET data within a watershed), then the watershed was
                  subdivided.
                                                     Inventory of STORET Data

                  An inventory of data was retrieved from STORET for the 1970-1993 time period. If data
                  within a watershed were available for the current time period (defined as 1989-1993), then
                  historical data was not examined, except for trend analysis. If no current data were found,
                  then historic data (defined as 1970-1988) were used for the assessment. Fifty STORET
                  parameter codes representing 21 different water quality parameters were inventoried
                  (Table 3). There are about 8000 Florida stations in STORET which were sampled in
                  1970-1993. These stations are located in 1500 of the 4400 watersheds. Annual average
                  (median) water quality was calculated for each of these stations and the data were stored
                  on a local ]IBM Personal computer. In order for an annual average to be calculated for a
                  station, the station had to be sampled at least twice within each year. STORET remark


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           Table 3. Storet Water Quality Assessment Parameters.



           Category             Storet Parameter      Name              Storet Parameter Code

           Coliform             Fecal Coli            MPN-FCBR/100ml           31616
           Coliform.            Fecal Coli            MPNECMED/100ml           31615
           Coliform.            Total Coli            MGIMENDO/100ml           31501
           Coliform.            Total Coli            MPN CONG/100ml           31505
           Conductivity         Conductivity          at 25c micromho             95
           Conductivity         Conductivity          Field micromho              94
           Dissolved  Oxygen    Dissolved Oxygen      % saturation               301
           Dissolved  Oxygen    Dissolved Oxygen      mg/1                       300
           Dissolved  Oxygen    Dissolved Oxygen      Probe mg/l                 299
           Diversity  Index     Biotic Index          BI                       82256
           Diversity  Index     Diversity Index       Artificial  substrate    82251
           Diversity  Index     Diversity Index       Natural substrate        82246
           Flow                 Stream Flow           cfs                         60
           Flow                 Stream Flow           inst.-cfs                     61
           Oxygen Demand        BOD 5 day             mg/1                       310
           Oxygen Demand        COD Hi Level          mg/1                       340
           Oxygen Demand        Tot Organic Carbon C mg/l                        680
           pH-Alkalinity        pH SU                                            400
           pH-Alkalinity        pH SU                 lab                        403
           pH-Alkalinity        Total   Alkalinity    CaC03 mg/1                 410
           Temperature          Temperature   Water   cent                        10
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll   A       mg/1                     32230
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll   A       mg/1                     32217
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll   A       mg/l                     32210
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll   A       mg/1   corrected         32211
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll   Total   mg/1                     32234
           Trophic  Status      Chlorophyll           total ug/1               32216
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   ammonia    Diss-N02 mg/1            71846
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   NH3+NH4-   N Diss mg/1                608
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   NH3 NH4-   N total mg/1               610
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Nitrate    Diss-N03 mg/l            71851
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Nitrate    Tot-N03 mg/1             71850
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   N02&NO3    N-Diss mg/1                631
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   N02&NO3    N-Total mg/l               630
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   N03-N      Diss mg/l                  618
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   N03-N      Total mg/l                 620
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Org N      N mg/l                     605
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Tot Kjel   N mg/l                     625
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Total N    As N03   mg/l            71887
           Trophic  Status      Nitrogen   Total N    N mg/1                     600
           Trophic  Status      Phosphorus            OrthoPO4 mg/1              660
           Trophic  Status      Phosphorus Total      As P04 mg/l              71886





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           Table 3. Storet Water Quality Assessment Parameters (continued).



           Category            Storet Parameter    Name            Storet Parameter Code



           Trophic Status      Phosphorus Total    mg/l P                    665
           Trophic Status      Transparency        Secchi  Inches             77
           Trophic Status      Transparency        Secchi  Meters             78
           Water Clarity       Color               PT-CO Units                80
           Water Clarity       Color-AP            Pt-CO Units                81
           Water Clarity       Residue Tot NFLT    mg/1                       530
           Water Clarity       Turbidity           JKSN JTU                   70
           Water Clarity       Turbidity           TRBIDMTR HACH FTU          76














































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                   codes also present a problem in data analysis when a data value is recorded as "less than"
                   the actual value reported. In these cases the reported value was multiplied by 0.5 to adjust
                   for the "less than" condition. Data with STORET remark codes indicating that the
                   reported value was "greater than" the actual value were dropped from further analysis. A
                   Water Quality Index value was calculated for each stream/river annual median and a
                   Trophic State Index value was calculated for each lake/estuary annual median.

                                              Florida Stream Water Quality Index Procedure

                   To assess Florida stream water quality, a Florida stream Water Quality Index (WQI) was
                   developed and first used in the 1988 305(b) report. The WQ1 is based on the quality of
                   water as measured by six water quality categories (water clarity, dissolved oxygen, oxygen
                   demanding substances, bacteria, nutrients and biological diversity). Each category may
                   have more than one parameter as shown in Table 4. Raw (annual average) data are
                   converted into index values which range from 0 to 99 for the six categories. Index values
                   correspond to the percentile distribution of stream watei quality data in Florida (Table 4).
                   [The percentile distribution of STORET water quality data were determined in 1987 for
                   2,000 ambient, stream STORET locations in Florida.] For example, Table 4 shows the
                   BOD concentrations ranged from 0.8 mg/1 (10 percentile) to 5.1 mg/ (90 percentile) with
                   a median value of 1.5 mg/1 (50 percentile). ABOD concentration of 0 to less than 0.8
                   mg/1 is assigned an index value of 0 to 9, etc.

                   The overall WQI is the arithmetic average of the six water quality index categories. The
                   index for each category is determined by averaging its component parameter index values.
                   Nfissing water quality parameters and missing water quality categories are ignored in the
                   final calculation. Therefore, the final WQI is based on an average of anywhere from I to 6
                   water quality index categories. Table 5 shows an example calculation of the WQI. The
                   WQI can be calculated from just one index category; however, it becomes more reliable as
                   more categories are used in its calculation.

                   In order to determine the range of values of the WQI which correspond to good, fair and
                   poor quality, the WQI was correlated with the EPA National Profiles Water Quality
                   Index for Florida data. (The EPA WQI was used in the 1986 305(b)). Based on this
                   correlation, the cutoff values for the WQ1 were determined as follows: 0 to less than 45
                   represents good quality, 45 to less than 60 represents fair quality, and 60 to 99 represents
                   poor quality.

                   The Florida stream Water Quality Index has several advantages over indices used
                   previously. First, the index is tailored to Florida water quality data, since it is based on the
                   percentile distribution of Florida stream data. Second, it uses the water quality categories
                   which are felt to be the most important measures of water quality in Florida: water clarity,
                   dissolved oxygen, oxygen demanding substances, nutrients, bacteria and biological
                   diversity. Third, it is simple to understand and calculate and does not require a mainframe
                   computer or any complex data transformations or averaging schemes. Finally, the index



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             Table 4.    Florida Stream Water Quality Index Criteria.
                         Percentile Distribution of STORET Data.



             Parameter                                   Best Quality                               Median Value                                  Worst Quality

                                               Unit           1096   20%        30%        40%           50%          60%      70%             80%           90%
                Category: Water Clarity
             Turbidity                         JTU          1.50     3.00       4.00       4.50          5.20       8.80         12.20       16.50         21.00
             Total Suspended Soldis            mg/l         2.00     3.00       4.00       5.50          6.50       9.50         12.50       18.00         26.50

             ** Category: Dissolved    Oxygen
             Dissolved Oxygen                  mg/l         8.00     7.30       6.70       6.30          5.80       5.30         4.80        4.00          3.10

             ** Category: Oxygen Demand
             Biochemical Oxygen Demand         mg/l         0.80     1.00       1.10       1.30           1.50      1.90         2.30        3.30          5.10
             Chemical Oxygen Demand            mg/1         16.00   24.00      32.00      38.00          46.00      58.00       72.00       102.00        146.00
             Total Organic Carbon              mg/1         5.00     7.00       9.50      12.00          14.00      17.50        21.00       27.50         37.00


             ** Category: Nutrients
             Total Nitrogen                    mg/1  as N   0.55     0.75       0.90       1.00           1.20      1.40         1.60        2.00          2.70
             Total Phosphorus                  mg/1  as P   0.02     0.03       0.05       0.07           0.09      0.16         0.24        0.46          0.89


             ** Category: Bacteria
             Total Coliform                    #/100 ml 100.00      150.00    250.00      425.00        600.00     1100.00    1600.00      3700.00      7600.00
             Fecal Coliform,                   #/100 ml     10.00    20.00      35.00     55.00          75.00      135.00      190.00      470.00        960.00


             ** Category: Biological Diversity
             Diversity Index Nat. Substrate Index           3.50      3.10      2.80       2.60           2.40        2.15       1.95        1.50          1.20
             Diversity Index Art. Substrate Index           3.55      3.35      3.20       3.05           2.90        2.65       2.40        1.95          1.35
             Beck's Biotic Index                Index       32.00    28.00      23.00     18.50          14.00      11.00        8.00        5.50          3.50










            Table 5. An Example Calculation of the Florida Stream Water Quality Index (WQI).



                                                                                     Parameter
            Water Quality Category'          Water Quality Parameter  2  Value'      Index Value 4      Index Average 5


            Water Clarity                     Turbidity                  3.9 mg/1         29                   40
            Water Clarity                     Total Suspended Solids     7.0 mg/1         52

            Dissolved Oxygen                  Dissolved oxygen           5.4 mg/1         58                   58

            Oxygen Demanding  Substances      BOD                        2.8 mg/1         75
            Oxygen Demanding  Substances      COD                        31.0 mg/1        29                   52
            Oxygen Demanding  Substances      TOC

            Nutrients                         Total Nitrogen             1.87 mg/1        77                   79
            Nutrients                         Total Phosphorus           0.56 mg/1        82

            Bacteria                          Total Coliform          1800 MPN/100 ml     71                   70
            Bacteria                          Fecal Coliform         1900 MPN/100 ml      70

            Macroinvertebrate Diversity       Natural Substrate          1.7              76
            Macroinvertebrate Diversity       Artificial Substrate       2.3              72                   69
            Macroinvertebrate  Diversity      Beck's Biotic Index        11.0             60

                                                                                                         WQI = 61'

            1-  These are the  6 water quality categories.
            2_  These are the  13 water quality parameters which make up the 6 categories.
            3_  These are the  actual data values (1.1 indicates no measurement was taken for this parameter).
            4_  The index value is based on the percentile distribution values shown in Table 4.
            5_  The category average is based on an average of each of the water quality parameter values.
            6_  The WQI is an average of the category index values, i.e., WQI = (40+58+52+79+70+69)/6=61.








                 works; it nicely identifies areas of good, fair, and poor water quality that correspond to
                 professional and public opinion.

                 A toxic pollutants category would be a valuable addition to the index; however, toxic
                 pollutants were not included in the index since there is relatively little data in Florida
                 (compared to the amount of data for conventional pollutants ). Toxic pollutants were
                 assessed separately as discussed later in this section of the report.

                                                   Trophic State Index Procedure

                 The Trophic State Index procedure provides an effective method of classifying lakes
                 based on the lake's chlorophyll, Secchi depth, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations.
                 The index was developed in 1982 in response to the EPA Clean Lakes Program and is
                 documented in the Classification of Florida Lakes Report by the University of Florida,
                 Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences. This index remains unchanged from
                 the 1988 305(b) report.

                 The index is based on a trophic classification scheme developed in 1977 by R.E. Carlson.
                 It relies on three trophic indicators to describe the trophic status of a lake. The goal was
                 to have each indicator relate to algal biomass such that a 10 unit change in the index
                 would represent a doubling or halving of algal biomass. Carlson developed indices based
                 on Secchi disc transparency, chlorophyll concentration and total phosphorus
                 concentration. The Florida Trophic State Index (TSI) is based on the same rationale, but
                 also includes total nitrogen concentration as a fourth index. Criteria were developed for
                 Florida lakes from a regression analysis of data on 313 Florida lakes. The desirable upper
                 limit for the index is set at 20 ug/1 chlorophyll which corresponds to an index of 60.
                 Doubling the chlorophyll concentration to 40 ug/1 results in an index increase to 70 which
                 is the cutoff for undesirable (or poor) lake quality. Index values from 60 to 69 represent
                 'fair' water quality. The criteria for chlorophyll, Secchi depth, total phosphorus and total
                 nitrogen concentrations are shown in Table 6.

                 A nutrient index is also calculated based on phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations and
                 the limiting nutrient concept. The limiting nutrient concept identifies a lake as phosphorus
                 limited if the nitrogen to phosphorus concentration ratio is greater than 30, as nitrogen
                 limited if the ratio is less than 10, and balanced (depending on both nitrogen and
                 phosphorus) if the ratio is 10-30. Thus, the nutrient TSI is based solely on phosphorus if
                 the ratio is greater than 3 0, solely on nitrogen if less than 10, or based on both nitrogen
                 and phosphorus if the ratio is between 10 and 30. An overall index (TSI) is calculated
                 based on the average of the chlorophyll TSI, the Secchi depth TSI and the nutrient TSI.
                 For this index to be calculated, both nitrogen and phosphorus measurements are required
                 for the sample. The lake trophic state index was also applied to Florida estuaries to
                 describe estuarine water quality. The criteria for the estuary quality ratings is 10 less than
                 the lake ratings (i.e., good estuarine water quality is a TSI value of 0-49, fair quality is 50-
                 59, and poor quality is a value of 60-100). Table 7 shows an example TSI calculation.


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            Table 6. Trophic State Index (TSI) for Lakes and Estuaries.




                 For Lakes:        0-59 is good, 60-69 is fair, 70-100 is poor
                 For Estuaries: 0-49 is good, 50-59 is fair, 60-100 is poor


            Trophic State Chlorophyll Secchi Depth Total Phosphorus Total Nitrogen
                  Index         CHIA         SD                TP                  TN
                    TSI         (ug/1)       W             (mgP/l)               (mgN/1)



                      0           0.3        7.4           0.003                   0.06
                     10           0.6        5.3           0.005                   0.10
                     20           1.3        3.8           0.009                   0.16
                     30           2.5        2.7           0.01                    0.27
                     40           5.0        2.0           0.02                    0.45
                     50          10.0        1.4           0.04                    0.70
                     60          20.0        1.0           0.07                    1.2
                     70          40          0.7           0.12                    2.0
                     80          80          0.5           0.20                    3.4
                     90         160          0.4           0.34                    5.6
                    100         320          0.3           0.58                    9.3





            TSI equations which generate the above criteria:


            CHLATs, = 16.8 + [14.4 x LN (CHIA)]         (use Natural Log)


            SDTSI    = 60- [30 x IN (SD)]


            TNTSI    = 56 + (19.8 x LN (TN)]


            TPTSI    = [18.6 x LN (TP x 1000)] -18.4


            TSI       = (CHLATs, + SDTSI + NUTRTsj.) /3



            * Limiting Nutrient considerations for Calculating NUTRTsi:



            If TN/TP > 30 then NUTRTSI = TPTSI

            If TN/TP < 10 then NUTRTSI = TNTS1

            If 10 < TN/TP <30 then NUTRTs, = (TPTSI + TNTSI) /2









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           Table 7. An Example Calculation of the Trophic State Index (TSI)
                        (See Table 6 for Formulas).




                               Annual Average     TSI Calculation       Average TSI


           Chlorophyll         6.0 ug/l                 42.6"               42.1

           Secchi Depth        1.8 meters               42.3'-              42.3

           Phosphorus*         0.04 mg P/1              50.2 3.

           Nitrogen*           0.67 mg N11              48.1 4.             49.2 5-

                                                                             -5 . @0-




           1. CHLA = 16.8 +    (14.4 x IN (6.0))    42.1 (use Natural Log)


           2.  SD = 60 - [30   x LN (1.9)] = 42.3


           3.  TP = (18.6 x IN (0.04 x 1000H - 18.4 = 50.2


           4.  TN = 56 + [19.8 x LN (0.67)] = 48.1


           5.  TN/TP Ratio = 0.67/0.04 = 16.7 therefore, TSI NUTR = an average of TSI
           Phosphorus and TSI Nitrogen = (50.2 + 48.1)/2 = 49.2

           6. (42.6 + 42.3 + 49.2)/3 = 45



             Note:    If either phosphorus or nitrogen sampling information
                      are missing, then the index is not calculated.
                      Chlorophyll and/or Secchi Depth may be missing and the
                      index will be calculated.


























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                                                          Screening Levels

                  Screening levels were used to determine water quality problems caused by each of
                  nineteen water quality parameters (Table 8). Screening levels were based on either Florida
                  criteria or on criteria established by professional judgment when quantitative Florida
                  criteria are absent. Different screening levels were developed for streams, lakes and
                  estuaries to take into account the natural differences among these waterbodies. The
                  criteria which were established by professional judgment were based on the percentile
                  distribution of Florida data.


                  The eightieth percentile was chosen as the cutoff between acceptable and unacceptable
                  water quality. This means that 80% of Florida's water quality data will have acceptable
                  levels. Table 8 identifies the screening levels used, the typical values measured and the
                  Florida criteria for streams, lakes and estuaries. Screening level exceedances are noted in
                  the data tables for each watershed in each basin.


                                                           Trend Analysis

                  Water quality trend analysis was performed on. 12 water quality parameters (plus the
                  overall stream water quality index and the trophic state index) for 460 watersheds. The
                  time frame for the analysis is from 1984-1993. The analysis was quite simple; a non-
                  parametric correlation analysis (Spearman's Ranked Correlation) was used to analyze the
                  ten-year trend of the annual STORET station medians for each watershed. There may
                  have been only one station analyzed within a watershed resulting in a maximum of ten
                  years of data, or there may have been many stations sampled within the watershed
                  resulting in the analysis of many more yearly station medians and a more meaningful trend
                  analysis.

                  A separate trend assessment technique was used to analyze stream, lake, and estuary
                  waterbodies. Stream trend analysis utilized the trend information from eight water quality
                  parameters (bacteria, turbidity, total suspended solids, BOD, dissolved oxygen, Secchi
                  depth, nitrogen and phosphorus) plus the overall water quality index. Lake and estuary
                  trend analysis focused on four trophic state parameters (chlorophyll, Secchi depth,
                  nitrogen and phosphorus) plus the trophic state index.

                  The overall trend of each waterbody was determined by comparing the number of
                  improved water quality parameters to the number of degraded water quality parameters.
                  Some waterbodies showed quite strong trends. If a waterbody showed no trends, or just
                  one parameter showed a trend (or the number of improved trends minus the number of
                  degraded trends is zero or one), then the trend is classified as "no change". This trend
                  analysis must be considered preliminary due to the simplicity of the technique.










             Table 8. Water Quality Assessment Parameters For Florida Streams, Lakes and
                          Estuaries, Screening Levels-Typical Values-Florida Criteria.


             Parameter                          Units           Screening      Typical Va   lues      Florida Criteria (17-302)
                                                                     Level     10%   (Median) 90%     Class III



                Water Body Type: Stream
             Alkalinity                      CaC03 Mg/l                        13     (75)    150     20.0 mg/l   min.
             Beck's Biotic Index             Index                   <5.5      4      (14)    32
             BOD 5 Day                       mg/1                    >3.3      0.8    (1.5)   5.1     Not cause   DO<5 mg/l
             Chlorophyll                     ug/l                              1      (6)     30
             COD                             Mg/l                    >102      16     (46)    146
             Coliform-Fecal                  #/100 ml                >470      10     (75)    960     200/100 ml
             Coliform-total                  #/100 ml                >3700     100    (600)   7600    1000/100 ml
             Color                           Platinum-Color Units              21     (71)    235     No nuisance conditions
             Conductivity                    micromho                >1275     100    (335)   1300    1275 or 50% abv background
             Dissolved Oxygen                mg/1                    <4.0      3.1    (5.8)   8.0     5. 0 mg/l
             Diversity Artificial Sub        index                   <1.95     1.4    (2.9)   3.6     min. 75% of DI
             Diversity Natural Substr        index                   <1.50     1.2    (2.4)   3.5     min. 75%   of DI (marine)
             DO % Saturation                 %                                 36     (68)    90
             Fecal Strep                     #/100   ml                        20     (15)    1700
             Fluoride                        mg/l                              0.1    (0.2)   0.8     10.0 mg/l
             Nitrogen-total                  mg/1 as N               >2.0      0.5    (1.2)   2.7     Not cause   imbalance
             pH                              standard units                    6.1    (7.1)   7.9     <6.0 >8.5
             Phosphorus-total                mg/l as P               >0.46     0.02   (0.09)  0.89    Not cause imbalance
             Secchi Disc Depth               meters                            0.4    (0.8)   1.7     min. 90% background
             Temperature                     centigrade                        19     (23)    28      No nuisance conditions
             Total Organic Carbon            mg/l                    >27.5     5      (14)    37
             Total Suspended Solids          mg/l                    >18.0     2      (7)     26
             Turbidity                       JTU FTU                 >16.5     1.5    (5)     21      29 NTUs above background


             ** Waterbody Type: Lake
             Alkalinity                      CaCO3 mg/l              >20.      2      (28)    116     20.0 mg/l min.
             Chlorophyll                     ug/l                    >40.      1      (12)    70
             Nitrogen-total                  mg/l  as N              >2.0      0.4    (1.1)   2.5     Not cause imbalance
             Phosphorus-total                mg/l  as P              >0.12     0.01   (0.05)  0.29    Not cause imbalance
             Secchi Disc Depth               meters                  <0.7      0.4    (0.9)   2.7     Min.  90% background

             ** Waterbody Type: Estuary
             Chlorophyll                     ug/l                    >40       1      (9)     36
             Nitrogen-total                  mg/l  as N              >2.0      0.3    (0.8)   1.6     Not cause imbalance
             Phosphorus-total                mg/l  as P              >0.12     0.01   (0.07)  0.20    Not cause imbalance
             Secchi Disc Depth               meters                  <0.7      0.6    (1.1)   3.0     Min. 90% background

























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                                                    Toxic Pollutant Assessment


                  The assessment of toxic pollutants in Florida!s waters was accomplished by an inventory
                  of 9 STORET toxic metal parameters for 1991-93 (Table 9). The Florida surface water
                  quality standards (Chapter 17-302, Florida Administrative Code) were used to assess
                  whether the toxic pollutant was found at an elevated level. Several standards are based on
                  hardness levels, however, since hardness levels were, not available in all cases, a hardness
                  value of 100 mg/I as calcium carbonate was assumed. An elevated level was defined as
                  any exceedance of the standard for any of the nine metals. Generally, each waterbody was
                  sampled two or three times for several of the metals during the last three years.

                                                   Nonpoint Source Assessment

                  An extensive assessment of nonpoint source impacts on Florida!s waters was conducted in
                  1988 through the use of a questionnaire sent to all major State agencies (Water
                  Management Districts, Division of Forestry, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission),
                  city and county offices, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Forestry Service, Regional
                  Planning Councils, local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, citizen environmental
                  groups (Sierra Clubs, Audubon Society and others) and professional outdoor guides. The
                  respondents (approximately 150 agencies and 350-400 participants) to the questionnaire
                  identified nonpoint sources of pollution, environmental pollution symptoms (fish kills,
                  algal blooms, etc.) pollutants and miscellaneous comments. The assessment has been
                  updated in 1994. The 1994 nonpoint source assessment was performed more efficiently
                  than the 1988 version due largely to the use of GIS technology for compiling and
                  displaying the data, and also advancements in the questionnaire methodology. Scannable
                  forms were used eliminating the need to key punch data and integration with the 305b
                  report was much improved.

                  Florida's 1994 nonpoint source assessment was performed using a qualitative, best
                  professional judgment approach. Unlike point source pollution analysis and its readily
                  available STORET ambient data, there is rarely any convenient database of water quality
                  monitoring data that has been designed for analyzing impacts of nonpoint source pollution
                  on surface waters. Therefore, the assessment procedure was designed to make use of the
                  knowledge of experienced field personnel who had information about individual
                  waterbodies. The 1994 survey was sent to essentially the same group of professionals as
                  the 1988 report and approximately fifty respondents identified nonpoint sources of
                  pollution, environmental symptoms of pollution (fish kills, algal blooms, etc.), degree of
                  impairment (rating) of a waterbody and miscellaneous comments. A total of 1720
                  watersheds or about 40 % @f the total watersheds were qualitatively assessed by the
                  respondents. Data tables summarizing the 1994 NPS survey are presented for each basin
                  in this report. The remainder of this section describes the information presented in these
                  tables.



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                    Table 9. Toxic Metals in the Water Column.





                                     Storet       Number of
                                     Parameter Waterbodies Florida               % of Waterbodies
                    Metal            Number       Sampled      Criteria (ppb)    With Exceedances



                    Arsenic          1002               1-02        50                  0%


                    Cadmium          1027               211         1.1                 17%


                    Chromium         1034               155         207*                0%


                    Copper           1042               330         12*                 10%


                    Iron             1045               378         1000                22%


                    Lead             1051               240         3.2*                30%


                    Mercury          71900              129         0.012               47%


                    Nickel           1067               130         158*                0%


                    Zinc             1092               253         106                 10%



                    * actual criteria is dependent on water hardness which was -assumed to be 100 mg/l as calcium carbonate
                    since hardness was not available in all waterbodies































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                   The impairment rating of a waterbody was defined as status of waters within a watershed
                   as determined by support or nonsupport of designated use. The status of a watershed was
                   dependent on making a determination of designated use support that applied to all surface
                   waters within the aerial extent of that watershed. Designated use refers to the
                   classification or standards and criteria applied to all Florida waters.

                   Impairment rating categories used were as follows:

                           I .     Good (meets designated use). All surface waters in the watershed are
                                   supporting their use classification with no evidence of nonpoint source
                                   problems.
                           2.      Threatened (meets designated use). All surface waters in the watershed are
                                   attaining their use classification, but in the absence of any future
                                   management activities, it is suspected that within five years at least some of
                                   the surface waters in the watershed will not support their designated use.
                           3.      Fair (partially meets designated use). Some, but not all, surface waters in
                                   the watershed are not supporting their designated use.
                           4.      Poor (does not meet use). All surface waters in the watershed are not
                                   supporting their designated use.

                   Nonpoint source pollution is generally associated with land use activities which do not
                   have a well-defined point of discharge, such as discharge from a pipe or smoke stack.
                   Nonpoint contaminants are carried to waterbodies by direct runoff or percolation through
                   the soil to groundwater. There are many different potential source areas. Some of the
                   common activities and sources which were considered in the nonpoint source assessment
                   include:


                           I       Construction site runoff. This type of source can provide sediment,
                                   chemicals and debris to surface waters.
                           2.      Urban stormwater. Runoff from buildings, streets and parking lots carries
                                   with it oil, grease, metals, fertilizers and other pollutants.
                           3.      Land disposal. Leachate from septic tanks and landfills may pollute
                                   groundwater or local surface waters. Contamination of surface waters can
                                   be by either by direct runoff or discharge from groundwater.
                           4.      Agricultural runoff. Runoff from fields and pastures carries with it
                                   sediments, pesticides and animal wastes ( which can be a source of bacteria
                                   and viruses and nutrients).
                           5.      Silvaculture operations. Logging activities which erode forest soils add
                                   turbidity and suspended solids to local surface waters.
                           6.      Mining. This type of activity can cause siltation in nearby waterbodies,
                                   release of radioactive materials to groundwater, discharge of acid mine
                                   drainage and depletion of water supplies in aquifers.


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                        7.      Hydrologic modification. Dams, canals, channelization and other
                                alternations to the flow of a waterbody result in habitat destruction and in
                                general water quality deterioration.

                 Abbreviations were used for the nonpoint source categories in the NPS data tables which
                 are found in each basin write-up on the following pages. Those abbreviations correspond
                 to the sources as described below:


                        AG             Agricultural runoff
                        RE             Resource extraction or mining
                        SL             Silvaculture or for operations
                        LD             Land disposal
                        UR             Urban runoff
                        CN             Construction site runoff
                        IM             Hydrologic Modification
                        OT             Other nonpoint source
                        IND            Industrial site runoff
                        STP            Sewage treatment plant


                 Data for the last two point source categories were not obtained from the 1994 NPS
                 assessment survey, but rather they come from the 1992 305(b) Report.

                 Respondents were provided with 15 choices of pollutants and 9 choices of symptoms for
                 use in characterizing the status of a watershed. Pollutant choices or categories and their
                 descriptions are provided below:

                        I       Nutrients. An imbalance of nitrogen and or phosphorus which resulted in
                                algal blooms or nuisance aquatic plant growth. Standards for Class III
                                waterbodies are based on this criteria.
                        2.      Bacteria. This refers to the presence of high levels of coliform, strep and
                                enteric fecal organisms which cause the closure of waters to swimming and
                                shellfishing.
                        3.      Sediments. Soil erosion which results in high levels of turbidity.
                        4.      Oil and Grease. Hydrocarbon pollution resulting from highway runoff,
                                marina, and industrial areas. Their presence is evidenced as a sheen on the
                                water surface.
                        5.      Pesticides. These class of chemicals can be found in runoff from
                                agricultural lands and some urban areas.
                        6.      Other Chemicals. General category for other chemicals besides pesticides
                                and oil and grease, typically associated with landfills, industrial land uses
                                and hazardous waste sites.









                          7.      Debris. This category includes trash ranging from Styrofbam plates and
                                  cups to yard clippings and dead animals.
                          8.      Oxygen Depletion. Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water column
                                  resulting in odor problems (anoxic waters) and fish kills.
                          9.      Salinity. Changes in salinity caused by too much or too little freshwater
                                  inflows. Typical results are declines in the fishery and changes in species
                                  composition.
                          10.     pH. Change in the acidity of surface waters with resultant declines in
                                  fisheries and other changes to flora and fauna, such as reductions in
                                  diversity or abundance.
                          11.     Metals. Anthropogenically enriched levels of trace metals commonly
                                  associated with urbanized watersheds and marinas.
                          12.     Habitat Alteration. Landuse activities which adversely affect the resident
                                  flora and fauna. Included with habitat alteration is habitat loss.
                          13.     Flow Alteration. Landuse activities which influence the flow
                                  characteristics of a watershed resulting in adverse affects upon flora and
                                  fauna.
                          14.     Thermal Pollution. Activity which changes local temperature of receiving
                                  water relative to ambient temperature.
                          15.     Other Pollutants. General category used to describe activities and impacts
                                  not described in the other 14 categories.

                  Responses of waterbodies to the above listed sources of pollutants were defined as
                  symptoms. The nine symptoms used for categorization are defined as follows:

                          I .     Fish Kills. Dead and dying fish caused by designated source of pollution.
                          2.      Algal Blooms. Excessive growth of algae resulting from nutrient
                                  enrichment.
                          3.      Aquatic Plants. Density of exotic and nuisance plants such that impairment
                                  of the waterbody occurs. Nutrient enrichment is usually the cause.
                          4.      Turbidity. High suspended sediment loads in water column resulting from
                                  soil erosion. Effects on the waterbody include smothering of benthos and
                                  reduced light penetration with resultant loss of plant and algal productivity.
                          5.      Odor. Unpleasant smells resulting from low dissolved oxygen conditions
                                  (anoxia) and or fish kills.
                          6.      Declining Fisheries. Reduction in landings of or increases in catch per unit
                                  effort to catch game and commercial species indicating loss of productive
                                  fishery.
                          7.      No Swimming. Closure of recreational swimming areas due to public
                                  health risks, usually caused by high coliform bacteria counts.
                          8.      No Fishing. Closure of recreational or commercial fishing areas because of
                                  threats to human health from elevated bacteria counts or levels of
                                  contaminants.








                        9.     Other Symptoms. General category used for information that cannot be
                               placed in any other category.






                                              Making Use Support Determinations

                EPA has revised its criteria for determining the status of waters as documented in
                Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Preparation of the 1994,State Water Quality
                Assessments (305(b) Report). Often, a variety of assessment techniques were available for
                each watershed (e.g., chemical data, biological data and NPS survey results) and in this
                case a use decision was made based on integrating all the information. If quantitative data
                were available on the water quality of a waterbody (through the Trophic State Index or
                Water Quality Index) then the designated use of the waterbody was determined from the
                quantitative information, and if no quantitative data were available, then the qualitative
                NPS survey results were used to estimate designated use of the waterbody. Current data
                was available for assessment of about 1100 watersheds, historic data was used in 400
                watersheds, and qualitative data was used in 1000 watersheds. The NP S survey provided
                all the information on sources of pollution (e.g. urban or construction runoff) and part of
                the information on causes and symptoms of pollution. Integrating the information from the
                quantitative (STORET) analysis and the qualitative NPS survey was not easy, but many
                additional watersheds were assessed based on the results of the integration. In the future,
                the two techniques should blend together much better through increased coordination of
                efforts.
















































                               APALACHICOLA






                        )ANCENT IS        AP




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                  APALACHICOLA BAY BASIN                     WATER QUALITY
                          03130014                                GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                           THREATENED
                   1984-1993 STORET DATA                          FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                  POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                     UNKNOWN
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                              APALACHICOLA BAY BASIN




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               Buic Facts

                Drainage Area: 200 square miles
                Major Land Uses: basin is mostly water
                Population Density: low (Apalachicola, Eastpoint, St. George Island)
                Major Pollution Sources: dredging, commercial fishing and fish
                 processing
                Best Water Quality Areas: St. George Sound
                Worst Water Quality Areas: along shore marinas and/or seafood
                 processing houses
                Water Quality Trends: stable quality at one site
                OFW Waterbodies:
                 Apalachicola River and Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
                 Apalachicola Bay State Aquatic Preserve
                 St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
                SWIM Waterbodies:
                 Apalachicola Bay/St. George Sound
                Reference Reports:
                 Apalachicola Bay Dredged Material Disposal Plan, DEP
                  (Tallahassee), 1986
                 Apalachicola Bay SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, 1992
                 Apalachicola Bay BAS, DEP (Pensacola), 1986
                 Apalachicola Bay Management Plan, DEP, 1988
                Basin Water Quality Experts:
                 Steve Leitman, Fla. Defenders of the Environment, 904/627-3 527
                 Tom Savage, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-1344
                 David Heil, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-5471
                 Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8380
                 Donald Ray, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8300




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               In the News


                * Projects for oyster culturing are ongoing.
                * See Apalachicola River Basin for other applicable news.
                 In November 1993 the Bay was temporarily closed after 24 people reported



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                   illnesses after eating oysters from the Bay. Center for Disease
                   Control and Prevention reported on 6/24/94 that routine testing
                   for bacteria in oyster beds apparently is insufficient to prevent
                   food poisoning after finding despite testing just days prior to
                   oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay 45 people came down with food
                   poisoning. Ten people were hospitalized for more than a day.


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                 Ecological Characterization


                 The Apalachicola Bay Basin encompasses approximately 200 square imiles of estuary area
                 including St. Vincent Sound, East Bay, Apalachicola bay and St. George Sound. The bay
                 system is the terminus of a 20,000 square mile basin which extends to a point north of
                 Atlanta, Georgia. The, Bay is defined by the barrier islands: St. George Island,. Cape St.
                 George and St. Vincent Island. Communication with the Gulf of Mexico is through
                 several natural channels: East Pass, West Pass and'Indian Pass, and through Sikes Cut, a
                 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) maintained channel between Cape St. George and
                 St. George Island. The major inflow into the bay is the Apalachicola River with an
                 average flow of 25,000 cfs varying seasonally from less than 15,000 to greater than
                 100,000cfs. The basin is primarily the bay water, but also encompasses drainage from the
                 City of Apalachicola and the barrier islands.

                 The drainage is sparsely developed. The north shore is lined by individual residences,
                 forestry lands and three small urban areas. Apalachicola, the largest city in the basin, is
                 near the mouth of the river. St. George Island is developed for residential use, mostly in
                 the middle third of the island. These residences, hotels and small businesses use septic
                 tanks. Other barrier islands are undeveloped. A bridge crosses the Bay from East Point to
                 St. George Island.

                 Productivity in Apalachicola Bay is based on the large amount of detritus entering the bay
                 via the Apalachicola River. The bay waters are generally more turbid and less saline than
                 many of Florida's other estuaries. However, away from the mouth of the river, particularly
                 in St. George Sound, waters are clearer and support more seagrasses. The bay system
                 supports a very productive shrimp fishery and is famous for its oysters.

                 The entire bay as well as the Apalachicola River has been declared an Outstanding Florida
                 Water. It is also the largest National Estuarine Research Reserve. The bay area is an
                 Area of Critical State Concern which requires more intensive regulation of planning and
                 development by the State. The Bay is a State Aquatic Preserve and a priority SWIM
                 waterbody. UNESCO has designated the Bay as an International Biosphere Reserve.
                 Clearly, the State and nation recognize its value.




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                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 The Bay has good water quality. The most serious threats to the water quality in the bay
                 are associated with nonpoint sources from the more urbanized areas in the basin. In the
                 northern part of the bay, untreated stonnwater runoff from the City of Apalachicola and
                 nearby fish-houses have had a localized impact on the bay. The City of Apalachicola must
                 upgrade the domestic WWTP to current standards for wetland discharge. Problems
                 associated with fish-houses include high BOD from fishing wastes and pollutants due to
                 boat traffic, docking and fueling. These problems are also found in Eastpoint which is
                 covered in the New River Basin.

                 The Bay is often closed to shellfishing due to increased bacteria counts, usually associated
                 with rainfall and high flows from the Apalachicola River.

                 In the southern Bay area, there has been rapid development of St. George Island, and
                 there is concern over septic tank leachate into the bay. The Department of Health and
                 Rehabilitative Services conducted a 1986 study of septic tanks on the island and found
                 that 23% of the 724 tanks were failing, and that many of them were poorly located with
                 respect to water tables and the required 50-foot setback. A centralized wastewater
                 treatment facility was proposed for construction, but both its design and payment
                 responsibility were controversial. The compromise is a requirement that all new
                 development use aerobic treatment systems and a program to require upgrading of
                 existing systems. There is a boat basin on the island that receives runoff from a shopping
                 area and wastes associated with the mooring, fueling, and off-loading activities of oyster
                 boats. A permit to build a 150 wet slip/120 dry slip marina near Sikes Cut is currently
                 being assessed.

                 Other man-induced threats to the bay are over-fishing and dredging activities by the COE.
                  Several controversies surround both issues. Maintenance channels within the bay and the
                 river have temporary turbidity effects in the water column and have more lasting effects on
                 the biological and sediment quality of the bay due to siltation.

                 Ruppi , a submersed aquatic plant that serves as a nursery area for fish and wildlife was
                 noted returning just outside the river mouth after dredging 16 years earlier. The dredged
                 channel between the river and Green Point (watershed #2) with shoreline seafood
                 processing facilities experienced low dissolved oxygen concentrations and a minor fishkill
                 last summer.












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                                                                                                        USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130014 APALACHICOLA BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                                 INDEX        GOOD FAIR POOR
               SURFACE WATER Q'_-A=Y -_ATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                       ----------- ----- ----- -----
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1969-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                       TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100        -----
               PERIOD PRIOR 70 1,989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                    TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100         1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        t
                                                                                                                                                                                                 BIOLOGICAL                           WATER
            WATERSHED                                    WATERSHED DATA RECORD                      WATER          DISSOLVED         OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                        SPECIES                            QUALITY
            ID     NAME                                 ----------------------                     CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM       DIVERSITY       COND FLOW           INDICES
            ----- ---------------------------------     MAX    BEG END       DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                        #OBS   YR   YR      PERIOD        TURB SD COLOR ISE        DO DOSAT BOD COD          TOO   PH     ALK  NITRO PHOS CHLA    TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK        COND FLOW       WQI        TSI

               WATER BODY TYPE: --S7:ARY
               I   APALACIH:001A BAY                       25  89   93   Current          15.0   0.6    40     20  8.0    89    1.1            4   7.6    72  0.67 0.05      10    38     5                    16850                        58
               2   APALACHIC-0:A BAY                        7  92   92   Current          24.0   0.5    50     36  7.2    86                   6   8.0    71  0.68 0.03      26   100     1                    28300                        64
               3   ST. GEORG-- SOUND                        17 92   93   Current           4.2   0.8    95     6   5.7    64                  15   7.7    59  0.60 0.02       1         151                    26400                        40







































            LEGEND:                            BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L        DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L           MAX OOBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                     TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
            ALK-ALK&LINITY 'C-/!               CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                     DOSAT-DO I SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L        14OI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL              DI     COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L           END YR-ENDING YEAR                 NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG11,              TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNNG SAM@?'_:NG YEAR    COLOR-COLOR PCU                           FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                    TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
            BECK-BECY,y B:O-:c :\-,r-x         COND-CONDUCTIVITY UNHOS                   FLOW-FLOW CPS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L              TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS M/L















        SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                          USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03130014 APALACHICOLA RAY
        MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREE14ED

              'X'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                       SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
              '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
              '.'=MISSING DATA
                                             I RANK DATA RECORDI      IN    I STREAM  I LAKE     I    PH    I   ALK     I TURB &   I COND     I OXYGEN    I   DO     ]COLIFORM  I BIOL       I CHIA     I SECCHI
                                             I------------------  I         I   TP    I    TP    I                      I  TSS     I          I DEMAND    I          I BACTI    I   DIV      I          I  DISC
                                             I WQI     CURRENT I            I         I          I                      I          I          I           I          I          I            I          I
        WATERS14ED                           I OR        OR       )TN>2.0   I TP>.46  I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751   BOD>3.3   I DO,<4    ITOT>3700  IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I  SD<.7
        ID     NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I         I         I          IPH<5.2    I           I TSS>18   I          I COD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5 I             I
        -----   --------------------------------------------      I         I         I          I          I           I                     I TOC>27.5t            I          I BECK<5.5 t

          WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
          I   APALACHICOLA BAY               I FAIR Current       1   0     1         1    0     1     0    1     0     1    x           x    1     0     1    0     1     0    1            1     0    1     x
          2   APALACHICOLA BAY               I UNKN Current       1   0     1         1    0     1     0    1     0     1    x           x    1     0     1    0     1     0    1            1     0    1     x
          3   ST. GEORGE SOUND               I GOOD Current       1   0     1         1    0     1     0    1     0     1    0           x    1     0     1    0     1     0    1            1     0    1     0







































       LEGEND:                            COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
       ALK-ALKALINITY                     DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX           CEJRRENT-1989 TO 1993                       OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,.CoD,TOC         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
       BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY      DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        PH-PH                              TURB-TURBIDITY
       CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                   DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











                SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                         USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130014 APALACHICOLA BAY
                     TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                     'x'-DEGRADING TREND                           1                  1984 - 1993 TRENDS                            I
                     '0'=STABLE TREND                              -----------------------------------------------------
                     '+'-IMPROVING TREND                                  1W      TJ T T C 51  P Al   T TI B T1   D DI  T F1  T F   l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                     '.'=MISSING DATA              IQUALITY RANK   IOVER-IQ or Sl    N P H  D1 H Ll   U  Sl 0 01 0  01  C Cl  E  L  I
                                                   I-------------  I ALL 11       11     L   I     KI R  SlD   Cl   Sl  0 01  M  0  1
                                                   1         WQI ITRENDI           I     A   I      I B   I     I   Al  L Ll  P  W  I
                WATERSHED                          I MEETS   OR I         I        I         I      I     I     I   Tj  I Il        I
                ID   NAME                          IUSE ?    TSI   I                                                        I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES,     PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                ----- ------------------------     I-------------                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
                I    APALACHICOLA BAY              IPARTIAL FAIRI     0   1   0    1 0 0 0 01  0    1 0 01 +    I x X1  0 01  0     1
                2    APALACHICOLA BAY              INO       UNKNI        I        I . . . . I
                3    ST. GEORGE SOUND              IYES      GOOD]        I        I . . . . I






































                LEGEND:                       DOSAT-DO SATURATION                    TOOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                              FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                   TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                AIK-ALKALINITY                FL40W-FLOW                             TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER QUIAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND    MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE         TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                CHLA-CHL,OROPHYLL             PH-PH                                  TP-PHOSPHORUS
                DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN           SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                  TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS















                                                                           LAKE SEMINOLE IN GEORGIA

                                                 OCHEESEE POND                         0     MOSQUITO CREEK




                                                                                      FLAT CREEK


                                              STAFFORD C




                                             SUTTON CREEK


                                                                            HICOLA RIVER






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                 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN                    WATER QUALITY
                          03130011                                 GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                            THREATENED
                   1984-1993 STORET DATA                           FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                   POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                      UNKNOWN
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                              APALACFHCOLA RIVER BASIN






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               Basic Eacts

                Drainage Area: 2,000 square miles (in Florida)
                Major Land Uses: silviculture, agriculture and wetlands
                Population Density: low (Chattahoochee, Blountstown, Apalachicola)
                Major Pollution Sources: dredging and boat/barge traffic
                Best Water Quality Areas: most of Apalachicola River, seepage tributaries

                Worst Water Quality Areas: Hog Branch, Kennedy Creek
                Water Quality Trends: stable quality at three sites
                OFW Waterbodies:
                  Apalachicola River
                  Apalachicola River and Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
                SWIM Waterbodies: Apalachichola River
                Reference Reports:
                  Apalachicola River Dredged Material Disposal Plan, DEP,
                   (Tallahassee), 1984
                  Apalachicola Bay SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, 1992
                  Apalachicola Bay BAS, DEP (Pensacola), 1986
                  Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                  Steve Leitman, Fla. Defenders of the Environment, 904/627-3527
                  Tom Savage, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-1344
                  Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/3 57-6631
                  Ted Hoehn, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-0784
                  Ken Jones, NWFWMD, 904/539-5999
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8380


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               In the News


                  The SWIM Plan for the Apalachicola Bay and River System has been
                  approved.
                  A controversial plan by the Corps of Engineers to divert more water from
                  the upper basin for Atlanta and a water control plan for the reservoir



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                     system has been dropped. In exchange, the states of Florida and
                     Alabama have agreed to suspend a year-old lawsuit over water supply
                     and the water control plan. The Corps of Engineers and the states
                     have started a multi-million dollar, 3-year study of the water
                     resource needs and demands of the tri-river system. Florida, Georgia
                     and Alabama will each contribute $250,000 per year to the study.

                 -------------------------------------------------------




                 Ecological Characterization

                 The Apalachicola River is formed by the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers
                 at Lake Seminole. In Florida, the Apalachicola River flows 107 miles southward from the
                 Jim Woodruff Dam (near the City of Chattahoochee) to the Apalachicola Bay at
                 Apalachicola. The entire Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint drainage area encompasses
                 over 20,000 square miles with only 12% in Florida. The Apalachicola, with an average
                 flow of about 25,000 cfs, has a greater flow than any other Florida river.

                 Flow varies considerably with the season, ranging from about 12,000 cfs in the fall to over
                 100,000 cfs in the winter and early spring. Flow variability is important to the ecological
                 function of the river. During high flows, the river overflows its banks into its extensive
                 floodplain (1-5 miles wide). The detritus carried by the river, particularly during flooding,
                 provides the primary food source for Apalachicola Bay. The bay supports major fishing
                 and shellfishing industries.

                 The Apalachicola basin is unique in Florida since it is the only river that has its headwaters
                 in the Appalachian Piedmont outside the coastal plain. Consequently, the area contains
                 numerous Appalachian-originated species found nowhere else in Florida. Additionally, the
                 high bluffs, deep ravines and seepage streams (steepheads) provide the basin with both
                 beautiful scenery and special habitat. This area has the highest floral and faunal diversity
                 in the State.


                 Florida's portion of the basin is sparsely populated, and much of the adjacent land is in
                 public ownership. Land use in the upper Apalachicola (above the Chipola River
                 confluence) consists primarily of forestry and agriculture. In the lower Apalachicola, land
                 is mostly forested or wetlands. The largest cities in this basin are Chattahoochee and
                 Apalachicola.

                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 Water quality in the majority of the Apalachicola River Basin is very good. The River is,
                 together with the Bay, an Outstanding Florida Water and a National Estuarine Research
                 Reserve. In fact, biological samples from some of the tributaries to the river indicate near




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                 pristine conditions. These tributaries are Rock Creek, Flat Creek, Crooked Creek (and
                 Sweetwater Creek, not shown on map). One tributary in the upper basin (Lower
                 Ocheesee Creek) had severe erosion/siltation problems from unpaved roads and farm run-
                 off.


                 The river and bay are dredged and maintained for barge navigation by the U.S. Army
                 Corps of Engineers. It is one of the Corps'most expensive (per ton-mile) projects in the
                 country. In addition to the sporadic disruption by the dredges, the tug and barge traffic
                 also stirs up the sediments. Barge cargo primarily consists of gravel, fertilizer, and oil.
                 Prior to entering Florida, the river system receives numerous discharges ftom Atlanta and
                 other urbanized areas (textile mills, wastewater treatment plants, steam power plants, and
                 a nuclear power plant) and extensive runoff from the agricultural areas of Alabama and
                 Georgia. Sediment and water quality pollution are somewhat contained at the Jim
                 Woodruff Dam.


                 In addition to upstream point sources, Florida has a few dischargers. Both Florida State
                 Hospital and the City of Chattahoochee WWTP discharge to Mosquito Creek. Fifth year
                 bioassessment for City of Chattahoochee WWTP was conducted in December 1993.
                 Results did not find biological impairment in Mosquito Creek due to the City WWTP
                 discharge. The findings did suggest nutrient enrichment is occurring in Mosquito Creek
                 from point source discharges. Algal growth potential results from the Florida State
                 Hospital WWTP and the Chattahoochee WW'1? are a cause for concern. Florida State
                 Hospital will be evaluated in October 1994. South Mosquito Creek at C-379 B has severe
                 stream habitation alteration due to impounding resulting in cattail replacing native
                 vegetation. The Scholtz Steam Power Plant lies below Sneads and discharges into the
                 Apalachicola River. The City of Blountstown WWTP discharges to Sutton Creek which
                 has had problems in the past. The City of Blountstown has been informed that alternatives
                 to the current method of effluent disposal are necessary. They must either upgrade to
                 AWT or go to upland disposal. DEP awaits their decision on which direction they will
                 proceed. Finally, the Apalachicola City WWTP, which previously discharged to Scipio
                 Creek has been upgraded and now discharges to wetlands, however the current discharge
                 to wetlands is not adequate. They are currently operating under a Final Order to either
                 further upgrade the facility or remove their discharge from their present location. Scipio
                 Creek is also subject to pollution from considerable shrimp and fishing boat traffic and a
                 marina. The marina is currently making renovations including a pump-out facility. These
                 upgrades should help to improve the conditions in this creek.

                 An Executive Coordinating Committee for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF)
                 Basin was formed by a 1992 Memorandum of Agreement signed by the states of Florida,
                 Alabama and Georgia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Its purpose is the oversight
                 of the comprehensive study for the ACF and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river
                 basins, the development of basinwide management plans and to discuss and attempt to
                 resolve interstate disputes until a permanent coordination mechanism is in place.



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                                                                                                        USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130011 APALACHICOLA RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                              INDEX       GOOD FAIR POOR
               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                    ----------- ----- ----- -----
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                            WQI-RIVER      0-44 4@-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                   TSI-ESTUARY    0-49 50-59 60-100     -----
               PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                 TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100        1

                                                                                                                                                                                             BIOLOGICAL                         WATER
               WATERSHED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                 WATER           DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                        SPECIES                          QUALITY
               ID  NAME                                ----------------------                    CLARITY            OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          INDICES
               ----- --------------------------------- MAX    BEG  END     DATA -------------------------     -- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                       #OBS   YR   YR     PERIOD        TURB   SD COLOR     TSS  DO DOSAT BOD COD         TOC   PH    ALk   NITRO PHOS CHIA    TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK       COND FLOW       WQ I      TSI

               ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
               9   HORSESHOE CREEK                         6  92   92   Current           2.2  0.5      200   1  4.6      48              32    5.9      1  0.81 0.03         1500  140                       49                       61

               ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
               1   CAMEL LAKE REC AREA                     20 85   86   Historical        1.8           4                                       4.5      0  0.08 0.01                                         26                       10
               24  AMMONIA LAKE SLOUGH                     8  85   86   Historical      34.2   0.6      .     .  7.4      80                    7.0         0.72 0.13                                        118                       63
               35  OCHEESEE POND OUTLET                    57 77   80   Historical        1.2  3.2      10       7.5      75                    5.9      3  0.41 0.03      1                                  17                       25

               ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               2   EQUILOXIC CREEK                         4  92   92   Current           2.6  1.0      120   1  3.6      39                9   6.0      8  0.38 0.02                   20                    40                30
               3   HUCKLEBERRY CREEK                       8  86   86   Historical         .   1.0      .     5  5.0      57  0.6               6.4         0.12 0.02     10   165      13                   2100               26
               4   APALACHICOLA RIVER                      11 92   92   Current         12.7   0.6      78    5  6.5      70                8   6.9      37 0.65 0.03      4   400      79                   1500               33
               5   APALACHICOLA RIVER                      30 73   80   Historical      15.3   0.6      54    24 7.0      76  0.9               7.2      35 0.67 0.04          240      .                    100                36
               6   SAUL CREEK                              7  92   92   Current           7.4  0.2      60    2  7.7      79                5   6.4      31 0.40 0.01           .   750                       73                30
               7   CYPRESS CREEK                           17 73   73   Historical      13.5   0.1      150   6  2.3      26  0.6               6.1      27 1.22 0.05          240      .               5    155                54
               8   JACKSON RIVER                           5  92   92   Current           9.4  0.9      60    7  6.8      68                5   6.9      32 0.61 0.02          700      4                    126                27
               10  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      574 89  93   current         16.8   0.6      40    12 6.9      75  0.6           3   7.1      36 0.72 0.05      3   165      39                   116  17200         36
               11  FORT GADSDEN CREEK                      4  92   92   Current           3.3  0.8      200   1  1.7      43              23    4.3      1  0.67 0.01          620      26                    35                44
               12  CYPRESS CREEK                           5  86   86   Historical        6.0  1.0      40    9  5.4      66  4.3               7.2      .  0.41 0.02      7   120      20                   670                45
               13  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      12 76   83   Historical      21.0   0.7      60    20 8.0      82  1.0               7.0      41 0.68 0.07          230      48       3.3          95                44
               14  HOG BRANCH                              3  79   79   Historical      26.0     .      120                                     6.3         1.00 0.01                                         25                56
               15  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      53 79   86   Historical      31.0   0.5      .     .  7.6      83                5   7.0         0.64 0. 0*7                                      100  35000         39
               16  BLACK CREEK                             109 79  84   Historical        1.6    .      150   3                                 4.7      60 0.65 0.01                                         38                12
               17  KENNEDY CREEK                           8  85   86   Historical      41.2   0.5               5.0      54                    6.3         0.75 0.09                                         71                62
               18  River of Styx                           3  86   86   Historical      49.0   0.4               6.5      67                    6.3         0.58 0.14                                         75                53
               19  GREGORY MILL CREEK                      8  92   93   Current         21.1   0.3      145   8  4.5      47              IS    6.2      3  0.92 0.04                   34                   1323               45
               20  FLORIDA RIVER                           6  86   86   Historical      46.0   0.4      .     .  5.6      57                    6.2         0.48 0.09                                         69                56
               21  SOUTH BRANCH                            10 78   78   Historical      10.0     .      280                                     6.3             .0.01                                         34                34
               22  BIG GOLLY CREEK                         16 78   86   Historical        5.0  0.8      285   3  8.2      74                    6.3      1  0.52 0.02                                         39                27
               23  LITTLE GULLY CREEK                      9  92   93   Current           9.9  0.6      160   4  7.2      75              22    5.5      1  0.58 0.01                   30                    28                33
               25  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      12 89   91   Current         16.0   0.8      .     .  7.8      89                    7.0      33 0.92 0.06                                        100                41
               27  COON CREEK                              7  92   92   Current           3.3  0.7      85    3  4.2      43                8   6.0      7  0.82 0.01                   49                    37                34
               28  @UTTON CREEK                            6  92   92   current           3.2  0.8      85    1  6.8      73                8   6.4      5  0.39 0.01         1000  255                       39                27
               29  LITTLE SWEETWATER CR                    16 79   80   Historical        2.0    .            .  8.2      88                4   5.3      .  0.28 0.01                                         16       9        8
               n   STAFFORD CREEK                          5  92   92   Current           4.1  0: 8     100   2  7.0      73                9   6.4      12 0.90 0.02               240                       58                33
               31  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      923 76  87   Historical      10.3   0.8      79    12 7.6      86  0.4           6   7.1      37 0.66 0.08      6  1278      23 3.1   3.6   12    Ill                49
               32  CROOKED CREEK                           8  92   93   Current           7.2  0.4      35    6  9.4      90                1   6.4      3  Oi2ï¿½ 0.15               600                       18                35
               33  FLAT CREEK                              5  92   92   Current         16.0   0.3      60    14 8.6      92                3   7.1      12 0.64 0.13          760  540                       41                39
               34  SOUTH MOSQUITO CREEK                    7  92   92   Current         11.0   0.4      60    6  8.8      89                5   6.7      12 0.98 0.15         4000  450                       48                41
               36  MOSQUITO CREEK                          12 73   83   Historical      21.0   0.7      75       8.6      65  0.7               6.7      6  1.47 0.16          920      .                     6i                52
               37  APALACHICOLA RIVER                      574 89  93   Current           9.4  0.9      .        8.4      92                    7.2      4i 0.67 0.05                   27                   108  30350         31

               LEGEND:                        BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L       DO-DISSOLVED     OXYGEN MG/L       MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF SAMPLES   SD-SECCHI DISC METERS               TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
               ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L            CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                    DOSAT-DO I SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L       WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
               ART-ARTIPICIAL SUBSTRATE DI    COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L          END YR-ENDING YEAR                 NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L              tOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
               BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                          FECL-FECAL COLIFOP14 MPN/100ML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                       TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
               B M -BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX       COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FDOW-FLOW CPS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS Mb/L             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L



       m m m m m m m m m m m M m m m m m m m






       SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                         USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03130011 APALACHICOLA RIVER
       MEDIAN VALUES FOP, EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

             'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                     SCREENING VARIABLES   AND CRITERIA
             '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA                      I
             '.'=MISSING DATA                                   I         I         I         I          I           I                     I          I
                                            I RANK DATA RECORDI     IN    ISTREAM   I LAKE    I    PH    i   ALK     I TURB &   I COND     I OXYGEN   I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA     I SECC@'I
                                            ------------------  I         I    TP   I    TP   I          I           I  TSS     I          I DEMAND   I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I          I DIS,@
                                            I WQI    CURRENT I            I         I         I          I           I          I          I          I          I           I           I                    t
       WATERSHED                            I OR        OR      ITN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12  I PH>8.8   I ALK<20    TURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951 CHLA>40   I  SD<.7
       ID      NAME                         I TSI  HISTORICAL   I         I         I         I PH<5.2   I           ITSS>18    I          I COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I          I         I
       -----   --------------------------------------------                                                                                I TOC>27.51           I           I BECK<5.5  I          I

         WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
         9   HORSESHOE CREEK                IUNKN  Current      1   0     1         1    0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1                           0    1     0     1                      1     x

         WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
         1   CAMEL LAKE REC AREA            IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1         1    0    1     x    I     x     1     0    1          1
       24    AMMONIA LAKE SLOUGH            IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1         1    x    1     0    1           1     x    1                           0    1           1                      1     x
       35    OCHEESEE POND OUTLET           IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1         1    0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1                           0    1           1           1     0    1     0

         WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
         2   EQUILOXIC CREEK                IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1                0    1     x    1     0     1                            0
         3   HUCKLEBERRY CREEK              IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     0    1     x    1     0          0    1     0     1           1     0    1     0
         4   APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1     x    1     0    1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     x
         5   APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     x    I          1     0    1     0    1     0     1                      1     x
         6   SAUL CREEK                     IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     x     I                      I     x
         7   CYPRESS CREEK                  IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1     0    1     x    1     0     1      x    I          I     x
         8   JACKSON RIVER                  IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     0     1           1          1     0
       10    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     x    1     0    1     0    1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     x
       11    FORT GADSDEN CREEK             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     x    I     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     x    1     0     1                      1     0
       12    CYPRESS CREEK                  IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1     x    1     0    1     0     1                 0    1     0
       13    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     x    I          1     0    1     0    1     0     1      0    1          1     x
       14    HOG BRANCH                     IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     x    I          I          I          I           I           I          I     .   i
       15    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     x    I          1     0    1     0    1           1                      1     x
       16    BLACK CREEK                    IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     x    1     0     1     0    1
       17    KENNEDY CREEK                  IUNKN  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     x    I                     1     0    1           1                      1     x
       18    River of Styx                  IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     x    I                     1     0    1           1                      1     x
       19    GREGORY MILL CREEK             IFAIR  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     I     x    I     x    1     0    1     0    1     0     1                            x
       20    FLORIDA RIVER                  IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     x    1                           0    1           1                            x
       21    SOUTH BRANCH                   IGOOD  Historical   I   .     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     0    1                                1           1                            .   ;
       22    BIG GOLLY CREEK                IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1          1     0    1           1                            0
       23    LITTLE GULLY CREEK             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     X     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     0     1                            x
       25    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1                     1     0    1           1                            0
       27    COON CREEK                     IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1                0    1     0    1     0     1                            0
       28    SUTTON CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     0     1                            0
       29    LITTLE SWEETWATER CR           IGOOD  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1           1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1           1                      1     .   1
       30    STAFFORD CREEK                 IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     0     1                      1     0
       31    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     0     1      0    1     0    1     0
       32    CROOKED CREEK                  IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     x     I                            x
       33    FLAT CREEK                     IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     x     I                            X   !
       34    SOUTH MOSQUITO CREEK           IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     1     0    1          1     0    1     0    1     x     I                            x
       36    MOSQUITO CREEK                 IFAIR  Historical   1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     x     I     x    I          1     0    1     0    1     0     1                      1     x
       37    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IGOOD  Current      1   0     1     0   1         1     0    1     0     1     0    1                           0    1     0     1                      1     0

       LEGEND:                          COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA     TP-PHOSPHORUS                   WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
       ALK-ALKALINITY                   DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988           TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, WI OR TSI, IS
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
       BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY PH-PH                                       TURB-TURBIDITY
       CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                 DINAT-NATURkL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                       SD-SECCHI DISC METERS






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                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                               - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130011 APALACHICOLA RIVER
                       TRENDS-S,-URCES-CLEANUP

                       lxl-DEGRAD'NG TREND                                                       1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                       '0'=STAB--- TREND                                   -----------------------------------------------------
                       '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                 I      1W       TI    T T C Sl P Al     T TI B Tj    DDI  T Fl  T F   l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                       '.'-MISS'.';G DATA                IQUALITY RANK     IOVER-IQ or Sl        N P H DI H Ll     U Sl 0 01    001  C Cl  E L   I
                                                         I-------------    I ALL 11        11       L  I    KI     R Sl D Cl    Sl   0 01  M 0   1
                                                         1          KI ITRENDI             I        A  I      I    BI      I    Al   L Ll  P W   I
                 WATERSHED                               I MEETS    OR I          I        I           I      I     I      I    TI   I Il        I
                 ID    NAME                              IUSE ?     TSI    I      I        I           I      I                         I        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                 ----- ------------------------          I-------------                                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 ï¿½ WATER BODY TY?E: ESTUARY
                 9     HORSESHOE CREEK                   INO        UNKNI         I        I     . . . .I

                 ï¿½ WATER BODY 7Y?--: LAKE
                 1     CAMEL        REC AREA             IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 24    AMMONIA LAKE SLOUGH               IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .I
                 35    OCHEES_--_ ?OND OUTLET            IYES       GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      I         I

                 ï¿½WATER BODY 7Y?E: STREAM
                 2     EQUILOX:-- CREEK                  IYES       GOOD]         I        I     . . . .I
                 3     HUCKLEBERRY CREEK                 IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 4     APALkCH:COLA RIVER                IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 5     APALACl.:COLA RIVER               IYES       GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      1         1
                 6     SAUL C.:L:--K                     IYES       GOODI         I        I           1    .1     .1     .1    .1
                 7     CYPRESS CREEK                     IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I
                 8     JACKSON R:VER                     IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .1   .1     .1     .1    .1
                 10    APALAC@i:=:.A RIVER               IYES       GOODI     0   1    +   1     00 0  X1 + .1     001 0  .1    001  0 01  0     1
                 11    FORT GADSDEN CREEK                IYES       GOODI         I        [     . .   1    .1     .1     .1    .1
                 12    CYPRESS C?_TEK                    IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .1   .1     .1     .1    .1
                 13    APAIACH:CO:.A RIVER               IYES       GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      1         1
                 14    HOG BRANCH                        [PARTIAL   FAIR[         I        f           I    I      I      I     I      f         I
                 15    APALACF.-.--O:.A RIVER            IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 16    BLACK CREEK                       IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 17    KENNEDY CREEK                     No         UNKNI         I        I     . . . .I
                 18    River of 5--yx                    IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .I
                 19    GREGORY M:LL CREEK                IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .I
                 20    FLORfDA RIVER                     IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .I
                 21    SOUTH BRANCH                      IYES       GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      1         1
                 22    BIG GOLLY CREEK                   IYES       GOOD]         I        I     . . . .I
                 23    LITTLE T_-_LY CREEK               IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 25    APALACH:COLA RIVER                IYES       GOODI     0   1   0    1     00 .  01 0 .1     0.1     1    001     1  0     1
                 27    COON C.R-_EK                      @YES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 28    SUTTON CREEK                      IYES       GOOD]         I        I     . . . .I
                 29    LITTLE -17,r.7-TWATER CR          IYES       GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      1         1
                 30    STAFFORD CREEK                    IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 31    APALACH:COLA RIVER                IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I     . . . .I
                 32    CROOKED CREEK                     [YES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 33    FLAT CR:---K                      IYES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 34    SOUTH MOSQUITO CREEK              [YES       GOODI         I        I     . . . .I
                 36    MOSQUI:O CREEK                    IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      I         I

                 LEGEND:                          DOSAT-DO SATURATION                            TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                  FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                           TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                 ALK-ALKALINITY                   FDOW-FLOW                                      TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                 BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND       MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE                 TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                 CHLA-CHLOROPHYLIL                PH-PH                                          TP-PHOSPHORUS
                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN              SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                          TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS









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        SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                          USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT. 03130011 APALACHICOLA RIVER
              TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

              'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                             1984 - 1993 TRENDS
              '()'=STABLE TREND
              '+'=IMPROVING TREND                           I      (W      T1 T T C Sl  P Al  T T1 B Tj  D  DI  T  Fl T F  I IC--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
              '.'-MISSING DATA               IQUALITY RANK  IOVER-JQ or Si   N P H DI   H Ll  U Sl 0 01  0  01  C  Cl E L  I
                                             I------------- I ALL II       il     L   I    KI R Sl D Cl     sl  0  01 M 0  1
                                                       WQI 7END@                 A            B             A@  L  L@ P W
        WATERSHED                            MEETS     OR                                                   T   I  I
       ID      NAME                          I USE ?   TSI  I      I       I                                       I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
        -----   ------------------------     I------------- I      I       I                                       I       I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        37    APALACHICOLA RIVER             IYES      GOODI   0   1   0   1 0 0 - 01   x 01  0 .1      10 01   . 01 0 0   1







































       LEGEND:                         DOSAT-DO SATURATION                   TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                       FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                  TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
      ALK-ALKALINITY                   FLOW-FLOW                             TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-`KATER OULAITY INDEX FOR STREW AND SPRINGS
      BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND       MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE        TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
      CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                 PH-PH                                 TP-PHOSPHORUS
      DO-DissoLvED OXYGEN              SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS























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                  BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN                       WATER QUALITY
                          03140104                                  GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                   1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
        WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                     POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                       UNKNOWN
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                                BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN




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                Basic Fact

                 Drainage Area: 950 square miles (about 860 square miles in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: silviculture, agriculture
                 Population Density: very low (Milton, "ting Field NAS)
                 Major Pollution Sources: locally around road construction areas,
                  clay/sand roads
                 Best Water Quality Areas: most of the basin
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: areas assessed by nonpoint source survey
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at two sites, improving quality on
                  upper Blackwater River
                 OFW Waterbodies:
                  Blackwater River/Juniper Creek (within State Forest)
                 SWIM Waterbodies: part of Pensacola Bay System SWIM watershed
                 Reference Reports:
                  Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                  Pensacola SWIM plan
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                  Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/357-6631
                  Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8380


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                ------------------------------------------------------


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                 ï¿½ Fish stocking project ongoing in hopes of improving striped bass
                   population.
                 * Recent severe flooding has apparently improved condition of fish
                   habitat.
                 ï¿½ Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largemouth bass
                   due to mercury contamination have been issued for the Blackwater
                   River.







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              Ecological Characterization


              The Blackwater River originates north of Bradley, Alabama, and flows approximately 58
              miles prior to entering Blackwater Bay in northwestern Florida. The basin drains about
              860 square miles, mostly in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties. Average discharge of the
              Blackwater River is approximately 400 cfs at a location 35 miles upstream of the mouth.
              Major tributaries of the Blackwater River include Juniper Creek, Big Coldwater Creek,
              and Pond Creek. The basin's rivers are of the blackwater type, stained reddish-brown by
              tannic acids from swamp and forest drainage. The rivers also receive considerable
              groundwater flow from the sand and gravel aquifer. In general, the rivers are swift and
              shallow and characterized by beautiful white sand bars. The Blackwater River flows
              through Blackwater State Forest and is a favorite of canoeists.

              Land use in the basin is primarily state forest land, silviculture and some agriculture.
              There are no major urban areas in the basin.

              Anthropogenic Impacts

              Overall water quality in this basin is excellent, and the Blackwater River is designated an
              Outstanding Florida Water.


              The US Navy Whiting Field WWTP was issued a no discharge wasteload      allocation in
              March, 1994 due to water quality violations in Clear Creek discovered during the 5th year
              survey conducted in October 1993. The Navy is currently studying methods for upland
              disposal. A 5th year survey for the City of Milton WWTP is scheduled for August 1994.

              Ongoing gas pipeline construction across the District is causing turbidity, sedimentation,
              and habitat destruction at crossing locations in the basin. Many subdivisions have been
              constructed in the Pond Creek watershed between Pace and Chumuckla in the past couple
              of years with resuiting nonpoint source problems creating flooding, erosion, and
              sedimentation. The University of Florida Agricultural Research Center located in Pond
              Creek headwaters had dumped waste pesticides in the past and sludge from Pensacola
              wastewater treatment facilities was experimentally land applied without DEP monitoring.















                                                                                                                                 USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140104 BLACKWATER RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    INDEX            G002 FAIR POOR
          SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                                                               ----------- ----- ----- -----
             MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                                                                    WQI-RIVER           0-44 45-59-60-90
             CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993@ USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                                                           TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100                    -----
             PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                                         TSI-LAKE            0-@q 60-69 70-100

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    BIOLOGICAL                                    WATER
          WATERSHED                                                 WATERSHED DATA RECORD                                 WATER                 DISSOLVED             OXYGEN                 PH              TROPHIC                                  SPECIES                                     QUALITY
          ID       NAME                                             ----------------------                                CLARITY                   OXYGEN            DEMAND             ALKALINITY            STATUS            COLIFORM           DIVERSITY            COND FLOW                INDICES
          ----- ---------------------------------                   MAX      BEG  END        DATA    ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                                    #OBS     YR   YR        PERIOD             TURB     SD COLOR        TSS     DO    DOSAT      BOD    COD      TOC     PH      ALK     NITRO PHOS       CHLA   TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK                 COND FLOW             WQI        Tsi

             WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
             1     PELICAN BAYOU                                        3    88   88     Historical             4 . 0            20        3    6.5         73   0.2                     7.1             0.79  0.01         2        50000                               5i9o                     32
             3     BLACKWATER RIVER                                     8    80   80     Historical             5.0     1.2      30        9    6.7         81   0.8                     5.5             0.28  0.02         3    230      23                               16                     25
             4     BLACKWATER RIVER                                   29     89   93     Current                9.0     1.3      40        7    7.6         86   0.4                2    5.9        7    0.62  0.03         2    160      75                             -140                     30
             9     BLACKWATER RIVER                                   26     89   93     Current               13.0     0.8      50        4    8.0         89                      4    5.0        5    0.43  0.02              200      51                               20                     30
          17       CLEAR CREEK                                        17     92   93     Current                3.8     0.6      21        1    8.0         85                      1    5.8        2    0.63  0.01                       35                               22                     14
          24       POND CREEK                                         45     90   93     Current                4.7     1.3      35        3    7.7         79   0.3                3 -  5.8        4    0.59  0.02              731    110                                42                     23
          30       BLACKWATER RIVER                                   36     70   80     Historical             9.5              45       17    8.1         89   0.5                4    5.6        2    0.39  0.02                                                        22     248             28
          37       BIG JUNIPER CREEK                                    6    76   76     Historical            13.0                        .    8.4         93                           6.0               .   0.01                                                        20                     28
          41       WEST FORK                                          14     91   92     Current               27.3     0.6      43       14    8.0         87   0.3                1    5.8        2    1.72  0.04              750    473                                39                     36
          52       EAST FORK                                          16     90   92     Current                5.0     0.4      35        8    7.8         83   0.2                2    5.6        1    0.36  0.04              360      35                               20                     22
          58       MANNING CREEK                                        6    92   92     Current               12.0     0.3      70        7    7.4         78                      5    5.8        2    0.87  0.02            20000    2800                               22                     40
          59       SWEETWATER CREEK                                     6    92   92     Current                4.8     1.0      60        2    8.1         88                      5    5.4        1    0.21  0.01            1000       60                               16                     21
          73       PANTHER CREEK                                        6    92   92     Current                9.8     0.5      60        6    8.2         91                      5    5.5        1    0.27  0.01              900      44                               20                     25
          74       BLACKWATER RIVER                                   39     89   93     Current                3.0     0.7      50        3    7.9         84   0.2                6    4.9        1    0.48  0.02         2    400      40                               32    1240             19
          78       MARE CREEK                                           8    92   93     Current                5.3     0.4      30        3    7.2         73                      3    6.1        4    0.15  0.01                .    103                                25                     24
          83       BIG JUNIPER CREEK                                  10     90   92     current                6.9     0.6      45        11   '1 .'1      S5   0.5                a    6.2        1    0 . E,? 0.05          1204       68                               21                     26
          92       ROCK CREEK                                           6    92   92     Current                2.5     0.5      30        1    7.8         74                      4    5.0        1    0.39  0.01              Soo      50                               20                     16
          95       BIG COLDWATER CREEK                                16     91   92     Current               10.3              38        7    8.3         87   0.3                1    5.7        .    1.16  0.04              735    141                                40                     28
          97       BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK                                   4    75   75     Historical             1.0              75             8.0         80   0. 9                    5.5        0    0.42  0.02            1260                                                               20


















          LEGEND:                                      BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                    DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L                       MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES                 SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                           TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
          ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L                          CHLA.-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                                DOSAT-DO I SATURATION                          NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                    TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L                   WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
          ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI                  COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                       END YR-ENDING YEAR                             NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                          TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
          BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                                                     FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/jOOML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                                                TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
          BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX                     COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                               FLOW-FL40W CFS                                 PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L





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               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                        USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03140104 BLACKWATER RIVER
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                   'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                      SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
                   '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA                      I
                   '.'=MISSING DATA                                   I         I         I          I          I           I          I          I           I          I
                                                 I RANK DATA RECORDI       TN   I STREAM  I  LAKE    I    PH    I   ALK     I TURB &   I  COND    I OXYGEN    I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA      ISECCHI   I
                                                 I------------------  I         I    TP   I   TP     I          I           I   TSS    I          I DEMAND    I          I BACTI     I  DIV      I           I DISC    I
                                                 I WQI     CURRENT I            I         I          I          I           I          I          I           I          I           I           I           I         I
               WATERSHED                         I OR        OR       ITN>2.0   I TP>.46  I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751   BOD>3.3   I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I  SD<.7  I
               ID  NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I         I         I          IPH<5.2    I           ITSS>18    I          I COD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I           I         I
               ----- --------------------------------------------     I         I         I          I          I           I          I          I TOC>27.51            I           IBECK<5.5   I           I

               WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               I   PELICAN BAYOU                 IGOOD   Historical   1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1           1     0    1     x    1     0     1     0    1     x     I           1     0     1
               3   BLACKWATER RIVER              IGOOD   Historical   1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1           1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               4   BLACKWATER RIVER              IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1     0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               9   BLACKWATER RIVER              IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     x    I    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                       1     0   1
               17  CLEAR CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      I    a    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               24  POND CREEK                    IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0   1
               30  BLACKWATER RIVER              IGOOD   Historical   1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1           1           1
               37  BIG JUNIPER CREEK             IGOOD   Historical   I    .    1     0   1          1     0    1           1     0    1          1           1     0    1           1           1
               41  WEST FORK                     IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      I     x    I          1     0     1     0    1     x     I           I                 x   1
               52  EAST FORK                     IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               58  MANNING CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     x     I                             x   1
               59  SWEETWATER CREEK              IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                       1     0   1
               '73 PANTHER CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1           1     x   1
               74  BLACKWATER RIVER              IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     x    I    x      1     0    1     0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               78  MARE CREEK                    IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               83  BIG JUNIPER CREEK             IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   (
               92  ROCK CREEK                    IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     x    I    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1                 x   1
               95  BIG COLDWATER CREEK           IGOOD   Current      1    0    1     0   1          1     0    1           1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1                 .   1
               97  BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK            IGOOD   Historical 1      0    1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1           1























               LEGEND:                        COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
               ALK-ALKALINITY                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1%88            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
               BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX       CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,.COD,,T0C        TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATERB06Y @YPE.
               BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         PH-PH                              TURB-TURBIDITY
               CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL               DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE 61VERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS,



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          SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                               - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140104 BLACKWATER RIVER
                TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                'x'-DEGRADING TREND                                  1                  1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                '0'=STABLE*TREND                                     I-----------------------------------------------------
                '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                  I     1W       TI  T T C   Sl P Al   T T1  B TI   D DI   T Fl  T F   j<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                '.'=MISSING DATA                   ]QUALITY RANK     10VER-IQ or Sl     N P H   D1 H Ll   U Sl  0 01   0 01   C Cl  E L   I
                                                   I-------------    I ALL 11       11      L   I    KI   R Sl  D Cl     Sl   0 01  M  0  1
                                                   1          %QI ITRENDI           I       A   I      I  B  I      I    Al   L Ll  P W   I
          WATERSHED                                I MEETS    OR I         I        I           I      I     I      I    TI   I Il        I
          ID      NAME                             IUSE ?     TSI    I     I        I                                                     I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
          -----   ------------------------         I-------------                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
            1   PELICAN BAYOU                      IYES       GOODI     .  I     .  I . . . . I
            3   BLACKWATER RIVER                   IYES       GOODI        I        I           I    I
            4   BLACKWATER RIVER                   IYES       GOODI     0  1     0  1   a 0     .1 0 .1   0 .1    .1   x X1     .1  0
            9   BLALCKWATER RIVER                  IYES       GOODI     0  1     0  1   0 +     .1 0 .1   0 .1    .1   0 01     .1  0
          17    CLEAR CREEK                        IYES       GOODI        I        I   . . . . I
          24    POND CREEK                         IYES       GOOD I       I        I   . . . . I
          30    BLACKWATER RIVER                   IYES       GOODI        I        I           I    I      I
          37    BIG JUNIPER CREEK                  IYES       GOODI        I        I           I    I      I     I      I      I
          41    WEST FORK                          (YES       GOOD I       t        I   . . . . I
          52    EAST FORK                          IYES       GOODI        I        I   . . . . I
          58    MANNING CREEK                      IYES       GOODI        I        I   . . . . I
          59    SWEETWATER CREEK                   IYES       GOOD I       I        I   . . . . I
          73    PANTHER CREEK                      IYES       GOOD]        I        I   . . . . I
          74    BLACKWATER RIVER                   IYES       GOODI     +  I     +  1   0 0 0   01 x .1   + +1  + .1   0 01   0 +1  0
          78    MARE CREEK                         ]YES       GOODI        I        I   . . . . I
          83    BIG JUNIPER CREEK                  IYES       GOODI        I        I   . . . . I
          92    ROCK CREEK                         IYES       GOOD I       I        I   . . . . I
          95    BIG COLDWATER CREEK                IYES       GOOD I       I        I   . . . . I
          97    BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK                 IYES       GOODI        I        I           I





















          LEGEND:                           DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TOOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM               TURB-TURBIDITY
                                            FOOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERATURE                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
          ALK-ALKALINITY                    FLOW-FDOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                        WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
          BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND        MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
          CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL                  PH-PH                                       TP-PHOSPHORUS
          DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN               SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










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                                                                                          T C D               S H D 0 L A H H S                                                 R         S N N, H-
                   A                B                             W           W           R   T     I         T   E    E   X    I        M    B        E    E    H    A         B         H   0   0      E
                   p        W       A                             0           Q           I E M               I R B Y N                  E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                            B       S                             3           N           E R E 0 C C R G I                              T.T L M P I G E D D E W I S I S
                                                                              P           N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
                   D        D       N                             5           S           I   A     T   L     D   E    S   N    Y   H    L    T   W    L    L    L    L   D     T   R,    L   M   H      M  D    P    G    E    L   D   R'    N    M    T

                     i      481     PELICAN BAYOU                 GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x            x    x        x    x                  K    x   K     x         x              x                              x     x    x    x
                     2-     383     LONG BRANCH                               FAIR        x   x     x         x   x    x                      x                           x     x         x              K            x         x       x     x    x    x
                     3      24B     BLACKWATER Rl'@-ER            GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x   x    x   x    x        x    x   x              x        x     x         x              x            x    x    x   x   x     x    x    x
                     4      24A     BLACKWATER R:V-.-R            GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x   x    x   x    x        x    x   x              x        x     x         x              x            x    x    x   x   x     x    x    x
                     5@     354     HURRICANE BRANCH                          FAIR:       x   x     x         x   x                           x                                 x         x              K            x         x             x    x    x
                     6*     352     TARKILN HEAD                              FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                     7.     356     BUCKET BRANCH                             POOR        x         x         x   x                           x                       x   x     x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                     8-     276     READER CREEK                              FAIR        x   x     x         x        x                      x                                 x         x              x            x         x   x         x    x    K
                     9      24      BLACKWATER R:V-zR             GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x   x    x   x    x        x    x   x              x        x     x         x              x            x    x    x   x   x     x    x    x
                   '0*      334     HURRICANE BRANCH                          FAIR:       x   x     x         x   x                           x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   -        322     ADAMS MILL CREEK                          FAIR                                                                                                                                    x         x                  x    x
                   '21      312     SNOWDEN CREEK                             FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   '3-                                                                                                                                                                                                x         x             x    x    x
                            325     ADAMS SPRING BRANCH                       FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              K
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      x         x                  x    x
                   .4,      313     CHICKEN HEAD                              THREAT      x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x
                            314     COON CAMP                                 FAIR                  K                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x                  x    x
                   '6-      303     GREEN BRANCH                              FAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x             x    x    x
                            260     CLEAR CREEK                   GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x   x                           x   x                             K         x              x            x    x    x       x     x    x    x
                   i8-      299     WOLFTRAP BRANCH                           FAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x             x    K    x
                   .9*      286     DRY BRANCH                                FAIR        x   x     K         x   x                           x                                 K         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   20*      295     HYNOTE BRANCH                             FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 K         x              x            x         x             K    x    x
                   21-      296     SHINGLE BRJANCH                           FAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              K                      x             x    x    K
                   22*      294     BONE CREEK                                FAIR        x   x     x         x   x    x   x    x             x                       x   x     x         x              K            x         x             K    x    x
                   23-      292     MASH BRANCH                               FAIR        x   x     x         x   x                           x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   24       i76     POND CREEK                    GOOD        FAIR                      x              x                      x   x                             x                                                             x
                   25,      287     MILL CREEK                                FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              K            x         x             x    x    x
                   26*      271     ATES CREEK                                FAIR        x   x     x         x   x        x    x             x   x                   x   x     x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   27-      284     RATTLESNAKE S?RING                        FAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x                  x    x
                   28*      225     PENNY CREEK                               FAIR        x   x     x         x   x    x   x    x             x   x                   x   x     x         x              x            x    x    x   x   x     x    x    x
                   29-      250     EARNEST MILL CREEK                        FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              K            x         x             x    x    x
                   30       24C     BLACKWATER RIVER              GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x   x     x   x    x   x    x        K    x   x              x        x     x         x              x            x    x    x   x   x     x    x    x
                   31*      257     HORNS CREEK                               FAIR        x   x     x                                         x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   32-      242     THREE HOLLOW HEAD                         FAIR        x   x     x         x   x                 x    x    x                       x         x         x              K            x             x         x    x    x
                   33*      248     POPLAR HEAD                               FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   34*      229     ALLIGATOR CREEK                           FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              K            x         x             x    x    x
                   35*      247     LIGHTER KNOT CREEK                        FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   36*      236     BASS BRINKS CRZEK                         FAIR        x   x     x         x        x                      x                                 x         x              K            x                       x    x    x
                   37       241     BIG JUNIPER CREEK             GOOD        FAIR        x   x     x         K            x    x             x                           x     K         x              x            x         x                  x    x
                   38*      221     WOLFE CREEK                               FAIR        x         x                  x                      x                                 x         x              x                      x             x    x    x
                   39*      220     MIDDLE CREEK                              PAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x             x    x    x
                   40*      214     PITTMAN CREEK                             FAI R                 x         x                               x                                 x         x              x                      x             x    x    x
                   41       11A     WEST FORK                     GOOD        FAIi        x   x     x         x   x    x                      x                       x         x         x              x            x    x    x             x    x    K
                   42@      218     RED WASH BRANCH                           PAIR        x   x     x         x            x    x             x                       x   x     x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   43-      213     MARE BRANCH                               THREAT      x   x     x         x        x                      x                                 x         K              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   44,      215     BIG BRANCH                                FAlk        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         x              x            x         K             x         x
                   45-      211     MASON BRANCH                              FAIR        x   x     x                                         x                                 x         x              x            x         K                  x    x
                   46*      193     BLUE CREEK                                FAIR            x     x   x         x                               x                                 x         x                       x         x             K    x    x
                   47-      196     PYRO14 SPRING 3RANCH                      FAIR        x   x     x         x            x    x        x    x                       x   x     x         x              x            x         x             x    x    x
                   48*      -94     DUNN BRANCH                               FAIR                  x                                         x                                 x         x              x                      x                  x    x
                   49@      166     BEAVER CREEK                              FAIR        x   x     x         x                               x                                 x         K              x            x         x             K    x    x











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                                                                            THE - ON MAPID INDICATES No STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------       CATNAME=BLACKWATER RIVER HUC=03140104     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                                                                              U A E             E I              A H T T I                                  U        I            T
             M                                                                T C D             S H D 0 L A H H S                                           R        S N N H
             A               B                          W          W          R   T    I        T   E   E   X    I        M   B        E   E   H   A        B        H   0    0   E
             P      W        A                          Q          0          1   E    M        I   R   B   Y    N        E   I   F    R   R   K   L   W    1   0    D   S    F   R
                             s                          3          N          E   R    E  0     C   C   R   G    I        T   T   L    M   P   I   G   E    D   D    E   W    1   5   1    S
                             1                          0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
             D      D        N                          5          S          I   A    T  L     D   E   S   N    Y  H     L   T   W    L   L   L   L   D    T   R    L   M    H   M  D     P  G   E     L  D   R    N   M    I

             50-    186      LONG BRANCH                           FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             51.    188      CLARK BRANCH                          FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X               X    X
             52     18A      EAST FORK                  GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X                     X            X       X        X        X            X           X   X     X           X   X    X
             53*    184      MUDDY BRANCH                          FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             54*    179      BEAR CREEK                            FAIR       X   X    X        X   X       X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X               X    X
             55*    173      NARROWS CREEK                         FAIR       X   X    X        X           X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             56*    171      HOG PEN BRANCH                        FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             57*    181      GUNSTOCK BRANCH                       FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             58     127      MANNING CREEK              GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             59     21       SWEETWATER CREEK           GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             60*    154      WOLF CREEK                            FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X                        X                X    X   X    X
             61*    153      SURVEYORS CREEK                       FAIR       X   X    X        X       X                     X                             X   X    X                        X         X           X   X    X
             62*    155      BLACKJACK CREEK                       FAIR       X   X    X  X     X   X   X                 X   X            X                X                                 X   X     X           X   X    X
             63*    152      THOMPSON SPRING BRANCH                FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X                                  X           X   X    X
             64-    158      MINCY BRANCH                          FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             65-    156      BARREL BRANCH                         FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X                                  X           X   X    X
             66-    132      BULL PEN BRANCH                       FAIR                                                                                                                                 X           X   X    X
             67*    129      DANLEY BRANCH                         FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X                                  X           X   X    X
             68*    104      TURKEY CREEK                          FAIR       X   X    X        X           X    X            X                        X    X        X                        X         X           X   X    X
             69*    90       COBB BRANCH                           FAIR       X   X    X  X     X   X                     X   X                             X        X                        X   X     X           X   X    X
             70-    114      CEDAR CREEK                           FAIR       X   X    X        x                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             71*    62       JUNIPER CREEK                         FAIR       X   X    X        X       X                     X                             X        X            X           X   X     X           X   X    X
             72-    122      PRINGLE BRANCH                        FAIR       X   X    X        X   X       X    X            X                        X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             73     27       PANTHER CREEK              GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X   X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             74     24D      BLACKWATER RIVER           GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X  X     X   X   X   X    X        X   X   X            X       X    X        K            X           X   X     X  X   X    X   X    X
             75*    98       BEAR BRANCH                           FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             76@    11       BIG COLDWATER CREEK                   FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X                     X                    X        X        X            X           X   X     X           X   X    X
             77-    116      DOGWOOD BRANCH                        FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             78     88       MARE CREEK                 GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X   X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             79*    99       LEWIS BRANCH                          FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             80-    82       MALLOY BRANCH                         FAIR       X   X    X  X     X   X   X                 X   X            X                X        X            X           X   X     X           X   X    X
             81*    93       CLEAR CREEK                           FAIR       X   X    X        X       X                     X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             82*    96       CRANE BRANCH                          FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X                                  X               X    X
             83     19       BIG JUNIPER CREEK          GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X                             x                             X        X                        X   X     X           X   X    X
             84*    64       WOLF CREEK                            FAIR       X   X    X        x           X    X            X                        X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             85-    75       BUCK CREEK                            FAIR                X                                      X                             X        X            X                     X           X   X    X
             86*    83       HURRICANE CREEK                       FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             87*    13       DIXON BRANCH                          FAIR       X   x    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    K
             88*    70       BISHOP BRANCH                         FAIR       X   X    X        x                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             69*    22       LONG BRANCH                           THREAT              X        X                             X                             X        X            X                     X               X    X
             90*    50       OAK CREEK                             FAIR       x   X    X        X   X   X   X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             91*    65       UNNAMED CREEK                         FAIR       X   X    X        X   X                         X                             X        X            X           X         X               X    X
             92     23       ROCK CREEK                 GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             93*    37       LONG BRANCH                           THREAT     x   X    X        X           X    X            X                        X    X        X            X           X         X               X    X
             94*    31       GOODSON BRANCH                        FAIR       x   x    X        x       X                     x                             X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X
             95     18       BIG COLDWATER CREEK        GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X                     X            X       X        X        X            X           X   X     X           X   X    X
             96-    20       REEDY CREEK                           FAIR       X   X    X        X                             X                             X        X            X           X         X               X    X
             97     26       BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK         GOOD       FAIR       X   X    X        X   X   X   X    X            X                    X   X    X        X            X           X         X           X   X    X






                I-)
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                                                                                                           NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                               AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                                  THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                      -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------         CATNAME=BLACKWATER RIVER HUC-03140104       ----------------------------------------------------      ------------------------------
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                                                                                   U A E              E I               A H T T I                                  U         I            T
                 M                                                                 T C D              S H D 0 L A H H S                                            R         S N N H
                 A                B                           W         W          R    T    I        T   E   E   X     I       M   B        E     E   H  A        B         H   0   0    E
                 P       W        A                           0         Q          I E M              I R 8 Y N                 E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                         B        S                           3         N          E R E 0 C C R G I                            T T L M P I G E D D E W I S I S
                         I        1                           0         P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
                 D       D        N                           5         S          T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E L D R N M I

                 98-     16       COBB CREEK                            FAIR       x    x    x  x     x   x                     x   x              x               x         x            x                x    x            x    x    x
                 99.     17       YELLOW WATER CREEK                    THREAT               x                                      x                              x         x            x                     x            x    x    x
                 100@    15       REEDY BRANCH                          THREAT               x                                      x                          x             x            x                     x            x    x    x
                 101.    12       HAWKINS CREEK                         FAIR       x    x    x        x       x                     x                              x         x            x            x        x            x    x    x













                  ALABAMA


                                                                   Chaftahoochee River





















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                 CHATTAHOCHEE RIVER BASIN                      WATER QUALITY
                           03130004                                 GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                           FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                    POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                      UNKNOWN
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                                      CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BASIN






                    ----------------------------------------------------
                    Basir, Fads
                      Drainage Area: 1,300 square miles (about 15% in Florida)
                      Major Land Uses: agriculture, silviculture
                      Population Density: low (in Florida, Sneads)
                      Major Pollution Sources: upstream sources, agriculture
                      Best Water Quality Areas: Chattahoochee River
                      Worst Water Quality Areas: Thompson Pond
                      Water Quality Trends: stable quality at one site
                      OFW Waterbodies: Three Rivers State Recreation Area
                      SWIM Waterbodies: part of Apalachicola River and Bay SWIM watershed
                      Reference Reports:
                       Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                       Apalachicola Bay System SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, Revised 1992
                      Basin Water Quality Experts:
                       Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                       Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/3 57-6631
                       Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                       Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola), 904-444-83 80


                    ----------------------------------------------------




                    --------------------------------- - -------------------
                    In the NMS

                        See Apalachicola River "In the News" for applicable items.



                    Ecological Characterization


                    The Chattahoochee River Basin in Florida consists of a short stem of the Chattahoochee
                    River itself and Lake Seminole which is an impoundment at the confluence of the
                    Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers. Both rivers have extensive drainages in the coastal plains
                    and are considered alluvial in nature. Intense agricultural usage in these basins contribute
                    heavily to the sediment load delivered to Lake Seminole and give these rivers a cloudy,
                    reddish-brown look, atypical of most Florida streams.






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                Lake Seminole is about 40-45 square miles in surface area of which 18 are in Florida.
                Typical of many impoundments, the lake has a dendritic pattern with hundreds of coves.
                It is heavily fished and supports several marinas and fish camps. There is also a state park
                on the lake that is very active in summer months. There are no urban areas draining to the
                lake, but there are several small developments and houses along some of the banks.
                However, most of the shoreline has not been cleared.

                Anthropogenic Impacts

                The major impacts to the water quality of the Chattahoochee River are from upstream
                discharges and agricultural runoff. Heavy "red clay" siltation is very apparent in the
                Florida reach of the river, especially after rains. This is one of the few rivers in Florida
                that experiences the sediment/fami/chemical type of agricultural nonpoint pollution typical
                of most of the southeastern states.


                The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains a dredged channel and locks for passage of
                commercial barge traffic through the Chattahoochee River, Jim Woodruff Dam and the
                Apalachicola River. The Corps manages lake levels and water delivery throughout the
                system.

                The Jim Woodruff Dam was built to provide hydroelectric power and some degree of
                water regulation. However, it is basically a "run of the river" dam with little storage
                capacity, especially at high flows. The sediment and organic detritus, located in the
                deeper portions of the lake near the dam, have a poor macroinvertebrate community,
                probably due to low oxygen and perhaps some metals in the sediments. The lake had
                some aquatic weed problems, and the Corps annually treated certain areas with herbicides
                (commonly Rodeo, Sonar, and Aquatol K).

                Lake Seminole now has a serious aquatic weed problem and a proposed water quality
                monitoring for the lake is to be funded by EPA and coordinated by DER
















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                                                                                                         USGS 14YDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130004 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOP, 1970-1993                                                                                                                                        INDEX        GOOD FAIR POOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                ----------- ----- ----- -----
                 MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                               W01-RIVER      0-44
                 CU?,IkFNI PSRIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                    TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 SO-SS @D_100      -----
                 PERIOD PRIOW 70 1989 15 EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                    TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 7q-10S

             WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                                            BIOLOGICAL                          WATER
                                                           WATERSHED DATA RECORD                    WATER            DISSOLVIVD       OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                        SPECIES                          QUALITY
               ID    NAME                                 ----------------------                    CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALYALINITY       STATUS         COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW         INDICES
             ----- ---------------------------------      MAX    BOG END       DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                          #OBS   YA  YR      PERIOD        TURB SD COLOR TSS         DO DOS,%T SOD COD        TOC   PH   ALK    NITRO PROS CHLA    TOTAL PECL RAT ART BECK        COVD FLOW       wQ1      TSI
                 WATER BODY TYPE,. LAKE
                 I   THOMPSON POND                            3  93  93   Currei@t                                             110.0                8.5        33.5534.50                                         1180                     100
                 2   POND DRAIN                               4  93  93   Cucr--nt                                   4,b    55   3.5                6.6        0.85 0,07                  200                      66                      56
                 3   Lake Seminole                            2  89  89   Current          17.0 0.7                  9.6    9b                      6.6        0.95 0.06                                           9q                      63
                 WATER BODY TY@Z,. SIRMAM
                 4   Chattahoochas River                     15  89  92   Current          17.0 0.7      20     1    8.8    93                 2    6.9    25 0.99 0.0s                    66                      84              40



















            LEGEND:                             BOD-SIOCREMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L       DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN KGIL           MAX 4OSS-MIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       7URB-TURSIDITY MG/L
            ALK-ALKALINITY MGIL                 CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                    DOSAT-DO I SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CAR130M MG/L      WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE Z31        COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L          END YR-ENDING YEAR'                NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN M/L                TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR      COLOR-COLOR PCU                          FECL-PECAL COLIFORM 14PNIIODML     PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                    TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
            RECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX            -OND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CFS                      PNOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MGIL              TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS XG/L















        SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                          USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03130004 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
        MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

              'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                      SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
              '0'-WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
              '.'=YISSING DATA
                                            I RANK DATA RECORDI       TN   I STREAM   I LAKE    I    PH     I  ALK     I TURB &   I COND      IOXYGEN    I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHIA     I SECCHI   I
                                            I------------------  I         i   TP     I    T?   I           I          I   TSS    I           IDEMAND    I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I          I  DISC    I
                                            I WQI      CURRENT I           I          I         I           I          I          I           I          I          I           I           I          I          I
        WATERSHED                           I OR         OR      I TN>2.0  I TP>.46   I TP>.12  I PR>8.8    IALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751   BOD>3.3   I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40  I  SD<.7   I
        ID     NAME                         I TSI   HISTORICAL   I         I          I         I PH<5.2    I          I TSS>18   I           ICOD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I          I          I
        -----   --------------------------------------------                                                                                  ITOC>27.51            I           I BECK<5.5  I          I          I

        ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
          1   THOMPSON POND                 I POOR Current       I    x    I          I    x    1     0     1                                       x    I
          2   POND DRAIN                    I GOOD Current       1    0    1          1    0    1     0     t                                       x    1     0    1     0     1
          3   Lake Seminole                 I FAIR Current       1    0    1          1    0    1     0     1                                 1                0    1                                        0    1

        ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
          4   Chattahoochee River           I GOOD Current       1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1    0     1    x     I           1     0    1     0    1     0     1                            0    1
































        LEGEND:                           COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                   %VI OR Tk-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
        AIX-ALKALINITY                    DO-DISSOLVED OXYGW                          HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, KI OR TSI, IS
        BECK-BECKIS BIOTIC INDEX          CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC          TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
        BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY     DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        PH-p                               TURB-TURBIDITY
        CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                  DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











               SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                       - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130004 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
                    TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                    'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                              1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                    '0'=S'AB'--E TREND                             -----------------------------------------------------
                    '+'-IMPROVING TREND                            I     1W       TI T T C Sl P Al    T TI  B TI   DDI  TFl   T P  l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS      VERTICALLY
                    '.'=MISS:NG DATA               IQUALITY RANK   IOVER-IQ or Sl   N P H    Di H Ll  U Sl  001    001  CCl   E L  I
                                                   I-------------  I ALL II       Il    L    1@   KI  R Sl  D Cl   sl   001   M 0  1
                                                   1         WQI ITRENDI          I     A    I     I  B  I     I   Al   LLl   P W  I
               WATERSHED                           I MEETS   OR I        I        I          I     I     I     I   TI   IIl        I
               ID   NAME                           IUSE ?    TSI   I     I        I          I     I     I     I     I     I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
               ----- ------------------------      I-------------  I     I        I          I                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               *'WATER BODY TYPE; LAKE
               1    THOMPSON POND                  No        POORI       I        I . . . .  I
               2    POND DRAIN                     IYES      GOODI       I        I . .      I . .1   . .1  . .1   .1    .1        1
               3    Lake Seminole                  IPARTIAL  FAIRI       I        I . . . .  I

               * WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               4    Chattahoochee River            IYES      GOODI   0   1    0   1 0 +      01 0 .1  0 .1     1   0 01  .1   0    1



































               LEGEND:                       DOSAT-DO SATURATION                    TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                             FCOLI-FECAL COLIFOP34                  TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
               ALK-ALKALINITY                FLOW-FLOW                              TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-VATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
               BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND    MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE         TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
               CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL              PH-PH                                  TP-PHOSPHORUS
               DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN           SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                  TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











                                                                                                  NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                      AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT   OR SOURCE
                                                                         THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                            -SEE PAGE 11 FOP. LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   CATNAME=CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER HUC=03130004   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                           N   B    S       P   0            s                        0   F            T      F            0
                                                                           U A E E T A H T I I U I T
            M                                                              T C D            S H D 0 L A H H S                                          R      S N N H
            A               B                         W          W         R T I            T E E X I M B E E H A                                      B      H 0 0 E
            P        W      A                         Q                    I   E    M       I   R    B  Y    N       E   I   F   R    R   K  L    W    1  0   D    S   F   R
                     B      s                         3                    E   R    E  0    C   C    R  G    I       T   T   L   M    P   I  G    E    D  D   E    W   I   S   I    S
            T        I      1                         0          P         N   I    N  I    I   H    I  E    T  P    A   A   0   A    0   L  A    E    1  0   C    I   S   Y   N    T  A   R    S  L   U    C   H   0
            D        D      N                         5          S         T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G F L D R N M T

               1     272    THOMPSON POND             POOR       THREAT    x        x       x        x               x                       x    x    x      x                        x        x  x   x            x
               2     170    POND DRAIN                GOOD       THREAT    x                x   x                                            x    x           x                        x        x  x                x
               3     60     Lake Seminole             FAIR       THREAT    x   x    x                                                        x         x                               x               x
               4     60A    Chattahoochee River       GOOD       THREAT    x   x    x                                                        x         x                               x               x
               51    85     BRENSON POND OUTLET                  THREAT    x                x   x                                                 x    x      x                        x        x  x                x
               6-    85A    Irwin Mill Creek                     THREAT    x                x   x                                                 x    x      x                        x        x  x                x










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                                                             CHIPOLA RIVER


                                                                   APALACHICOLA RIVER JUNCTION




                     CHIPOLA RIVER BASIN                       WATER QUALITY
                           03130012                                 GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                           FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                    POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                      UNKNOWN                 p@agqe .471











                                                           CHIPOLA RIVER BASIN






                 -------------------------------------------------------


                 Basic Facts

                 Drainage Area: 1,025 square miles (about 85% in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: silviculture, agriculture, rangeland
                 Population Density: low (Wewahitchka, Marianna)
                 Major Pollution Sources: Marianna WWTP, cattle access to river, farm
                  runoff
                 Best Water Quality Areas: most of basin
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Otter Creek
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at eight sites
                 OFW Waterbodies: Chipola River
                 SWIM Waterbodies: part of Apalachicola River and Bay SWIM watershed
                 Reference Reports:
                  Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                  Apalachicola SWIM plan
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                  Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/3 57-6631
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola), 904-444-8380


                 -------------------------------------------------------




                 -------------- ----------------------------------------
                 In the N=s


                 * Dead Lakes dam removed in 1988.
                 * Stone Container Corporation clear-cut bottomland hardwood forests
                   causing turbidity violations in Marshall and Cowarts Creeks. A
                   Consent Order was signed with an $11,000 settlement.



                 Ecological Characterization

                 The Chipola River is one of Florida!s most unusual and diverse waterways and has an
                 Outstanding Florida Water designation. From its spring-fed sources in southern Alabama,



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                 it flows about 110 miles and is the major tributary of the Apalachicola River. The
                 drainage basin is about 1,025 square miles, and the average flow is 1,500 cfs.

                 The river originates in the Marianna Highlands from several springs and the confluence, of
                 Marshall and Cowarts Creeks. Typical of many spring-fed rivers, it carries a small
                 sediment load, is low in color, and has a relatively steady flow. The upper portion of the
                 basin has a diverse terrain with bluffs, sand hills, swamps, sinks, and both terrestrial and
                 underwater caves. The river goes underground for a short distance near Marianna.

                 Several spring-runs and some surface drainage tributaries join the Chipola after it emerges.
                 However, several miles below Fourmile Creek the river flows out of the limestone
                 highlands and empties into a low swampy area. Here, the tributary inflow is mostly
                 blackwater.


                 Old levees of the Apalachicola River naturally impound the lower Chipola forming Dead
                 Lake. A dam built in the 1960s to enhance the natural impoundment was recently
                 removed. At the lower end of the lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the
                 Chipola Cut-off, a once natural diversion, that now captures about one-fourth of the
                 Apalachicola River's flow. From here, the two rivers follow a roughly parallel course until
                 they meet about eight map-miles downstream.

                 Exceptional water quality and habitat diversity support rich wildlife communities. The
                 river is heavily used for canoeing, boating, tubing and fishing. There are several recreation
                 areas and fish camps.

                 There are only two urban areas in the basin (Marianna and Wewahitchka), both small.
                 However, because most of the basin lies in the highland area, there is more intensive.land
                 use than the more typical swampland drainage of North Florida rivers. The upper basin
                 has agricultural rangeland and silviculture areas. The lower basin is mostly wetlands and
                 silviculture.


                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 Water quality in the Chipola River basin generally appears to be good; however, only
                 about one-half of the stream reach mileage has been sampled for water quality. A Basin
                 Assessment of the Chipola River was performed by Northwest District DEP, and two
                 WLA studies of point sources have been performed. The upper reaches have some
                 localized areas of relatively high nitrates, BOD and siltation predominantly from
                 agricultural and silviculture nonpoint sources, but the river retains its "good" WQI rating.
                 The river tends to have relatively high levels of nitrogen compared to surrounding
                 waterbodies, but low phosphorus levels. A recent algal assay also indicates the river is
                 severely phosphorus limited. Any increase in phosphorus loading could greatly enhance
                 algal growth of the river and downstream lake.




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                The middle reaches have several small WWTPs. The basin assessment found high
                coliform counts below the Marianna WWTP, and reported a trend of increasing nitrate
                levels in the river over the last ten years. These reaches also have seasonally high nutrient
                and chlorophyll values, and are considered to have fair to good water quality. The Basin
                Assessment also indicates there have been aquatic weed and eutrophication problems in
                Dead Lake due to agricultural runoff. Macroinvertebrate diversity is reported to be
                seasonally low downstream of the lake. The Dead Lake dam has recently been opened to
                allow natural stream flow. The water level of Dead Lake naturally fluctuates depending
                on flow in the Apalachicola River. The river water level has been high since the removal
                of the dam, so little difference in the lake levels has been noted. It is not certain how the
                change will affect the lower Chipola and Apalachicola Rivers. The Dry Creek, area has
                heavy metal contamination from a battery salvage operation. This contamination is now
                being cleaned up through the use of Federal funds. The Basin Assessment also found high
                mercury levels below Marianna.

                Fifth year bioassessments for Arrowhead Campground V;WTP and City of Marianna
                WWTP are scheduled for September and November 1994. The Holiday Inn of Marianna
                WWTP, traditionally a problem source, has been connected to the City V;WTP.

                The Spring Creek (watershed #27, south of Campbellton) stream channel was moved and
                culverted (habitat destruction) along with other dredge and fill impacts from construction
                on US Highway 23 1.

                Bridge Creek at SR 71 within a mile of 1-10 had to be abandoned as an ecoregion
                monitoring site because of clear cutting of the stream side climax forest and a newly
                permitted industrial site on the north bank.






















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                                                                                                                  USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130012 CHIPOLA RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                INDEX         GOOD FAIR POOR
                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                     ----------- ----- ----- -----
                 MEDIAN VALUES -OR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                             WQI-RIVER       0-44 45-59-60-90
                 CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                    TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100           -----
                 PERIOD PR70.R 70 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                 TSI-IAkE        0-59 60-69 70-100           1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                BIOLOGICAL                            WATER
                 WATERSHED                                    WATERSHED DATA RECORD                        WATER             DISSOLVED         OXYGEN             PH            TROPHIC                          SPECIES                              QUALITY
                 ID  NAME                                    ----------------------                        CLARITY              OXYGEN         DEMAND         ALKALINITY         STATUS         COLIFORM        DIVERSITY        COND FLOW            INDICES
                 ----- ---------------------------------     MAX     BEG  END      DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                             #OBS    YR   YR      PERIOD         TURB    SD COLOR     TSS    DO  DOSAT BOD COD          TOC   PH        ALK  NITRO PHOS    CHIA TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK          COND FLOW          W01       TS!

                 ï¿½ WATER BODY :YPE: LAKE
                 1   MERRITTS MILL POND                           44 91   93    Current            1.0   1.0      3     3   11.7    118                   1   7.9       100  1.64 0.02      0           12                       223                          38
                 2   CHIPOLA. RIVER                               75 89   93    current          14.5    0.9      40    2    7.0    91                    5   6.6       56   0.80 0.04                  13                       123                          58
                 27  MUDDY BRANCH                                 3  93   93    Current                                                  140.0                7.3       .  205.630.50               10000                        2520                         100

                 ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                 3   CHIPOLA RIVER                                18 89   93    Current          12.5    1.0                 7.2    79                        6.7       77   0.88 0.04                                           165                  43
                 4   SWEETWATER CREEK                             5  92   92    Current            2.0   1.0      25    1    8.4    90                    1   6.3       3    0.13 0.02                     1                       21                 5
                 5   CHIPOLA RIVER                                13 92   93    Current            3.7   0.8      20    3    7.4    81                    2   7.2       82   1.03 0.01                  60                       194                  23
                 6   Crooked Creek                                18 89   93    Current          12.0    1.6      .     .    6.8    75                        4.8       9    0.47 0.03                                             20                 33
                 7   CLEARWATER BRANCH                            8  92   93    Current            1.6   0.4      18    1    7.2    75                    3   6.2       4    0.15 0.01                  52                         19                 15
                 8   CHIPOLA RIVER                                54 89   93    Current            4.2   1.4      23    8    7.7    85    0.5             6   7.6       94   1.05 0.03          925     88                       197    1263          32
                 9   JUNIPER CREEK                                4  92   92    Current            1.7   0.8      50    1    8. 0   85                    3   6.2       1    0.16 0.02                  26                         15                 11
                 10  WILDCAT CREEK                                6  93   93    Current            2.5   0.4      50    1    7.8    86                    5   5.0       1    0.78 0.01                255                          23                 24
                 11  OTTER CREEK                                  8  93   93    Current            4.3   0.4      70    4    7.0    79                    9   6.0       2    1.25 0.20                7100                         35                 47
                 12  FOUR M:IE CREEK                              5  92   92    Current            2.6   0.7      40    2    8.7    93                    3   5.8       1    0.23 0.01                  62                         16                 16
                 13  WHITEWA       CREEK                          7  93   93    Current            3.4   0.5      60    2    7.6    68                    5   5.1       1    0.42 0.01                310                          22                 24
                 14  TENMILE CREEK                                6  92   92    Current            2.9   0.4      100   2    8.0    88                    6   5.1       1    0.45 0.02                154                          is                 23
                 15  CHIPOLA RIVER                                2  84   84    Historical       15.0    0.8      50    6   10.7    93    0.9                 17.6      35   0.83 0.03      2                                      93                 27
                 16  PUM?K:.\ CREEK                               6  92   92    Current            3.0   0.5      60    1    7.6    80                    6   5.0       1    0.20 0.02                106                          17                 20
                 17  FOXWOR- MILL      CREEK                      5  92   92    Current            1.5   0.8      120   1    8.2    82                    9   5.0       1    0.37 0.02                  48                         20                 18
                     SHORES                                                                                                                                   6.3       5    0.17 0.01      1                                      25                 3
                 18       _   M:LL CREEK                          3  80   80    Historical               4.6      0
                 19  S:NK CREEK                                   5  93   93    Current            4.5   0.5      60    3    7.5    81                    7   7.2       56   0.65 0.01                252                        127                  30
                 20  ROCKY CREEK                                  4  92   92    Current            4.6   0.8      15    3    7.9    88                    2   7.0       91   1.33 0.02                2?0                        102                  30
                 21  DRY CR.:T_K                                  8  92   92    Current            8.4   0.7      115   3    6.0    62    0.6            11   6.7       1    0-*58 0.02         250   763                          62                 @8
                 24  SPRING R:EK                                  3  92   92    Current            3.0            5     3    8.1    93    0.2             2   8.1            2.02 0.02            70       8                     205                  V?
                 25  RUSS M:*-', CREEK                            24 87   87    Historical                             20    3.5    37    5.0                 6.4            2.17 0.82                                           120                  79
                 26  CHIPOLA RIVER                                37 89   93    Current            4.1   1.0      25    5    6.9    74    0.5             3   7.6       91   1.36 0.02         1355   123                        218                  28
                 28  WADDELLS @ILL CREEK                          4  92   92    Current            9.5     .      55    5    5.2    55    0.3             5   7.6       .    0.80 0.03         2000   1515                       213                  44
                 29  SPRING BIANCH                                2  92   92    Current            6.5   0.3      65    4    6.9    77                    5   7.0       69   0.55 0.02                  75                       141                  27
                 30  Marsha-'- Creek                              9  89   92    Current            8.0     .      45    9    6.8    73    0.3             6   7.6       .    0.70 0.03         1040   190                        155                  h
                 31  COWARTS CREEK                                15 89   92    Current            8.0   1.2      30    6    7.0    76    0.2             4   7.6       93   1.52 0.02         .1100  215                        188                  36









                 LEGEND:                           BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L           DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L              MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                  TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
                 ALK-ALKALIN17,Y MGIL              CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                        DOSAT-DO % SATURATION                 NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVER@ITY            TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L          WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
                 ART-ARTIFICIA:. SUBSTRATE DI      COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L              END YR-ENDING YEAR                    NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                  TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPfi/160ML
                 BEG YR-BEGIN.%':','G SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                             FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                               TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
                 BECK-BECK'S B:OTIC INDEX          COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                      FLOW-FLOW CFS                         PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                 TSS-TOTAIL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L



     m m m m m m m m m M M m m M m m M M M






         SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                           USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03130012 CHIPOLA RIVER
         MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

               'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                      I                                                                  SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
               '0'--WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
               '.'=MISSING DATA
                                               I RANK DATA RECORDI      IN   I STREAM   I LAKE     I    PH    I   ALK     I  7URB &   I COND     I  OXYGEN   I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL       I CHLA     I SECCHI
                                               I------------------ I         I    TP    I    TP    I          I           I   TSS     I          I  DEMAND   I          I BACTI     I   DIV      I          I  DISC
                                               I WQI    CURRENT I            I          I          t          t           I           I          I                      I           I            I          I
         WATERSHED                             I OR        OR      I TX>2.0  I TP>.46   I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751     BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<l. 951 CHLA>40   I  SIX. 7  1
         ID     NAME                           I TSI  HISTORICAL   I         I                     IPH<5.2    I           I TSS>18    I          I  COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5     I          I          I
         -----  --------------------------------------------       I                                                                  I          I  TOC>27.51           I           IBECK<5.5    I          I          I

           WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
           I   MERRITTS MILL POND              IGOOD  Current      1    0    1          1    0     1     0    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1     0    1     0    1
           2   CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current           a                    a           a          0           0                      0           0    1     0     1            1                0    1
         27    MUDDY BRANCH                    IUNKN  Current           x                    x           0    1                            x     I     x     I                x     I            I

           WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           3   CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1                0    1     0     1     0     1                      1     0    1                                         0    1
           4   SWEETWATER CREEK                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1
           5   CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1
           6   Crooked Creek                   IGOOD  Current      1    0           0   t                V.         Y.          0     k                      k     0                             1                0    1
           7   CLEARWATER BRANCH               IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0                                   x    1
           8   CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                       1     0    1
           9   JUNIPER CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1                0    1     x     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1
         10    WILDCAT CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1                x    I     x     1     0                      0     1     0    1     0     1                             x
         11    OTTER CREEK                     IFAIR  Current      1    0    1      0   1                0    1     x     1     0                      0     1     0    1     x     I                             x
         12    FOUR MILE CREEK                 IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                       1     x
         13    WHITEWATER CREEK                IGOOD  Current           a           0                    x          x           0                      0           0          0     t                       I     x    1
         14    TENMILE CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      a   I                x          x     1     0     1                0     1     0    1     0     1                       1     x    I
         15    CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1      0   1                x    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1           1            1     0    1     0    1
         16    PUMPKIN CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1                x    I     x     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x    1
         17    FOXWORTH MILL CREEK             IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     x    I     x     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1
         18    SHORES MILL CREEK               IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     x     I           I          I           I          I           I            1     0    1     0    1
         19    SINK CREEK                      IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x    1
         20    ROCKY CREEK                     tGOOD  Current           q           (3                   0          0           0                      0     1     a    1     0     1                             0    1
         21    DRY CREEK                       IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0          x     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     x     1                             0    1
         24    SPRING CREEK                    IGOOD  Current      I    x    1      0   1          1     0                1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1
         25    RUSS MILL CREEK                 IUNKN  Historical   I    x    I      x   I          1     0    1           1     x     I          I     x     I     x    I           I                       I
         26    CHIPOLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1
         28    WADDELLS MILL CREEK             IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1          1     0    1           1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     x     I
         29    SPRING BRANCH                   IGOOD  Current      1    0           0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1
         30    Marshall Creek                  IGOOD  Current      t    a           0                    0                      f)               1     0           0    1     0     1
         31    COWARTS CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1      0   1                0    1     0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0    1










       LEGEND:                             COND-CONDUCTIVITY                            FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
       AIX-ALKALINITY                      DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                          HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQ1 OR TSI, IS
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX            CURRM-1989 TO 1993                           OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC           TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATBRBODY TYPE
       BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY PH-PH                                             TURB-TURBIDITY
       CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                    DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY            TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS






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                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                 USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130012 CHIPOLA RIVER
                      TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                      'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                                    1984 - 1993 TRENDS                                I
                      '0'=STABLE TREND                                    -----------------------------------------------------
                      '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                 I      W        TI T T  C S1   P Al  T TI   B T1    D D1 T F1  T F   1<--- PLEASE READ THESE       COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                      '.'=MISSING DATA                 IQUALITY RANK      IOVER-IQ or S1     N P  H  DI  H Ll  U S1   0 01    001  C C1  E  L  I
                                                       I-------------     I ALL II        il      L  I    KI   R S1   D C1    S1   0 01  M  0  1
                                                       I          WQI ITRENDI             I       A  I      I  B  I      I    A@   L Ll  P  W  I
                 WATERSHED                             IMEETS     OR      I      I        I          I      I     I      I    TI   I Il        I
                 ID   NAME                             IUSE ?     TSI     I      I        I          I            I      I      I     I        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                 ----- ------------------------        I-------------                                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
                 I    MERRITTS MILL POND               IYES       GOOD 1     0   1    0   1  0 +          .1   0 .1      1    ..1    .1        1
                 2    CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOOD 1     0   1    0   1  0 0     X1  x.1   0 .I      1    001    .1  0     1
                 27   MUDDY BRANCH                     INO        UNIN I     -   I    .   I . . . . I

                 ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                 3    CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOODI      0   1    0   1  0 0  .  01  0.1   0 .1     .1    KX1    .1  0     1
                 4    SWEETWATER CREEK                 IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 5    CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 6    Crooked Creek                    IYES       GOODI      0   1    0   1  0 0  .  01  x.1   0 .1      1    001    .1  +     1
                 7    CLEARWATER BRANCH                [YES       GOOD I     .   I        I . . . . I    ..1   . .1      1    ..1    .1  -     I
                 8    CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOOD 1     0   1        1  0 o     01  001   0 xi   0  1    001  0 01  0  0  1
                 9    JUNIPER CREEK                    IYES       GOOD I     .   I        I  . .     I   ..1   . .1   .  I    1.1  . .1  .  .  I
                 10   WILDCAT CREEK                    IYES       GOOD I         I        I  . . . . I
                 11   OTTER CREEK                      ]PARTIAL   FAIRI          I        I  . . . . I
                 12   FOUR MILE CREEK                  IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 13   WHITEWATER CREEK                 IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 14   TLNMILE CREEK                    IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 15   CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 16   PUMPKIN CREEK                    IYES       GOOD I         I        I  . . . . I
                 17   FOKWURTH MILL    CREEK           (YES       GOOD f         ?        t  . .
                 18   SHORES MILL CREEK                IYES       GOOD I         I        I          I    I      I      I            I
                 19   SINK CREEK                       IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 20   ROCKY CREEK                      IYES       GOOD I         I        I  . . . . I
                 21   DRY CREEK                        IYES       GOODI
                 24   SPRING CREEK                     IYES       GOODI          I        I  . . . . I
                 25   RUSS MILL CREEK                  IND        UNIN I         I        I  . . . . I
                 26   CHIPOLA RIVER                    IYES       GOOD 1     0   1    0   1  0 +     .1  0.1   0 01   0  1    xX1  + +1  x
                 2B   WADDELLS MILL CREEK              IYES       GOOD I     .   I    .   i  . .     I   ..1   . .1   .  I    -.1  - .1  -
                 29   SPRING BRANCH                    IYES       GOOD I     .   I    .   I  . . . . I   ..1   . .1   . .1    -.1  . .1  .
                 30   Marshall Creek                   IYES       GOOD 1     0   1    0   1  0 0     .1  x.1   0 01   +  1    001  0 01  0
                 31   COWARTS CREEK                    IYES       GOODI      0   1    0   1  0 0     .1  0.1   0 01   0  1    001  0 01  0     1










                 LEGEND:                         DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM               TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                 FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERATURE                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                 ALK-ALKALINITY                  FLOW-FLOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                        WQI-WATER QULhITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                 BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND      MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                 CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                PH-PH                                       TP-PHOSPHORUS
                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN             SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











                                                                                                   NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                       AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                          THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                              -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

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            A                B                         W          W        R.   T    I        T  E   E   X    I       M   B       E    E    H  A       B         H  0    0  E
            p         W      A                         Q          Q        I E M              I R B Y N               E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                      B      S                         3          N        E    R    E  0     C  C   R   G    I       T   T   L   M    P    I  G   E   D   D     E  W    I  S    I   S
                      I      1                         0          p        N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
            D         D      N                         5          S        T    A    T  L     D  E   S   N    Y  H    L   T   W   L    L    L  L   D   T   R.    L  M    H  M   D    P   G   E   L   D    R   N   M    T

                I     180A   MERRITTS MILL POND        GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x               x                    x                    x   x   x   x                x                        x    x   x        x
                2     51A    CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x  x     x  x   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         x  x   x   x         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
                3     51B    CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x  x     x  x   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         x  x   x   x         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
                5     sic    CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x  x     x  x   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         x  x   x   x         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
                8     51D    CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x  x     x  K   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         X  X   K   X         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
              15      51     CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x  x     x  x   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         x  x   x   x         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
              20      309    ROCKY CREEK               GOOD       THREAT   x         x        x  x                                             x       x                                 x   x            x
              21      279    DRY CREEK                 GOOD       THREAT   x         x               x                    x                            x                                 x       x        x            x
              22-     320    BRIDGE CREEK                         THREAT   x         x        x      x                    x                                                                          x    x   x        x
              23-     267    LITTLE ROCKY CREEK                   THREAT   x         x        x                                                                                          x                x
              24      180    SPRING CREEK              GOOD       THREAT   x    x    x               x                    K                    K   X   X   X                K                        x    x   x        x
              26      51E    CHIPOLA RIVER             GOOD       T14REAT  x    x    x  x     x  x   x   x    x  x    x   x   x   x         X  X   K   X         x  x                    x   x   x   x        x   x    x
              28      174    WADDELLS MILL CREEK       GOOD       THREAT   x         x        x                           x                        x   x                                 x       x        x
              31      52     COWARTS CREEK             GOOD       THREAT   x         x        x                           x                            x                                 x       x   x








































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                   CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY BASIN                             WATER QUALITY
                               03140102                                        GOOD        -
                     AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                                     THREATENED
                       1984-1993 STORET DATA                                   FAIR
          WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                              POOR
                INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                               UNKNOWN
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                                        CROCTAWHATCHEE BAY BASIN

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                Basic Fact

                 Drainage Area: 699 square miles
                 Major Land Uses: silviculture, urban development
                 Population Density: concentrated in 2 urban areas (Ft. Walton Beach,
                  Destin)
                 Major Pollution Sources: urban and WWTP sprayfield runoff
                 Best Water Quality Areas: most of the basin
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Joe!s BAYOU
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at I site, Magnolia Creek improving
                 OFW Waterbodies: Basin Bayou State Recreation Area
                 SWIM Waterbodies: none
                 Reference Reports:
                  Choctawhatchee Bay Report, Livingston, NWFWMD, 1988
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  David Heil, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-5471
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola), 904-444-8380

                Ecoloizical Characterization

                Choctawhatchee Bay basin encompasses 699 square miles with the bay itself covering 129
                square miles. The bay has little communication with the Gulf of Mexico, with only one
                inlet, East Pass, on the western end of the bay. Freshwater inputs are the Choctawhatchee
                River, at 7,000 cfs, entering at the easterrunost end of the bay, and several small creeks
                entering the bayous along the northern shore of the bay.

                Development along the north and west is sparse, with Eglin Air Force Base occupying
                most of the northern drainage. The City of Ft. Walton Beach is on the eastern shore, and
                Destin is situated at East Pass. Residential, hotel and condominium development is
                occurring rapidly all along the peninsula that forms the southern boundary of the bay. An
                endangered fish species, the Okaloosa Darter, is found in the streams draining into Boggy
                and Rocky Bayous.

                Anthropogenic Impacts

                Historically water quality in this basin has been good. However, there have been several
                problem areas associated with rapid development occurring along the coast. In the 1970s,



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                 treated wastewater effluents caused eutrophication, fish kills and grass bed die-offs in
                 portions'ofthe-bay. The WV*7TPs have since been converted wspray irrigation discharge.
                 A basin assessment conducted by the DEP Northwest District in 1984 indicated that
                 water quality did improve once the WWTPs were upgraded.

                 Recently, however, water quality in the bay ig again being degraded due to the continuing
                 development of the watershed area. The nonpoint pollution sources associated with this
                 development include highway runoff, ditching and draining of wetlands and surficial water
                 table seepage from package plant perc-ponds and WWTP spayfields. In particular, the
                 poorly circulating water of Old Pass Lagoon at Destin, Florida has shown high levels,of
                 eutrophication and fish kills in the past. Local education programs and ordinances along
                 with increased emphasis on stormwater treatment appear to be:-reversing. the pollution
                 trend. Fish kills have not been reported in recent years. A Gulf-*to-Lagoon pipeline and
                 pump has been partially constructed by the Northwest Florida Water Management District
                 to facilitate lagoon flushing. In April 1994, Dissolved oxygen violations were found
                 during flush, pump operations in Old Pass Lagoon (Destin Harbor) and'Holiday Isle canals.
                 Several bayous that discharge into the Bay have had and continue to have water quality
                 problems. Also, Dons Bayou near Ft. Walton has experienced a low grade, chronic fish
                 kill from unknown sources. Recent studies indicate localized metals contamination in.
                 sediments near urban areas. The NOAA National Status and Trends Program, which
                 monitors trends of chemical contamination, found high concentrations of lead, silver,
                 DDT, chlordane, PCB, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment at Shirk Point,
                 near the mouth of Boggy Bayou. Fish kills have also been reported in Jose Bayou in
                 Destin, Jolly Bay at Black Creek and in LaGrange Bayou. The latter has a small shipyard
                 located near Freeport.

                 Another major area of concern for the basin was a proposed bridge from White Point
                 across the bay to Piney Point which- had been permitted. Potential sources of ecological
                 damage include: destruction of grass beds, decreased circulation of bay waters,
                 destruction of wetlands from Piney Point to the connecting highway, and construction
                 associated turbidity. The bridge will also promote even faster growth in the area, further
                 stressing the existing infrastructure.

                 An existing bridge across the bay is in service however, mitigation of seagrass nursery
                 beds destroyed during construction has not yet suceeded.

                 Commercial fisherman report crab kills in the vicinity of Peach Creek at the mouth of the
                 Intracoastal Waterway. Monitoring found low dissolved oxygen concentrations in Peach
                 Creek and the stream had been historically channelized in a mistaken attempt at mosquito
                 control. A new WWTP (Point Washington WWTP) near Peach Creek has been
                 permitted for construction because of the area's increased development.






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                                                                                                                               USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140102 CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           INDEX          GOOD FAIR POOR
                  SURFACE WA--_R Q@'A!:-,Y DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                                           ----------- ----- ----- -----
                  MEDIAN VAL@:SS FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                                                     WQI-RIVER         0-44 45-59-60-90
                    CURRENT,              OFF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                                   TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100                -----
                    PERIOD           70 '989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                     TSI-LAKE          0-59 60-69 70-100              1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           BIOLOGICAL                                WATER
                WATERSHED                                             WATERSHED DATA RECORD                              WATER               DISSOLVED            OXYGEN               PH             TROPHIC                               SPECIES                                  QUALITY
                ID       ';A-:                                       ----------------------                              CLARITY                 OXYGEN           DEMAND           ALKALINITY           STATUS           COLIFORM          DIVERSITY          COND FLOW              INDICES
                ----- ---------------------------------              MAX       BEG END        DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                                     #OBS      YR  YR        PERIOD            TURB    SD COLOR       TSS    DO    DOSAT    BOD     COD     TOC    PH      ALK    NITRO PHOS CHLA        TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK              COND FLOW           V10I         TSI

                ï¿½ WATER BO:@Y -.Y?7-: 7-S-,:ARY
                  14     1,DA; BAYOU                                      5    85  85    Historical                    1.5            12     7.7      88    2.3                    7.5        .   0.48  0.06       12                                      27875                               47
                  17     CHOC7'_WA7.C:-.*_--_7 BAY AS C                 50     92  93    Current                3.7    1.0     33       9    6.0      65                      4    7.4        67  0.42  0.01        3               8                      21288                               38
                  18     JIOES BAYOU                                      2    87  87    Historical             7.0      .     30       8    7.7      85    2.6                               .   1.U   0.20        9  1200     100                                                            52
                  21     CHOC-0%`A7C@-.'-_E_ BAY AB C                   83     71  87    Historical             5.5    1.5     10       8    8.1      94    0.9               1    8.0        70  0.37  0.01        2      41       7                      27150                               30
                  23                       BAY AB C                     70     72  82    Historical             1.3    1.4     20       4    6.6      74    0.8               3    7.9        77  0.32  0.02        6       3       5                      36000                               35
                  24     C:N@110 BAYOU                                  34     70  73    Historical             6.5      .        6     .    9.0      98    1.0                    8.0        78  0.91  D.01               33       .                      28000                               25
                  25     CHOC-OWATCHEE BAY AS C                         21     89  93    Current                2.0    2.2     15     13     8.2      go    0.2               3    7.6        .   6.34  0.02        3       5       5                      25700                               36
                  27     GAR.1;:ER BAYOU                                  8    92  92    Current                1.6    1.7     15     14     6.7      74                      4    6.6        32  0.63  0.01        4    200        40                     21515                               37
                  35                BAY-,U                                9    72  72    Historical             5.0      .        9     .    10.8     113   1.5                    8.0        57  0.86  0.01               97                                                                  12
                  37     ALAQUA CR-SE-K OU:--T-T                          7    92  92    Current                4.7    0.8     50     1B     7.3      87                      5    7.0        30  0.33  0.01        5    300        20                     10200                               46
                  41     A:AQr.A 3AY--,,:                                 8    92  92    Current               10.0    0.6     60     19     6.6      72                      6    6.7        17  0.38  0.01        8    780    100                          6500                              so
                  43     BOGGY BAY-^'-                                    8    92  92    Current                1.6    1.2     20       9    6.7      78                      4    6.5        26  0.49  0.01        3    100        4                      23475                               38
                  44     BAS"* B-AY07,                                    8    92  92    Current                2.8    0.8     70       8    7.2      79                      5    6.2        8   0.29  0.01        4    900    160                          1700                              45
                  48     ROC'<Y BAY^,,:                                   7    92  92    Current                2.4    0.8     40       6    6.7      83                      4    6.6        11  0.28  0.01        2    500    120                          7272                              42

                ï¿½ WATER BOLY :Y?--:       =z
                  10             OYSTER                                   3    80  80    Historical                    0.7     200                                                 6.4        15  0.58  0.03        4                                        2200                              51

                ï¿½ WATER BO@Y 7Y?-7: STPEAM
                  28     LAG;Lkl;Gr- BAYOU                              12     92  93    Current                5.0    0.9     50     10     5.4      58                      6    7.1        46  0.52  0.01        5           103                        18900                     33
                  49     TOYS CREEK                                     13     ?2  74    Historical            10.0            10       7    9.0      85    0.4               2    6.9        5   0.36  0.02             340        45                         34       35           23
                  50     L:G'H7WOOD 'i-NOT CREEK                        38     72  79    Historical             8.3            23            10.2     94    0.4        1      0    5.6        24  0.38  0.01             487                                   20       57           10
                  51     GARN:Z3, CR_--_K                               32     78  79    Historical             1.0            30            8.0      79    0.5        3      0    5.6        5   0.60  0.01                                                   27       24           10
                  52     LA:AY_-:7z_ CREEK                              10     92  92    Current                3.2    1.5     50       2    7.3      82                      5    5.1        2   0.52  0.01           1000     200                            38                    24
                         K-kQr..k C       _.
                  53                31 K                                  8    92  93    Current                4.0    1.4     35       2    7.8      83                      3    6.0        1   0.15  0.01                        85                         370                   20
                  58     TURKEY "RZEK                                     3    78  78    Historical             2.5      .     30       .    7.8      82    0.6       10      5    4.8        1   0.20  0.01                                                   15      390           10
                  67     Sw:" _?1ZFK'                                     5    92  92    Current                1.5    0.8     20       1    7.7      94                      2    6.0        2   0.25  0.02             420        84                         21                    16
                  68                CREEK                                 7    92  92    Current                2.0    1.0     18       1    8.9      87                      1    6.0        1   0.16  0.02             250        86                         12                    13
                  70     YA_'-N0!:A CREEK                                 8    89  91    Current                               48       .    7.7      90                           5.7            0.58  0.01                                                   33       37           11
                  74     WA7ER:N@ CREEK                                   5    92  92    Current                2.2    0.4     50       1    7.9      89                      5    6.1        1   0.14  0.01             500    120                            18                    17
                  75     ALAQr.A CREEK                                    7    92  92    Current                8.0    0.9     50       7    7.2      82                      3    5.6        1   0.17  0.01           9000     255                            18                    34
                  79     @*k@7:y C-1:7K                                   6    92  92    Current                1.1    1.2     10       1    8.9      94                      1    6.2        1   0.22  0.01             153        68                         12                    11
                  66     @;CKI' CREEK                                     5    92  92    Current                4.9    0.9     50       1    7.7      86                      3    5.5        2   0.14  0.01             800    300                            13                    23
                  89     L"-11 AIAQUA CREEK                               5    92  92    Current                2.8    0.6     56       2    7.9      86                      4    5.7        1   0.16  0.01           1300     700                            14                    22







                LEGEND:                                   BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L                   MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC 14ETERS                                   TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
                ALK-ALKA.L.N:-Y YG/_                      CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                              DOSAT-DO % SATURATION                      NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                 TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MGIL               WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
                ART-ART-_-:=k@ S@:BS7RA7Z DI              COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                    END YR-ENDING YEAR                         NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                       TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
                BEG                       SA-?'--';G YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                                    FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML              PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                            TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
                BECK-BECK'S 3-:0::C 21@DZX                COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                            FL.OW-FLCW CFS                             PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                      TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L



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          SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                        USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03140102 CHOCTAWHATCHEE    BAY
          MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

              'X'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                      SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
              '0'--WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
              '.'=MISSING DATA
                                              I RANK DATA RECORDI     IN    ISTREAM   I LAKE     I   PH     I   ALK    I TURB &   I COND      I OXYGEN   I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHIA      ISECCHI   I
                                              I------------------                TP   I    TP    I          I          I   TSS    I           I DEMAND   I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I           I DISC    I
                                              I WQI   CURRENT                                    k                                k           t                                 t                                 I
          WATERSHED                           I OR        OR     I TN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    IALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3  I  DD<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I SD<.7   I
          ID   NAME                           I TSI HISTORICAL   I          I         I          IPH<5.2    I          I TSS>18   I           I COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I           I         I
          -----  --------------------------------------------                                               I          I          I           I TOC>27.51           I           I BECK<5.5  I           I         I

          WATER BODY TYPE-. ESTUARY
          14  INDIAN BAYOU                    IGOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1                       1     0     1     0   1
          17  CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AB    C       IGOOD Current      I    a     I         1    0     1    a     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0                1     0     1     0   i
          18  JOES BAYOU                      IFAIR Historical   1    0     1         1    x     I          I          1     0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     .   i
          21  CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AB    C       IGOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          23  CHOTOWATCHEE BAY AB c           IGOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          24  CINCO BAYOU                     IGOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x           0    1     0    1      0    1           1           1     .
          25  CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AB C          IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    a     I          1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          27  GARNIER BAYOU                   IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          35  POQUITO BAYOU                   (GOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1           1     .   1
          37  ALAQUA CREEK OUTLET             IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          41  ALAQUA BAYOU                    IFAIR Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     x    I     x    I     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     x   1
          43  BOGGY BAYOU                     IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0
          44  BASIN BAYOU                     IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    a     I     x    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1
          48  ROCKY BAYOU                     IGOOD Current      1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     x    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   1

          WATER BODY TYPE- LAKE
          10  LAKE OYSTER                     IGOOD Historical   1    0     1         1    0     1    0     1     x    I          I     x     1                                                   0     1     0   1

          WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
          28  LAGRANGE BAYOU                  IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     0    1     0    1     x     1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1     0     1     0   i
          49  TOMS CREEK                      IGOOD Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1
          50  LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK            IGOOD Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     0    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1
          51  GAANIEFL CREEK                  IGOOD Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1           1           1           1
          52  LAFAYETTE CREEK                 IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    x     I     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                       1     0   1
          53  ALAQUA CREEK                    IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1      0    1                       1     0   1
          58  TURKEY CREEK                    IGOOD Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1    x     I     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1           1                       1     .   i
          67  SWIFT CREEK                     IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     a    1     0    1      0    1                       1     0   1
          68  JUNIPER CREEK                   IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                       1     0   1
          70  MAGNOLIA CREEK                  IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1          1          1           1          1     0    1           1                       1     .   1
          74  WATERING CREEK                  IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             x   1
          75  ALAQUA CREEK                    IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      x    1                             0   1
          79  TURKEY CREEK                    IGOOD Current      1    0           0   1          1    0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             0   1
          86  ROCKY CREEK                     IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1               0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             0   1
          89  LITTLE ALAQUA CREEK             IGOOD Current      1    0     1     0   1               0     1     x    1     0    1           1     0    1     0    1      x    I                             x







       LEGEND:                            COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                   WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
       ALK-ALKALINITY                     DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, KI OR TSI, IS
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX           CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC          TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATMODY TYPE
       BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY PH-PH                                          TURB-TURBIDITY
       C14LA-CHLOROPHYLL                  DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS












                SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                              - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140102 CHOCTAWHATCHRE BAY
                      TRENDS -SOURCES - CLEANUP

                      'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                                   1984     1993 TRENDS
                      '0'=STABLE TREND                                  -----------------------------------------------------
                      '+'-IMPROVING TREND                               I      iW      TI   T T C Sl   P Al  T TI   B TI  D D1   T Fl  T F   j<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                      '.'=MISSING DATA                IQUALITY RANK     CIVER-IQ or Sl      N P  H   D1 H Ll U Si   0 01  0 01   C Cl  E  L  I
                                                      I-------------    I ALL II       il        L   I   KI  R Sl   D Cl    Sl   0 01  M  0  1
                                                      1          WQI ITRENDI            I        A   I     I B   I     I    Al   L Ll  P  W  I
                WATERSHED                             i MEETS    OR I          I        I            I                 I    Tj   I Il        I
                ID    NAME                            IUSE ?     TSI    I      I                                                             I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                ----- ------------------------        I-------------                                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
                14    INDIAN BAYOU                    IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  i
                I I   CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AS C          IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  I
                18    JOSS BAYOU                      IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I   . . . .  I
                21    CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AS C          IYES       GOOD 1        1        1   . . . .  I
                23    CHOTOWATCHEE BAY AS C           @YES       GOOD I        i                     I   i     i      i     I      1         1
                24    CINCO BAYOU                     IYES       GOOD I        I        I            I   I     I      I     I      1         1
                25    CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY AS C          IYES       GOOD 1    0   1    0   1   0 0  x   010 . 1 0 01   + .1  0 01   0 01  0     1
                27    GARNIER BAYOU                   IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  I . .1  - .1   . .1  . .1   . .1  .     1
                35    POQUITO BAYOU                   IYES       GOOD I        I        I            I   I     I      I     I      1         1
                37    AL.AQUA CREEK OUTLET            IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  I
                41    ALAQUA BAYOU                    IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I        I   . . . .  I
                43    BOGGY BAYOU                     @YES       GOOD)         I        i   .        I). .)  . .1   . .1  .   j    .1        1
                44    BASIN BAYOU                     IYES       GOODI         I        I   . . . .  I
                48    ROCKY BAYOU                     YES        GOODI         I        I   . . . .  I

                ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
                10    LAKE OYSTER                     @YES       GOOD I        I        I            I   I     I      I     I      I         I

                ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                28    LAGRANGE BAYOU                  IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  I
                49    TOMS CREEK                      IYES       GOODI         I        I            I   I     I      I     I      1         1
                50    LIGHTWOOD KNOT   CREEK          IYES       GOOD I        I        I            I   I     I      I     I      I         I
                51    GARNIER CREEK                   IYES       GOOD I        I        I            I   I     I      I     I      1         1
                52    LAFAYETTE CREEK                 iYES       GOODI         I        I   . . . .  I . .1  . .1   . .1  . .1     .1        1
                53    ALAQUA CREEK                    IYES       GOOD I        I        1            .1  .1    .1     .1           .1
                58    TURKEY CREEK                    (YES       GOOD I        f        t            t                             I
                67    SWIFT CREEK                     IYES       GOODI         I        I   . . . .
                68    JUNIPER CREEK                   IYES       GOODI         I        I   . . . .
                70    MAGNOLIA CREEK                  IYES       GOODI         I        I   + 0  .   .10 .1    .1     .1  0 01     .1  0  0  1
                74    WATERING CREEK                  IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .  1                      .1
                75    ALAQUA CREEK                    IYES    I  GOOD I        I        I   . .      1                      .1
                79    TURKEY CREEK                    IYES       GOOD I        I        I   . . . .
                86    ROCKY CREEK                     (YES       GO=           j
                89    LITTLE ALAQUA CREEK             IYES       GOOD I






                LEGEND:                          DOSAT-DO SATURATION                        TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM              TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                 FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                       TEMP-TEMPERATURE                  TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                ALK-ALKALINITY                   FLOW-FLOW                                  TN-NITROGEN                       WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND       MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE             TCC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                CHIA- CHLOROPHYLL                PH-PH                                      TP-PHOSPHORUS
                DD-DISSOLVED OXYGEN              SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                      TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










                                                                                                        NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                           AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                                THE * ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                  -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------        CATNAME=CHOCTAWHATCHEE    BAY  HUC=03140102  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                N    B   S        P    0            S                          0   F            T       F             0
                                                                                U A E E T A H T T I U I T
                 M                                                              T C D             S H D 0 L                      A H H S                        R       S N N H
                 A            B                           W          W          R I I             T E E x I M B E E H A                                         B       H 0 0 E
                 P    W       A                           Q          Q          I E M             I R B Y N                 E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                      B       S                           3          N          E    R   E    0   C    C   R    G   I       T    I    L  M     P   I  G    E    D   D   E   W     I   S   I   S
                 T    I       1                           0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S T U C H 0
                 D    D       N                           5          S          T    A   T    L   D    E   S    N   Y  H    L    T    W  L     L   L  L    D    T   R   L   M     H   M   D   P   G    E   L    D   R     N   M   T

                 1-   1029    DIRECT RUNOFF  TO GULF                 THREAT     x        x        x                              x             x      K         x       x             x                    x              x   x   x
                 2*   980     MCQUAGE BAYOU                          FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x            x  x         x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 3-   972     BOWMAN BAYOU                           FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x             x   x  x         x       x             x                    x    x         x   x   x
                 4*   981     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO BAY                  FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x            x  x    x    x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 5*   978     LITTLE BAYOU                           FAIR       x    x   X        x    x        x   x       x    x    x        x   x  x    x    x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 6*   881     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  RAY                 FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x        x   x  x         x       x             x                    x    x   x     x   x   x
                 7*   976     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x            K  x         x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 8-   957     MUSSETT BAYOU                          FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x                 x  x         x       x             x                    x    x         x   x   x
                 9*   944     HEWETT BAYOU                           FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x        x      x         x       x             x                    x    x         x   x   x
                 10   959     LAKE OYSTER                 GOOD       THREAT     x    x   x        x             x   x            x    x        x                                                           x    x         x   x   x
                 11*  897     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x        x    x   x        x                x    x    x                         x   x                                           x   x     x   x   x
                 12*  943     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x        x                      x   x            x    x               x         x       x             x                         x         x   x   x
                 13*  937     MACK BAYOU                             FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x        x   x            x    x        x      x         x       x             x                    x    x   x     x   x   x
                 14   917     INDIAN BAYOU                GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x  x    x    x                 x  x         x   x   x   x     x                             x   x     x   x   x
                 15.  938     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x    x   x        x             x   x            x             x      x         x       x             x                         x         x   x   x
                 16*  936     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x             x      x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 17   778D    CHOCTOWATCHEE  BAY AB C     GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x    x  x         x  x         x   x   x             x           x    x   x    x   x     x   x   x
                 le   906     JOES BAYOU                  FAIR       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x  x    x    x             x   x            x   x   x   x     x                             x   x     x       x
                 19.  905     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO BAY                  FAIR                                                   x                                                                                       x
                 20*  874     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                 FAIR       x        x        x    x                         x                    x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 21   778A    CHOCTOWATCHEE  BAY AB C     GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x    x  x         x  x         x   x   x             x           x    x   x    x   x     x   x   x
                 22*  851     DIRECT RUNOFF  TO BAY                  FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x        x   x            x    x            x  x    x    x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 23   778C    CHOTOWATCHEE BAY AB C       GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x    x  x         x  x         x   x   x             x           x    x   x    x   x     x   x   x
                 24   843     CINCO BAYOU                 GOOD       FAIR       x        x    x   x    x                    x    x                    x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 25   778B    CHOCTOWATCHEE RAY AB C      GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x    x  x         x  x         x   x   x             x           x    x   x    x   x     x   x   x
                 26*  803C    Choctawhatchee Bay ab                  THREAT     x        x                                       x                    x         x                                                   x
                 27   786     GARNIER BAYOU               GOOD       THREAT     x        x    x   x    x                         x                 x  x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 28   789     LAGRANGE BAYOU              GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x        x   x       x    x                 x  x    x    x       x             x           x        x    x   x     x   x   x
                 29*  803     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   THREAT     x        x                                       x                    x         x                                                   x
                 30*  772     LITTLE TROUT CREEK                     FAIR       x        x                                       x                    x    x    x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 31-  761     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   FAIR       x        x    x   x    x                    x    x    x               x         x       x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 32*  774     BEAR CREEK                             THREAT              x                                       x                              x       x             x                    x              x   x   x
                 33-  778     CHOCTAWHATCHEB BAY                     FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x    x   x       x    x    x  x         x  x         x   x   x             x           x    x   x    x   x     x   x   x
                 34*  759     DIRECT RUNOFF TO RAY                   FAIR       x        x    x   x    x                    x    x                    x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 35   754     POQUITO BAYOU               GOOD       FAIR       x        x        x    x                         x                    x    x    x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 36-  762     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   THREAT     x        x        x    x                         x                    x    x    x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 37   770     ALAQUA CREEK OUTLET         GOOD       THREAT     x        x                                       x                    x         x                                                   x
                 38*  760     AIRPORT DRAIN                          FAIR                x    x   x    x                    x    x    x        x                x   x   x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 39*  751     EAGLE CREEK                            THREAT     x        x        x    x                         x                              x       x             x                    x        x     x   x   x
                 40-  773     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   THREAT     x        x        x    x                         x                    x    x    x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 41   731     ALAQUA BAYOU                FAIR       THREAT     x        x    x            x                     x    x               x         x   x   x                                       x   x     x       x
                 42*  768     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   THREAT     x        x        x                              x                    x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 43   692     BOGGY BAYOU                 GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x   x                x    x             x      x         x   x   x             x                         x   x     x   x   x
                 44   742     BASIN BAYOU                 GOOD       THREAT              x        x    x                    x    x                         x    x       x             x                    x                  x   x
                 45*  717     TROUT CREEK                            THREAT     x        x        x    x                         x                              x       x             x                    x        x     x   x   x
                 46*  712     MULLET CREEK                           THREAT     x        x        x    x                    x    x                              x       x             x                    x        x     x   x   x
                 41*  124     LINTON SPRING BRANCH                   THREAT              x        x    x                    x    x                              x       x             x                    x              x   x   x
                 48   722     ROCKY BAYOU                 GOOD       FAIR       x    x   x    x   x    x        x   x       x    x                    x         x       x             x                             x     x   x   x
                 50   650     LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK        GOOD       THREAT                   x   x    x                         x                              x       x             x                    x                      x





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                                                                                            AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                               THE * ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                  -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

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                                                                                 N  B     S       p   0            S                         0   F            T        F           0
                                                                                 U  A     E       E   T            A           H         T   I   I            U        I           T
                M                                                                T C D            S H D 0 L                    A         H H S                R        S N N H
                A                B                         W          W          R I I            T E E X I M B                          E E H A              B        H 0 0 E
                P       W        A                         Q          Q          I E M            I R B Y N                  E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F k
                        B        S                         3          N          E  R.    E  0    C   C    R  G    I         I T   L     M   P   I  G    E    D  D     E  W   1    5   1   S
                        I        1                         0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
                D       D        N                         5          S          T A T L D B S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E L D R X M T

                 51     655      GARNIER CREEK             GOOD       FAIR       x        x       x   x                        x                         x    x        x           x                    x    x       x        x
                 52     646      LAFAYETTE CREEK           GOOD       FAIR       x        x       x   x                        x             x           x    x        x           x           x        x        x   x    x   x
                 53     351A     ALAQUA CREEK              GOOD       THREAT     x        x                x                   x   x                x         x  x     x                                     x                x
                 54-    673      SANDERS BRANCH                       FAIR       x        x       x   x                        x   x                x    x    x        x           x                             x   x    x   x
                 55*    584      BASIN CREEK                          THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 56-    664      LONG CREEK                           THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x                 x   x
                 57-    658      SHAW STILL BRANCH                    FAIR       x        x                                    x                    x    x    x        x           x                             x   x    x   x
                 58     495A     TURKEY CREEK              GOOD       THREAT     x  x                                                                                                                        x   x
                 59-    567      FOURMILE CREEK                       THREAT     x  x     x       x   x                        x                    x    x    x        x           x                    x        x   x    x   x
                 60*    645      HICKORY BRANCH                       THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 61*    590      LITTLE BASIN CREEK                   THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 62*    622      BEE BRANCH                           THREAT              x       x                          x x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 63*    620      TURKEY CREEK                         THREAT     x        x           x                        K                    x    x    x        x           x                    x    x                x
                 64*    644      MILL CREEK                           FAIR       x        x  x    x   x                      x x   x                x    x    x        x           x                             x   x    x   x
                 65*    612      LONG CREEK                           THREAT              x                                    x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 66*    621      WOLF CREEK                           THREAT     x        x       x                            x                              x        x           x           x                     x        x
                 67     568      SWIFT CREEK               GOOD       FAIR       x        x  x    x   x       x    x           x                    x    x    x        x           x                    x        x   x    x   x
                 66     468A     JUNIPER CREEK             GOOD       THREAT     x  x                                                                                                                        x   x
                 69*    580      MIDDLE CREEK                         THREAT              x       x   x                        x                                       x                                x                     x
                 70     557      MAGNOLIA CREEK            GOOD       THREAT     x        x       x                            x             x                x        x           x           x        x                 x   x
                 71*    619      ANDERSON BRANCH                      THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                 x   x
                 72*    606      SCHOOLHOUSE CREEK                    T14REAT             x       x   x                                                       x        x           x                    x                     x
                 @3*    587      ROGUE CREEK                          THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 14     520      WATERING CREEK            GOOD       THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 75     351      ALAQUA CREEK              GOOD       THREAT     x        x                x                   x   x                x         x  x     x                                     x                x
                 76*    514      BEAR BRANCH                          THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 77*    573      LONG BRANCH                          THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 78-    544      WHITE BRANCH                         THREAT     x        x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x           x        x            x    x   x
                 79     495      TURKEY CREEK              GOOD       THREAT     x  x                                                                                                                        x   x
                 80*    515      NINE14ILE CREEK                      THREAT     x        x  x    x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x    x   x   x        x
                 81*    532      BULLY HORSELOT BRANCH                THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 82*    491      ALICE CREEK                          THREAT                                                                                                                            x            x    x   x
                 83*    476      LITTLE ROCKY CREEK                   THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                 x   x
                 84*    507      PAINTER HEAD CREEK                   THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 85*    471      TENMILE CREEK                        THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 e6     361      ROCKY CREEK               GOOD       THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x    x            x   x
                 87*    468      ANDERSON BRANCH                      THREAT     x  x                                                                                                                        x   x
                 88*    483      MIDDLE ROCKY CREEK                   THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x    x            x   x
                 89     432      LITTLE ALAQUA CREEK       GOOD       THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x                     K
                 90*    472      PARRISH CREEK                        THREAT     x  x                                                                                                                        x   x
                 91*    492      PINELOG CREEK                        THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 92*    500      MATTRESS HEAD BRANCH                 THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 93*    470      BLOUNT MILL CREEK                    THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 94*    478      DAVIS BRANCH                         THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 95*    448      EAST ROCKY CREEK                     THREAT              x       x   x                      x x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 96*    445      OPEN BRANCH                          THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x
                 97*    436      BLOUNT CREEK                         THREAT     x  x     x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x        x   x        x
                 98*    413      EXLINE CREEK                         THREAT              x       x   x                        x                              x        x           x                    x                     x






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                                                                                                        NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                            AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                              THE * ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS 'WATERSHED
                                                                                                   -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

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                                                                                N   B     S        P    0           S                          0    F             T       F            0
                                                                                U   A     E        E    T           A             H       T    T    I             U       I            T
              M                                                                 T C D              S H D 0 L                      A       H H S                   R       S N N H
              A                B                          w          w          R   T     I        T    E   E  X    I       M     B       E    E    H  A          B       H   0   0    E
              P       w        A                          Q          Q          I   B     M.       I    R   s  Y    N       E     I   T   lk   B.   K  L   W      1  0    D   S   P    R
                      B        S                          3          N          E   A     E  0     C    C   R  G    I       T     T   L   M    P    I  G   E      D  D    E   W   I    s  I    S
              y       I        1                          0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 c I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
              D       D        N                          5          S          T   A     T  L     D    E   S  N    Y   H   L     T   W   L    L    L  L   D      T  R    L   M   H    M  D    p   G   E    L   D    R    N  M     7
              99.     446      FISHPOND BRANCH                       THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              1001    425      BURNOUT CREEK                         THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              101-    438      CAKIE CREEK                           THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              102*    394      SANDY MOUNTAIN BRANCH                 THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              103*    387      MT SINAI BRANCH                       THREAT     x         x        x    x                   x     x                               x       x            x                    x        x    x        x
              104-    369      SCONIERS MILL CREEK                   THREAT     x         x        x    x                   x     x   x                           x       x            x           x        x        x    x   x    x
              105*    351B     ALAQUA CREEK                          THREAT     x         x                 x                     x   x                x          x  x    x                                     x                  x
              106*    377      WILDCAT CREEK                         THREAT               x        x                              x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              107-    368      BEAR BAY BRANCH                       THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              108*    339      LOOKOUT CREEK                         THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x                      x
              109*    332      COSSON MILL CREEK                     FAIR                 x                                                                                                                          x             x
              110*    340      KISER BRANCH                          THREAT               x                                                                                                                          x             x
              111*    323      BEAR CREEK                            THREAT               x                                                                                                                          x             x
              112*    318      BULLHIDE CREEK                        THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x             x        x
              113*    305      LIVEOAK BRANCH                        THREAT               x        x    x                         x                               x       x            x                    x             x        x
              114*    307      BUCK BRANCH                           THREAT               x        x    x                         x                                                    x                    x             x        x







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               CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN                      WATER QUALITY
                          03140203                                  GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                   1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                    POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                       UNKNOWN
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                CHOCTAWHATCBEE RIVER BASIN



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                Basic Facts


                 Drainage Area: 4,646 square miles (about 7 1 % in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: agriculture, silviculture
                 Population Density: low (DeFuniak Springs, Bonifay, Chipley)
                 Major Pollution Sources: WWTPs
                 Best Water Quality Areas: spring areas, Pine Log Creek
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Alligator Creek, Fish Branch
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at 3 sites
                 OFW Waterbodies: Choctawhatchee River
                 SWIM Waterbodies: none
                 Reference Reports:
                  Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                  Choctawhatchee River Study, NWFWMD and R. Livingston, 1989
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                  Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                  Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/357-6631
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8380




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                In lu Ems

                 A 100 year flood occurred on the Choctawhatchee River in the spring of
                  1990.


             Ecological Characterization


             The Choctawhatchee River originates in northern Alabama, entering Florida near the town
             of New Hope, and flows approximately 89 miles from the Florida-Alabama line to
             Choctawhatchee Bay. The Choctawhatchee River basin drains roughly 3,300 square miles
             of northwest Florida. The remainder of the 4,646 square miles of total drainage area is
             located in Alabama. The average flow of the Choctawhatchee River (21 miles upstream
             from the mouth) is estimated as 7,000 cfs.



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              The Choctawhatchee River is basically alluvial in nature, and carries a relatively high
              sediment load. It does, however, flow through limestone areas and has considerable
              spring input. Holmes Creek, with an average discharge of about 1,000 cfs, is mostly
              spring flow. Below Holmes Creek, near Ebro, spring flow can make up as much as a third
              of the main river's flow. There are also several acidic, blackwater creeks that drain into
              the river and its major tributaries. Therefore, the basin has all three major river types. The
              basin also has several lakes, mostly solution or sink depressions.

              The basin is used mostly for agriculture and some silviculture. The lowerportion also has
              extensive wetlands. The upper portions of the river flow through steep banks and deposit
              large sand bars, while the lower river flattens out into a fairly wide (up to a mile) swampy
              floodplain. There are some developments along the river (mostly upper river and near the
              bay) but little urbanization. The major cities in the basin are located on the tributa nies.
              Much of the actual river corridor is in public ownership by the Northwest Florida Water
              Management District, the Nature Conservancy, and the Division of Forestry.

              Anthropogenic Impacts

              The Choctawhatchee River basin exhibits more water quality problem areas than other low
              population density, northwest Florida basins. Overall water quality ranking is good;
              however, several small tributaries exhibit fair to poor quality. Sampling of the upper
              Choctawhatchee River in the early seventies showed only fair water quality due to
              Alabama domestic and industrial discharges as well as agricultural runoff in Florida. A
              lack of recent data makes it difficult to determine water quality, but local water quality
              managers indicate that agricultural, logging and dirt road runoff is still a problem. Tenmile
              and Wrights Creeks, also in the upper basin, are subject to similar nonpoint pollution. In
              addition, the City of Noma WWTP, discharges to Wright's Creek, and has been
              experiencing periodic operational/maintenance problems.

              Upper Holmes Creek and its tributaries also have water quality problems, primarily due to
              WWTP point sources and agricultural runoff. Four small municipalities (Graceville,
              Vernon, Chipley and Bonifay) have historically had problems with their wastewater
              treatment systems which have lead to the degradation of the receiving waters and,
              ultimately, Holmes Creek. The 1988 Nonpoint Source Assessment reports odor, oxygen
              depletion, algal growth and some fish kills in the upper Holmes Creek basin. All of the
              treatment plants have been under enforcement. Although they have made upgrades,
              problems still exist. Of particular concern are the Chipley and Bonifay plants, the latter of
              which has increased its discharge to Camp Branch Creek to accommodate a new federal
              prison. The City of Bonifay constructed a new facility with treatment requirements of



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              8-.8:5:3 In 1991 and appears to have improved greatly since it was placed into operation.
              The City of Chipley remains under a Consent Order until corrective measures are
              completed. The City of Vernon remains a problem source. They were recently notified of
              a no discharge WLA and requested to apply for a TOP to eliminate the discharge to the
              tributary to Holmes Creek and to construct an upland disposal site. Currently they remain
              under a Final Order. The City of Graceville was issued a TOP in April, 1994. The TOP
              requires upgrading to AWT or elimination of the discharge to surface waters by January
              1997. In addition to these WWT`Ps, Holmes Creek receives runoff from agricultural areas
              and hog farms that occasionally spill waste from their highly eutrophic impoundments.
              Water quality in lower Holmes Creek improves, partially, due to the input of several
              springs near Vernon. Finally, Reedy Branch, which empties into Holmes Creek, was only
              sampled in 1971, but showed poor water quality then, perhaps due to heavy agricultural
              runoff. Problems in the southwestern portion of the basin center around West Sandy
              Creek and Bruce Creek. The City of Defuniak Springs discharges 0.75 MGD domestic
              wastewater into West Sandy Creek. A bioassessment conducted in June, 1990 revealed
              almost exclusive dominance by blood-worm midges, Chironomus V below the outfall and
              this facility has had a history of sludge spills into the creek, thus a no discharge wasteload
              allocation was issued in September 1992. The City has found an upland site and a
              subsurface discharge investigation was scheduled for March, 1994. The Consent Order
              requires the elimination of their discharge to West Sandy Creek and disposal of the
              effluent to an upland site by March, 1996. Bruce Creek received effluent from a chicken
              processing plant (Showell Farms) which has also improved treatment. Showell Farms is
              now discharging their 1.25 MGD wastewater on an approved upland site. Finally, Bruce
              Creek receives sediment loads from the local county roads.

              There is little STORET data on the main stem of the Choctawhatchee River below
              Interstate Highway 10, but there is little development and few pollution sources.
              However, there are some disturbing trends reported concerning the river, and there is a
              general perception that the biological resources are in poorer condition than expected.
              Certain fish populations have severely declined, notably striped bass. The lower reach of
              the river near the bay shows biological degradation with low numbers of species found.

              The Northwest Florida Water Management District has conducted a study of the river,
              including water quality sampling. As a part of the study, pesticide and herbicide sampling
              found atrazine, a herbicide, in 17 out of 18 samples in 1987. Otherwise the report
              generally indicates "good" water quality index measures for the river.

              Otter Creek (in Holmes County) had ammonia odors from livestock in the creek and algal
              blooms upstream and was channelized for cattle grazing downstream. Parrot and West
              Pittman Creeks had altered benthic community structures with many clean water species



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               missing and turbid waters with an accumulation of sediment from predominantly
               agricultural watersheds. Lighter Snag Creeles channel was filled with agricultural
               sediment leaving pools of stagnant water. Wrights. Creek above Noma had cattle in the
               stream with resulting turbidity and animal waste. Upper Camp Branch receives run-off
               from dairy farms with documented colifon-n bacteria violations. Gum Creek had historical
               fishkills from cattle using the stream and the same livestock management practices exist at
               this time. Flat Creek below Chipley is severely impacted by agriculture and at some
               locations cattle use the stream with resulting bare earth, erosion, and sedimentation
               eliminating native fish and wildlife.






































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                                                                                                         USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140203 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER                                           INDEX         GOOD          ?OOR
         SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                    --------- - ----- ----- -----
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                          WQI-RIVER       0-44 45-59-60-90
           CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                 TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100
           PERIOD PRIOR To 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                               TSI-LAKE        0-59 610-69 70-100

                                                                                                                                                                                                       BIOLOGICAL                            WATER
         WATERSHED                                      WATERSHED DATA RECORD                       WATER             DISSOLVED        OXYGEN             PH            TROPHIC                         SPECIES                              QUALITY
         ID     NAME                                   ----------------------                       CLARITY              OXYGEN        DEMAND          ALKALINITY        STATUS         COLIFORM       DIVERSITY          COND FLOW          'INDICES
         ----- ---------------------------------       MAX    BEG END       DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- --
                                                       JOBS   YR   YR      PERIOD          TUBB SD COLOR TSS          Do DOSAT BOD COD          TOC    PH    ALK    NITRO PHOS CHLA     TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK           COND FLOW      ,,Q_       TSI
         ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY                                                                                                                                                                                                                 37
           4    DISMAL CREEK                               8  72   73   Historical          1.5     1.4               6.9    74                                     0.28 0.02
         ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE                                                                                                                                                    6                                     13                        36
         19     LAKE JUNIPER                               3  80   80   Historical                  2.6  15                                            5.5      2   0.37 0.02

         ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM                                                                                                                                                                                                           4@
           1    CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER                       12 74   79   Historical         11.5     0.9               5.5    65                    6   6.9          0.25 0.04       5
           2    CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER.                      26 89   93   Current            12.0     0.7  60      8    6.8    76                    3   7.2      42  0.53 0.04                  62                         82    6235         36
           3    BLACK CREEK                                4  81   81   Historical          1.0     1.2  80      2    5.2    50    0.6                 6.0      .   0.53 0.02       3    40    30                       7200                 21
           5    PATE BRANCH                                14 70   71   Historical          3.0     .      5     .    7.5    80                        6.2      2   1.41 0.01                                             46      -7         25
           6    PINE LOG CREEK                             8  92   93   Current             1.8     0.9  80      1    7.9    82                    7   5.8      8   0.27 0.01                 205                         54                 22
           7    SEVEN RUNS                                 4  92   92   Current             4.1     0.8  80      3    7.8    85                    5   6.0      1   0.56 0.02                 310                         24                 27
           8    HARD LABOR CREEK                           5  92   92   Current             5.2     0.6  120     4    7.2    78                 10     5.2      1   0.48 0.04                  87                         18                 32
           9    HOLMES CREEK                               38 90   93   Current             9.9     1.0  49      4    5.9    65    0.4             5   7.1      66  0.52 0.05           705   114                         141                33
         10     PANTHER CREEK                              8  92   93   Current             6.7     0.5  50      4    7.7    78                    6   5.9      2   0.32 0.03                 118                         23                 3:
         11     GULLY CREEK                                3  72   72   Historical                       is      .    4.5    48                        8.0      94                                                        200     75         74
         12     BAY BRANCH                                 9  92   93   Current             5.7     0.9  93      2    4.0    36                    6   5.7      4   0.31 0.02                  40                         29                 29
         13     BRUCE CREEK                                24 91   93   Current             6.7     0.9  60      5    6.5    69    0.5             4   6.5      9   0.50 0.02           408    82                         64                 30
         14     GUM CREEK                                  3  92   92   Current             3.2     0.6  140     2    6.1    68                 15     5.4      1   0.61 0.02                  90                         25                 35
         15     CHOCTAWHATCREE RIVER                       13 90   92   Current            33.0     0.5  78    26     7.1    77    0.7             5   7.0      33  0.65 0.04          1250    90                         70                 36
         16     OPEN CREEK                                 5  93   93   Current             5.7     0.7  80      4    7.7    82                 12     6.5      17  0.54 0.06            .    570                         68                 39
         17     WEST SANDY CREEK                           7  92   93   Current             4.7     0.3  53      2    8.2    88                    4   6.6      5   0.71 0.04           440   137                         39                 24
         18     REEDY CREEK                                7  93   93   Current             3.1     0.9  20      3    6.4    71                    2   6.9      93  0.35 0.01            .    290                         182                28
         20     SANDY CREEK                                27 91   93   Current             7.7     0.6  60      7    7.7    84    0.3             4   6.8      3   0.43 0.02           735   105                         36                 28
         21     CAMP BRANCH                                9  93   93   Current            11.0     0.4  80      3    6.6    80                    9   6.9      54  0.58 0.13            .    280                         189                42
         22     CHOCTAWHATCEEE RIVER                       5  92   92   Current            52.0     0.4  165   39     8.2    80                    6   7.2      19  0.75 0.10          6000   660                         61                 47
         23     GUM BRANCH                                 8  79   80   Historical         29.0                                                                          0.06                                                                60
         24     WRIGHTS CREEK                              11 90   92   Current             9.0     0.5  48      5    7.1    75    0.5             3   7.0      65  0.55 0.04           990   343                         102                33
         25     ALLIGATOR CREEK                            7  93   93   Current            11.0     0.5  80      7    3.4    40                    9   6.8      44  0.77 0.24                 176                         188                56
         26     SIXES CREEK                                5  93   93   Current            20.0     0.6  90    36     6.1    62                 10     6.4      19  0.62 0.03                 210                         81                 50
         27     FISH BRANCH                                3  92   92   Current            21.0     0.6  150   11     3.8    44                    8   6.7      9   0.87 0.08                 210                         52                 58
         28     GINHOUSE BRANCH                            3  93   93   Current            13.0     0.7  80      7    6.8    67                    6   6.7      12  0.52 0.01                 120                         40                 34
         29     TENM1LE CREEK                              14 90   92   Current             6.5     0.8  40      5    6.5    67    0.5             4   7.3      39  0.42 0.03          1700   125                         123                3 3
         30     LITTLE CREEK                               7  93   93   Current             1.7     0.3  20      1    7.1    84                    1   7.5   109    1.60 0.01            .    410                         235                30
         31     EAST PITTRkN CREEK                         11 92   93   Current            13.0     0.5  70      8    7.7    82    0.5             4   6.8      16  0.72 0.03          3475   185                         64                 33
         32     PARROT CREEK                               3  92   92   Current             5.3     0.2  70      3    7.1    75                    5   6.7      11  0.38 0.02                  64                         49                 24





         LEGEND:                             BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MGjL          DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L              MAX JOBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                  7URB-TURBIDITY mG/L
         ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L                 CELA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                       DOSAT-DC, I SATURATION                NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L          VIQI-XhkTER QUALITY INDEX
         ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI         COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L             END YR-ENDING YEAR                    NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                 TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
         BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                                  FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                              TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
         BECK-BECK'$ BIOTIC INDEX            COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                     FLOW-FLOW CFS                         PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L
















              SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                             USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03140203 CHOCTA.1,MTCHEE     RIVER
              MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                     'x'=EKCEE:)S SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                         SCREENING VARIABLES      AND CRITERIA
                     '0'=WITH:N SCREENING CRITERIA
                             NG DATA
                                                   I RANK DATA RECORZI         IN   I STREAM   I  LAKE    I    PH     I   ALK    I TURB &    I  OOND     I  OXYGEN    I   DO     1COLIFORM   I BIOL         I CHIA    I SECCHI  I
                                                   ------------------     I         I     TP   I    TP    I           I          I    TSS    I           I  DEMAND    1          1 BACTI     I   DIV        I         I  DISC   I
                                                     KI       CURRENT I             I          I          I           I          I           I           I            I          I           I              I         I         I
              WATERSHED                            i OR          OR       ITN>2.0   I T?>.46   1 TP>.12   1 PH>8.8    IALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751      BOD>3.3   I D0<4     ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951   CHLA>40   I  SD<.7  I
              ID     NAME                          I TSI    HISTORICAL    I         I          I          I PH<5,2    I          I TSS>18 I              I  COD>102   I          IFECAL>470)DINAT<1.5 I
              -----  --------------------------------------------                              I                                                         I  TOC>27.51            I           I BECK<5.5     I

              ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUA.RY
                4    DIS.VL CREEK                  I GOOD   Historical    1    0    1          1    0     1           1          1      0    1      0    1            1     0    1           1                              0   1

              ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE:   LAKE
              19     LAKE =NIPER.                  I GOOD   Historical    1    0    1          1    0     1     0     1     x    I                                                                          1   0     1     0   1

              ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE:   STREAM
                1    CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER          I GOOD   Historical    1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1          1      0    1      0    1      0     1     0    1           1              1   0     1     0   1
                2    CHOCTK,,F:;.ATnEE RIVER       I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x   1
                3    BLACK CREEK                   I GOOD   Historical    1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1          1      0    1      x    1      0     1     0    1     0                        0           a   1
                5    PATE BRANCH                   I GOOD   Historical    1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1            1     0    1           1              1               .   1
                6    PINE @@ CREEK                 f GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              0   1
                7    SEVEN X@Ns                    I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              0   1
                6    HARD :-ABOR CREEK             I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x   1
                9    HOLMES CREEK                  I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               0   1
              10     PANTREER CREEK                j GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x
              11     GUILY CREEK                   I UNKN   Historical    I    .    I      .   I          1     0     1     0    1           1           1            1     0    1           1
              12     BAY BRANCH                    I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1                0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     x    1     0     1                              0
              13     BRUCE CREEK                   I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1                0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               0
              14     GUM CREEK                     I GOOD   Current                        0   1                0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x
              15     CHOC1,ANFATCHSE RIVER           GOOD   Current            0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      x    I           1      0     1     0    1     0     1
                                                                                                                                                                0           0          x     I                              x
              16     OPEN CREEK                    I GOOD   Current            p    1      0   1                0     1     x    1      0    1           1
              17     WEST SANDY CREEK              I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x
              18     P_vEDY CREEK                  I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0          0     1                              0   1
              20     SANDY CREEK                   I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x
              21     CAMP BRANCH                   I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    f      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     f                              x
              22     CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER          I FAIR   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0           x    I      x    I           1      0     1     0    1     x     I                              x
              23     G:,y BRANCH                   I UNKN   Historical    I    .    1      0   1          1                      1      x    I           1            1          1           1                              .
              24     WR7GRTS CREEK                 I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     a     I                              x
              25     A.LLTGATOR CREEK              I FAIR   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     x    1     0     1                              x
              26     SIKES CREEK                   I FAIR   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    I      x    I           1      0     1     0    1     0     1                              x
              27     FjSH BRANCH                   1 FAIR   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    I      x    I           1      0     1     x    1     0     1                              x
              28     Gis"HOUSE BRANCH              I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     Q     I     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     6     1                              0
              29     TENM7LE CREEK                 I GOOD   Current       1    :0   1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               0
              30     LIT:_',E CREEK                I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               x
              31     EAST P:TTMAN CREEK            I GOOD   Current       1    0    1      0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               x   1
              32     PARROT CREEK                  I GOOD   Current       I         1      0   1          i     0     1     x    1      0    1           1      0     1     0    1     0     1              1               x   I





              LEGEND:                            COND-CONDUCTIVITY                             FECAL-FECAL POLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                      WQI   OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
              ALK-ALKAL_-N17Y                    DO-61SSOLVED OXYGEN                           HISTORICAL-1970 TO J989             TOT-TOTAL COLIPORM BACTERIA              WHICH INDEX U  .SED, WQI OR IS  .I IS
              BECK-BECK'S BIOTTC INDEX           CURRENT-1984 TO 1993                          OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD    COD  TOC       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS               BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
              BIOL DIV-B:CDOGICAL DIVERS:TY DIART-ARIIFICIAL SUBSTRAT; DIVERSITY               PH-PH                               TURB-TURBIDITY
              C@IA-CHLOROPhYLL                   :ITNAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY            TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METE"



      = M m m m m m = = = m m @ = m m = @ M



            SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                  USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140203 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
                  TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                  'X'=DEGRADING TREND                                1                  1984 - 1993 TRENDS                                 I
                  '0'-STABLE TREND                                   I-----------------------------------------------------
                  '+'-IMPROVING TREND                                I      IW      TI  T T C S)     P Al  T TI  B TI    D     DIT Fl T F  I<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                  '.'-MISSING DATA                IQUALITY RANK      [OVER-IQ or Sl     N P H DI     H LI  U Sl  0 01    0     01C Cl E L  I
                                                  I-------------     I ALL II       II      L     I      KIR   SI D Cl         SI0 01 M 0  1
                                                  1           WQI ITRENDI            I      A     I      I B   I      I        AlL LI P W  I
            WATERSHED                             I MEETS     OR I          I        I            I      I     I      I        TII II      I
         ID       NAME                            I USE ?     TSI                                                                  I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
         -----    ------------------------        I-------------                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
            4     DISMAL CREEK                    ]YES        GOODI         I        I            I      I     I      I        I   I       I

            WATER BODY TYPE:     LAKE
            19    LAKE JUNIPER                    IYES        GOOD[         I        I            I      I     I      I        I   I       I

            WATER BODY TYPE;     STREAM
            1     CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER            IYES        GOOD I        I        I            I      I     I      I        I   I
            2     CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER            IYES        GOODI      0  1     0  1  + 0       .1 0   010   .1     1  0     01  01 0  0 1
            3     BLACK CREEK                     IYES        GOODI         I        I            I      I
            5     PATE BRANCH                     IYES        GOODI         I        I            I      I
            6     PINE LOG CREEK                  IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            7     SEVEN RUNS                      IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            8     HARD LABOR CREEK                IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            9     HOLMES CREEK                    IYES        GOODI         I
            10    PANTHER CREEK                   IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            11    GULLY CREEK                     INO         UNKNI         I        I            I      I     I      I        I   1       1
            12    BAY BRANCH                      IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            13    BRUCE CREEK                     IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            14    GUM CREEK                       IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            15    CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER            IYES        GOODI         I        I            1      .1                    .1          1
            16    OPEN CREEK                      IYES        GOOD]
            17    WEST SANDY CREEK                IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            18    REEDY CREEK                     ]YES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            20    SANDY CREEK                     IYES        GOODI      0  1     x  I  . . . .   1  0   .1    .1     .1 0     01  .1 0    1
            21    CAMP BRANCH                     IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .   I
            22    CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER            IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I  . . . .   I
            23    GUM BRANCH                      INO         UNKNI         I        I            I      I     I      I        I   1       1
            24    WRIGHTS CREEK                   iYES        GOOD 1     0  1     0  1  . . . .   1  0   .1    .1     .1 0     01  .1 0    1
            25    ALLIGATOR CREEK                 IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I  . . . .   I  .   .1    .1     .1 .     .1  .1 .    1
            26    SIKES CREEK                     IPARTIAL    FAIRI                                                                        1
            27    FISH BRANCH                     IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I  . . . .   I  -   .1    .1     .1 .     .1  .1 .    1
            28    GINHOUSE BRANCH                 IYES        GOOD 1                                     .1                    .1          1
            29    TENMILE CREEK                   IYES        GOODI                                      .1                                1
            30    LITTLE CREEK                    IYES        GOOD I
            31    EAST PITTMAN CREEK              IYES        GOOD[
            32    PARROT CREEK                    IYES        GOODI         I




         LEGEND-                             DOSAT-DO SATURATION                        TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM                   TURB-TURBIDITY
                                             FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                       TEMP-TEMPERATURE                       TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
         ALK-ALKALINITY                      FLOW-FLOW                                  TN-NITROGEN                            WQI-WATER OULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
         BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND          MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE             TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
         CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                    PH-PH                                      TP-PHOSPHORUS
         DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                 SD-SECCHl DISC METERS                      TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










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                PINE BARRE CREE                 NOE CREEK
                                                                                              ALABAMA
                                                                        SCAMBIA RIVER













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                                                                                   RIVER





                                                                                    ESCAMBIA BAY






                    ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN                       WATER QUALITY
                           03140305                                 GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                           FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                    POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                      UNKNOWN
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                                             ESCAMBIA. RIVER BASIN


                Basig Facts

                 Drainage Area: 4,200 (about 10% in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: silviculture, agriculture
                 Population Density: low with urban area at mouth (Pensacola, Century
                 Major Pollution Sources: point sources at mouth
                 Best Water Quality Areas: most of basin
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: areas assessed by nonpoint source survey
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at 6 sites
                 OFW Waterbodies: none
                 SWIM Waterbodies: part of the Pensacola Bay System SWIM watershed
                 Reference Reports:
                   Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                   Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                   Pensacola Bay SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, 1990
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                   Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/357-6631
                   Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                   Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                   Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904-444-8380


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                la the News

                   Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largemouth bass
                   due to mercury contamination have been issued for the Escambia River.




                Ecological Characterization

                Just north of the Florida-Alabama state line, the Conecuh River and Escambia Creek join
                to form the Escambia River. The Escambia River flows approximately 92 miles south
                from the Florida-Alabama state line to Escambia Bay. The drainage basin encompasses a
                total of 4,200 miles, only 10% of which is located in Florida. The average flow of the ,
                Escambia is 6,500 cfs; however, the flow rate is highly variable. The Escambia River is an



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                 alluvial river, draining mostly agricultural and forestry lands. The upper basin is mostly
                 sandy, well-drained soils, while the lower basin has more swamps, sloughs and a relatively
                 wide floodplain. The river is characterized by its -numerous cut-offs, oxbows and
                 meanders. In-stream islands are common. At its mouth -the river breaks into -numerous
                 channels -and bayous eventually emptying into Escambia Bay, -one of the major lobes in the
                 Pensacola Bay basin. During low flow, a saltwater wedge penetrates -about 8 miles
                 upstream.

                 Land use in the upper basin is primarily agriculture, while the lower river has more
                 silviculture. Urbanization is occurring along the tributaries and at the river's mouth.

                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 Water quality in this basin is generally good, but the Nonpoint Assessment found most of
                 the tributaries to be threatened and a couple are moderately impaired. The Canoe Creek
                 and Pine Barren:Creek systems suffer from agricultural and dirt road runoff.
                 Sedimentation, high turbidity and pesticides are suspected to be causing declining
                 fisheries. However, the Soil Conservation Service is designing a cropland watershed plan
                 to alleviate agricultural runoff in the Canoe Creek drainage and much of the Escambia
                 River.


                 Point sources in the upper basin include the Container Corporation (a paper company in
                 Alabama at the state border), and the WWTPs of the cities of Century and Jay.
                 Preliminary results of a basin assessment by DEP indicate elevated bacteria values
                 downstream of Century. Bluff Springs Campground WWTP which discharged into a
                 tributary to Canoe Creek will go toa septic tank with sand filter and subsurface drain field
                 by the end of 1994. A point source assessment for the Town of Jay in August, 1992
                 showed severe biological impairment in Bray Mill Creek. Taxa richness and species
                 diversity was dramatically reduced below the outfall which would indicate toxicity.
                 Bioassay samples of the effluent and receiving stream showed 100% mortality of the test
                 organisms within 10 minutes. Chlorine residual of the effluent was 1.7 mg/l and the creek
                 was 1.5 mg/1, which was indicated as the cause of the mortality. The creek contains at
                 least 88% effluent therefore a no discharge wasteload allocation was issued in September
                 1992. They are working on plans for construction of an upland site for elimination of their
                 current discharge to Bray Mill Creek.

                 The old Century facility was abandoned and discharges to the old location ceased in 1991.
                 The new Century facility discharges directly to Escambia River. In addition, there are
                 gravel mining operations near Century. The Soil Conservation Service is conducting a
                 feasibility study of restoring Big Escambia Creek from previous mining activities. Until
                 recently, the pesticide Guthion was aerially sprayed on cotton fields in Santa Rosa County.
                 Fish kills in private impoundments resulting from spray runoff prompted a hearing ruling'
                 to tighten spraying restrictions and replace Guthion with Malathion.




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                 Near the mouth of the river, point source discharges include Monsanto Textiles Company,
                 the University of West Florida WWT? and thermal effluent from a power plant. A no
                 discharge WLA was issued to the University of West Florida WWTP in March 1993.
                 These point sources are discussed in more detail in the Escambia Bay section of the
                 Pensacola Bay Basin narrative summary. The lower river is also affected by nonpoint
                 pollution from increasing urbanization as well as the point sources.

                 Sandy Hollow Creek disappeared after sedimentation filled its channel and adjacent
                 wetland due to agricultural run-off and now the Soil Conservation Service is working to
                 stop the erosion. Moore and Holly Creeks receive significant agriculture run-off
                 impacting fish and wildlife. Significant runoff from the agricultural areas of Santa Rosa
                 County has resulted in sedimentation filling stream channels not only eliminating fish and
                 wildlife habitat but, also causing rising waters to periodically destroy many of the bridges
                 at steam crossings. Citizens still complain about lack of fish and the disappearance of
                 native mussels caused by pollution in the Escambia River from the Container Corporation
                 just across the state line in Alabama.






























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                                                                                                     USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140305 ESCAMBIA RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                           INDEX        GOOD FAIR POOR
               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                  ----------- ----- ----- -----
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                          WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                 TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100        -----
               PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                               TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100        1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1
                                                                                                                                                                                           BIOLOGICAL                         WATER
               WATERSHED                                WATERSHED DATA RECORD                    WATER          DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH          TROPHIC                        SPECIES                          QUALITY
               ID  NAME                                 ----------------------                  CLARITY            OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY      STATUS        COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          INDICES
               ----- ---------------------------------  MAX   BEG END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                        #OBS  YR  YR      PERIOD        TURB  SD COLOR     TSS  DO DOSAT     BOD  COD    TOC   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS    CHLA TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK      COND FLOW       WQI     TSI

               WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               1   THOMPSON BAYOU                          37 71  88   Historical        7.0         45      9  5.8    66    1.0   23      5   6.2     3   0.94 0.02        1300    36                      37       0        39
               2   ESCAMBIA RIVER                          50 89  93   Current          18.5  0.9    70      6  7.1    77    0.7           5   6.2     23  0.56 0.05     2  4300  275                      2099               43
               3   CLEAR CREEK                             6  92  92   Current           2.8  0.3    30      1  7.4    86                  1   6.2     4   0.54 0.01         100    14                      43                10
               4   ESCAMBIA RIVER                          7  90  90   Current          12.0  0.7    60      5  7.3    76    0.2           3   6.2     .   0.51 0.03     2   260    80                     105                26
               5   SPANISH MILL CREEK                      7  92  92   Current           2.7  0.5    40      1  7.0    87                  5   6.0     2   0.28 0.01           14     2                     32                11
               6   ESCAMBIA RIVER                          27 89  93   Current          20.0  0.2    46      6  7.3    79    0.6           5   6.0     16  0.68 0.05     4   149    90                      60                40
               10  THE CANAL                               34 70  79   Historical       13.4         73     13  7.5    81    1.0           9   6.6     20  0.50 0.04         155    98                      52   3169         35
               16  THOMAS CREEK                            7  89  90   Current           1.1           6     3  8.2    93    0.7               7.9     .   1.75 0.03     13 1193    75                     211       6        28
               18  ESCAMBIA RIVER                          63 70  88   Historical       13.6  0.8    5?      8  8.6    81    1.4   13          6.7     28  0.54 0.04     2  1070    83                19    76                38
               23  BLUE WATER CREEK                        7  92  92   Current           1.8  0.8    18      2  9.5    93                  1   5.7     2   0.26 0.01         300    33                      19                12
               28  PINE BARREN CREEK                       26 89  93   Current           6.2  1.0    30      5  7.7    83    0.3           2   5.8     1   0.81 0.02         375  140                       32                25
               31  LITTLE PINE BARREN CR                   7  92  92   Current           6.0  0.5    50      2  9.1    87                  1   6.2     2   0.94 0.01        15046 396                       31                29
               33  MITCHELL CREEK                          6  92  92   Current           2.7  0.3    40      2  8.1    88                  3   5.0     1   0.15 0.02         400    75                      17                16
               40  BRAY MILL CREEK                         9  92  93   Current           3.8  0.2      8     2  8.8    94                  1   5.9     1   3.14 0.01                56                      73                23
               41  CANOE CREEK                             17 89  92   Current           3.1  0.5    23      3  8.0    84    0.3           1   6.3     2   1.08 0.03         465    34                      35                20
               42  ESCAMBIA RIVER                       1638  89  93   Current          20.5  0.7    78     22  7.3    82    1.2           7   6.7     25  0.59 0.06     4   388    93                      92 4061           40
               43  BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK                      6  92  92   Current          10.0  0.7    50      8  7.9    86                  4   6.3     1   0.47 0.02     .  3000  120                       28                31
























               LEGEND:                        BOD-BIOCHE14ICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L      DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L          MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES    SD-SECCHI DISC METERS               7URB-TURBIDITY MG/L
               ALK-ALKALiNiTy MG/L            CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                    DOSAT-DO I SATURATION             NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY       TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L       WI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
               ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI    COD-CHE24ICAL OXYGE14 DEMAND MG1L        END YR-ENDING YEAR                NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L             TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
               BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                          FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                      tSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
               BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX       COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CPS                     PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/t            TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L



         m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m






         SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                       USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03140305 ESCAMBIA RIVER
         MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

             'K'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                     SCREENING VARIABLES   AND CRITERIA
             '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA                     I
             '.'=MISSING DATA                                  I         I          I         I          I          I           I          I          I          I
                                           I RANK DATA RECORDI      IN   I STREAM   I LAKE    I    PH    I   ALK    I TURB &    I COND     I OXYGEN   I    DO    ICOLIFORM  I BIOL      I CHLA     I SECCH:   I
                                           I------------------ I         I    TP    I   TP    I          I          I   TSS     I            DEMAND              I BACTI    I    DIV    I          I  DISC    I
                                           I wQ1     CURRENT I           I          I         I          I          I           I                                I          I           I          i
         WATERSHED                         I OR        OR      I TN>2.0  I TP>.46   ITP>.12   I PH>8.8   I ALK<20   ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700  IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40  I  SD<.7   I
         ID   NAME                         I TS1  HISTORICAL   I         I          I         I PH<5.2   I          I TSS>18    I          I COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5   I          I          I
         -----  --------------------------------------------                                                                               I TOC>27.51           I          I BECK<5.5  I          I          I

         WATER BODY TYPE: STRUM
         1   THOMPSON BAYOU                IFAIR  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1
         2   ESCAMBIA RIVER                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     0    1     x     I    x     1     0    1     0    1     x    I           1     0    1      0   1
         3   CLEAR CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x   1
         4   ESCAMBIA RIVER                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1          1     0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     0    1                 0           0   1
         5   SPANISH MILL CREEK            IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x   1
         6   ESCAMBIA RIVER                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    I     x     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     0    1                 0           x   I
         10  THE CANAL                     IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1
         16  THOMAS CREEK                  IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1          1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                 0
         18  ESCAMBIA RIVER                IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     0    1     0     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     0    1      0    1     0    1      0   1
         23  BLUE WATER CREEK              IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             0   1
         28  PINE BARREN CREEK             IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             0   1
         31  LITTLE PINE BARREN CR         IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     x    I           I          I      x   1
         33  MITCHELL CREEK                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     x    I     x    I     a     I          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x
         40  BRAY MILL CREEK               IFAIR  Current      I    x    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x
         41  CANOE CREEK                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x
         42  ESCAMIA RIVER                 IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     0    1     x     1    0     1     0    1     0    1     0    1                 0           x   1
         43  BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK            IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1
























         LEGEND:                        COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA     TP-PHOSPHORUS                   KI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
         ALK-ALKALINITY                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988           TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, KI OR TSI, IS
         BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX       CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
         BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         PH-PH                             TURB-TURBIDITY
         CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL               DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                       SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                              - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140305 ESCAMBIA RIVER
                      TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                      'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                                    1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                      '0'=STABLE TREND                                   -----------------------------------------------------
                      '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                       1W        TI T T  C Sl   P Al  T T1   B T1  D D1   T Fl   T F  I<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                      '.*=MISSING DATA                 IQUALITY RANK     IOVER-IQ or Sl      N P  H   DI H Ll  U Sl   0 01  0 01   C Cl   E L  I
                                                       I-------------    I ALL II         il      L   I    KI  R Sl   D Cl    Sl   0 01   M 0  1
                                                       1           WQI ITRENDI            I       A   I     I  B   I     I    Al   L Ll   P W  I
                 WATERSHED                             I MEETS     OR I         I         I           I     I      I     I    Tj   I Il        I
                 ID   NAME                             IUSE ?      TSI   I      I         I           I     I      I     I      I     I        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                 ----- ------------------------        I-------------                                                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                 I    THOMPSON BAYOU                   IYES        FAIRI     .  I     .   I  . . . . I
                 2    ESCAMBIA RIVER                   IYES        GOODI     0  1     0   1  0 0  .   01 x .1  0 01      1  0 01     01   0    1
                 3    CLEAR CREEK                      IYES        GOOD I    .  I     .   I . . . . I    - .1  . .1     .1  . .1     .1   .    1
                 4    ESCAMBIA RIVER                   IYES        GOOD 1    0  1     0   1  0 0  .   01 x .1  0 .1     .1  0 01     .1   0    1
                 5    SPANISH MILL CREEK               IYES        GOODI     .  I     .   I . . . . I    - .1  - .1     .1  . .1     .1   .    1
                 6    ESCAMBIA RIVER                   IYES        GOODI     0  1     0   1  0 0  .   .1 x .1  0 .1     .1  0 01     .1   0    1
                 10   THE CANAL                        IYES        GOODI        I         I           I    I     I      I     I      1         1
                 16   THOMAS CREEK                     IYES        GOODI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 18   ESCAMBIA RIVER                   IYES        GOODI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 23   BLUE WATER CREEK                 IYES        GOODI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 28   PINE BARREN CREEK                IYES        GOOD 1    0  1     0   1  0 0  .   .1 0 .1  0 01   0  1  0 01   0 01   0    1
                 31   LITTLE PINE BARREN CR            IYES        GOODI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 33   MITCHELL CREEK                   IYES        GOODI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 40   BRAY MILL CREEK                  IYES        FAIRI        I         I  . . . .  I
                 41   CANOE CREEK                      IYES        GOODI     0  1     0   1  0 0      .1 0 .1  0 01   0  1  x X1   0 01   0    1
                 42   ESCAMBIA RIVER                   IYES        GOODI     0  1     0   1  0 0      01 x 01  0 01   0  1  0 01     01   0 0  1
                 43   BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK               IYES        GOODI     .  I     .   I . . . . I
























                 LEGEND:                          DOSAT-DO SATURATION                        TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM               TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                  FOOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                       TEMP-TEMPERATURE                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                 ALK-ALKhLINITY                   FLIOW-FLOW                                 TN-NITROGEN                        WI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                 BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND       MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE             TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                 CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                 PH-PH                                      TP-PHOSPHORUS
                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN              SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                      TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










                                                                                                   NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                       AN ..X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                          THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                              -SEE PAGE It POP, LEGEND POP, THIS TABLE-
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                                                                            N   B    S        P  0            S                         0    F           T       F            0
                                                                            U A E E I A H T T I U I T
             M                                                              T C D             S H D 0 L                    A H H S                       R       S N N H
             A               B                         W          W         R   T    I        T  E    E  X    I       M    B        E   s    H A         B       H  0   0     E
             P       W       A                         Q          Q         I E M             I R B Y N               E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                     B       S                         3          N         E R E 0 C C R G I                         T T L M P I G E D D E W I S I S
             y       I       1                         0          P         N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
             D       D       N                         5          S         T   A    T   L    D  E    S  N    Y   H   L    T  W     I   L    L L    D    T  R    L  M    H    M  D   P    G   E   L    D   R    N   M   I

                1    586     THOMPSON BAYOU            GOOD       POOR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x               x    x  x         x    x x    x    x       x            x               x        x   x    x   x   x
                2    IOF     ESCAMBIA RIVER            GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    K. x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
                3    531     CLEAR CREEK               GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x  x         x    x x         K       x            x                        x   x    x   x   x
                4    JOE     ESCAMBIA RIVER            GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
                5    475     SPANISH MILL CREEK        GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                    x  x         x      x    x    x       x            x                   x    x        x   x   x
                6    10D     ESCAMBIA RIVER            GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
                7*   389     BEARLE CREEK                         FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x        x    x   x   x
                8*   395     WILLIAMS CREEK                       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                    x            x           x    x       x            x           x       x    x        x   x   x
                9*   374     ROCKY BRANCH                         FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x               x    x                             x       x            x           x   x   x    x            x   x
             10      341     THE CANAL                 GOOD       THREAT    x   x    x        x  x    x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             it*     342     PRETTY BRANCH                        FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x  x         x    x x         x  x    x            x           K       x    x        x   x   x
             12*     310     TENMILE CREEK                        FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x                 x   x
             13*     315     BUFFALO MILL CREEK                   FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x             x   x   x
             14*     316     CROOKED CREEK                        FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           K       x                 x   x
             15*     326     WILDER BRANCH                        FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                    x                             x       x            x           x   x   x    x        x   x   x
             16      258     THOMAS CREEK              GOOD       FAIR      x        x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       K             x   x   x
             17*     265     MORGAN BRANCH                        FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  K       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             18      IOA     ESCAMBIA RIVER            GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             19*     244     DELANEY CREEK                        FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x  X,                         K       x            K           x       x             x   x   x
             20*     237     GULLY BRANCH                         FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             21-     236     BELL CREEK                           POOR      x   x    x        x  x    K                    x  x              x x         x       x            x           x       x             x   x   x
             22*     217     BLACK BRANCH                         FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             23      192     BLUE WATER CREEK          GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             24*     168     MC DAVID CREEK                       FAIR      x   x    x        x  K    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x    x   x    x   x   x
             25*     131     COTTON CREEK                         FAIR               x        x       x                    x                             x       x            x               x   x             x   x   x
             26*     ill     MOORE CREEK                          FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                 x x         K       x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             27*     JOB     ESCAMBIA RIVER                       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             28      5       PINE BARREN CREEK         GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    K                    x            x                x       x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             29*     134     UNNAMED BRANCH                       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             30*     lie     MCCOSTILL MILL CREEK                 FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x    x        x   x   x
             31      87      LITTLE PINE BARREN CR     GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             32*     102     HOLLAND BRANCH                       FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             33      71      MITCHELL CREEK            GOOD       THREAT             x                                     x                             x       x            x           x       K    x        x   x   x
             34-     74      HOLLY CREEK                          FAIR      x   x    x        x  x    x                    x                             x       x            x           x       x    x        x   x   x
             35*     89      WILSON BRANCH                        THREAT    x        x   x       x                         x                             x       x            x           x       x             x   x   x
             36*     79      HALL BRANCH                          FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             37*     39      BRESTWORKS BRANCH                    FAIR      x   x    x        x       x                                                  x       x                        x       x    x   x    x       x
             38*     9       PRITCHETT MILL BRANCH                POOR               x                x                                                  x       x                        x       x        x    x       x
             39*     25      WIGGINS BRANCH                       POOR               x                x                                                  x       x                        x       x        x    x       x
             40      36      BRAY MILL CREEK           GOOD       POOR      x   x    Y,  x    x  x    x               x    x  x         x    x Y.   x    x  x    X            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             41      7       CANOE CREEK               GOOD       FAIR               x                x                                                  x       x                        x       x        x    x       x
             42      loc     ESCAMBIA RIVER            GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             43      10      BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK        GOOD       FAIR      x   x    x   x    x  x    x  x    x   x   x    x  x     x   x    x x    x    x  x    x            x           x   x   x    x   x    x   x   x
             44*     8       HOBBS BRANCH                         FAIR               x        x                            x                             x       x            x           x       x             x       x










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                                   AY CREEK










                                                 ER CREEK





                      NEW RIVER






                                                             D RIVER














                                                          GULF OF MEXICO





                     NEW RIVER BASIN                      WATER QUALITY
                         03130013                              GOOD
                 AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                         THREATENED
                  1984-1993 STORET DATA                        FAIR
        WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                  UNKNOWN
                                                                                     page 181










                                   NEW RIVER BASIN



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                 Basic Fact

                  Drainage Area: S69 square miles
                  Major Land Uses: forest, wetlands
                  Population Density: low (Carrabelle)
                  Major Pollution Sources: WWTP, septic tank seepage, marinas
                  Best Water Quality Areas: New River, Juniper Creek, Crooked River
                  Worst Water Quality Areas: Carrabelle River near WWTP
                  Water Quality Trends: no trend data
                  OFW Waterbodies:
                    Alligator Harbor State Aquatic Preserve
                    Apalachicola Bay State Aquatic Preserve
                  SWIM Waterbodies: none
                  Reference Reports:
                    Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1999
                  Basin Water Quality Experts:
                    Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                    Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300


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                 In the News

                    Upgrades in treatment and discharge of the Carrabelle WWTP occurred in
                     1988.
                    Tate's Hell Swamp (184,000 acres) was sold in 1991 by Proctor and
                    Gamble to a Georgia land broker.



                 Ecological Characterization

                 The New River Basin is a small panhandle Florida coastal basin between the Apalachicola
                 River and Ochlockonee River basins. The basin drains about 569 square miles of1ow wet
                 forest in Liberty and Franklin Counties. Its headwaters are in the Apalachicola National
                 Forest, and it flows through Tate's Hell Swamp. The swamp is a vast forested plain that
                 was extensively ditched, drained, cleared and replanted in the mid-1960s. The river is very




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                darkly stained, one of the "blackest" of the blackwater'streams. Forestry and wetland
                areas are the predominant -land uses in the basin. After its confluence with Crooked River,
                the stream becomes wider, estuarine -in character andis calledthe Carrabelle River. Little
                of the land in the basin has been developed. Only 1% of the basin is urban area, principally
                the coastal community,of Carrabelle. Seafood processing is thearea!smajor economic
                activity.

                Anthropogenic Impacts

                Sampling of the New River hasbeen very Jimited; however, it drains, an Areanearly devoid
                of pollution sources except for a few logging operations and roads. The,portionof-the
                basin in St. George Sound also has good water quality -except 6or a small area near
                Carrabelle. The city previously discharged primary -treated wastewater directly into the
                Sound. A new plant with both improved treatment and discharge to a sprayfield began
                functioning in 1988. However, marinas and small shellfish processing areas in Carrabelle
                and Eastpoint continue to threaten water quality in their immediate vicinity. One of the
                larger processing facilities was ordered to discontinue their surface water discharge.

                The streams in this basin have been severely modified by dredge and fill activities from
                past and present silvaculture practices. Planted pines have replaced native hardwoods
                along stream banks, topography flattened, stream channels filled from logging roads/clear
                cutting, and deep ditches are used to lower the basin's water table.



























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                                                                                                  USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130013 NEW RIVER                                              INDEX        GOOD FAIR POOR
                                                                                                                                                                                      ----------- ----- ----- -----
        SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                      WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED
           CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                  TSI-ESTUARY    0-49 50-59 60-100    -----
           PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100

                                                                                                                                                                                        BIOLOGICAL                          WA.-R
        WATERSHED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                    WATER           DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH          TROPHIC                        SPECIES                           Q7,:A:.:Iy
        ID     NAME                                ----------------------                    CLARITY            OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS       COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW           _-ND_-CES
        ----- ---------------------------------    MAX     BEG END     DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                 BECK   COND FLOW        1"Q:     TST
                                                   #OBS    YR YR      PERIOD         TURB  SD COLOR    TSS   DO DOSAT BOD COD         TOO   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS   CHLA TOTAL FECL NAT ART

        ï¿½  WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
           4   ALLIGATOR HARBOR                        6   87 87    Historical       8.0   0.5    30    34   9.4    101  2.2                7.5         1.08 0.06    13     13     5                   30500                      64

        ï¿½  WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           I   NEW RIVER                               36  78 79    Historical       10.1   .     241                                       5.6         0.72 0.01                                         42              32
           2   NEW RIVER                               16  92 93    Current          9.4   0.7    125   16   5.6    62                15    7.5     55  0.67 0.01     1          107                   23150              44
           3   CROOKED RIVER                           20  92 93    Current          4.7   0.7    155    2   4.0    48                17    6.0     5   0.60 0.02     0   253    62                       73              43
           5                                           4   92 92    Current          2.7   0.5    300    4   6.1    62                28    4.6     1   0.@2 0.01         500    24                       59              39
               NEW RIVER                                                                                                                                                                                                  36
           6   JUNIPER CREEK                           10  92 93    Current          2.5   0.5    225    2   6.2    64                31    4.0     1   0.57 0.01                51                       35
           7   CAT BRANCH                              4   92 92    Current          4.7   0.5    500    1   5.4    63                35    4.1     1   0.89 0.01        2200    50                       54              49
           8   WEST PRONG NEW RIVER                    5   92 92    Current          2.9   0.7    300    1   3.7    43                26    4.3     1   0.73 0.01        1400    26                       31              46
           9   BAY CREEK                               4   92 92    Current          3.3   0.4    400    1   3.0    36                31    4.1     1   0.75 0.01        2000      8                      63              48






















        LEGEND:                           BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MIL        DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MGIL           MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES     SD-SECCHI DISC METERS               TURE-TURBIDITY MG/L
        ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L               CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                    DOSAT-DO % SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L      WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
        ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI       COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L          END YR-ENDING YEAR                 NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L              TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
        BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR    COLOR-COLOR PCU                          FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
        BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX          COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CFS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L




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             SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                            USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03130013 NEW RIVER
             MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                    'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                        SCREENING VARIABLES AND CRITERIA
                    '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
                    '.'=MISSING DATA                                                                                           I          I
                                                  I RANK DATA RECORDI        TN   I STREAM   I  LAKE   I     PH    I   ALK     I TURB &   I COND      I  OXYGEN   I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL       I CHLA      I SECCHI  I
                                                  I------------------  I          I    TP    I   TP    I                       I   TSS    I           I  DEMAND   I          I BACTI     I   DIV      I           I  DISC   I
                                                  I WQI     CURRENT I             I          I         I                       I          I           I           I          I           I            I           I         I
             WATERSHED                            I OR         OR      I TN>2.0   I TP>.46   I TP>.12  I PH>8.8    I ALK<2 0   ITURB>16.51COND>12751     BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951   CHLA>40   I  SD<.7  I
             ID     NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I                               I PH<5.2    I           I TSS>18   I           I  cOD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5     I           I         I
                    --------------------------------------------       I                               I           I           I          I           I  TOC>27.51           I           I BECK<5.5   I           I         I

             ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
               4    ALLIGATOR HARBOR              IUNICK  Historical   1     0    1          1   0     1      0    1           1     x    I      x    1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1     0     1     x   I

             ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               I    NEW RIVER                     IGOOD   Historical   1     0    1     0    1         1      0    1           1     0    1                                                                       1         1
               2    NEW RIVER                     IGOOD   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      0    1      0    1     0    1      x    1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1     0     1     x   1
               3    CROOKED RIVER                 IGOOD   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      0    1      x    1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1     0           x   1
               5    NEW RIVER                     IGOOD   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      x    I      x    1     0    1           1     x     1     0    1     0     1            1                 x   1
               6    JUNIPER CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      x    I      x    1     0    1           1     x     1     0    1     0     1                        1     x   1
               7    CAT BRANCH                    IFAIR   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      x    I      x    1     0    1           1     x     1     0    1     0     1                              x   1
               8    WEST PRONG NEW RIVER          IFAIR   Current      1     6    1     0    1         1      x    I      x    1     0    1           1     0     1     x    1     0     1            1                 0   1
               9    BAY CREEK                     IFAIR   Current      1     0    1     0    1         1      x    I      x    1     0    1                 x     I     x    1     0     1































             LEGEND.                            COND-CONDUCTIVITY                            FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
             ALK-ALKALINITY                     DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                          HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED; WQI OR TSI, is
             BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX           CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                         OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,CODTOC            TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS'            BASED ON WATtRBODYTYPE
             BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY              PH-PH                               7URB-TURBIDITY
             CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                   DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE 'DIVERSITY '         TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











          SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMF14T REPORT                                    - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03130013 NEW RIVER
               TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

               'x'-DT_GRADING TREND                                            1984 - 1993 TRENDS
               '0'=S-ABLE TREND                              -----------------------------------------------------
               '+'=IMPROVING TREND                           I     1W     T1 T T C Sl   P Al  T TI  B TI   DDI   TFl  I F   l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                           DATA               IQUALITY RANK  JOVER-JQ or  Sl N P H D1   H Ll  U Sl  0 01   001   CCl  E L   I
                                              I------------- I ALL IT     Il      L   I    KI R Sl  D Cl    Sl   001  M 0   1
                                              1        WQI !TRENDI          I     A   I     I B   I     I   Al   LLl  P W   I
          WATERSHED                           I MEETS  OR I        I        I         I     I     I     I   TI   IIl        I
          ID   NAla                           IUSE ?   TSI   I     I        I         I     I     I     I     I     I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
          ----- ------------------------      I------------- I                                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
          4    ALLIGATOR HARBOR               INO      UNKNI

          WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
          1    NEW RIVER                      IYES     GOODI
          2    NEW RIVER                      IYES     GOODI
          3    CROOKED RIVER                  IYES     GOODI
          5    NEW RIVER                      IYES     GOOD I
          6    JUNIPER CREEK                  IYES     GOODI
          7    CAT BRANCH                     IPARTIAL FAIRI
          8    WEST PRONG NEW RIVER           IPARTIAL FAIRI
          9    BAY CREEK                      IPARTIAL FAIR[






























      LEGEND:                           DOSAT-DO SATURATION                  TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                        FOOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                 TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
      ALK-ALKALINITY                    FLOW-FLOW                            TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER. OULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
      BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND        MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE       TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
      CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                  2H-2H                                TP-PKOSPHORUS
      DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN               SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










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                  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN                      WATER QUALITY
                           03120003                                  GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                              THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                     POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                       UNKNOWN
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                Basic Fact


                 DrainageArea: 1,553 square miles (about 81% in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: forest, agriculture
                 Population Density: low (Quincy, Havana, Sopchoppy, part of
                   Tallahassee)
                 Major Pollution Sources: agricultural runoff, WW`TP, strip mining
                 Best Water Quality Areas: Sopchoppy River, lower Ochlockonee River
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Telogia Creek below Gretna WWTP, Little
                   River
                 Water Quality Trends: a couple of watersheds on Ochlockonee showed
                   improving trends; the Sopchoppy, Lake Jackson and several small
                   streams show stable trends
                 OFW Waterbodies:
                   Ochlockonee River
                   Lake Jackson
                   Sopchoppy River within Apalachicola National Forest
                   Lake Talquin State Recreation Area
                 SWIM Waterbodies: Lake Jackson
                 Reference Reports:
                   Water Quality of the Ochlockonee River, DEP (Tallahassee, Biology),
                    1987
                   Lake Jackson Management Plan, NWFWMD, 1990
                   Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                   Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                   Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                   Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                   Homer Royals, FGFWFC, 904/357-6631
                   Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904/444-8380


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                  * Concern over the health of Lake Jackson led to a temporary building
                     moratorium in the immediate watershed area in 1989.
                  * Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largernouth bass
                     due to mercury content have been issued for Lake Talquin, Lake
                     lamonia, and the Ochlockonee River.



                 Ecological Characterization

                 The Ochlockonee River originates in the clay hillsof Georgia, entering Florida
                 approximately 15 miles north of Tallahassee. The river flows 162 miles, first through
                 rolling piedmont hills near the headwaters, then through sandy coastal,plains before
                 entering the Gulf of Mexico at Panacea, Florida. An impoundment, Lake Talquin, lies-
                 directly west of Tallahassee covering 8,850 acres. The Ochlockonee River averages 1,600
                 cfs upstream of Lake Talquin, although flow in the river fluctuates widely with occasional
                 periods of flooding and drought. The Florida drainage basin is 1,253 square miles (there
                 are an additional 300 square miles in Georgia).

                 The upper river and the Little River tributary are more alluvial in nature than blackwater,
                 although both have some color. Land use in the upper clay hills portion of the basin is
                 mostly agriculture, and many of its headwater tributaries are impounded for farm ponds.
                 To the east of the upper river, in Florida, are two shallow lakes that are undergoing rapid
                 residential development. The southernmost, Lake Jackson, receives a substantial portion
                 (roughly one-third) of Tallahassee's urban drainage. Lake Jackson also has the distinction
                 of periodically (on average every twenty-five years) draining via sinkholes, leaving only a
                 few deep pools. In the middle in pounded section, Lake Talquin has both agriculture and
                 silviculture land use. The lower river flows mostly through forested coastal lowlands
                 encompassing the Apalachicola National Forest. A remote blackwater creek, the
                 Sopchoppy River, and the Ochlockonee River both flow into the western end of the
                 Ochlockonee Bay, a small embayment along the Apalachee Bay coast.

                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 There are several problem areas evident in this basin, mostly in the upper portions of the
                 basin. First, Little River and its upstream tributary, Quincy Creek, have historically shown
                 bacteria, nutrient and turbidity problems. Upstream point sources include strip mines
                 (Englehaid, Floridan, and Oil Dry for Fuller's earth) and the City of Quincy WWTP (1. 5
                 MGD design capacity). The only background stream for monitoring fuller's earth mining
                 is Attapulgus Creek northeast of Attapulgus Ga. as all the streams of this region in Florida
                 are impacted by mining activities.

                 Bioassessment by Butts, 1990 found degraded conditions in Womack Mill Creek below
                 the Havana WWTP discharge. Effluent water chemistry showed elevated BOD (21




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                  mg/L), ammonia (I I mg/L), and coliform bacteria violations. Benthic macroinvertebrate
                  fauna below the discharge was dominated by pollution tolerant forms including
                  oligochaete worms (66% of fauna) and tolerant chironomid larvae (21% of fauna). An
                  advanced wastewater treatment WQBEL was issued. An AWT WQBEL was re-
                  established in April 1993. The City of Havana was issued a TOP in 1993 requiring an
                  upgrade to AWT or an elimination of their surface water discharge by October, 1996.

                  Another problem area is the Ochlockonee River immediately below the Georgia-Florida
                  state line. Water quality problems include high bacteria, nutrient and turbidity values and
                  low macroinvertebrate diversity. A 1987 survey of the upper Ochlockonee basin
                  conducted by the DEP Biology Section indicated that the primary source for the heavy
                  turbidity and siltation is agricultural runoff in Georgia. Siltation is also apparently
                  responsible for the depressed macroinvertebrate community and consequent decline in the
                  fisheries reported by the Nonpoint Source Assessment. The Georgia Soil and Water
                  Conservation Committee is applying for federal funds through the Georgia Environmental
                  Protection Division to begin implementing farming Best Management Practices. Georgia
                  point sources (primarily WWTPs and a pickle canning factory) appear to be responsible
                  for the nutrient and bacteria problems in the upper reaches.

                  Lake Talquin has good water quality, 'with the exception of its junction with Little River
                  where the stream adds nutrients and turbidity. There are some algae and aquatic weed
                  problems, but the lake still serves as an excellent fishing and swimming area. It also acts
                  to improve water quality downstream by allowing turbidity to settle out.

                  A tributary to the Ochlockonee, Telogia Creek, has severe nutrient and DO'problerns in
                  the upper portions due to runoff from the Gretna WWTP overland flow /sprayfields.
                  Court action has been taken against the City of Gretna to remove all discharges from
                  Telogia Creek. The Court settlement is pending. Nutrient and weed problems extend
                  several miles downstream.


                  Water quality in the Lower Ochlockonee River is good. Turbidity, sedimentation,
                  bacteria, and stream 'habitat destruction was observed from county road maintenance in
                  Caney and Pine Creeks along C-375 below Lake Talquin. Additionally, the Sopchoppy
                  River has excellent water quality. However, Ochlockonee Bay is reported to have high
                  nutrients and low macroinvertebrate diversity, perhaps due to nonpoint sources
                  (construction, clear cutting and septic tank leachate) in the immediate vicinity of the bay.

                  Finally, concern about Lake Jackson in Tallahassee is growing. Although for the most
                  part the water quality is still good, the lake and sediments, especially in Megginnis Arm,
                  are threatened from residential, construction, and road/parking lot stormwater runoff.
                  There is a stormwater treatment facility, but it is undersized and has had operating
                  troubles. A major restoration effort, the dredging of contaminated sediments from
                  Megginnis Arm, was recently completed. Due to local controversy and the fact that the



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                 lake is a priority SWIM waterbody, more attention is being directed toward the expansion
                 and maintenance of the facility and other lake management improvements.

                 The other major waterbody in' the basin, the Sopchoppy River, predominantly draming
                 wetlands and forest land, shows excellent water quality. Its high color, low pH, and
                 relatively low DO levels are natural conditions due to its swamp drainage origin. It is an
                 Outstanding Florida Water.











































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                                                                                                       USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120003 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                 INDEX       GOOD -A:., P003.
            SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                          --------- - ----- ----- -----
            MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                  WQI-RIVER      0-44 4_'-59-60-90'
            CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                         TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-20C      - -----
                                                                                                                                                                                              TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-63 70-00          1
            PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                                I
                                                                                                                                                                                                BIOLOGICAL                          WATER
            WATERSHED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                    WATER            DISSOLVED        OXYGEN            PH           TROPHIC                         SPECIES                           QUALITY
            ID   NAME                                   ----------------------                   CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND         ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM       DIVERSITY        CON" FLOW          INDICES
            ----- ---------------------------------     MAX   BEG END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                        OOBS  YR  YR     PERIOD         TURB   SD COLOR     TSS   DO DOSAT BOD COD          TOC   PH    ALK    NITRO PHOS CHLA   TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK         COND FLOW       wQ I      TSI

            ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
            1    OCHLOCKONEE BAY                        10    75  79   Historical       10.0   0.2     179  25    7.7    82    1.1          23    7.3    19    0.90 0.06     3  3100   180    2.9                187@                      47

            ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
            16   outside Lake                             4   92  92   Current           9.6   0.6     60     7   7.4    83                   4   6.9      3   0.54 0.02                84                        34                       54
            21   Lake Talquin                             4   89  89   Current          16.0   0.9                8.2    105                      6.9          0.95 0.09     13                                   61                       59
            30   Lake Talquin                             4   89  89   Current          24.0   0.8                8.6    89                       7.0          0.81 0.18     24                                  14,                       60
            58   LAKE OVERSTREET DRAIN                  17    89  89   Current          59.0     .     136  25                 3.0    25    10           49    0.77 0.39                                         12;                       51
            70   LAKE JACKSON                           129   89  93   Current           4.0   1.5                8.0    91                       6.4    10    0.62 0.04     6                                    .2                       45
            93   LAKE IAMONIA    OUTLET                 32    79  80   Historical        1.3   2.3     29         7.0    67                       5.7      3   0.44 0.01     8                                    is                       33

            ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
            2    OCHLOCKONEE RIVER                      20    89  93   Current           5.0   1.0     90     3   6.0    71    0.4          11    6.6          0.68 0.07     3   110    18                       152              26
            3    BUCKHORN CREEK                         75    81  82   Historical        2.5     .            6                                   4.3           .  0.03                                           56              22
            4    SYFRETT CREEK                            6   92  92   Current           1.8   0.5     400    1   5.6    64                 36    4.0      1   0.86 0.02         420    44                        50              42
            5    OTTER CREEK                            17    78  78   Historical       18.0           335                                        4.2           .  0.02                                           5-              46
            6    VAUSE BRANCH                           37    76  77   Historical       12.5           170                                        5.2          0.39 0.02                                          35              39
            7    MONKEY CREEK                             4   85  85   Historical        9.0           350                                        3.8      0   0.84 0.04                                          56              42
            8    SMITH CREEK                            38    76  77   Historical        8.5           153                                        6.5          0.42 0.03                                          37              34
            9    SOPCHOPPY RIVER                        28    89  93   Current           1.3   0.4     160    1   6.9    75                 25    6.6    14    0.55 0.05                31                        5-     55       22
            10   MILL CREEK                             39    76  77   Historical       15.8     .     149                                        6.2          0.31 0.03                                          34              43
            11   YELDOW CREEK                             4   92  92   Current           5.2   0.7     350    1   6.1    69                 28    4.6      1   0.72 0.01        3000    80                        42              46
            12   WEST BR SOPCHOPPY RI                   74    76  78   Historical       21.8     .     425                                        4.1          0.63 0.01                                          58              50
            13   BLACK CREEK                              7   93  93   Current           2.0   0.3     80     1   7.7    82                 11    7.0    35    0.28 0.01               450                        6-              29
            14   CYPRESS BRANCH                           6   79  79   Historical                                 4.6    54                       7.3                                                            464              64
            15   OCHLOCKONEE RIVER                        8   93  93   Current          10.5   0.8     100    2   6.2    71                   9   6.8    11    0.60 0.08                25                        63              32
            17   TELOGIA CREEK                          15    89  93   Current           4.7   0.8     120    6   7.2    79    3.3            8   6.6      4   1.33 0.08     5 425E3   107                        72              33
            18   FREEMAN CREEK                            8   89  89   Current          16.0   1.0     .      .   7.3    91                       7.0          0.99 0.08     19                                   so              48
            19   HARVEY CREEK                             7   93  93   Current           2.6   0.6     40     1   7.0    76                   3   6.6      2   0.20 0.01               1100                       22              27
            20   BIG CREEK                                8   93  93   Current           1.6   0.4     75     1   8.2    87                   8   5.2      1   0.20 0.01               239                        23              23
            28   OCKLAWAHA CREEK                        51    73  77   Historical        3.0           88         8.0    87                   7   4.3      1   0.33 0.02               220                        11 9            27
            31   MILL BRANCH                              3   79  79   Historical                                 7.0    83                       4.8                                                             35              25
            39   MEGGINNIS ARM RUN                      26    89  93   Current          14.0   0.9     286  144   5.7    56    9.0    55    17    6.3    23    0.64 0.08     8                                    6-              51
            48   BEAR CREEK                               5   92  92   Current           4.1   0.2     50     3   8.6    90                   5   6.5      2   0.27 0.07        1000   280                        16              27
            so   TIMBERLANE RUN                           7   89  89   Current         154.0           214  234                8.0    82    21           12    1.83 1.99                                          44              84
            53   HARBINWOOD ESTATES DN                    7   89  89   Current         117.0           231  64                 3.0    29    11           26    0.80 0.66                                          8^              63
            54   MONROE CREEK                             7   93  93   Current           7.4   0.4     so     5   7.9    86                   5   7.0    14    0.48 0.09               192                        36              33
            S6   Ochlockonee River                      90    89  93   Current          20.0                      '1. 1  79                       6.7    le    1.08 0.16                57                       149    29,       54
            57   MULE CREEK                               3   79  79   Historical                                 7.3    84                                                                                       45     26       20
            59   LITTLE RIVER                           31    89  93   Current          24.0   0.8     110  12    7.3    83                   7   6.9    12    1.10 0.11     21 12250  223                        63              so
            68   JUNIPER CREEK                            7   93  93   Current           6.3   0.6     120    4   6.2    68                 12    6.6      5   1.37 0.16     .     .   240                        26              51

            LEGEND:                         BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L         DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L            MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER    OF SAMPLES   SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TURB-TURBID7-y MG/L
            ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L             CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                      DOSAT-DO % SATURATION               NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L         %VI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI     COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN D    EMAND MG/L        END YR-ENDING YEAR                  NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L               TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                             FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                          TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
            BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX        COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                    FLCW-FLCW CFS                       PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L              TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L






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                                                                                                        USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120003 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                 INDEX       GOOD FAIR POOR
              SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                         ----------- ----- ----- -----
              MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                 WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                       TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100        -----
               PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                     TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100         1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1
                                                                                                                                                                                                 BIOLOGICAL                         WATER
            WATERS14ED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                     WATER            DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                        SPECIES                           QUALITY
            ID      NAME                                ----------------------                    CLARITY              OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIF.ORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          INDICES
            ----- ---------------------------------     MAX    BEG  END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                        #OBS   YR   YR      PERIOD        TURB    SD COLOR    TSS   DO  DOSAT BOD COD        TOC   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS   CHIA  TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK        COND FLOW        WQI     TSI

              73    YON CREEK                                3 79   79   Historical                                 7.4   85                       5.1                                                            32      14        19
              81    TALLAHASSEE CREEK                        6 92   92   Current            3.3   0.3   45      1   8.0   88                   4   6.6      5  1.88 0.02          380   164                       58                25
              63    TANYARD BRANCH                         1B  75   76   Hist@rical       16.3          63          7.5   82                   4   6.9    31   1. 66' 0.15             1304                       92       4        51
              85    HURRICANE CREEK                          7 93   93   Current          13.0    0.3   100     4   8.3   89                   8   7.1    14   0.47 0.07                280                       55                37
              87    QUINCY CREEK                           10  89   92   Current          12.0    0.2   60    11    7.5   83    0.9            3   6.3    20   1.05 0.09     4 9750    2@3@                       65                44
              91    HUBBERT BRANCH                         19  75   76   Historical       20.0          80          7.2   78                   7   6.5    10   0.69 0.11                700                       48       5        52
              94    HOLMAN BRANCH                          21  75   76   Historical       10.8          43          7.4   78                   3   6.5      9  0.55 0.11               1035                       38       2        47
              96    Ochlockonee River                      64  89   93   Current          24.0    0.5   129   13    6.7   74                   8   6.5    17   1.@l 0.18         18675  750                       153               @q
              98    WILLACOOCHEE CREEK                       6 92   92   Current          20.0    0.5   120   10    7.8   85                   5   6.9    10   0.76 0.08          440   330                       42                38
            102     SWAMP CREEK                              7 92   92   Current         100.0    0.2   190   68    6.5   68                   6   6.4    10   0.83 0.40          4850  800                       49                56

































            LEGEND:                            BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L        DO-DISSOLV9D OXYGEN MG/L           MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                     TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
            ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L                CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                     DOSAT-DO I SATIURATION             NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORG  IANIC CARBON MG/L     WQI-1,1ATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI        COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L           END YR-E .NDING YEAR               NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L               TOTAL-TOTAL 'COLIFORM"iqPN/-100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR     COLOR-COLOR PCU                           FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                    TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
            BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX           COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                   FLOW-FLOW CPS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L              TSS-TOTAL SUtPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















            SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                        USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03120003 OC14LOCKONEE RIVER
            MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

               'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                        SCREENING VARIABLES     AND CRITERIA
               10'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
                     S S I NG 13ATA
                                              I RANK DATA RECORDI       TN    ISTREAM   I LAKE     I    PH     I   ALK    I TURB &   I COND      IOXYGEN     I   DO     ICOLIFORM   I BIOL       I CHLA     ISECCIHI
                                              I------------------  I          I    TP   I     TP                          I   TSS    I           IDEMAND     I          I BACTI     I   DIV      I          I  DISC
                                              I VIQI    CURRENT I             I         I                                 I          I           I           I          I           I            I          I         i
            WATERSHED                         I OR        OR       I TN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12   IPH>8.8     IALK<20    ITURB>16.$ICOND>12751   BOD>3.3    I  DD<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951 CHLA>40    I SD<.7
            ID  NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I          I         I          IPH<5.2     I          I TSS>18   I           ICOD>102    I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5     I          I
            -----  --------------------------------------------    I          I         I          I           I          I          I           ITOC>27.51             I           IBECK<5.5    I

            WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
            I  OCHLOCKONEE BAY                IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1         1     0    1     0     1     x    I      x   I    x      1     0     1     0    1     0     1      0     1    0     1     x

            WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE'
            16 Outside Lake                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1         1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0   1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1
            21 Lake Talquin                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1         1     0    1     a                1      0   1                       1     0    1                        1    0     1     0
            30 Lake Talquin                   IFAIR   Current      1    0                     x    1     0                       x   I                       1     0    t                             D     1     0
            58 LAKE OVERSTREET DRAIN          IGOOD   Current      1    0                     x    1                 0           x   1                 0     1          1                                   1     .   1
            70 LAKE JACKSON                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1         1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0   1                       1     0    1                             0     1     0
            93 LAKE IAMONIA OUTLET            IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1         1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0   1                       1     0    1                        1    0     1     0

            WATER BODY TYPE:  STREAM
            2  OCHLIDCKONEE RIVER             IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1          1      0   1    0      1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1    0     1     0
            3  BUCKHORN CREEK                 IGOOD   Historical   I    .     1     0   1          1     x     I          1      0   1           1           1          1           1            1                .   t
            4  SYFRETT CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I     x    1      0   1                 x     1     0    1     0     1            1                x
            5  OTTER CREEK                    IFAIR   Historical   I    .     1     0   1          1     x     I                 x   I                       I          I           I            I                .   1
            6  VAUSE BRANCH                   IGOOD   Historical   I    a           0   (          I     x     1                 0   1                       1
            7  MONKEY CREEK                   IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I     x    1      0   1                       1
            8  SMITH CREEK                    IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1          1      0   1                       1
            9  SOPCHOPPY RIVER                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1                             x
            10 MILL CREEK                     IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1          1      0   1                       1          1           1                             .   I
            11 YELLOW CREEK                   IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I     x    1      0   1                 x     1     0    1     0     1                             x
            12 WEST BR SOPCHOPPY RI           IFAIR   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I                 x   I                       I          I           I                             .   i
            13 BLACK CREEK                    IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0              1     0     1     0           0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1                             x
            14 CYPRESS BRANCH                 IUNKN   Historical   I    .     I     .              1     0     1                     1                       1     0    1           1                             .   i
            15 OCHLOCKONTE RIVER              IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1                             0
            17 TELOGIA CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     x     1                 0           0
            18 FREEMAN CREEK                  IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1                0     1          1      ri                          1     0    1           1                 0     1     0
            19 HARVEY CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     x     I                             x
            20 BIG CREEK                      IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1                             x
            28 OCKLAWAHA CREEK                iGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     x     I     x    1      0   1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1            1          1
            31 MILL BRANCH                    IGOOD   Historical   I    .     I     .   I          I     x     I          I          I                       1     0    1           1            1          1
            39 mEGGiNNis ARM RUN              IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     0    1      x   I                 x     1     0                                  0     1     0
            48 BEAR CREEK                     IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0          0                                   x
            50 TIMBERLANE RUN                 IUNKN   Current      1    0     1     x   I          I                 x    I      x   I                 x     I
            53 HARBINWOOD ESTATES DN          IUNKN   Current      1    0     1     x   I          1                 0    1      x   1                 0     1
            54 MONROE CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1                             x
            56 Ochlockonee River              IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1                0     t                                                   0    1     0     1
            57 MULE CREEK                     IGOOD   Historical   I    .     I     .   I          I           1                                                   0    1           1            1          1
            59 LITTLE RIVER                   IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    I      x   1                 0     1     0    1     x     I            1    0     1     0
            68 JUNIPER CREEK                  IFAIR   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0     1     x    1      0   1                 0     1     0    1     0     1            1          1     x
            LEGEND:                        COND-CONDUCTIVITY                            FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM     BACTERIA   TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI   OR TSI-WATER QUALITY    INDEX RATING
            ALK-ALKALINITY                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                          HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
            B=-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                         OXYGEN DMMD-BOD,OOD,TOC             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
            BIOL DIV-BIOL40GICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY PH-PH                                       TURB-7URBIDITY
            CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL               DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY            TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS















                 SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                                  USGS HYDROLOGIC      UNIT: 03120003 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
                 MEDIXN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                       'x'=---XC--EDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                                  SCREENING VARIABLES AND CRITERIA
                       '0'--W:-'alN SCREENING CRITERIA                          I
                       '=M:@'S*:NG DATA                                         I           I          I
                                                        I RANK DATA RECORDJ           TN    I STREAM   I LAKE      J     PH     I   ALK      I TURB &     I COND       I  OXYGEN     I    DO     ICOLIFORM I BIOL           I CHLA       J SECCHI    I
                                                        I------------------     I           I    TP    I    TP     I            I            I    TSS     I            I  DEMAND     I           I BACTI      I   DIV       I            I  DISC     I
                                                        I WQI      CURRENT I                I          I           I            I            I            I            I             I           I            I             I            I           I
                 WATr:LS'*T' ,                          I OR          OR        @1 TN>2.0   I TP>.46   I TP>.12    I PH>8.8     I ALK<20     ITURB>16.51COND>12751        BOD>3.3    I DO<4      ITOT>3700    IDIART<1.951    CHLA>40    I  SD<.7    I
                 ID    NAM:                             I TSI    HISTORICAL I               I          I           I PH<5.2     I            I TSS>18     I            I  OOD>102    I           IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5       I
                 ----- --------------------------------------------             I           I          I           I            I            I            I            I  TOC>27.51              I            I BECK<5.5    I

                 73    YON C-REEK                       IGOOD    Historical     I           I          I           I      x     I            I            I            I             1     0     1            1             1
                 81    7A:.!.hHASSEE CREEK              IGOOD    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     1      0     1            1      0      1     0     1      0     1                                x
                 83    :A.NYA-:C BRANCH                 IFAIR    Historical     1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      0     1      0     1            1      0      1     0     1      x     I
                 85    F.;RR:CA,';-- CREEK              IGOOD    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     I      a     I            1      0      1     0     1      0     1                                x
                 87    Q!L;:NCY CREEK                   IGOOD    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      0     1      0     1     0      1      0      1     0     1      x     I                                x
                 91    @@jBT_R- BRANCH                  IFAIR    Historical     1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     I      x     I            1      0      1     0     1      x     I
                 94    1HOLMAN BRANCH                   IFAIR    Historical     1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     1      0     f                   0      1     0     f      x     I
                 96    ochlockonee River                IFAIR    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     I      x     I            1      0      1     0     1      x     I                                x
                 98    W:L:_kCCOCHEE CREEK              IGOOD    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     I      x     I            1      0      1     0     1      0     1                                x
                 102   SWAMP CREEK                      IFAIR    Current        1     0     1      0   1           1      0     1      x     I      x     I            1      0      1     0     1      x     I                                x






























                 LEGEND:                             COND-CONDUCTIVITY                                 FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           TP-PHOSPHORUS                         W01 OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
                 ALK-ALKA.L:S:7Y                     DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                               HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988                 TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA                 WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
                 BECK-BSC:<-S ;:OTIC INDEX           CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                              OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC               TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS                  13ASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
                 BIOL D:V-B!O:,CGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                   PH-PH                                   TURB-TURBIDITY
                 CHLA-CHLOROPIKYLL                   DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                 TN-NITROGEN                             SD-SECCHI DISC METERS



      m m m m m w m m m m m m m m m m M m m @



           SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                                 - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120003 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
                   TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                   'x'=DEGRADING TREND                                1                   1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                   '0'=STABLE TREND                                   I-----------------------------------------------------
                   '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                I       1W      T1  T T C Sl    P Al   T TI B T1    D D1   T  F( T F   I<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                   '.'=MISSING DATA                 (QUALITY RANK     IOVER-IQ or Sl      N P H DI    H Ll   U Sl 0 01    0 01   C  Cl E L   I
                                                    I-------------    I ALL II        Il       L   I      KI R Sl D Cl      Sl   0  01 M 0   1
                                                    1           WQI [TREND(            I       A   I      i  B   I     I    Al   L  Ll P W   I
           WATERSHED                                I 14EETS    OR I                               I      I      I     I    TI   I  Il
           ID      NAME                             IUSE ?      TSI                                                                 I        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
           -----   ------------------------         I-------------                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
             1     OCHLOCKONEE BAY                  IYES        GOODI                                     I      I     I    I       I        I

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
           16      Outside Lake                     IYES        GOODI                                     .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           21      Lake Talquin                     IYES        GOODI                                     .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           30      Lake TalqQin                     )PARTIAL    FAIRI                                     .1     -1    -1   .1      .1       1
           58      LAKE OVERSTREET DRAIN            IYES        GOODI                              1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           '10     LAKE JACKSCN                     IYES        GOODI     0   1    0   1  0  x 0   01 0   .1 0   .1    .1 0 01      .1 0     1
           93      LAKE IAMONIA OUTLET              IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       I        I

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
             2     OCHLOCKONEE RIVER                @YES        GOODI     +   1    0   1  +  0 0   +1 0   .1 0   010   .1 0 01   +  01 0     1
             3     BUCKHORN CREEK                   IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
             4     SYFRETT CREEK                    IYES        GOOD1         I        I           1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
             5     OTTER CREEK                      IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
             6     VAUSE BRANCH                     IYES        GOODI         i        i           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
             7     MONKEY CREEK                     IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .  1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
             8     SMITH CREEK                      IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       I        i
             9     SOPCHOPPY RIVER                  IYES        GOODI     0   1    0   1  +  0 .   .1 +   01 0   .1    .1 x 01      01 0  0  1
           10      MILL CREEK                       IYES        GOOD I        I        I           i      I
           11      YELLOW CREEK                     IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I  . . . .  I
           12      WEST BR SOPCHOPPY RI             IPARTIAL    FAIR]         I        I           I
           13      BLACK CREEK                      IYES        GOODI         I        I           1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           14      CYPRESS BRANCH                   INO         UNKNI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       I        i
           15      OCHLOCKONEE RIVER                IYES        GOODI         I        I           1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           17      TELOGIA CREEK                    IYES        GOODI         I        I           1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           IS      FREEMAN CREEK                    IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I  . . . .  1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           19      HARVEY CREEK                     IYES        GOODI         I        I  . .      1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           20      BIG CREEK                        IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .  1      .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           28      OCKLAWAHA CREEK                  IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
           31      MILL BRANCH                      IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
           39      MEGGINNIS ARM RUN                IPARTIAL    FAIRI     0   1    0   1  0  0 0   of 0   01 0   .1    .1 0 01      .1 0     1
           48      BEAR CREEK                       IYES        GOODI         I        I  . . . .  I  .   .1 .   .1    .1 - .1      .1 -     I
           50      TIMBERLANE RUN                   INO         UNKN I        I        I  . .      1             .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           53      HARBINWOOD ESTATES DN            )NO         UNKNI         I        I  . . . .  1             .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           54      MONROE CREEK                     IYES        GOODI         I        I  . .      I  -   .1     .1    .1   .1      .1       1
           56      Ochlockonee River                IPARTIAL    FAIRI     0   1    0   1  0  +     .1 0   01 0   .1    .1 0 01      01 0  0  1
           57      MULE CREEK                       IYES        GOODI         I        I           I      I      I     I    I       1        1
           59      LITTLE RIVER                     I PARTIAL   FAIR I    .   I    .   I . . . .

           LEGEND:                            DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM                   TURB-TURBIDITY
                                              FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERATURE                       TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
           ALK-ALKALINITY                     FLOW-FLOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                            WQI-WATER. QUIAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
           BOD-BIOCHEH. OXYGEN DEMAND         MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
           CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                   PH-PH                                       TP-PHOSPHORUS
           DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











              SURFACE WATER QUAL7TY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                      - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120003 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
                    TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                    'x'-DEGRADING TRE24_'                                           1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                    '0'=STABLE TREND                              -----------------------------------------------------
                    '+'=IMPROVING TR-_ND                                1W      TI T T C   Sl P Al  T TI  B TI  D DI  T Fl  T F  l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                    '.'=MISSING DATA             IQUALITY RANK    IOVER-IQ or St   N P  H  DI H Ll  U Sl  0 01  0 0)  C C)  E L  I
                                                 I-------------   I ALL 11      il      L  I    KI  R Sl  D Cl    Sl  0 01  M 0  1
                                                 .1         WQI ITRENDI          I      A  I     I  B  I     I    Al  L Ll  P W  I
              WATERSHED                          I MEETS    OR I        I        I         I     I     I     I    T1  1 11       1
              ID    NAME                         IUSE ?     TSI   I     I        I                     I     I                   I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
              ----- ------------------------     I-------------   I     t        t                     I     I                   I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              68    JUNIPER CREEK                IPARTIAL   FAIRI       I        I . . . .            .1  . .1                   1
              73    YON CREEK                    IYES       GOODI       I        I         I    I     I     I     I     I        I
              el    TALLAHMSEE CREEK             IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . I  . .1  - .1  . .1  - .1  . .1  - .  i
              83    TANYARD BRANCH               IPARTIAL   FAIRI       I        I         I    I     I     I     I     1        1
              85    HURRICANE CREEK              IYES       GOODI       I        I         I  . .1    .1    .1  - .1    .1       1
              87    QUINCY CREEK                 IYES       GOODI    0  1    0   1 . . . . 1  0 .1  0 .1    .1  0 01    .1  + 0  1
              91    HUBBERT BPANCH               IPARTIAL   FAIRi       I        I         I    I     I     I     I     1        1
              94    HOLMAN BRANCH                IPARTIAL   FAIRI       I        I         I    I     I     I     I     1        1
              96    Ochlockonee live.            IPARTIAL   FAIRI    +  I    +   I + + .   .1 0 .1  a .1    .1  0 a(        a
              98    WILLACOOCHEE CREEK           IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . I
              102   SWAMP CREEK                  1PARTIAL   FAIRI       I        I . . . . I































              LEGEND:                        DOSAT-DO SATURATION                   TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                             FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                  TEMP-TEMPERATURS                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
              ALK-ALKALINITY                 FLOW-FLOW                             TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER OULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
              BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND     MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE        TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
              CliLk-CHLOROPHYLL              PH-PH                                 TP-PHOSPHORUS
              DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN            SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











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                                                                                                       NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                           AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                              THE @ ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                  -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------         CATNAME@OCHLOCKONEE RIVER     HUC=03120003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                N   B    S        P   0             S                         0    F            T        F            0
                                                                                U   A    E        E   T             A            H        T   T    I            U        I            T
              M                                                                 T C D             S H D 0 L                      A        H H S                 R        S N N H
              A               B                           W          W          R   T    I        T   E   E   X     I       M    B        E   E    H  A         B        H  0   0     E
              P      W        A                           Q          Q          I   E    M        I   R   B   Y     N       E    I  F     R   R    K  L   W     1  0     D  S   F     R
                     B        S                           3          N          E R E 0 C C R G I                           T T L M P I G E D D E W I S I S
              y      I        1                           0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S                                                                                C H 0
              D      D        N                           5          S          T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E @ 'I R N M T

                2    1297A    OCHLOCKONEE RIVER           GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x  x             x   x     x       x    x  x     x           x   x     x        x                        x    x    x    x       x    x   x
              15     1297B    OCHLOCKONEE RIVER           GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x  x             x   x     x       x    x  x     x           x   x     x        x                        X    X    x    x       x    x   x
              17     1300     TELOGIA CREEK               GOOD       THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              21     1297C    Lake Talquin                GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x  x             x   x     x       x    x  x     x           x   x     x        x                        x    x    x    x       x    x   x
              22-    879      HAMMOCK CREEK                          THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              23-    900      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              24-    902      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              25*    882      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              26*    884      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              27*    8 87     UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              28     811      OCKLAWARA CREEK             GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            K
              29*    860      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              30     1297D    Lake Talquin                FAIR       THREAT     x   x    x  x             x   x     x       x    x  x     x           x   x     x        x                        x    x    x    x       x    x   x
              32*    849      MCINTOSH BRANCH                        THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              33*    845      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              34*    842      TODD BRANCH                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              35*    835      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              36*    832      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              37-    831      POLE BRANCH                            THREAT     x   x    K                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              K            x
              38*    823      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              40*    818      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              41-    804      MULE CREEK                             THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              42*    817      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              43*    814      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              44*    816      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              45*    810      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              46*    798      DOUBLE BRANCH                          THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              47*    801      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              48     757      BEAR CREEK                  GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              49*    796      JUNIPER BRANCH                         THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              51*    1304     ROCKY COMFORT CREEK                    THREAT     x   x    x                    x     x  x         x                    x   x     x  x                              x              x            x
              52*    1308     UNNAMED BRANCH                         THREAT     x   x    x                                       x                    x   x     x                                 x              x            x
              54     711      MONROE CREEK                GOOD       THREAT     x        x                    x     x                              x            x        x                             x                 x        x
              55*    737      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              56     1297E    Ochlockonee River           FAIR       THREAT     x   x    x  x             x   x     x       x    x  x     x           x   x     x        x               x     x  x    x    x    x       x    x   x
              59     424      LITTLE RIVER                FAIR       THREAT     x   x    x  x                               x x                    x x    x     x        x               x     x  x    x         x       x    x
              60*    726      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              61*    710      SWEETWATER BRANCH                      THREAT     x   x    x                                                                      x  x                              x                 K
              62@    720      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              63*    1307     UNNAMED BRANCH                         THREAT     x        x        x           x     K                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              64-    707      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              65*    709      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            K   X
              66*    714      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              67*    687      CAMP CREEK                             THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              68     682      JUNIPER CREEK               FAIR       THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              69*    691      LONG BRANCH                            THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              71*    659      UNNAMED RUN                            THREAT     x        x                    x     x                              x            x        x                             x                 x        x
              72-    677      UNNAMED SLOUGH                         THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x
              73     626      YON CREEK                   GOOD       THREAT     x        x        x           x     x                                     x                                       x         x    x            x   x





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                                                                                                                                           NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                                                           AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                                                          THE * ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                                                    -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                  CATNAME=OCHLOCKONEE RIVER             HUC=03120003     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                          (continued)

                                                                                                             N   B      S           P   0                 S                                 0     F                T          F                0
                                                                                                             U A E                  E T                   A                H T T I                                 U          I                T
                        M                                                                                    T C D                  S H D 0 L                              A H H S                                 R          S N N H
                        A                   B                                   W              W             R   T      I           T   E     E    X      I         M      B         E      E     H   A            B          H     0     0    E
                        P        w          A                                   9              Q             I   E      M           I   R     B    Y      N         E      I    F    R      R     K   L     W      1   0      D     S     F    R
                                 z          s                                   3              N             E   R      E    0      C   C     R    G      I         T      T    L    M      P     I   G     E      D   D      E     W     I    S    I    S
                        y                   1                                   0              P             N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
                        D        D          N                                   5              S             T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E L D R N M T

                        74-      67z        UNNAMED RUN                                        THREAT        x          X           X              x      x                                                 x                                                  K          x     X                X    X
                        751      605        COX CREEK                                          THREAT        x          x           X                                                                                                                                           X    x     X
                        76-      643        UNNAMED RIJN                                       TgREAT        X          X           X              x      x                                                 X                                                  X          x     X                x    X
                        77-      617        JTUNIPER BRANCH                                    THREAT        x          X           X              x      X                                                 X                                                  x          x     X                X    X
                        78*      '305       LITTLE TELOGIA       CREEK                         THREAT        x          X           X              x      x                                                 X                                                  x          x     X                x    X
                        79-      6'15       SO PRONG TANYARD BR                                TgiEAT        X          X           X                                                                                                                                           X    x     X
                        80.      629        UNNAMED RUN                                        THRtAT        X          X           X              x      x                                                 X                                                  x          x     x                x    X
                        81       =79        TALLAHASSEE CREEK                   GOOD           THfiAT        x          X           X              X      x                                                 X                                                  X          x     x                x    X
                        82*      602        UNNAMED BRANCH                                     THREAT        X          X           X              X      x                                                 X.                                                 x                x                x    X
                        83       z95        TANYARD BRANCH                      FAIR           THREAT        x          X           X                                                                                                                                           X    x     X.
                        84*      568        UNNAMED RUN                                        THREAT        X          X           X              X      x                                                 X                                                  X          x     X                X    X
                        85       540        HURRICANE CREEK                     GOOD           THREAT        x          X    x                                      x                                              X                                                                 X
                        86*      524        LEWIS CREEK                                        THREAT        x   x      X                                                  x                          x     X      X                                           x                x                x
                        87       '303       QUINCY CREEK                        GOOD           THREAT        X.         X           X                                                                                                                                           k    x     x
                        88*      5@8        UNNAMED BRANCH                                     THREAT        x          X           X              x      x                                                 X                                                  x          x     X                x    X
                        89*      505        WINKLEY BRANCH                                     THREAT        x          X           k                                                                                                                          X                x
                        90.      '_302      MCDONALD BRANCH                                    THREAT        X          X           X              X      x                                                 X                                                  K          x     X                x    X
                        91       499        HUBBERT BRANCH                      FAIR           THREAT        X          X           X                                                                                                                          x                X
                        92*      497        HURRICANE BRANCH                                   THREAT        x          X           X              X      X                                                 X                                                  X          x     X                X    X
                        94       1301       HOLMAN BRANCH                       FAIR           THREAT        x          X           x                                                                                                                          X                X
                        95*      485        PITTMAN BRANCH                                     THREAT        x          X           X              X      X                                                 X                                                  X          X     X                X    X
                        96       -_j97F     Ochlockonee River                   FAIR           THRiAT        X   X      X    X                X    X      X         x      X    X    x                x     X      X          X                     x    X     k      x   i     X          X     X    X
                        97*      1299       unnamed branch                                     THREAT        X          X           X              X      X                                                 X                                                  x      .   x     X                X    x
                        96       4' 0       WILLACOOCHEE CREEK                  GOOD           THREAT        x          X           X                                                                                                                          x                X
                        99*      -296       INTERLOCKING LAKES                                 THRkAT        X          X           X                                                                                                                                           X    x     X
                        100.     440        UNNAMED STREAM                                     THREAT        x          X    x      X                                                                                                                                           X    x
                        101*     460        UNNAMED RUN                                        THREAT        X.         X           k                                                                                                                          x                X
                        102      427        SWAMP CREEK                         FAIR           FAIR          X          X                                                                         X                X          X                                       X              X
                        103*     430        SHAW CREEK                                         THREAT        X.  x      X    x                     X      x         X      X         X.                     X      X          X                                X.     X                    x          X
                        104-     -297G      Ochlockonee River                                  THREAT        X.  x      X    x                X    X      x         x      X    X    X                x     X      X          X                                X      x   x     X          x     x    x
                        105*     417        UNNAMED BRANCH                                     THREAT        X          X           X                                                                                                                          X                X
                        106*     428        MILL CREEK                                         THREAT                                                                                                                                                          x      x   x
                        107*     402        UNNAMED RUN                                        THREAT        x          X           x                                                                                                                          x                X




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                                                            PEA RIVER BASM




                     The Pea River is an Alabama tributary of the Choctawhatchee River. Northwcstflorida- contains   a very
                     small portion of the Pea River basin. The only waterbody in the Florida portion of the Pea River basin is
                    Eightmile Creek which was sampled eleven times in 1970 when it exhibited excellent water quality.















































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                                                                                              USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140202
                                                                                                                                                                                  INDEX       GOOD --A:.-, POO-1
        SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                ----------- ----- ----- -----
         MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                       WI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
          CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                             TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-'-00   -----
          PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                           TSI-LAKE      0-59 60-69 70-100
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      I
                                                                                                                                                                                  BIOLOGICAL                       WATER
       WATERSHED                                  WATERSHED DATA RECORD                  WATER           DISSOLVED       OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                     SPECIES                        QUALITY
       ID     NAME                               ----------------------                 CLARITY            OXYGEN        DEMAND       ALKALINITY       STATUS       COLIFORM      DIVERSITY      COND FLOW        :ND:CES
       ----- ---------------------------------   MAX    BEG END     DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                 OOBS YR YR        PERIOD        TURB SD COLOR TSS       DO DOSAT BOD COD        TOC  PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS CHLA   TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK      COND FLOW      WQ:      TSI

         WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
         1    EIGHTEENMILE CREEK                   11 70 70 Historical           10.0         40                                      6.8    25 0.38 0.03                                         75    29       39









































       LEGEND:                          BOD-BIOCHEMICA.L OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L    DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L         MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TURB-TURBIDITY MG/_1,
       ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L              CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                  DOSAT-DO I SATURATION            NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L     WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
       ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI      COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L        END YR-ENDING YEAR               NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L              TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
       BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR   COLOR-COLOR PCU                        FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML    PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                FLIOW-FLOW CPS                   PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















           SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                            USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03140202
            MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                 'x'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                         SCREENING VARIABLES     AND CRITERIA
                 '0'-WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
                 '.'=MISSING DATA                                                                     I          I                                                                                 I
                                                 I RANK DATA RECORDI      TN     I STREAM  I  LAKE    I   PH     I   ALK     I TURB &   I COND      I OXYGEN    I   DO     ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA      I SECCHI  I
                                                 I------------------  I          I   TP    I    TP    I          I           I   TSS    I           I DEMAND    I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I           I  DISC   I
                                                 I WQI     CURRENT I             I         I          I          I           I          I           I           I          I           I           I           I         I
            WATERSHED                            I OR        OR       I TN>2.0   I TP>.46  I TP>.12   I PH>B.B   I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3   I DO<4     ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.95i  CHLA>40   I  SD<.7  I
           ID      NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I          I         I          I PH<5.2   I           I TSS>18   I           I COD>102   I          IFECAL>47016INAT<1.5 I              I         I
           -----    --------------------------------------------                 I         I          I          I           I          I           I TOC>27.51            I           I BECK-C5.5 I           I         I

              WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
              1   EIGHTEENMILE CREEK             I GOOD Historical 1       0     1    0    1          1          1     0     1    0     1           1           1          1                       1           1




































           LEGEND:                             COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                    W@i OR TSI-WATER QUALITY,INDiEX RATING
           ALK-ALKALINITY                      DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-100 TO 1988              TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
           BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX            CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC           TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATiRBOb@ TYP9
           BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY       DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        PH-PH                               TURB-7URBIDITY
           CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                    DINAT-NATURAL SUBS@RATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS










           SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                        - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140202
                 TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP
                 :xl=DEGRADING TREND                            1                 1984 - 1993 TRENDS                            I
                 0'-STABLE TREND                                -----------------------------------------------------
                 '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                   W     TI  T T C Sl   P Al  T TI  B TI   D  D1 T Fl T F   1<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                 '-'-MISSING DATA             IQUALITY RANK     IOVER-10 or Sl   N P H DI   H Ll  U Sl  0 01   0  01 C Cl E L   I
                                                -------------   I ALL II     il       L   I    KI R Sl  D Cl      Sl 0 01 M 0   1
                                                          WQI @TREND:                A            B               A@ L L@ P W
          WATERSHED                             MEETS     OR                                                      T  I I
         ID      NAME                         I USE ?     TSI   I      I                                                        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
          -----   ------------------------    I -------------                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
            1    EIGHTEENMILE CREEK           IYES        GOODI        I                                                        I






































        LEGEND:                           DOSAT-DO SATURATION                    TOOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                          FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                   TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
        ALX-ALKALINITY                    FLOW-FLOW                              TN-NITROGEN                      14OI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
        BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND        MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE         TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
        CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                  PH-PH                                  TP-PHOSPHORUS
        DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN               SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                  TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS





































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                   PENSACOLA BAY BASIN                     WATER QUAILITY
                         03140105                          = GOOD
                 AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                          THREATENED
                  1984-1993 STORET DATA                         FAIR
        WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                 POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                   UNKNOWN
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                               PENSACOLA BAY BASIN




               ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------------


               Basic Fact

                 Drainage Area: 543 square miles
                 Major Land Uses: silviculture, urban development
                 Population Density: moderate, to high, along Bay and Gulf (Pensacola,
                  Gulf Breeze, Ft. Walton Beach)
                 Major Pollution Sources: urban runoff, WWTP
                 Best Water Quality Areas: Santa Rosa Sound
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Bayou Chico, Bayou Texar, areas assessed by
                  nonpoint source survey
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at 7 sites
                 OFW Waterbodies:
                  Yellow River Marsh State Aquatic Preserve
                  Gulf Islands National Seashore
                  Ft. Pickens Park State Aquatic Preserve
                 SWIM Waterbodies: Pensacola Bay Area
                 Reference Reports:
                  Pensacola Bay SWIM Plan, NWFW?v1D, 1990
                  Bayou Texar Study, DEP (Pensacola), 1987
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444/8300
                  David Heil, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-5471
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-83 80


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                 * A bill that would change the boundaries of Santa Rosa and Escambia,
                   Counties, possibly allowing less restrictive coastal development, was
                   recently passed by the Governor.
                 * A controversial proposal to dig a pass through Santa Rosa Island near
                   Navarre is being debated.
                 * Several large fish kills occurred during late summer/fall of 1990 and
                   1991 in tributaries of Pensacola Bay.




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              Ecological Characterization


              The Pensacola Bay Basin (located in northwest Florida) has a drainage area of 543 square
              miles. The basin consists of several connected waterbodies. To the west is Escambia Bay
              which receives flow from the Escambia River at 6,500 cfs. The Blackwater River (400
              cfs) and Yellow River (1,500 cfs) empty into Blackwater Bay which widens to become
              East Bay. Escambia and East Bays are relatively low salinity estuaries. They merge to
              join the more saline Pensacola Bay waterbody which opens to the Gulf of Mexico between
              Perdido Key and Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa Sound is a lagoon between the mainland
              and Santa Rosa Island that receives very little freshwater input.

              Most of the eastern portion of the basin consists of state forest lands and Eglin Air Force
              Base. The city of Milton lies at the head of Blackwater Bay. The Escambia River drains
              mostly silvicultural lands, but the Escambia Bay drainage contains considerable
              urbanization. The Pensacola Bay portion of the basin is almost entirely urbanized.


              Anthropogenic Impacts

              The main water quality problems in the area are upper Escambia Bay and the nearshore
              portions of Pensacola Bay. Additionally, Bayou Chico and Bayou Texar drain the
              Pensacola urban area and have pollution problems.

              Water quality problems in Escambia Bay are mostly due to point sources. Reduced DO
              concentrations, fish kills and bacteria problems have been evident around the mouth of the
              Escambia River. The University of West Florida WWTP, Monsanto industrial discharge
              and Gulf Power thermal discharge enter the Escambia River upstream of the mouth. The
              University of West Florida's WNVTF was issued a TOP requiring actions to be taken to
              either upgrade th-- facility to AWT or eliminate their current discharge to surface waters.
              In addition, this portion of the bay received discharge from two chemical manufacturing
              companies (CYTEC, formerly American Cyanamid, and Air products). Both discharges
              have been found to be toxic in several bioassay tests. Monsanto also has a history of
              toxicity. These companies discharge high levels of nitrogen and BOD. Problems in the
              upper bay were complicated by poor flushing due to natural circulation patterns and an old
              railroad bridge. A new railroad bridge has recently been constructed and the old one
              removed. Reports indicate significantly better circulation. Located on the eastern side of
              Escambia Bay is Mulatto Bayou which receives stormwater runoff from Avalon Beach.





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              Indian Bayou, in the southeastern portion of Escambia Bay, still supports a seagrass bed
              community.


              Water quality improves in Pensacola Bay, mostly due to better flushing and the greater
              influence of Gulf waters. However, both nonpoint and point sources affect the bayous in
              Pensacola. Bayou Chico has very poor water quality. The bayou has bacteria, fish kill
              and nutrient problems. In addition to stormwater, it receives shipyard runoff, historic
              discharge from Reichold Chemicals, and the Warrington WWTP discharge. Historically, it
              was also degraded by chemical, lumberyard and creosote industries. Sediments are
              polluted with metals and support reduced macroinvertebrate life. A study of the sediments
              performed by the University of Florida found that various polycyclic aromatic
              hydrocarbons (PAH) and phenolic compounds were migrating from the American
              Creosote site to Pensacola Bay at the mouth of Bayou Chico (Delfino et al., 1991). The
              investigators also found I I OPP's and 3 PAHs and p-chloro-m-cresol in the waters of
              Bayou Chico. The water concentration of tetrachloroethylene (11.5 mg/1) at one station
              exceeded both EPA Human Health Criteria and the FDEP Surface Water Quality criteria
              for Class III waters. Additionally, at two stations phenanthreone and pyrene also
              exceeded the EPA Human Health Criteria. The two creeks which feed this bayou
              (Jackson Creek and Jones Creek) also exhibit water quality problems from urban runoff.
              Several actions have been and are being taken to alleviate problems in Bayou Chico.
              Improved stormwater treatment from the shipyards, Reichold Chemicals, Corry Field (a
              Navy installation) and a shopping complex have been negotiated. Additionally, a
              sedimentation basin (funded mostly by DEP) is being constructed in one of the three arms
              of the bayou to capture sand and organic sediment from stormwater. The Warrington
              plant has upgraded its treatment and since 1990, discharges to the Main Street W)ArTP
              rather than Pensacola Bay. DEP has been conducting a survey of sediments in port areas
              throughout the State. This study found that sediments in the Pensacola Bay port area east
              of Bayou Chico were the only ones in the State to contain phenols.

              Bayou Texar, although not as degraded as Bayou Chico, has had increasing fish kill
              problems in recent years. It receives discharge from 68 storm sewers and discharge from
              Carpenters Creek containing heavy suspended solids loads. Recently, the City has
              proposed a demonstration project (funded by DEP) to modify four of these sewers to
              allow partial treatment of the stormwater before entering the bayou. In addition, a study
              by the University of West Florida will assess the problems of the bayou and make
              recommendations. As part of the Pensacola Bay SWINI plan, these two bayou drainages,
              as well as other drainages, will be monitored to determine their pollutant loading to the
              bay. The summer and fall of 1991 were particularly devastating for marine life. Large fish
              kills occurred in both Bayous Chico and Texar. As much as 10-12 tons of fish were
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               from Tiger Point Golf Course and low dissolved oxygen levels probably contributed to the
               die-off of crabs.


               Pensacola Bay proper also receives discharge from Pensacola's Main Street wastewater
               treatment plant. Two years of water chemistry samples were collected by the facility in
               the bay around the discharge point and at several background sites. They indicated that
               the bay was assimilating the current discharge but that loadings should not be increased.
               DEP biological sampling indicates low diversity and heavy organic sedimentation a-round
               the discharge. Furthermore, the plant has been found toxic in several bioass4ys.

               The USEPA has research projects in Pensacola Bay including EMAP and estuarine
               assessments of Bayou Chico, Bayou Texar, and Bayou Grande. Sediment toxicity,
               chemistry and benthic macroinvertebrates are included as research parameters.
               Preliminary findings has shown sediment toxicity in upper Bayou Texar below the 12th
               Avenue Bridge. No scientifically defensible cause and effect have been established for-this
               observation at this time. Recent 5th year surveys for Navarre WWTP, NAS WWTP, and
               Main Street WWTP have not shown biological impact due to these sources, however
               AGP results indicate that nutrient loading to Pensacola Bay should not be increased.

               Santa Rosa Sound has good water quality. It is threatened by development of the island,
               ditching and stormwater. Only two WWTPs currently discharge to Santa Rosa Sound,
               Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. Both facilities provide tertiary treatment prior to
               discharge. Finally, the City of Navarre has proposed cutting a pass (and marina) through
               the island.


               Dissolved oxygen violations were recorded in upper Escambia Bay below industrial
               outfalls during April, 1994. Citizen continue to complain about dirty foam originating
               near these outfalls. Additional public complaints were received that the CYTEC
               (formerly American Cyanamid) outfall pipe had broken again.

               Serious fishkilis occurred in East Bay during September 1993. This area's history is
               similar to Bayou Texar where increased development led to increased nutrient loading
               which during neap tides with little wind mixing during cloudy late summer/early fall
               caused die off of algal blooms and fishkills. The East Bay area is developing with many
               waterfront home owners and the resulting nutrient laden nonpoint source runoff is
               beginning to contribute to the fishkills. A bridge permitted in June, 1994 to cross East
               Bay can be expected to exacerbate population growth in the watershed.







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             Mulatto Bayou has experienced turbidity, sedimentation, and habitat destruction from
             construction of a golf course in its headwaters. Enforcement action resulted in sediment
             dredging from the Bayou. Local homeowners still complain that fish and wildlife are now
             scarce in the bayou and blame runoff from the Moors golf course development.


             Fishkills around Tiger Point golf course/WWTP in Santa Rosa Sound for summer 1993
             were reported after the fact by citizens and the Gulf Islands National Seashore park
             supervisor.

             Big Lagoon's water quality data has been added to the Perdido Bay basin section of this
             305(b) report. It is an OFW with Big Lagoon State Park and Gulf Islands National
             Seashore Park and has the only nursery area of turtle (Ihalassia) seagrass beds in
             Escambia Co. This area is being intensely developed with condominiums, subdivision, and
             marinas.












































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                                                                                                                                         USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140105 PENSACOLA BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            INDEX           GOOD FAIR POOR
                    SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                                                             ----------- ----- ----- -----
                    MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                                                                     WQI-RIVER          0-44 45-59-60-90
                    CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                                                            TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100                    -----
                    PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                                          TSI-LAKE           0-59 60-69 70-100                 1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            BIOLOGICAL                                    WATER
                    WATERSHED                                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                             WATER                DISSOLVED              OXYGEN                PH               TROPHIC                                 SPECIES                                      QUALITY
                    ID    NAME                                                  ----------------------                           CLARITY                   OXYGEN             DEMAND            ALKALINITY            STATUS            COLIFORM           DIVERSITY             COND FLOW                INDICES
                    ----- ---------------------------------                     MAX BEG  END         DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                                                #OBS YR  YR        PERIOD             TURB     SD COLOR        TSS     DO DOSAT         BOD COD         TOC     PH     ALK      NITRO PHOS CHLA         TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK                  COND FLOW            WQI          TSI

                    WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
                    2     PENSACOLA BAY (MOUTH)                                 246 71   88    Historical               6.0    3.0       11     12     8.2      91      1.0                4    8.1        97   0.45 0.01          2      79        5                         43250                                24
                    3     BAYOU GRANDE                                          48 71    76    Historical               9.4    1.4       28       8    7.9      90      1.5                     B. 0       55   0.74  0.02                11        7                         11200                                44
                    4     PENSACOLA BAY (MID)                                   582 71   88    Historical               3.7    2.3       11     12     7.7      87      1.1    1050        7    8.2        93   0.40  0.01         2      28     16                           37625                                27
                    7     DIRECT RUNOFF TO          GULF                        22 72    88    Historical               3.0    3.0       10     11     9.7      96      0.9                    26.7        99   0.40  0.00         2        9       5                         49100                                12
                    8     SANTA ROSA SOUND                                      11 89    89    Current                  0.5      .       25     16                      0.8                     8.0             0.80  0.01         2                                          25085                                18
                    10    DIRECT RUNOFF TO          13AY                        2  90    90    Current                  2.0    1.8       10     19     8.1      90      0.7                1    7.9             0.0311.00          2        5       5                         29200                                23
                    13    BAYOU CHICO                                           24 89    91    Current                  7.5    1.0       35     21     8.2      68      2.5                1    7.8             0.74  0.09        11   2190     260                           22518                                52
                    14    PENSACOLA BAY (N)                                     500 71   88    Historical               3.7    1.9       10     15     B.2      89      0.8                7    7. 9   101      0.40  0.01         2      18        5                         34913                                25
                    17    DIRECT RUNOFF TO          BAY                         22 71    80    Historical             11.0     0.8       25     11     4.9      64      1.5                     7.5        38   0.69  0.02         6      49        7                         25100                                45
                    18    BAYOU GRANDE                                          11 89    92    Current                  4.4    1.0       33     15     3.9      42      0.6                3    7.0             0.54  0.04              900     193                           20301                                44
                          EAST RIVER BAY                                        14 90    93    Current                21.0                             7.3      84                              5.2        6    0.56  0.02                                                       855                               37
                    21    EAST BAY                                              B  91    92    Current                  6.5    1.6       34     16     7.4      79      0.3                3    7.2             0.66  0.04              143      19                           19735                                46
                    22    TEXAR BAYOU                                           19 89    92    Current                  2.6    1.5       21       6    6.2      65      0.5                2    6.7             1.09  0.08             2791     590                            6289                                56
                    24    ESCAMBIA BAY (S)                                      1107 70  88    Historical             11.3     0.9       40     28     7.9      86      1.1     333        6    7.8        37   0.59  0.02         3      24     18                           15824                                41
                    30    TROUT BAYOU                                           9  92    92    Current                  7.1    0.8       70       8    4.1      49                         6    6.6        10   0.63  0.02         3   2000    1000                           10421                                43
                    32    BLACKWATER. BAY                                       14 92    93    Current                  8.4    1.1       40     12     8.4      88                         5    6.8        13   0.48  0.01         1             84                            4440                                34
                    33    INDIAN BAYOU                                          9  92    92    Current                  7.5    1.0       60     10     5.5      66                         6    6.9        11   0.53  0.02         5    210      20                           10977                                45
                    37    ESCAMBIA BAY (N)                                      26 89    93    Current                  5.0    0.9       40     12     7.3      87      1.5                3    '7. 4      .    0.63  0.03         7      20     10                           13420                                48
                    42    MULATTO BAYOU                                         10 92    92    Current                23.0     0.5       120    14     4.7      57                       11     6.5        6    0.66  0.02        10    230     700                            8976                                55
                    44    JUDGES BAYOU                                          9  92    92    Current                11.0     0.9       75       9    5.8      72                         6    7.0        20   0.71  0.02        18    700     100                            5016                                53
                    ,45   BLACKWATER BAY                                        14 92    93    Current                  3.1    1.5       35       3    8.6      92                         3    6.7        9    0.53  0.01         2             35                            4363                                32

                    - WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                    9     JONES CREEK                                           19 89    92    Current                  5.7    1.0       60       5    3.9      41      0.8                1    6.6             1.31  0.26         2   3750     743                            3430                       56
                    is    JACKSON CREEK                                         16 89    92    Current                  2.1    1.0       16       4    6.1      65      0.7                2    7.0             2.85  0.20             8700     658                              638                      49
                    25    PRAIRIE CREEK                                         6  92    92    Current                  1.0    0.6       15       1    8.6      80                         1    5.8        1    0.16  0.02                       90                               16                      15
                    29    CARPENTER CREEK                                       19 89    92    Current                  3.5    2.0       36       5    7.7      80      0.5                2    6.7             0. 88 0.06             2475     681                              127                      30
                    31    LIVE OAK CREEK                                        6  92    92    Current                  2.6    1.0       10       4    8.7      93                         1    5.4        1    0.22  0.02                      100                               13                      19
                    39    TURTLE CREEK                                          6  92    92    Current                  1.3    0.9       10       1    9.1      99                         1    5.6        1    0.24  0.02                       46                               14                      12
                    47    PACE MILL CREEK                                       94 71    88    Historical             15.5     0.8       58       7    7.0      76      1.0      193       7    6.8        18   0.75  0.05         2    953     260                        6      98                      40











                    LEGEND:                                    BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                     DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L                     MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                                           TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
                    ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L                        CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                                  DOSAT-DO % SATURATION                        NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                    TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L                   WQI-WATER QUAL17Y INDEX
                    ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI                COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                        END YR-ENDING YEAR                           NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                          TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MP14/100ML
                    BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                                                    FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML                PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                               TSI-TROPHIC @TATE INDEX
                    BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX                   COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                                FLOW-FLOW CFS                                PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















           SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                          USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03140105 PENSACOLA BAY
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

               'X'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                       I                                                                  SCREENING VARIABLES AND CRITERIA
               '0'--WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
               '.'=MISSING DATA
                                               I RANK DATA RECORDI       TN   I STREAM   I LAKE    I     PH     I   ALK    I TURB &    I COND     I  OXYGEN   I    DO     ICOLIFORM  I BIOL       I CHIA      I SECCHI   I
                                               I------------------            I    TP    I    TP   I            I          I   TSS     I          I  DEMAND   I           I RACTI    I    DIV     I           I  DISC    I
                                               I WQ1     CURRENT              I          I         I            I          I           I          I           I           I          I            I           I          I
           WATERSHED                           I OR         OR      ITN>2.0   I TP>.46   I TP>.12  I PH>8.8     IALK<20    ITURB>16.SICOND>12751     BOD>3.3  1  DO<4     ITOT>3700  IDIART<1.951   CHLA>40   I  SD<. 7  1
           ID   NAME                           I TSI  HISTORICAL    I         I          I         I PH<5.2     I          I TSS>18    I          I  COD>102  I           IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I           I          I
           -----  --------------------------------------------                I                                 I          I                      I  TOC>27.51                       I BECK<5.5   I           I          I

           WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
           2   PENSACOLA BAY (MOUTH)           IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           3   BAYOU GRANDE                    IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1           1     0    (
           4   PENSACOLA BAY (MID)             IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    I      x    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           7   DIRECT RUNOFF TO    GULF        IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      x     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           8   SANTA ROSA SOUND                IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1           1          1            1      0    1     .    I
           10  DIRECT RUNOFF TO    BAY         IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    x    1      0     1          1     x     I     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           13  BAYOU CHICO                     IFAIR  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     x     I     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           14  PENSACOLA DAY (N)               IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           17  DIRECT RUNOFF TO    BAY         IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           18  BAYOU GRANDE                    IFAIR  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1     x     1     0                                   0    1
           19  EAST RIVER BAY                  IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    I     x     I                      1     0     1                                         .    1
           21  EAST BAY                        IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     0     1     x           0    1     0     1     0    1            1           1     0    1
           22  TEKAR BAYOU                     IFAIR  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     0     1     x           0    1     0     1     x    I            I           1     0    1
           24  ESCAMBIA BAY (S)                IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     x     I     x           x    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           30  TROUT BAYOU                     IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     x    I            1      0    1     0    1
           32  BLACKWATER BAY                  IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    t            1      0    1     0    1
           33  INDIAN BAYOU                    IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           37  ESCAMBIA BAY (N)                IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1          1     0     1     x    I      a    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           42  MULATTO BAYOU                   IFAIR  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    I     x     I     x    1      0    1     0     1     x    I            1      0    1     x    1
           44  JUDGES BAYOU                    IFAIR  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     0    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1
           45  BLACKWATER BAY                  IGOOD  Current       1    0    1          1    0    1      0     1     x    1     0     1     x    1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1      0    1     0    1

           WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           9   JONES CREEK                     IFAIR  Current       1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1          1     0     1     x    1      0    1     x     I     x                 1      0    1     0    1
           15  JACKSON CREEK                   IFAIR  Current       I    x    1     0    1         1      0     1          1     0     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     x                 I           1     0    1
           25  PRAIRIE CREEK                   IGOOD  Current       1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1     x    1     0     1          1      0    1     0     1     0    1            1                 x    I
           29  CARPENTER CREEK                 IPAT FL Current      1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1          1     0     1          1      0    1     0     1     x    1                              0    1
           31  LIVE OAK CREEK                  IGOOD  Current       1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1     x    1     0     1          1      0    1     0     1     0    1                        1     0    1
           39  TURTLE CREEK                    IGOOD  Current       1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1     x    1     0     1          1      0    1     0     1     0    1       .    I           1     0    1
           47  PACE MILL CREEK                 IGOOD  Historical    1    0    1     0    1         1      0     1     x    1     0     1     0           x    I     a     1     0    t       0    1      0    1     0    1











           LEGEND:                         COND-CONDUCTIVITY                             FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
           ALK-ALKALINITY                  DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                           HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
           BECK-BECKIS BIOTIC INDEX        CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                          OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,C0D,TOC           TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
           BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY PH-PH                                          TURB-TURBIDITY
           CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY             TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











                 SURFACE WA:_--R QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                              - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140105 PENSACOLA BAY
                       TRENDS - COURCES -CLEANUP

                       'x'=DE,'-;AD:','G TREND                                                 1984 - 1993 TRENDS                                 I
                       '0'-STA:-:'--- 'REND                                -----------------------------------------------------
                       ,+,=lMPR0V:N,c- TREND                               I      1W        TI I T C Sl    P Al   I T1   B TI  D  DI  T Fl   T F  1<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                                    DATA                 IQUALITY RANK     IOVER-IQ or Sl      N P H Di    H Ll   U Sl   0 01  0  01  C Cl   E L  I
                                                         I-------------    I ALL 11         11       L  I    Ki   R Sl   D Cl     Sl  0 01   M 0  1
                                                         1          WQI ITRENDI             I        A  I      I  B  I      I     Al  L Ll   P W  I
                 WATERSHED                               I MEETS    OR I          I         I           I      I     I      I     T1  I Il        I
                 ID    NAMEE                             IUSE ?     TSI    I      I         I                                             I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
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                 WATER BODY :YPE: ESTUARY
                 2     PENSAC-,:A BAY (MOUTH)            IYES       GOOD]         1         1  . . . .  I
                 3     BAYOU G-RANDE                     IYES       GOODI         i         I           I    I      I      I      I     1         1
                 4     PENSACO:.A BAY (MID)              IYFS       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 7     DIRECT V--.','OFF TO GULF         IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 8     SANTA ROSA SOUND                  IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 10    DIRECT R`-NOFF -0    BAY          IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 13    BAYOU CH:C0                       !PARTIAL   FAIRI      0  1     0   1  0 0   .  .1 0   1  0 01   x .1  0  01  0 01   0    1
                 14    PENSA,^,:.A BAY (N)               IYES       GOODI      .  I     .   I . . . . I    . .1   . .1   . .1  .  .1  . .1   .    1
                 17    DIRECT RUNOFF TO     BAY          IYES       GOODI         I         I           I    I      I      I      I     1         1
                 18    BAYOU GRANDE                      IYES       FAIRI      0  1     0   1  x 0   .  .1 0   1  0 01   0 .1  0  01  0 01   0    1
                 19    EAST R:V--R BAY                   IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 21    EAST BAY                          IYES       GOODI         I            . .      I
                 22    TEXAR BAYOU                       iPARTIAL   FAIRI      0  1     0   1  0 0      1  0   1  + 01   +  1  0  01  0 01   0    1
                 24    ESC;OS:A BAY (S)                  [YES       GOOD I        I         I  . . . .  I
                 30    TROUT BAYOU                       IYES       GOOD I        I         I  . . . .  I
                 32    BLACKWA:---R BAY                  [YES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 33    INDTAI
                          - N BAYOU                      IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 37    ESCAMB:A BAY (N)                  IYES       GOODI      0  1     0   1  0 0   0  01 0 .1   0 01   0  1  a  01  + 01   0    1
                 42    MULATTO BAYOU                     IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 44    JUDGES BAYOU                      IPARTIAL   FAIRI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 45    BLACKIA---;L BAY                  IYES       GOOD I        I         I  . . . .  I

                 WATER BODY :YPE: STREAM
                 9     JONES CREEK                       ]PARTIAL   FAIRI      0  1     0   1  0 0      1  0 .1   0 01   0  1  0  01  0 01   0    1
                 15    JACKSON CREEK                     IPARTIAL   FAIRI      0  1     a   I  x 0      1  0 .1   0 01   0  1  0  01  0 01   0    1
                 25    PRAIRIE CREEK                     IYES       GOODI      .  I     .   I . . . . I    . .1   . .1   . .1  .  .1  . .1   .  . 1
                 29    CARPENTER CREEK                   IYES       FAIRI      0  1     0   1  0 0   .  .1 + .1   0 01   + .1  x  xi  0 01   x    1
                 31    LIVE OAK CREEK                    )YES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 39    TURTLE CREEK                      IYES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I
                 47    PACE M:"-:. CREEK                 @YES       GOODI         I         I  . . . .  I










                 LEGEND:                           DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM                 TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                   ECOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERA7URE                     TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                 ALK-ALKA.LINI:Y                   FLOW-FLOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                          WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                 BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND        MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                 CHLA-CHL,OROPHY:.-                PH-PH                                       TP-PHOSPHORUS
                 DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN               SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











                                                                                                         NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                             AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                               THE * ON MAPID INDICATES No STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
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                                                                                N     B   S         P   0             S                         0    F             T        F           0
                                                                                U     A   E         E   T             A           H         T   T    I             U        I           T
              M                                                                 T C D               S H D 0 L                     A         H H S                  R        S N N H
              A               B                           W          W          R     T   I         T   E   E   X     I       M   B         E   E    H  A          B        H  0    0   E
              P        W      A                           Q          Q          I E M               I R B Y N                 E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                       B      S                           3          N          E R E 0 C C R G I                             T T L M P I G E D D B W I S I S
              y        I      1                           0          p          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S
              D        D      N                           5          S          T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E L

                 1.    1007   DIRECT RUNOFF   TO SAY                 FAT R      x     x   x   x     x   x   x   x     x       x   x                  x  x          x        x
                 5 *   893    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO SAY                 FAIR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     x       x   x    x             x  x    x     X  X     X
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   x    x   x         x
                 6 *   925    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY                 FAIR                                                                                                                                 x        x    x   x         x
                 7     930    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO GULF     GOOD       THREAT     x             x     x                                       x           x    x     x  x
                 9     24     DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY      GOOD       FAIR       K     X   X   X     X   X   X   X     X       x   x    x             x       x     x        x
                 9     846A   JONES CREEK                 FAIR       POOR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X       x   x                  x  x          x  x     x  K
              10       834    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY      GOOD       FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   K   x     x           x    x             x  X    X     X  X     X
              11*      870    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY                 FAIR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   x     x       x   x    x             x  x          x        x
              12*      864    WILLIAMS CREEK                         FAIR                 x         x                             x                                x        x
              13       846    BAYOU CHICO                 FAIR       POOR       X     X   X   X     X   X   K   X     X       x   x                  x  x          X  x     x  x
              15       846B   JACKSON CREEK               FAIR       POOP,      x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X       x   x                  x  x          x  x     x  x
              16*      833    TOM KING BAYOU                         FAIR             x   x                                                                        x
              17       829    DIRECT RUNOFF TO 13AY       GOOD       FAIR             x   x                                                                        x
              le       740    BAYOU GRANDE                GOOD       POOR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X       x   x                  x  K          x  x     x  x
              19       701    EAST RIVER BAY              GOOD       FAIR       x     x   x                                                                        x                x
              20*      825    EAST RIVER BAY                         FAIR             x   x                                                                        x                x
              22       738    TEXAR BAYOU                 FAIR       POOR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X       x   x    x             x  x    x     X  X     X  X             x
              23*      736    PANTHER CREEK                          FAIR                 x         x   x                     x   x             x                  x        x
              25       685    PRAIRIE CREEK               GOOD       FAIR                 x         x   x                     x   x             x                  x        x
                                                                                                                                                                   x                x                              x    x
              26*      683    DEAN CREEK                             FAIR             x   x                                                                                                               x        x    x   x    x
              27*      639    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY                 POOR                                                                                                           x                              x    x
              28*      663    DIRECT RUNOFF   TO BAY                 FAIR             x   x                                                                        x                    x                 x        x    x   x    x    x
              29       676    CARPENTER CREEK             GOOD       POOP,      x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X           x    x             x  x    x     x        x                                      x    x   x    x    x
              30       694    TROUT BAYOU                 GOOD       FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   x   x     x           x                     x          x        x
              31       523    LIVE OAK CREEK              GOOD       FAIR                 x         x   x                     x   x             x                  x        x
              33       649    INDIAN BAYOU                GOOD       FAIR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X           x    x             x  x    x     x        x
              34*      666    DIRECT RUNOFF TO  BAY                  POOR                 x         x   x   x   X     X  X    X   X    X                           x        x
                                                                                                                                                                                                                x x x x x x
              35*      635    WHITBOAK BAYOU                         FAI R                                                                                                          x                              x    x
              36*      669    DIRECT RUNOFF TO  SAY                  FAIR             x                                                                                                 x             x         x  x        x    x    x
              38*      637    DIRECT RUNOFF TO  BAY                  FAIR       x     x   x         x   x       x     x           x    x                x          x        x           x                       x  x        x    X    X
              39       510    TURTLE CREEK                GOOD       FAIR                 x         x   x                     x   x             x                  x        x                                      x        x    X    X
              40*      600    DIRECT RUNOFF TO  BAY                  FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   x   x     x           x    x             x  x          x        x           x
              41*      537    JAKES BAYOU                            FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   x   x     x           x    x             x  x          x        x           K
              42       539    MULATTO BAYOU               FAIR       POOR       x     x   x         x   x   x   X     X  X    X   X    X             x  x    x     x  x     x           x
              43*      534    SANDY POINT BAYOU                      FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   x   x     x           x                  x  x          x        x           x
              44       493    JUDGES BAYOU                FAIR       POOR       x         x         x   x       x     x  x    x   x    x             x  x    x     x  x     x           x
              45       502    BLIXCKWATER BAY             GOOD       FAIR       x     x   x   x     x   x   x   X     X       x   x    x             x  x    x     x        x           x
              46*      444    SPENCER FIELD DRAIN                    FAIR       x     x   x         x   x   x   x     x           x    x             x  x    x     x        x           x
              47       420    PACE MILL CREEK             GOOD       FAIR                 x                 x                                                      x        x

























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                      PERDIDO BAY BASIN                        WATER QUALITY
                           03140107                                  GOOD      -
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                              THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                     POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                       UNKNOWN
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                                PERDIDO BAY BASIN



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               Basic Facts

                 Drainage Area: 350 square miles
                 Major Land Uses: forest, urban development
                 Population Density: moderate around coastal areas (West Pensacola, Gulf
                  Beach, Avondale)
                 Major Pollution Sources: pulp mill, urban runoff
                 Best Water Quality Areas: Marcus Creek, Eight Mile Creek
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Elevenmile Creek, Perdido Bay near mouth of
                  Eleven Mile Creek, Bridge Creek
                 Water Quality Trends: stable water quality at 2 sites, improving quality
                  at Eleven Mile Creek, and Marcus Creek
                 OFW Waterbodies:
                  Gulf Islands National Seashore
                  Ft. Pickens Park State Aquatic Preserve
                 SWIM Waterbodies: none
                 Reference Reports:
                  Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1989
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                  Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8340
                  David Heil, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-5471
                  Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904/444-8380
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               In the Ng&

                  Champion Paper Corp. has implemented new treatment methods for
                   decreasing color in discharge water.
                 * Perdido Bay Cooperative Management Study for development of a Bay
                   management plan is near completion.
                 * Health advisories recommending against consumption of fish because of
                  high dioxin concentration have been issued for Elevenmile Creek.


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                  Ecological Characterization

                  Perdido Say is a relatively small Florida estuary (50 square miles) with an immediate
                  drainage area of approximately 300 square miles. The center line of the bay forms the
                  state boundary line between Alabama and Florida, with each state sharing approximately
                  half of the basin drainage area. The Perdido River is the major- freshwater -inflow to the
                  bay with an average annual flow of 700 cfs. Florida land use in the immediate drainage
                  basin is primarily forest though a portion is rapidly becoming urbanized (western -edge of
                  Pensacola). The Alabama side has agriculture as well as silviculture.

                  Because of its small, "off-center" inlet from the Gulf, the bay is subject to rapidwater
                  quality changes depending on rainfall, wind and tidal effects. After rainy periods and with
                  north winds, the bay experiences extreme outflowing currents, rapid flushing and low,
                  salinities. During low rainfall, low wind periods, the bay is very poorly flushed, thus
                  concentrating pollutant inputs.

                  Anthropogenic Impacts

                  The most concentrated and voluminous pollution source in the basin is the Champion
                  Paper Company (formerly the St. Regis Paper Company) which discharges 28 MGD of
                  treated pulp mill effluent into Elevenmile Creek making up most of its flow at its
                  headwaters. The historical record shows that the creek has had major water quality
                  problems since the early 1970s. After the installation of a treatment facility at St. Regis
                  Paper Company, water quality parameters showed improvement in the mid-1970s;
                  however, in the mid-1980s Champion changed production methods to include a bleaching
                  process. This change required a new permit. In the summer of 1987, the company
                  applied for an operating permit and for variances in zinc, iron, lead, specific conductivity
                  and transparency. The permit was contested by a local environmental group. After
                  lengthy administrative hearings, and under a complicated Consent Order requiring studies
                  of both treatment processes and water quality impacts, a five year temporary operation
                  permit with the variances was issued in December 1989.

                  The discharge negatively affects many in-stream water quality parameters, particularly
                              g
                  biological integrity, color, DO, BOD, nutrients, turbidity and solids. Of the 81 STORET
                  samples from the creek taken in the last ten (10) years, the median value for DO was 3.4
                  mg/l which is below the state criterion of 5 mg/l for Class III waters. Dissolved oxygen
                  violations were recorded for Perdido Bay and ElevenMile Creek during the spring of
                  1994. The Department continues to receive many water quality complaints for Perdido
                  Bay. Complaints from ElevenMle Creek below the papermill now include mats of
                  duckweed flowing downstream which appear to be from changes in the mill wastewater
                  treatment process. The poor water quality throughout the creek is reflected in low
                  density, diversity and species richness values for benthic fauna. The company is
                  investigating the possibility of going to land application rather than direct discharge. This




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                should improve water quality, but would have a pronounced effect on flow in the creek.
                In the meantime, Champion has invested in numerous studies and treatment methods. One
                report indicated a 70% reduction in effluent color and further color removal studies are
                being conducted. Treatments to reduce color are likely to have positive effects on BOD
                and other parameters.

                Other dischargers to Elevenmile Creek included the Silver Lake WVVTP and the
                Cantonment WWTP. Silver Lake WWTF is no longer in operation. Flows were diverted
                to the Escambia County Utility Authority facility in January, 1994. The Cantonment
                WWTF has been notified of a no discharge WLA. A TOP is in effect requiring diversion
                of flows to the Avondale WWTF and the elimination of their discharge to ElevenMle
                Creek by February 1998. The Cantonment WV*ITP discharges just above the Champion
                discharge.

                In the last several years, a number of studies have been initiated by DEP (CZM), EPA,
                Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and
                Champion to investigate the effects of Elevenmile Creek and other tributaries on the bay
                itself. This is a difficult question to answer because of the overwhelming influence of the
                Perdido River (relative to the unusual flushing characteristics of the bay (sometimes very
                rapid, sometimes slow), and the extreme variability of the bay itself The DEP (CZM)
                study indicates that Eleverimile Creek currently contributes approximately 30% of the
                nutrients and only 10% of the freshwater input to the Bay, and that the excess carbon
                contributed by Elevenmile Creek may exacerbate seasonal low DOs in the bay. Overall,
                however, it is still unclear from the DEP (CZM) and Champion studies if the creek has
                significant long term deleterious effects in the bay. Additionally, a sampling of 48 fish
                (several species) from the bay were found to have normal liver histopathology by EPA
                (Gulf Breeze). Work on fish fillet dioxin concentrations by the EPA resulted in advisories
                being issued urging no consumption of fish from Elevenmile Creek. Fish fillets sampled
                exceeded EPA recommended maximum levels of 7 parts-per-trillion of dioxin. Another
                study of the bay's ecology has been performed by EPA (Athens). The Perdido Bay
                Cooperative Management Study will make a comprehensive assessment of all the studies
                and identify specific management strategies for improvements to the bay. This study is
                nearing completion.

                Upper Perdido Bay also receives drainage from Eightmile Creek and Bayou Marcus which
                receive runoff from urbanized areas and have elevated water quality index values. In
                addition, the Avondale WWTP discharges to Bayou Marcus. The Avondale WWTP was
                upgraded to AWT in 1989 which improved the downstream water quality of Bayou
                Marcus. Avondale WWTF was issued a construction permit in June 1994 to expand the
                facility from 2.0 MGD to 7.1 MGD and to dispose of it's effluent to a wetland adjacent to
                Bayou Marcus AWT. Construction is to be completed prior to March 1997. Stormwater
                continues to be a pollution source to the bayou and the bay from a variety   of nonpoint




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                 sources. The Florida side contributes mostly urban and construction.stormwater, whereas
                 the Alabama side has more agricultural runoff.

                 Bayou Garcon, in the southern portion of the bay, exhibits transparencyand DO prDblems.
                 In addition, there have been local reports of increased siltation at the, rnouthof the bayou
                 which was attributed to new development in the watershed area. Within thelast few
                 years, there has been an increase -in development in the.swampy areas west of Pensacola.
                 During rainy seasons, runoff from these developments can;affect much of the eastern
                 portions of the bay. The runoff problem is a major concern because the bay studies
                 indicate that the lower bay is also susceptible to sediment and water pollution.



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                                                                                                 USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140107 PERDIDO BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                        INDEX        GOOD FA_R POOR
        SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                      ----------- ----- ----- -----
          MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                            WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
          CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                   TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100      -----
          PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                 TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100        1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1
                                                                                                                                                                                        BIOLOGICAL                         WATER
        WATERSHED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                   WATER            DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH          TROPHIC                        SPECIES                          QUALITY
        ID     NAME                                ----------------------                   CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND       ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          INDICES
        ----- ---------------------------------    MAX    BEG END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                   #OBS   YR  YR      PERIOD        TURB  SD COLOR     TSS   DO DOSAT    BOD   COD    TOC  PH      ALK  14ITRO PHOS CHIA  TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK       COND FLOW       11TQ I    TSI

        ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
          3    DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                    5  72  72   Historical       22.5         33    58    5.4    93   5.0               8.2     84   1.70 0.04            1                                                    50
          4    BIG LAGOON                              3  89  89   Current           0.5  1.2    15    16    6.7    79   1.1               7.7          0.77 0.01     2      5     5                  34800                       35
          5    DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                    3  92  92   Current           2.5  1.5    10    22    3.0    31   0.7            3  8.0          0.55 0.03           25     8                  31500                       46
        13     PERDIDO BAY                           47   89  93   Current           5.0  0.8    50    11    7.9    85   1.6            5  7.3     64   0.96 0.03     6     40     5                  10893                       51

        ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
        10     UNNAMED STREAM                          3  92  92   Current           2.5  1.0    85      3   2.5    25   0.5            6  6.2     .    0.66 0.02         500      88                  3700              36
        12     BRIDGE CREEK                          13   72  88   Historical     205.5   1.2    64   1260   4.4    54   15.1              7.0     53 15.03 0.69          540      .                  15350              72
        15     MARCUS CREEK                          38   89  92   Current           2.9    .    23      3   6.9    70   0.4            3  6.4     .    0.70 0.03     2   916      Ill                 1311              26
        16     BELLSHEAD BRANCH                        6  92  92   Current           3.4  0.6    60      2   6.1    76                  4  6.9     12   0.29 0.01           20     36                     58             18
        19     TURNER CREEK                          14   72  75   Historical       14.0         65      .   5.8    59   1.8               7.5     11   1.02 0.02         730      .                      64             52
        20     UNNAMED BRANCH                          9  89  92   Current           2.5         45      3   6.7    71   0.5            6  6.7          0.97 0.10         578      90                  1590              29
        21     HURST BRANCH                            6  91  91   Current           6.5         70      3   6.2    65   1.4            8  5.9          0.34 0.04         2500  1170                    130              41
        22     EIGHTMILE CREEK                       18   89  92   Current          17.2         60      3   6.1    63   0.5            7  6.7          1.18 0.10         770      100                  347              41
        23     ELEVENMILE CREEK                      81   89  92   Current          27.0  0.2    188   28    3.4    41   8.0           37  7.5     266  5.02 0.29     2   463      153      0.7        1263              76


























        LEGEND:                          BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L       DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L           MAX #0BS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                    TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
        ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L              CHIJk-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                   DOSAT-DO I SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L        WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
        ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI      COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L          END YR-ENDING YEAR                 NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L              TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
        BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                            FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                   TSI-TPLOPHIC STATE INDEX
        BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         COND-CONDUCTIVITY UNHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CFS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















                SURFACE WATER QUAL:T'y DATA SCREENING REPORT                            USGS HYDROLOGIC      UNIT: 03140107 PERDIDO BAY
                MEDIAN VA:,U---S FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                     'x'=EXCE--Dc SCR--R@ING CRITERIA                                                                                             SCREENING VARIABLES      AND CRITERIA
                     '01-WIT;::,; SCR:_NING CRITERIA
                             NG DATA
                                                    1 RANK DATA RECORD[          TN   I STREAM   I LAKE      I    PH     I   ALK     I TURB &     I COND      I OXYGEN     I   DO     ICOLIFORM    I BIOL        I CHIA      I SECCHI   I
                                                    I------------------    I          I     IF   I     TP    I           I           I    TSS     I           I DEMAND     I          I BACTI      I   DIV                   I  DISC    I
                                                    I WQI      CURRENT I              I          I           I           I           I            I           I            I          I            I                         I          I
                WATERSHED                           I OR          OR       I TN>2.0   I TP>.46   I TP>.12    I PH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751      BOD>3.3    I DO<4     ITOT>3700    IDIART<1.951   CHLA>40    I  SD<.7   I
                ID   N AM                           I TSI    HISTORICAL    I          I          I           I PH<5.2    I           I TSS>18     I           I COD>102    I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5       I
                ----- --------------------------------------------                               I           I           I           I                        I TOC>27.51             I            I BECK<5.5    I

                WATER BODY TYP-: -STUARY
                3    DIRE", X":\'OFF TO BAY         I FAIR   Historical    1     0    1          1     0     1     0     1      0    1            1     0     1     x      1     0    1      0     1
                4    BIG LAGOON                     I GOOD   Current       1     0    1          1     0     1     0     1           1      0     1     x     1     0      1     0    1      0     1             1     0     1     0    1
                5    DIRE,--, XI@NOFF TO BAY        I GOOD   Current       1     0    1          1     0     1     0     1                  x     I     x     1     0      1     x    1      0     1             1           1     0    1
                13   PERDIDO BAY                    I FAIR   Current       1     0    1          1     0     1     0     1      0           0     1     x     1     0      1     0    1      0     1             1     0     1     0    1

                WATER BODY         STREAM
                10   UNNKIE" S_R7AM                 I GOOD   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1                  0     1     x     1     0            x    1      0     1                         1     0    1
                12   BRIDGE R-rz-K                  I POOR   Historical    I     x    I      x   I           1     0     1      0    1      x     I     x     I     x      1     0    1      0     1                         1     0    1
                15   MARCUS R:E_K                     GOOD   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1           1      0     1     x     1     0      1     0    1      0     1             1     0     1     .    1
                16   BELLSH:P_' B3,VCH              I GOOD   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1      x    1      0     1           1     0      1     0    1      0     1                               x
                19   TUILNER CREEK                  I FAIR   Historical    1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1      x    1      0     1           1     0      1     0    1      0     1
                20   U,';,NA.--:) 3RWI7:-.          i GOOD   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1           1      0     1     x     1     0      1     0    1      0     1
                21   HURST                          I GOOD   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1           1      0     1           1     0      1     0    1      x     I
                22   EIGHT-LE                       I FAIR   Current       1     0    1      0   1           1     0     1                                    1     0      1     0    1      0     1
                23   ELEV.NM:--- CREEK                POOR   Current       I     x    1      0   1           1     0     1      0                       0     1     x      I     x    1      0     1      x      1     0     1     x



























                LEGEND:                           COND-CONDUCTIVITY                              FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA         TP-PHOSPHORUS                       WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
                ALK-ALKA.LIN77Y                   DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                            HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988               TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA               WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
                BECK-BECK'S B:OT:C INDEX          CIJRRENT-1989 TO 1993                          OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS                BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
                BIOL DIV-B:0:@X-::A:. DIVERS:-Y DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY             PH-PH                                 TURB-TURBIDITY
                [email protected]_-_               DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY              TN-NITROGEN                           SD-SECCHI DISC METERS












          SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                      - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140107 PERDIDO BAY
              TRENDS -SOURCES - CLEANUP

              'X'=DEGRADING TREND                                              1984 - 1993 TRENDS                            I
              '0'=STABLE TREND                                -----------------------------------------------------
              '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                   1W      TI T T C Sl   P Al  T T1  B T1  D DI  T Fl  I F  l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
              '.'=MISSING DATA                lQUALITY RANK   JOVER-JQ or Sl   N P H   DI H Ll  U Sl  0 01  0 01  C Cl  E L  I
                                              I-------------  I ALL IT      ii      L  I    KI  R Sl  D Cl    si  0 01  m  0 1
                                              1        WQI ITRENDI          I       A  I     I  B  I     I    Al  L L!  P  W I
          WATERSHED                           I MEETS  OR I         I       I          I     I     I     I    Tj  1 11       1
       ID      NAME                           IUSE ?   TSI    I     I       I          I     I     I     I      I     I      I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
       -----    ------------------------      I-------------  I     I       I          I     I     I     I      I     I      I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
          3   DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            IPARTIAL FAIRI                                I     I     I     I     1        1
          4   BIG LAGOON                      IYES     GOODI                                .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
          5   DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            IYES     GOODI                                .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
          13  PERDIDO BAY                     ]PARTIAL FAIRI     0  1    0  1  0 0  0  01 0 .1  0 01  0 .1  0 01  0 01  0    1

          WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
          10  UNNA14ED STREAM                 IYES     GOODI                                                  .1    .1       1
          12  BRIDGE CREEK                    INO      POORI                                                  .1    .1       1
          15  MARCUS CREEK                    IYES     GOOD1     +  I    +  I  + 0  0  .1 0 .1  + 01  + .1  0 01  + +1  0    1
          16  BELLSHEAD BRANCH                IYES     GOODI     .  I    .  I . . . . I   . .1  . .1  . .1  . .1  . .1  .    1
          19  TURNER CREEK                    IPARTIAL FAIRI        I       I          I    I     I     I     I     1        1
          20  UNNAMED BRANCH                  IYES     GOODI     +  I    +  I  + 0     .1 0 .1  + X1  0 .1  + +1  0 01  0    1
          21  HURST BRANCH                    ]YES     GOODI     .  I    .  I  . .     I  - .1  . .1  - .1  . .1  . .1  .    1
          22  EIGHTMILE CREEK                 IYES     FAIRI     0  1    0  1  0 0     1  0 .1  0 01  0  1  0 01  0 01  x    1
          23  ELEVENMILE CREEK                INO      POORI     +  I    +  1  0 0  0  01 0 .1  0 01  0  1  0 01  + +1  0    1

























       LEGEND:                         DOSAT-DO SATURATION                     TOOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                       FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                    TEMP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
       ALK-ALKALINITY                  FLOW-FLOW                               TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER QUIAITY INDEX FOR STREAKS AND SPRINGS
       BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND      MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE          TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
       CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                PH-PH                                   TP-PHOSPHORUS
       DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN             SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                   TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










                                                                                                                    NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                                       AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                                        THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                              -SEE PAGE 11 FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

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                                                                                           N   B    S         P    0             S                           0    F             T         F              0
                                                                                           U   A    E         E    T             A             H         I   T    I             U         I              T
                                                                                           T C D              S H D 0 L                        A         H H S                  R         S N N H
                                                                  W            W           R   T    I         T    E  E    X     I       M     B         E   E    H   A         B         H   0    0     E
                   P       W                                      Q            Q           I E M              I R B Y N                  E I F R R K L W 1 0 D S F R
                           B                                      3            N           E   R    E   0     C    C  R    G     I       T     T   L     M   P    I   G    E    D   D     E   W    I     S  I    S
                   7       1                                      0            P           N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C H 0
                   D       D                                      5            S           T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H M D P G E L D R N M T

                     1.    489A    `_'PLS7 BRANCH                              THREAT               x                                          x                                x                                     x        x                  x    x
                     2-    1015              RUNOFF TO  GULF                   THREAT      x        x   x                                x     x                                x                                                   x    x   x    x    x
                     3     1014    D:REC-1 RUNOFF   TO  BAY       FAIR         THREAT      x        x   x     x                          x     x                                x                                                        x   x    x    x
                     4     1004    3:G LAGOON                     GOOD         THREAT      x            x                                x     x                                x                                                   x    x   x    x    x
                           991     _':RECT RUNOFF   TO  BAY       GOOD         FAIR        x        x         x       x                        x                                x         x              x                               x   x    x    x
                     6-    1018    DIRECT RUNOFF    TO  BAY                    FAIR        x        x         x                                x                                x         x              x                          x    x   x    x    x
                     7*    974     D-. R_CT RUNOFF  TO  BAY                    THREAT      x   x    x                      x     x             x                                x         x              x                          x    x   x    x    x
                     7*    974     PERDIDO BAY                                 THREAT      x   x    x                      x     x             x                                x         x              x                          x    x   x    x    x
                     9*    945     7ARKILN BAYOU                               POOR                 x                      x     x                                              x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   10      935     -NNAMED STREAM                 GOOD         POOR        x        x                      x     x             x   x                            x         x              x                     x         x   x    x    x
                   li*     871     D:RECT RUNOFF TO     BAY                    POOR                 x                      x     x                                              x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   12      872     BRIDGE CREEK                   POOR         POOR                 x                      x     x                                              x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   13      797               BAY                  FAIR         FAIR        x   x    x   x     x                                x                                x                                              x    x    x   x    x    x
                   .4-     848     D-RECT RUNOFF TO     BAY                    POOR        x   x    x   x             x    x     x             x   x              x   x         x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   15      697     Y.ARCUS CREEK                  GOOD         FAIR        x   x    x   x             x                        x   x              x   x         x                           x    x                       x
                   16      779     BELLSHEAD BRANCH               GOOD         FAIR        x        x                      x     x             x                  x             x         x              x                               x   x    x    x
                   17*     763     :):REC-I RUNOFF TO   BAY                    POOR                 x                      x     x                                              x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   18,     784     :):kEC- RUNOFF TO    BAY                    POOR                 x                      x     x                                              x         x                           x        x         x   x         x
                   19      730     70PINER CREEK                  FAIR         FAIR        x   x    x   x             x                        x   x              x   x         x                                                        x
                   20      725     UNNAMED BRANCH                 GOOD         FAIR        x   x    x   x             x                        x   x              x   x         x                                                        x
                   21      681     H:,RST BRANCH                  GOOD         THREAT               x                                          x                                x                                     x        x                  x    x
                   22      624     --:GHTM--LE CREEK              GOOD         POOR        x   x    x         x       x    x     x             x                           x    x         x              x            x   x    x    x    x   x    x    x
                   23      489     EL-EVEIN'MILE CREEK            POOR         FAIR        x   x    x         x    x  x    x     x                                              x         x                                    x    x    x   x         x












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                                                                PERDIDO BAY


                     PERDIDO RIVER BASIN                       WATER QUALITY
                           03140106                                  GOOD
                   AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                             THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                     POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                       UNKNOWN
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                                       PERDIDO RIVER BASIN




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                   Basic Facts

                     Drainage Area: 913 square miles (about 25% in Florida)
                     Major Land Uses: forest, agriculture, wetlands
                     Population Density: low, no major population centers in Florida
                     Major Pollution Sources: industrial sources in Alabama
                     Best Water Quality Areas: Perdido River
                     Worst Water Quality Areas: no significant problem areas
                     Water Quality Trends: stable quality at 3 sites, improvement at Lower
                      Perdido River
                     OFW Waterbodies: Perdido River
                     SWIM Waterbodies: none
                     Reference Reports:
                      Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                      Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                     Basin Water Quality Experts:
                      Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                      Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300


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                   In the News


                     * A citizens action group (Friends of Perdido Bay) is seeking
                       congressional action to designate the Perdido River under the Wild
                       and Scenic Rivers Act.
                     * Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largemouth bass
                       due to mercury content have been issued for the Perdido River.


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                   Ecological Characterization







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                 The Perdido River forms the boundary between Florida. and Alabama. The basin'ï¿½,
                 drainage area'is-913 square Miles, of which only 25% is located in Florida. The -river i's
                 blackwater in nature and meanders through mostly sand and gravel substrate, The@river
                 discharges at about 700 cfs into Perdido Bay and is estuarine an&tidal in its--lowest reacir.
                 The basin is mostly forested, and silviculture. is the pnimary land use in Florida; however,
                 the upper basin contains significant. agricultural- lands.. There - islittle urban. area within the
                 basin.


                 Anthropogenic Impacts

                 Water quality in'the uppet'basin is generally good. All stream reaches meet-their-
                 designated use. One historical problem area in the,basin is Jacks Branch. In the.early
                 1980.s, there was some hazardous waste contamitfation: from Dubose. Oil, Company 'to.,
                 JacksBranch. Since that time the State and EPA have contained, this pollution source -and
                 are involved in the cleanup process.

                 The lower river reaches are allected by water fi-om Perdido Bay.. The lower river. i&
                 considered fair to poor by district personnel, exhibiting very low bottom DO levels,*aitd,
                 concomitant low benthic diversity values.

                 Specific problems that have occurred are as follows. The Perdido Landfill had water
                 quality violations of turbidity, fecal and total coliforms, and pH, in tributaries emptying
                 into the Perdido River. In addition, 28 acres ofjurisdictional wetlands were filled without
                 a permit. Escambia County signed a Consent Order and agreed to pay FDEP expenses,
                 fund an environmental education project, release 183 acres for a conservation easement on
                 property between Perdido Landfill and the Perdido, restore disturbed wetlands, and submit
                 a Surface Water Assessment Plan f67r the facility. A criminal investigation of the Perdido
                 landfill was Conducted during 1993/4 by EPA. State monitoring found a contaminated
                 stream flowing off the property with very low diversity and an altered community
                 structure dominated by bloodworms. A background tributary just upstream was clear,
                 with a diverse benthic community with fish, stoneflies, and mayflies etc.

                 Boggy Creek has severe erosion problems from historical silviculture activities as reported
                 by the Soil Conservation Service. The water body is a candidate site for FDEP's Pollution
                 Recovery Trust Fund.












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                                                                                                   USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140106 PERDIDO RIVER                                            INDEX        GOOD FAIR POOR
                                                                                                                                                                                         -------- -- ----- ----- -----
         SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                        WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                         Y 0-49 50-59 60-100       -----
           CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                     TSI-ESTUAR
           PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                   TSI-LAKE       o-59 60-69 70-1-OC

                                                                                                                                                                                           BIOLOGICAL
         WATERSHED                                   WATERSHED DATA RECORD                    WATER            DISSOLVED        OXYGEN           PH           TROPHIC                        SPECIES                          QUA= -Y
         ID     NAME                                ----------------------                    CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          lN:D:C_TS
                                                                                                                                                                                         --------------- ----- ----- --------------
         ----- ---------------------------------    MAX    BEG  END     DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----------                         BECK   COND FLOW        wQI     -5:
                                                    #OBS   YR   YR     PERIOD         TURB  SD COLOR     TSS   DO DOSAT    BOD   COD    TOC   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS   CHLA  TOTAL FECL NAT ART
           WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM                                                                                                                                                                                            29
           1    PERDIDO RIVER                           82 89   92   Current          3.4   1.3    49      8   6.9    73   0.4            5   6.5     12  0.65 0.03      2   216   38                      3358
           3    PERDIDO RIVER                           45 89   93   Current          3.5   1.1    45      3   8.2    86   0.3            4   5.6     1   0.47 0.02      2   213   75                        23   963         20
           7    PERDIDO RIVER                           10 92   93   Current          2.7   0.9    25      2   8.2    82                  2   6.4     2   0.44 0.01                93                        21               le
           8    JACKS BRANCH                            2  89   89   Current          3.5    .     50      6   5.5    64   1.0                5.2     .   0.54 0.01      2   400   30                        57               30
           9    PERDIDO RIVER                           28 89   93   Current          2.7   0.8    45      3   7.8    82   0.3            4   5.4     1   0.51 0.03      2   155   30                        31               15
         11     JACKS BRANCH                            6  92   93   Current          9.2   0.7    75      3   4.9    52                  7   5.8     2   0.38 0.01           60   84                        38               34
         13     COWDEVIL CREEK                          7  92   92   Current          1.2   0.3    10      1   9.3    90                  1   5.5     1   1.01 0.01           28   46                        30               12
         14     PENASULA CREEK                          8  92   93   Current          3.4   0.6    50      2   7.6    81                  6   5.8     1   0.46 0.01           .    275                       28               27
         18     ALLIGATOR CREEK                         7  92   92   Current          1.4   0.4    is      1   8.8    91                  1   5.8     1   1.07 0.01          230   88                        29               17
         25     MC DAVID CREEK                          6  92   92   Current          4.3   0.7    30      3   8.0    85                  3   5.3     4   0.24 0.01           76   60                        19               15
         28     BOGGY CREEK                             6  92   93   Current          6.5   0.6    33      4   7.8    82                  2   6.0     2   0.57 0.01           90   108                       23               22
         29     HELVERSON CREEK                         6  92   92   Current          2.8   0.6    60      2   5.5    60                  9   4.9     1   0.30 0.01           60   26                        is               23
         35     FREEMA14 SPRINGS BRANCH                 6  92   92   Current          1.9   0.3    40      2   3.9    45                  5   5.0     1   0.21 0.01           20   14                        22               23
         36     BRUSHY CREEK                            12 89   92   Current          4.1          31      4   7.7    80   0.2            3   6.2     .   0.8*7 0.11         336   43                        43               26



























         LEGEND:                          BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L        DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L          MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                     TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
         ALK-ALKALINITY MG/L              CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                     DOSAT-DO I SATURATION             NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY          TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L       WIQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
         ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI      COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L           END YR-ENDING YEAR                NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
         BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                             FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML     PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                     TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
         BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                   FLOW-FLOW CPS                     PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L               TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                         USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03140106 PERDIDO RIVER
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                    'x'-EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                     I                                                                 SCREENING VARIABLES AND CRITERIA
                    '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA                      I                                                                                                                                                  I
                    '.'=YISSING, DATA                                  I          I         I          I          I                                                                                                       I
                                                  I RANK DATA RECORDI       IN    ISTREAM   I  LAKE    I    PH    I   ALK     I TURB &   I COND      I OXYGEN    I    DO    ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA      ISECCHI   I
                                                  I------------------  I          I    TP   I   TP     I          I           I   TSS    I           I DEMAND    I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I           I DISC    I
                                                  I WQI.    CURRENT I             I         I          I          I           I          I           I           I          I           I           i           I         I
               WATERSHED                          I OR        OR       I TN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3   I DO<4     ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I  SD<.7  I
               ID   NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I          I         I          IPH<5.2    I           I TSS>18   I           I COD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I
               ----- --------------------------------------------                 I         i          I          I                                  I TOC>27.51            I           IBECK<5.5   I

               WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               1    PERDIDO RIVER                 IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1      x    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               3    PERDIDO RIVER                 IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               7    PERDIDO RIVER                 IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1           1     0   1
               8    JACKS BRANCH                  IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x    I           1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     .   1
               9    PERDIDO RIVER                 JGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1     0   1
               11   JACKS BRANCH                  IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0   1
               13   COWDEVIL CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               14   PENASULA CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   I
               18   ALLIGATOR CREEK               IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               25   MC DAVID CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             0   1
               28   BOGGY CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               29   HELVERSON CREEK               IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x    I    x      1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0     1                             x   1
               35   FREEMAN SPRINGS BRANCH        IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x    I    x      1     0    1                 0     1     x    1     0     1                             x   1
               36   BRUSHY CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1           1     0    1                 0     1     0    1     0     1




























               LEGEND:                          COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA       TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
               ALK-ALKALINITY                   DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
               BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         CURRENT-1989 TO 19@3                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD.,COD',TOC         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIJ)S            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
               BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE P.IVERSITY          PH-PH                               TURB-TURBIDITY
               CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL                 DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITRCGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS






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                T KENDS -SOURCES -CLEANUp

                :X:@DEGRADING TREND                                                     1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                0 =STABLE TREND                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                  I     1W       TI  I T  C Sl  P Al   T T1  B Ti   D DI  T F1   T F  l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                '.'-MISSING DATA                   IQUALITY RANK     10VER-IQ or Sl     N P  H  DI H Ll   U Sl  0 01   0 01  C C I  E  L I
                                                   I-------------    I ALL II       il       L  I    KI   R Sl  D Cl     Sl  0 01   M  0 1
                                                   1         VJQI [TREND[           I        A  I      I  B  I      I    Al  L Ll   P  W I
          WATERSHED                                I MEETS   OR I          I        I           I      I     I      I    TI  I Il        I
         ID      NAME                              IUSE ?    TSI     I     I        I           I      I     I      I      I     I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
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            WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
            I   PERDIDO RIVER                      IYES      GOODI      +  I     +  I   + 0  0  +1 0 .1   0 01  + .1   0 01  + +1   +
            3   PERDIDO RIVER                      IYES      GOOD I     +  I     +  I   + 0  .  .1 0 xl   0 01  0 .1   0 01  + 01   0  0 1
            7   PERDIDO RIVER                      IYES      GOODI         I        I   . . . . I  - .1
            8   JACKS BRANCH                       IYES      GOODI         I        I   . . . . I  - .1
            9   PERDIDO RIVER                      IYES      GOODI      0  1     0  1   0 x  .  .1 0 .1   0 +1  0 .1   0 01  + 01   0    1
          11    JACKS BRANCH                       ]YES      GOODI         I        I   . . . . I  - .1
          13    COWDEVIL CREEK                     IYES      GOODI
          14    PENASULA CREEK                     [YES      GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
          18    ALLIGATOR CREEK                    IYES      GOOD I        I        I           1           .1    .1     .1    .1        1
          25    MC DAVID CREEK                     IYES      GOODI         1                                                   .1        1
          28    BOGGY CREEK                        IYES      GOOD I        1                                                   .1        1
          29    HELVERSON CREEK                    IYES      GOODI         I        I   . . . . 1           .1
          35    FREEMAN SPRINGS       BRANCH       IYES      GOOD I        I        I   . . . . 1           .1
          36    BRUSHY CREEK                       IYES      GOOD 1     0  1     0  1   0 0 . .1   0 .1   0 01  + .1   0 01  0 01   0


























         LEGEND:                            DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM               TURB-TURBIDITY
                                            FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERATURE                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
         ALK-ALKALINITY                     FLOW-FLOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                        WPQI-WATER QUIAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
         BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND         MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
         CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL                   PH-PH                                       TP-PROSPHORUS
         DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS










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                    1   4 62A    PERDIDO RIVER              GOOD       FAIR       x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       K                         x        x    x       x         x
                    2-  6@6      BLACK LAKE                            FAIR                x                                      x   x                          x       x             x                    x                x     x
                    3   462B     PERDIDO RIVER              GOOD       FAIR       X   X    K   X    X       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                    4-  616      BEULAH DRAIN                          FAIR                x                                      x   x                          x       x             x           x        x                x     x
                    5-  607      CIAYPIT BRANCH                        FAIR                x                                      x                              x       x             x           x    x   x            x         x
                    6-  542      REST AREA RUN                         FAIR       X   X    X   X    X   X   X   K    X       x    x   x        x    x            x   x   x             x                         x           x     x
                    7   462      PERDIDO RIVER              GOOD       FAIR       x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                    8   494      JACKS BRANCH               GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                    9   462C     PERDIDO RIVER              GOOD       FAIR       x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 10.    407      FARM HILL RUN                         THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 11     2@1      JACKS BRANCH               GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       K                         x        x    x       x         x
                 12-    357      CHURCHHOUSE BRANCH                    THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 13     345      COWDEVIL CREEK             GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x   x    k       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 14     2D7      PENASULA CREEK             GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 15-    3'_ I    BOWMAN CREEK                          THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 16-    290      DRY CREEK                             THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 17*    273      COWHIDE CREEK                         THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 18     245      ALLIGATOR CREEK            GOOD       THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 19*    12D      DIRECT RUNOFF TO STM                  THR1kT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 20*    259      POND BRANCH                           THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 21*    252      STILL BRANCH                          THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 22*    243      SCHOOLHOUSE BRANCH                    THREAT              x                                                                     x       k                         x        x        x             x
                 23*    228      JACKSON SPRINGS BRANCH                THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 24*    208      MCDADE CREEK                          iHREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 25     '49      MC DAVID CREEK             GOOD       THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 26-    32       DIRECT RUNOFF TO SIM                  THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 27-    .82      WEST FORK                             THREAT              x                                                                     x                                 x        x        x             x
                 28     .35      BOGGY CREEK                GOOD       THREAT              x                                                                     x                                 x        x        x             x
                 29     i48      HELVERSON CREEK            GOOD       THREiT              x                                      x   x                          x                                          x                x
                 30-    .97      NARROW GAP BRANCH                     THREAT              x                                                                     x       K                                  x        x             x
                 31*    72E      DIRECT RUNOFF TO STM                  THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                         x        x    x       x         x
                 32-    :72      REEDY BRANCH                          THREAT              x                                      x   x                          x       i                                  x                x
                 33*    165      BUCKEYE BRANCH                        THREAT              x                                                                     x       k                         x        x        x             x
                 34*    '38      ROCKY CREEK                           THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 35     '105     FREEMAN SPRINGS BRANCH     GOOD       THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 36     4        BRUSHY CREEK               GOOD       FAIR       x   x    x        x   x   x                     x                              x       x                x    x            x        x   x   x     x
                 37-    72F      DIRECT RUNOFF TO STM                  THREAT     x   x    x   x    x       x                                                    x       x                                  i    x                 x
                 38*    '73      UNNAMED BRANCH                        THREAT              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             x
                 39-    3        REEDY BRANCH                          THREXf              x                                                                     x       x                         x        x        x             X
                 40*    2F       DIRECT RUNOFF TO STM                  FAIR       x   x    x                x                     x                              x       x                         x        x                x     x











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                   ST. ANDREWS BAY BASIN                      WATER QUAUTY
                           03140101                                GOOD
                  AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                            THREATENED
                    1984-1993 STORET DATA                          FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS UNK MAP TO TABLES                    POOR
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                                 ST. ANDREWS BAY BASIN




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                Basic Fact


                  Drainage Area: 1,350 square miles
                  Major Land Uses: forest, urban development
                  Population Density: low, moderate around Bay (Panama City, Lynn Haven
                    Tyndall Air Force Base)
                  Major Pollution Sources: paper mills, WWTP, urban runoff
                  Best Water Quality Areas: Econfina Creek, Sandy Creek
                  Worst Water Quality Areas: Panther Swamp, Beatty BAYOU
                  Water Quality Trends: stable quality at 2 sites, improvement at
                    Econfina Creek
                  OFW Waterbodies:
                    St. Joseph Bay State Aquatic Preserve
                    St. Andrews State Park Aquatic Preserve
                    Lake Powell
                  SWIM Waterbodies: Deer Point Lake
                  Reference Reports:
                    Deer Point Lake SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, 1991
                    Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                    Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                  Basin Water Quality Experts:
                    David Heil, DEP (Tallahassee), 904/488-5471
                    Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300
                    Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola) 904/444-8380


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                 In the News

                  * The dredging operation at Military Point Lagoon has been completed.
                    The lagoon, which serves Bay County, the Four City Sewer System,
                    Tyndall Air Force Base, Stone Container Corporation and Panama City
                    was cleared of a large buildup of sludge. Biochemical oxygen demand
                    has been -reduced by 50 percent.
                  * Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largemouth bass
                    due to mercury content have been issued for Deer Point Lake and
                    Econfina Creek.





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                   ï¿½ A notice of violation was given to Bay County for 66 sites because of
                     stonnwater runoff caused erosion and sedimentation into waters of
                     th-- State.
                   ï¿½ A die-back of salt marsh cordgrass has been occurring along the inner
                     perimeter of the St. Andrews Bay.

                     Stone Container pulpmill will be closed most of the surnmer (1994) due to
                     an industrial accident.

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               Ecolop-ical Characterization


               St. Andrews Bay Basin encompasses a large bi-lobed em, bayment on the panhandle of
               Florida. To the west of the inlet, West Bay and North Bay form one lobe. On the
               southeast is St. Andrews Bay proper, and East Bay forms the other lobe. Panama City fies
               between the lobes. The basin also includes the long stretch of coast enclosing St.
               Andrews Sound, and the large, open St. Joseph's Bay. The major freshwater inflow into
               the bay complex is the Econfina River, entering at North Bay. The northernmost bayou
               where this spring-fed river enters the bay is impounded to form the freshwater lake, Deer
               Point Lake, which is the drinking water source for Panama City. Other freshwater
               drainages into the bay are small, mostly blackwater creeks draining forest and swamp land.
                St. Josephs Bay, in the southern part of the basin, is distinctly different from the dark
               brackish waters of West, North and East Bays. It is essentially composed of the clear,
               saline waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and is separated from the Gulf by a thin dune line.
               There are no major freshwater inflows; however, the brackish Gulf County Canal connects
               the bay to the Intracoastal Waterway.


               The entire basin drains a total area of about 1,350 square miles. The watershed is
               primarily forested with an urbanized area concentrated adjacent to St. Andrews Bay. The
               major urban centers are Panama City, Lynn Haven and a narrow strip of development
               along the gulf Except for these urban areas, the primary land use is silviculture.

               Anthropogenic Impacts

               The St. Andrews Bay system generally exhibits good water quality. The major river
               inflow, Econfina Creek, is nearly pristine, and most of the urbanized area is concentrated
               where the bay is better flushed by the Gulf However, the Bay is threatened, not only by
               the growth-induced nonpoint source pollution, but also by several important domestic and
               industrial point sources.





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             There are several areas of concern in the basin. Deer Point Lake is the drinking water
             source for Panama City. Although its major inflow is from Econfina Creek, its other
             tributaries have some pollution impacts. Bayou George Creek has the Majette Landfill
             located in its watershed. In a 1987 study, Pond C effluent to the creek had significant
             amounts of ammonia and unionized ammonia. The creek below the landfill had elevated
             nutrients and specific conductance, and the macroinvertebrate community was depressed.
             Perhaps most threatening to the lake itself is the impact from recreation activities and
             shoreline development. Boating docks and facilities, construction activities, and
             residential development runoff add fertilizer, sediment and oils and grease to the
             watershed. The lake has severe weed problems which were treated by both the State and
             private citizens with herbicides in the seventies. Chemical treatment has been replaced by
             biological controls (grass carp). Sampling in 1989 indicated elevated values for some
             metals in the sediments near the dam and depauperate benthic fauna and low diversities in
             the mid- to lower lake. Water quality sampling indicates low DO values and some
             bacteria problems. Deer Point Lake is a priority SVM4 waterbody and plans were
             developed for its conservation and restoration including a careful study of the nonpoint
             pollution sources in the watershed.

             Nonpoint source pollution also affects several of the urban creeks and bayous. In
             addition, Beatty Bayou below the impoundment was affected by the Lynn Haven WWTP
             sprayfields. The plant diverted it's flows to the Bay County WWTP in April, 1994.
             Watson Bayou, in Panama City, also suffers from historical WWTP discharge and urban
             runoff. A major fish kill in the summer/fall of 1991 was linked to leaking sewage lines and
             a sewage discharge from the Millville WWTP. The Nonpoint Source Assessment
             indicates some metals contamination of that waterbody. A study performed by NOAA!s
             National Status and Trends Program found high concentrations of lead, mercury, DDT,
             chlordane, PCB's, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from Watson
             Bayou. West Bay in the vicinity of the Panama City Beach WWTP, is also showing water
             quality problems with decreased DO values. Panama City Beach's recent application for
             an operating permit renewal was denied based on their current discharge to Class II
             waters. This denial is currently in the hearing mode. It is anticipated that the matter will
             be resolved through a temporary operating permit requiring appropriate actions to be
             taken to eliminate any further discharges to their present location. Finally, the St.
             Andrews WWTP which handles wastewater from Panama City appears to be affecting the
             sediments and biological richness in the vicinity of its outfall in St. Andrews Bay. St.
             Andrews WWTP will be required to upgrade to AWT when their current permit expires in
             1997.


             The most significant point source problems in the basin are treatment plants that receive
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               wastewater from Stone Container (paper/pulp mill) and Arizona Chemicals Company (a
               resin processor) as well as domestic - wastewater'fr6m several small- communities. The-Bay
               County facility and the industries have jointly signed a Consent Order requiring better-
               treatment and outlining the financial penalties for non-compliaince. St. Andrews, Bay, in-
               the vicinity of the outfall at Military Point, indicates biological degradation with poor
               diversity and productivity. The, sediments in the vicinity of the- outfall have: high BOD. and-
               are rich in organics.

               The City of Port St. Joe WWTP (in Gulf County) treats wastewater from St. Joe Forest
               Products (paper/pulp mill). Premier Services Corporation (formerly known as Basic
               Magnesia, Inc.) treats wastes from it's magnesium operation. The WWTPI plant
               discharges enter the Gulf County Canal near the St. Josephs Bay where it becomes diluted,
               with good quality bay water. However, in the vicinity of the canal, sediments are mucky
               instead of sandy and seagrass coverage is decreased due to the poorer transparency of the-
               waters. Both Bay Count and City of Port St. Joe WWTP facilities discharge at- about 3-9
               MGD (of which 80-90% is from the paper companies). Both are publicly owned
               treatment plants that mutually benefit the paper companies and the counties (by virtue of,
               having the industrial development). Both of the receiving bays show biological
               degradation and shifts in sediment composition. The WWTP's have applied for a TOP
               (temporary operating permit) which will require them to address current discharge
               problems resulting from high pH and TSS.


               Lake Powell is ecologically interesting in that it has characteristics of both freshwater and
               saltwater lakes. It is also in relatively pristine condition; however, it is currently
               undergoing rapid development. The utmost care should be taken to prevent stormwater
               pollution in this sensitive area. It was recently designated as Outstanding Florida Waters.

               Other pollution sources in this basin include many small package plants and septic tanks
               which discharge poorly treated waste into ditches emptying into the St. Andrews Bay,
               significant amounts of highway and construction site    runoff, and runoff from logging
               operations.

               Venture Out WWTP (currently discharging directly to St. Andrews Bay) will connect to
               Panama City Beach by November, 1994. Pride Resorts WWTP (currently discharging to
               Alligator Bayou) was issued a TOP in January 1994 requiring it to tie-in to the Panama
               City Beach WWTP or upgrade to AWT by October, 1994.








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                                                                                                   USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                      INDEX       GOOD FAIR POOR
           SURFACE WATER QUATITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                 ----------- ----- ----- -----
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                         KI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
           CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100
           PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                              TSI-LAKE      0-59 60-69 70-100

                                                                                                                                                                                      BIOLOGICAL                         WA7ER
           WATERSHED                                 WATERSHED DATA RECORD                  WATER            DISSOLVED      OXYGEN           PH          TROPHIC                       SPECIES                           QUALITY
           ID  NAME                                ----------------------                   CLARITY            OXYGEN       DEMAND        ALKA.LINITY      STATUS       COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          1NDICES
                                                                                                                                                                                             ------- ----- ----- ---------------
           ----- --------------------------------- MAX    BEG END     DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------                CK  COND FLOW       K:       TSI
                                                   #OBS   YR  YR     PERIOD        TURB   SD COLOR    TSS    Do DOSAT   BOD  COD    TOC   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS CHLA   TOTAL FECL NAT ART BE
           WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY                                                                                                                                 5   3000  156                   40538                      52
           1   ST. JOSEPH BAY                          6  92  92   Current          1.8   0.5      20 17     5.6   70                 5   B. 0     89 0.54 0.02                                     25100                      56
           2   PANTHER SWAMP                         20   92  93   Current         10.0   0.4      140  8    6.5   72                14   7.4      76 0.97 0.06     2            25                 32300                      52
           3   WALKER BAYOU                            4  73  73   Historical         .   1.5      .  12     8.3   88   0.6               8.0      .  5.37 0.03     25     5                                                   12
           4   DIRECT RUNOFF   TO GULF                 4  71  71   Historical       9.0     .      13   .    8.3  102   0.3               8.8      1  0.69 0.01     .      I
           6   EAST BAY (E)                          32   71  88   Historical       3.5   2.5      20   6    6.1   74   1.1               8.2      91 0.62 0.01     7      26    8  3.6             41800                      32
           7   CALIFORNIA BAYOU                        1  92  92   Current          7.6   1.0      30 30     7.3   83                 5   7.7      74 0.57 0.02     4            2                  31500                      46
           8   EAST BAY (W)                          88   71  87   Historical       7.0   1.8      16 12     6.5   73   1.4               8.0   100   0.58 0.02     37     94    13                 32300                      36
           9   ST. ANDREWS BAY (MOUTH)               16   73  87   Historical       2.5   37.7     11 24     8.4   96   0.9               26.4  100   0.30 0.02     16     10    5                  47350                      3 11
           10  PITTS BAY                             17   72  88   Historical       3.2   1.9      30 12     4.5   57   1.8               7.9      99 0.52 0.01     7   182  1085                   41975                      24
           11  LAIRD BAYOU                             8  72  73   Historical      26.5   3.4      13 31     7.0   79   1.6               8.2   100   0.61 0.04     35  411      .                  19069                      43
           12  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                  16   89  89   Current          2.0     .      60 52     6.8   77   31.8  189         6.7      .  9.64 2.18     2  16700  1050                    2041                     63
           14  MASSALINA BAYOU                       16   92  93   Current          1.8   1.5      13 13     5.8   62                 4   8.0   101   0.40 0.02     2            8                  40350                      37
           15  PARKER BAY                            25   71  73   Historical      12.0     .      43  127   4.6   56   1.8  1460         7.9      73 0.88 0.03         230      .                  34750                      41
           16  ST. ANDREWS BAY    (M)                118  74  86   Historical       2.0   3.0      15   5    8.8   90   0.8    -      4   8.0   108   0.36 0.02     3      5     4  4.2   3.2       42500                      25
           17  'WOODLAWN CANAL                       197  74  74   Historical       1.4     .           .    5.2   63                 8   7.4      .  0.40 0.03            73    28                                            37
           18  WATSON BAYOU                          46   91  93   Current          4.7   0.9      25 19     5.8   70   4.7           4   7.8   107   0.57 0.04     11  13000    28                 40200                      49
           19  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                  17   73  87   Historical       3.5   2.9      30 15     7.6   81   0.5               7.9         0.38 0.01     33  113      5                  44250                      35
           21  PRETTY BAYOU                          167  74  74   Historical       2.7     .           .    4.5   56                10   7.0         0.37 0.09            7     1                                             37
           22  ROBINSON BAYOU                          6  73  79   Historical       1.3     .      16 10     6.6   79   1.3               8.0      84 0.59 0.04            20    1                  24865                      28
           24  MILL BAYOU                              6  13  14   Historical       2.2   1.6      14   .    6.9   83   1.8               1.4      65 0.56 0.03         152                         22625                      46
           25  GOOSE BAYOU                             6  73  73   Historical       2.0     .      8  30     7.0   83   1.1               8.2      78 0.88 0.03     96     75                       22000                      53
           26  ST. ANDREWS BAY (N)                   54   71  88   Historical       3.7   1.8      18 14     8.3   94   0.6           7   7.7      85 0.49 0.02     2      14    5                  41000                      35
           27  BEATTY BAYOU                          16   92  93   Current          5.1   0.9      45   5    5.4   56                 8   7.0      81 2.48 0.77     2      .  305                     9205                     55
           29  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                  13   71  74   Historical       3.0   1.8      15   5    7.3   74   1.0               7.8      78 0.58 0.03     95     74    .                  31775                      39
           30  NORTH BAY (N)                         26   73  76   Historical       3.0   2.1      10 14     7.3   83   1.1               8.0      70 0.63 0.02     83     10    5                  35150                      3-1
           31  NORTH BAY (N)                         14   73  73   Historical       4.0   2.1      15 77     7.2   90   1.6               8. 0     65 0.73 0.03     71     6                        23425                      50
           33  WEST BAY                              37   89  93   Current          2.5   1.7      18 19     7.9   83   0.7           3   7.6      .  0.41 0.03     3      5     5                  38200                      38
           35  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                    6  72  72   Historical      10.5            23        5.1   71   1.5               8.4      93 1.11 0.04     .      1                                                   48
           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE                     7  72  72   Historical      30.0            30        6.6   78   1.5                        90 1.12 0.01            17                                                  24
           34  LAKE POWELL                                                                                                                                                                               5                     33
           36  DEERPOINT LAKE                        12   89  89   Current          2.5   1.5      60   3    7.5   87   0.6               6.4      32 0.32 0.01     2      51    8                       7
           41  WESTERN LAKE OUTLET                     3  80  80   Historical         .   1.5      150                                    6.6      21 0.28 0.00     2                                 4540                     26
           44  MERIAL LAKE                           32   79  80   Historical       2.0   2.1      3                                      8.3      96 0.69 0.02     1                                  106                     22
           48  L. GAP POND                             3  80  80   Historical         .   4.5      4                                      5.1      1  0.31 0.01     2                                    13                    20
           49  COMPASS LAKE OUTLET                   34   79  79   Historical       1@0   4.3                9.1   88                                 0.25 0.00                                                                22

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           5   WATAPPO                                 6  92  92   Current          8.0   0.6      80   4    7.9   85                 6   7.0      4  0.37 0.02                  40                      30              22
           13  SANDY CREEK                             5  92  93   Current          2.7   0.6      30   2    8.3   89                 3   6.3      5  0.13 0.01                  33                      30              13
           LEGEND:                        BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND     MG/L  DO-DISSOLVED     OXYGEN MGIL      MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER   OF SAMPLES   SD-SECCHI DISC  METERS             TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
           ALK-ALKALINITY ]MG/L           CHLA,-CHLOROPRYLL UG/L                  DOSAT-DO % SATURATION             NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY        TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L      WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
           ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DI    COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L         END YR-ENDING YEAR                NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L              TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
           BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                         FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/10014L    PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
           BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX       COND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                 FLOW-FLOW CPS                     PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L             TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L
















                                                                                                        USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
                                                                                                                                                                                                 INDEX       GOOD FAIR POOR
               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR !970-1993                                                                                                                                       ----------- ----- ----- -----
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                               WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1969-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                      TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-100         -----
               PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                    TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100         1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1
                                                                                                                                                                                                BIOLOGICAL                          WATER
            WATERSHED                                    WATERSHED DATA RECORD                     WATER           DISSOLVED         OXYGEN           PH          TROPHIC                         SPECIES                           QUALITY
            ID      NAME                                 ----------------------                    CLARITY             OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY       STATUS        COLIFORM      DIVERSITY       COND FLOW           INDICES
            ----- ---------------------------------      MAX   BEG  END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                         #013S YR   YR      PERIOD         TURB  SD COLOR     TSS  DO DOSAT     BOD   COD    TOC   PH    ALK   NITRO PHOS   CHLA  TOTAL  FECL NAT ART BECK      COND FLOW        WQI      TSI

               20   CALLOWAY CREEK                           4 92   92   Current           3.5   0.2    50      1  6.3    65                   3   5.7     1  0.17  0.02                 38                       32                20
               23   LAKE MARTIN BAYOU                        67 72  74   Historical        27.0    .    88      4  8.2    89    0.8                4.3   10   1.36  0.05          1301   .                       135                34
               28   BAYOU GEORGE CREEK                       11 89  93   Current           7.4   0.8    100     2  6.5    70    0.9           10   6.5   24   0.45  0.01      2   280    84                       99                34
               32   BEEFWOOD BRANCH                          9 92   93   Current           2.8   0.6    110     1  7.2    74                  11   4.9     2  0.37  0.01                 13                       27                17
               37   DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                     10 71  73   Historical        28.3  1.6    25     24  8.4    90    0.9                8.4   94   1.47  0.01     36     49   .                 .  35300                 31
               38   SO FK LITTLE BEAR CK                     7 92   93   Current           2.8   0.5    40      1  6.4    84                   5   6.4   14   0.22  0.01                123                       41                20
               40   CROOKED CREEK                            10 92  93   Current           1.1   2.0    40      2  4.2    43                   5   5.9   20   0.23  0.01                 48                   30750                 24
               42   BURNT MILL CREEK                         6 89   92   Current           1.1   1.0    58      9  6.5    74    0.6            5   6.9     9  0.54  0.02      2   130    40                   12641                 23
               43   BEAR BRANCH                              3 89   89   Current           3.0   1.8    40      3  6.8    68    0.8                6.1   19   0.24  0.02      2   190    30                       34                18
               45   LITTE BEAR CREEK                         3 89   89   Current           2.0     .    36      3  8.7    89    0.4                5.5     1  0.16  0.01      2   870   120                       26                is
               46   CEDAR CREEK                              3 89   89   Curreni           3.0   0.4    100     3  7.6    79    0.5                6.0     6  0.17  0.01      2   480    80                       36                is
               47   ECONFINA CREEK                           16 89  93   Current           1.0   1.4    13      2  6.7    69    0.3            1   7.3   38   0.15  0.01      2   300    42                       94                15





























            LEGEND:                             BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L       DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L           MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                    TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
            ALK-ALkALINITY MG/L                 CHLA- CHLOROPHYLL UG/ L .                DOSAT7DO I SATURATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/l,      WQI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE D"         COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMA&D i-S/L         END YR-ENDING iEAR.                NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L               TOTAL-TOTAL tOLIFORM MPN/100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPL:IZG YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                              FECL-FECAL COLiFORM MPN1100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                    TSI-TROPH .IC STATE I.NDEX
            BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX            'OND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CFS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L              TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L



     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m






           SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                          USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT: 03140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
           MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

               'X'-EXCEEDS SCREE14ING CRITERIA                                                                                         SCREENI14G VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
               '0'--WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
               '.'=MISSING DATA
                                               I RANK DATA RECORDI       TN    ISTREAM   I LAKE     I    PH     I  ALK     I TURB &    I COND      I OXYGEN    I   DO     ICOLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA      I SEC,_Hi  I
                                               I------------------  I          I   TP    I    TP    I           I          I   TSS     I           I DEMAND    I          I BACTI     I    DIV    I           I  DISC    I
                                               I WQI     CURRENT I             I         I          I           I          I           t           I           t          I           I           I           I          i
           WATERSHED                           I OR         OR      I TN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12   I PH>8.8    IALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751     BOD>3.3   I DO<4     ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I  SD<.7   I
           ID   NAME                           I TSI  HISTORICAL    I                               I PH<5.2    I          I TSS>18    I           I COD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I           I          I
           -----  --------------------------------------------                                                                                     I TOC>27.51            I           IBECK<5.5   I

           WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
           1   ST. ZOSEPH BAY                  IFAIR  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     x    1
           2   PANTHER SWAMP                   IFAIR  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     x    1
           3   WALKER BAYOU                    IFAIR  Historical    I    x     I         1    0     1     0     1          1     0     1           1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           4   DIRECT RUNOFF   TO GULF         IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     x    1     0     1           1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1           1     .    1
           6   FAST BAY (E)                    IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1      0    1      0    1     0    1
           7   CALIFORNIA BAYOU                iGOOD  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     x     I     x     1     0     1    0     1     0,    I           1      0    1     0    1
           8   EAST BAY (W)                    IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           9   ST. ANDREWS BAY(MOUTH)          IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     x     1     0    1     x     I     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           10  PITTS BAY                       IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     x     I           1      0    1     0    1
           11  LAIRD BAYOU                     IGOOD  Historical    I    a     I         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     x     I     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           12  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            (UNKN  Current       i    x     I         I    x     1     0     1          1     x     I     x     I     x     1    0     1     x     I           1      0    1     .    1
           14  MASSALINA BAYOU                 IGOOD  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           15  PARKER BAY                      IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     x     I     x     I     x     1    0     1     0     1           1           1     .    1
           16  ST. ANDREWS BAY (M)             IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    a     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1      0    1      0    1     0    1
           17  WOODLAWN CANAL                  IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1           1     .    1
           18  WATSON BAYOU                    IGOOD  Current       1    0     1              0           0           (1   k     x           x           x          0           x                 1      0          0    1
           19  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    a     1     0     1          1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           21  PRETTY BAYOU                    IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1          1     0     1     0     1     0     1    0     1     0     1                       1
           22  ROBINSON BAYOU                  IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1                       1
           24  MILL BAYOU                      IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1                       1     0    1
           25  GOOSE BAYOU                     IFAIR  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     x     I     x     1     0     1    0     1     a     I                  x    I     .    I
           26  ST. ANDREWS BAY (N)             IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           27  BEATTY BAYOU                    IFAIR  Current       I    x     I         I    x     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    f
           29  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      x    1     0    1
           30  NORTH BAY (N)                   IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      x    I     1    1
           31  NORTH BAY (N)                   IFAIR  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     x     I     K     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      x    1     0    1
           33  WEST BAY                        IGOOD  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1          1     x     I     x     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1           1     0    1
           35  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY            IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0     1    0     1     0     1                       1

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
           34  LAKE POWELL                     IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1           1     0    1     x     1     0     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1           1
           36  DEERPOINT LAKE                  IGOOD  Current       1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1     0     1     0     1    0     1     0     1           1      0    1     0    1
           41  WESTERN LAKE OUTLET             IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1           1     x     I                      I                       1      0    1     0    1
           44  MERIAL LAKE                     IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     0     1     0    1     0     1                                  1                       1      0    1     0    1
           48  L. GAP POND                     IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1         1    0     1     x     I     x    I           I                                  I                       1      0    1     0    1
           49  COMPASS LAKE OUTLET             IGOOD  Historical    1    0     1              0     1           1          1     0     1           1                0     1                                   1     0    i

           ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           5   WATAPPO                         IGOOD  Current       1    0     1                    1     0     1     x    1     0     1           1     0     1    0     1     0     1                             x    1
           13  SANDY CREEK                     IGOOD  Current       1    0     1    0    1          1     0     1     x    1     0     1           1     0     1    0     1     0     1                             x    I

           LEGEND:                         COND-CONDUCTIVITY                             FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM     BACTERIA   TP-PHOSPHOP.TJS                   WQI  OR TSI-WATER QUALITY     INDEX RATING
           ALK-ALYALINITY                  DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                           HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988             TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, W01 OR TSI, IS
           BECK-BECKIS BIOTIC INDEX        CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                          OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD, COD, TOC         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
           BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY            PH-PH                               TURB-TURBIDITY
           CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY             TN-NITROGEN                         SD-SECCHI DISC METERS















              SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                          USGS HYDROLOGIC     UNIT@ 03140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
              MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

                    'x'=EKCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                       SCREENING VARIABLES AND CRITERIA
                    '0'=WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
                    '.'-MISS.'NG DATA
                                                  I RANK DATA RECORD]       TN    I STREAM  I LAKE     I    PH    I   ALK     I TURB &   I COND      I OXYGEN    I   DO     ICOLIFORM  I BIOL       I CHLA      ISECCHI   I
                                                  ------------------   I          I    TP   I   TP     I          I           I   TSS    I           I DEMAND    I          I BACTI    I   DIV      I           I DISC    I
                                                   wQI      CURRENT I             I         I          I          I           I          I           I           I          I          I                        I         I
              WATERSHED                           I OR        OR       1 TN>2.0   ITP>.46   I TP>.12   IPH>8.8    I ALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3   I DO<4     ITOT>3700  IDIART<1.951   CHLA>40   I SD<.7   I
              ID    NAME                          I TSI   HISTORICAL   I          I         I          IPH<5.2    I           ITSS>18    I           I COD>102   I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I
              ----- --------------------------------------------       I          I         I          I          I           I          I           I TOC>27.51            I          I BECK<5.5   I

              20    CALLOWAY CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1           1     x   1
              23    LAKE MARTIN BAYOU             IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     x    I     x     I     x    I           1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1           1     .   1
              28    BAYOU GEORGE CREEK            IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1     0     1     0   1
              32    BEEFWOOD BRANCH               IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     x    I     x     1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1           1     x   1
              37    DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY          IGOOD   Historical   1    0     1     0   1          1     0          0     1     x    f      x    1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1     0           0   1
              38    SO FK LITTLE BEAR CK          IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1           1     0     1     0    1     0    1                              x   1
              40    CROOKED CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1           1     0     1     a    1     0    1                        1     0   1
              42    BURNT MILL CREEK              IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1      x    1     0     1     0    1     0    1                  0     1     0   1
              43    BEAR BRANCH                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1                  0     1     0   1
              45    LITTE BEAR CREEK              IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1     0     1     .   1
              46    CEDAR CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     x     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1     0           x   1
              47    ECONFINA CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1    0     1     0   1          1     0    1     0     1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1            1     0           0   1




























              LEGEND:                           COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                     WQI OR TSI-WATEi QUALITY INDEX RATING
              ALK-ALKALINITY                    DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISrORICAL-1970 TO 1988            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA             WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
              BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC :NDEX          CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC          TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS              BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
              BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE         DIVERSITY    PH-PH                              TURB-TURBIDITY
              CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                  DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                        @D-SECCHI DISC METERS



    M m m m m m m m m m m m M m M                                                                                                                                                                     m m m M



           SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                      USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: D3140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
               TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

               :-":-DEGRADING TREND                         1                1984 - 1993 TRENDS
               0 =STABLE TREND                              -----------------------------------------------------
               '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                 )W     TI T T C Sl   P Al  T TI  B T1 D DI  T  Fl T F  j<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
               '.'=MISSING DATA              IQUALITY RANK  IOVER-IQ or St   N P  H Di  H Ll  USl   001  0 01  C  Cl E L  I
                                             I------------- I ALL II      if      L  I    KI  RSl   DCl    si  0  01 m 0  1
                                             1         WQI ITRENDI         I      A  I     I  B  I     I   Al  L  Ll P W  I
           WATERSHED                         I MEETS   OR I        I       I         I     I     I     I   T1  I  If      I
        ID     NAME                          IUSE ?    TSI  I                                          I       I  I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
        -----  ------------------------      I------------- I                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           WATER BODY TYPE: ESTUARY
           1   ST. JOSEPH BAY                IPARTIAL  FAIRI
           2   PANTHER SWAMP                 ]PARTIAL  FAIRI
           3   WALKER BAYOU                  IPARTIAL  FAIRI
           4   DIRECT RUNOFF  TO GULF        IYES      GOODI
           6   EAST BAY (E)                  IYES      GOODI
           7   CALIFORNIA BAYOU              ]YES      GOOD[
           8   EMT BAY (W)                   IYES      GOODI
           9   ST. ANDREWS BAY(MOUTH)        IYES      GOODI
           10  PITTS BAY                     IYES      GOODI
           11  LAIRD BAYOU                   IYES      GOODI
           12  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY          INO       UNKNI
           14  MASSALINA BAYOU               IYES      GOODI
           15  PARKER BAY                    IYES      GOODI
           16  ST. ANDREWS BAY    (M)        IYES      GOODI
           17  WOODLAWN CANAL                IYES      GOODI
           18  WATSON BAYOU                  IYES      GOODI
           19  DIRECT RUNOFF To    BAY       IYES      GOODI
           21  PRETTY BAYOU                  IYES      GOODI
           22  ROBINSON BAYOU                IYES      GOODI                                         t     I      t       1
           24  MILL BAYOU                    IYES      GOODI                                         I     I      I
           25  GOOSE BAYOU                   IPARTTAL  FAIRI                                         I     I      I
           26  ST. ANDREWS   BAY (N)         IYES      GOODI   0   1   0   1 0 0 0  X1  0  1  0of   0  1       1 x01
           27  BRATTY BAYOU                  IPARTIAL  FAIRI
           29  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY          IYES      GOODI
           30  NORTH BAY (N)                 IYES      GOOD]
           31  NORTH BAY (N)                 IPARTIAL  FAIR[
           33  WEST BAY                      IYES      GOODI   0   1   x   1 0 0 0  01  0  1  001   0  1 0 Of 0   01 0    1
           35  DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY          IYES      GOODI

           WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
           34  LAKE POWELL                   IYES      GOODI
           36  DEERPOINT LAKE                IYES      GOOD I
           41  WESTERN LAKE OUTLET           IYES      GOODI
           44  MERIAL LAKE                   IYES      GOODI                        I
           48  L. GAP POND                   )YES      GOOD I                       I
           49  COMPASS LAKE OUTLET           IYES      GOODI

           WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
           5   WATAPPO                       IYES      GOODI

        LEGEND:                        DOSAT-DO SATURATION                   TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM              7URB-7URBIDITY
                                       FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                  TEMP-TEMPERATURE                  TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
        ALK-ALKALINITY                 FLOW-FLOW                             TN-NITROGEN                       WQI-WATER QUIAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
        BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND     MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE        TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
        CHLK-CHL40ROPHYLL              PH-PH                                 TP-PHOSPHORUS
        DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN            SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











            SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                       - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140101 ST ANDREWS BAY
                   TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                   'x'-DEGRADING TREND                                             1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                   '0'=STABLE TREND                              -----------------------------------------------------
                   '+'=IMPROVING TREND                           I     1W       TI T TC   Sl P Al  T TI B  TI  D DI  T Fl  T F  j<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                   '.'=MISSING DATA             QUALITY RANK     IOVER-10 or Sl   N P H   DI H Ll  U Sl 0  01  0 01  C Cl  E L  I
                                                I-------------   I ALL II       ii    L   I    Ki  R Sl D  Cl    si  0 01  M 0  1
                                                1          WQI ITRENDI          I     A   I      I B  I     I    Al  L Ll  P W  I
            WATERSHED                           I MEETS    OR I        I        I         I      I    I     I    TI  1 11       1
            ID     NAME                         IUSE ?     TSI   I     I        I         I      I    I     I      I    I       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
            -----  ------------------------     I-------------   I     I        I         I      I    I     I      I    I       I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            13     SANDY CREEK                  IYES       GOODI       I        1         .1   .1    .1    .1
            20     CALLOWAY CREEK               IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1    .1    .1
            23     LAKE MARTIN BAYOU            iYES       GOODI       I        I         I    I     I     I     I     1        1
            28     BAYOU GEORGE CREEK           IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            32     BEEFWOOD BRANCH              IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            37     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY         [YES       GOODI       i        I         I    I     I     I     I     1        1
            38     SO FK LITTLE BEAR CK         IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            40     CROOKED CREEK                IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            42     BURNT MILL CREEK             IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            43     BEAR BRANCH                  IYES       GOOD1       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            45     LITTE BEAR CREEK             [YES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            46     CEDAR CREEK                  IYES       GOODI       I        I . . . . 1    .1
            47     ECONFINA CREEK               IYES       GOODI    +  I   +    I + 0 . .1   0 01  0 .1    .1  0 01    +1  0    1





























            LEGEND:                         DOSAT-DO SATURATION                   TbOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-7URBIDITY
                                            FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                  TkKP-TEMPERATURE                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
            ALK-ALKALINITY                  FLOW-FLdw                             TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
            BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND      MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE        TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
            CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL                PH-PH                                 TP-PHOSPHORUS
            DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN             SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDtD SOLIDS










                                                                                                     NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                         AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                            THE * ON MAPID INDICATES No STORET INFORMATION KVAILABLS FOR TRIS 'KNTERSIAZZ
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            M                                                                 T C D             S H D 0 L                     A H H S                        R        S N N H
            A                B                          W         W           R.   T   I        I  E    E    X   I        M   B       E   E     H  A         B        H   0   0    E
            P        W       A                          Q         0           1    E   M        I  R    B    Y   N        E   I   F   R   R     K  L   W     1  0     D   S   F    R
                     B       S                          3         N           E R. E 0 C C R G I                          T T L M P I G E D D E W I S I S
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            D        D       N                          5         S           T A T L D E S N Y H L T W L L L L D T R L M H 14 D P G E L D R N M I
              17     1120    WOODLAWN CANAL             GOOD      THREAT      x    x   x   x    x       x    x   x                                 x         x        x   x   x                             x       x
             39-     1040    DIRECT RUNOFF TO GULF                THREAT               x                x                                                    x                                                  x   x         x































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                   ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN                     WATER QUALITY
                          03120001                                GOOD
                 AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                            THREATENED
                   1984-1993 STORET DATA                          FAIR
         WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK.MAP TO TABLES                  POOR
             INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                     UNKNOWN
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                                ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN



               ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------




                  DrainageArea: 1,180 square miles (about 95% in Florida)
                  Major Land Uses: forest, urban development
                  Population Density: low, moderate in Tallahassee area
                  Major Pollution Sources: WWTP, urban runoff
                  Best Water Quality Areas: Wakulla River, upper St. Marks
                  Worst Water Quality Areas: Lake Munson and Tallahassee drainage ditches
                  Water Quality Trends: stable water quality at one site on St. Marks
                  OFW Waterbodies:
                   St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
                   St. Marks River
                   Wakulla River
                   Wakulla Springs State park
                   Big Bend Seagrasses State Aquatic Preserve
                  SYJM Waterbodies: none
                  Reference Reports:
                   Florida Rivers Assessment, DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                   Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                  Basin Water Quality Experts:
                   Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                   Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8300


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              Ecological Characterization


              The St. Marks River basin drains approximately 1, 180 square miles and extends from
              south Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico. It includes approximately one-half of the drainage
              from Tallahassee. The St. Marks begins as a tiny blackwater stream meandering through a
              series of sloughs and ponds. Lake Lafayette, on the outskirts of Tallahassee, also flows
              via a slough to the St. Marks when rainfall is great. Near the Leon-Wakulla County line,
              the river widens and clarity improves with water input from several springs, particularly
              Horn Spring. The river then plunges underground at Natural Bridge and emerges a short
              distance downstream at St. Marks Spring. Here, the stream is larger and more
              characteristic of a spring run, although during heavy rains it does become tannic. The




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              flow here averages about 700 cfs. Its sister river, the Wakulla, with-a flow of about 400
              efs, emerges from Wakulla Springs about 10 miles to the west. The streams join- near the
              City of St. ?Aarks about 3 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexic(Y.

              Both river corridors are heavily wooded with cypress and other native vegetation;
              however, there are increasing numbers of home sites encroaching on both rivers. Both-
              rivers are used heavily for canoeing, fishing and swimming. Land use in-the basin is,
              largely for silviculture. The lower basin is teeming with wildlife in pine woods. and fresh
              and saltwater marshes. Much of this area is protected by the St. Marks National Wildlife;
              Refuge. Both rivers are designated as Outstanding Florida Waters.


              Anthropogenic Impacts


              Water quality is excellent in much of this basin. There are two areas in thebasin which
              have water quality problems. Munson Slough drains portions of the Tallahassee urban
              area and historically received treated wastewater from small package plants and runoff.
              from the city WWTP sprayfield. The stream system enters-Lake Munson and.then
              disappears into a sinkhole several miles downstream of the lake. The lake and stream
              system exhibit poor water quality with algal blooms, high nutrients, bacteria and
              transparency problems. Effluent from the major WVv1TP in Tallahassee has been diverted
              from Munson Slough to a land spreading operation. The lake still has problems relating -to
              urban runoff from Tallahassee.


              A Lake Munson study was conducted in the mid- I 980s by the Department to determine
              the status of water and sediment quality as a first step toward a proposed restoration
              project. The study indicated that since the diversion of treated wastewater from Munson-
              Slough the algal growth potential has decreased tenfold and the biological. community has
              relatively good diversity. It was also determined that the low nutrient, highly tannic
              swamp waters draining into the lake have had a beneficial effect on the lake's, recovery.
              However, with the proximity of the lake and slough to ground water, there is a fear that
              the nearby chain of sinkholes will become polluted.

              The other problem is in the St. Marks River downstream of Rattlesnake Branch (the-lower
              3-4 river miles). This section of the river received effluent from Seminole Refining
              Corporation (which was found in 1985 to be acutely toxic to bioassay organisms) and
              Purdom Power Plant. The former company is under a Consent Order from DEP and is no
              longer operating. Seminole is in the process of remediating the site. To pay for the
              remediation, the property was sold to St. Marks Refining. St. Marks Refining was issued
              a temporary operating permit until 1996, but they are currently not refining oil at the site.
              In addition, there are docking and pumping stations for oil barges, and a few small marinas




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              for fishing and recreational boats. There have been several major and minor oil spills in
              the past, and sediments in the area are coated with oil. There is a small 50,000 GPD
              sewage treatment which discharges into the lower St. Marks River. Plant inspection in
              October, 1993 found no problems with toxicity, metals, W-BNA or pesticides, however
              algal growth potential (AGP) exceeded the EPA established threshold. Nutrient input into
              the St. Marks Basin is a cause for concern.


              The Wakulla River is fed by one of Florida!s highest discharge springs and has excellent
              water quality. The upper portion of the river was recently bought by the State and made
              into a state park; however, the lower portion of the river is threatened by continued
              waterfront development with insufficient buffer areas along the river's edge. Near its
              confluence with the St. Marks, the Wakulla receives increased nutrient loading from
              Boggy Branch (Olin Corp. discharge). Olin is studying the problem.

              Recently, problems have been noted in the Lake Lafayette drainage of Tallahassee's east
              side. These problems are being investigated,































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                                                                                                         USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120001 ST MARKS RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                               INDEX       GOOD FAIR POOR
               SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA --OR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                     ----------- ----- ----- -----
               MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                              WQI-RIVER      0-44 45-59-60-90
               CURRENT PERIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                     TSI-ESTUARY 0-49 50-59 60-1100       -----
               PERIOD PRIOR TO 1989 :S EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                   TSI-LAKE       0-59 60-69 70-100        1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1
                                                                                                                                                                                               BIOLOGICAL                         WATER
            WATERSHED                                       WATERSHED DATA RECORD                 WATER           DISSOLVED        OXYGEN            PH          TROPHIC                        SPECIES                           QUALITY
            ID      NAME                                ----------------------                    CLARITY            OXYGEN        DEMAND        ALKALINITY        STATUS       COLIFORM       DIVERSITY       COND FLOW          INDICES
            ----- ---------------------------------     MAX    BEG END      DATA ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                        #OBS   YR  YR      PERIOD        TURB   SD COLOR     TSS  DO   DOSAT   BOD COD      TOC  PH       ALK NITRO PROS CHIA   TOTAL  FECL NAT ART BECK       COND FLOW        WQI       TSI

               WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
               2    LOST LAKE REC AREA                      38 86  86    Historical        1.4           30                                      5.1      1  0.28  0.01                                         22                        18
               13   CLEAR LAKE                              5  86  86    Historical        2.5           23                                      4.5      1  0.27  0.01                                         29                        27
               315  Lake Munson                             921 73 87    Historical      18.5   0.5      69   7   9.1    97    6.5    38    18   8.2      48 3.09  0.46   140   445    44                      163                        86
               21   Lake Bradford                           9  92  92    Current           1.6  1.0      100  1   7.2    80                 11   5.8      1  0.53  0.01     5   100      4                      23                        41
               27   BRADFORD BROOK                          10 85  86    Historical        2.3    .      8                                       4.8      1  0.21  0.01                                         27                        is
               34   LAKE LAFAYETTE  DAA:N                   23 89  92    Current         34.0   0.5      97  13   5.2    50    2.0    28      8  6.2      16 0.61  0.26     10  400      4                      56                        51
               43   ALFORD ARM                              13 89  89    Current         25.0     .      94   8                5.0    36    12            14 0.67  0.17                                         42                        48
               45   Lake Miccosukee                         6  92  92    Current           4.6  0.6      140  4   2.0    25                 16   5.5      2  0.94  0.05     2   3000   60                       40                        53

               WATER BODY TYPE: SPR:';G'
               I    KINI SPRING                             9  73  74    Histo@ical        1.5           60                    0.5    14      6  7.7      74 0.32  0.02                                        192                9

               WATER BODY TYPE:   S I RIKH
               4    BIG BOGGY BRANC'H                       8  93  93    Current           1.3  0.5      30   2   5.5    63                   5  7.6      177 1.11 0.19               350                      880                41
               5    WAKULLA RIVER                           20 92  93    Current           1.0  1.8      10   1   7.2    79                   2  7.5      126 0.66 0.01         200   277                      296                19
               6    UNNAMED DRAIN                           3  85  85    Historical        5.2           340                                     5.0      0  0.56  0.01                                         50                29
               8    BLACK CREEK                             4  78  78    Historical                                                              7.2      .  0.12  0.08                                        366                22
               9    LOST CREEK                              7  93  93    Current           1.1  0.5      140  1   7.3    B3                 18   7.3      38 0.43  0.01                80                       99                29
               10   ST. MARKS RIVER                         20 92  93    Current           3.4  1.5      38   3   5.6    61                   5  7.3      65 0.36  0.04               1271                     !45                34
               11   MCBRIDE SLOUGH                          7  93  93    Current           0.5  1.6      10   1   3.3    34                   1  7.1      131 0.56 0.01                80                      275                30
               12   Munson sink                             15 92  93    Current           3.8  0.5      60   2   5.1    58                   9  6.9      34 0.47  0.13         2000   40                       9Q                36
               16   Munson Slough fbe-ow L                  7  93  93    Current           3.3  0.4      50   3   5.9    73                 12   7.4      30 0.58  0.09               102                       92                39
               17   Munson Slough (above L                  7  93  93    Current           8.0  0.7      120  5   0.9    10                   9  6.5      62 0.61  0.12               144                      158                54
               25   EAST DRAINAGE D:TCH                     20 87  87    Historical      47.5            81  32                12.0   34    20            31 1.07  0.51                                         90                72
               26   UNNAMED SLOUGH                          14 89  89    Current        145.0            112 39                2.5    28    lo            15 0.49  0.65                                         52                60
               31   ST AUGUSTINE BRAN7::                    14 88  88    Historical     131.0            12@ 95                5.5    38    15            34 1.04  0.87            0  700                       88                65
               33   CENTRAL DRAINAGE D:7CH                  13 89  B9    Curre@t         71.5            68  127               11.0   93    26            29 1.61  0.80                                         72                81
               37   MALL DRAINAGE D:'CH                     21 89  89    Current         61.0            165 34                4.0    23      9           18 0.65  0.32                                         62                59
               39   LLOYD CREEK                             6  92  92    Current           3.1  0.5      55   1   9.0    91                 15   6.5      13 0.69  0.12         302   203                       50                24
               40   GODBY DITCH                             1B 87  88    Historical      84.7            96  44                7.5    62    24            31 0.72  0.63               400                       83                71
               42   UNNAMED RUN                             35 87  80    Historical      36.o            61  @5                8.0    60    15            13 0.89  0.43            0  Soo                       48                66
               46   WARD CREEK                              5  92  92    Current           1.9  0.7      100  4   1.2    12                 10   6.0      4  0.80  0.07         800    42                       30                45








            LEGEND:                            BOD-BIOCREMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L       DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L           MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES      SD-SECCHI DISC METERS               TURB-TURBIDITY MG/L
            AJK-ALKALINITY MG/L                CHIA-CHLOROPHYLL UGIL                    DOSAT-DO I SATORATION              NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY         TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON M/L        FOI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
            ART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTW_z            COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN 15EMANp MG/L         END YR-ENDING YEAR                 NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L'              TOTAL-TOTAL POLIFORM MPN/100ML
            BEG YR-BEGINNING SAMPLTNG YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                              FECL-FECAL COLiFORM MPN/100ML      PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                    TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
            BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX           -)ND-CONDUCTIVITY UMHOS                  FLOW-FLOW CFS                      PHOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L              TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















          SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                         USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03120001 ST MARKS RIVER
          MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

              'x'-EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                        SCREENING VARIABLES    AND CRITERIA
              '0'--WITHIN SCREENING CRITERIA
              '.'=MISSING DATA                                                                   I           I
                                              I RANK DATA RECORDI      TN   I STREAM   I LAKE    I    PH     I   ALK    I TURB &    I COND      I OXYGEN   I    DO    ]COLIFORM   I BIOL      I CHLA      I SECCHI  I
                                              I------------------ I         I     TP   I    TP   I           I          I   TSS     I           I DEMAND   I          I BACTI     I   DIV     I           I  DISC   I
                                              I VJQI   CURRENT I            I          I         I           I          I           I           I          I          I           I           I           I         I
          WATERSHED                           I OR        OR      I TN>2.0  I TP>.46   I TP>.12  I PH>8.8    IALK<20    ITURB>16.51COND>12751     BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700   IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I  Sl><. 71
          ID   NAME                           I TSI  HISTORICAL   I         I          I         I PH<5.2    I          I TSS>18    I           I COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5    I           I         I
          -----  --------------------------------------------                                                                                   I TOC>27.51           I           I BECK<5.5  I           I         I

          ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LAKE
          2   LOST LAKE REC AREA              GOOD   Historical   1    0    1          1    0    1     x     I     x    1     0     1
          13  CLEAR LAKE                      iGOOD  Historical   1    0    1          1    0    1     x     I     x    1     0     1
          15  Lake Munson                     IPOOR  Historical   I    x    I          I    x    1     0     1     0    1     x     I           I     x    1     0    1      0    1                  x    I     x   1
          21  Lake Bradford                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1          1    0    1     0     1     x    I     a     I           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                  0    1     0   1
          27  BRADFORD BROOK                  IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1          1    0    1     x     I     x    1     0     1           1          1          1           1                       1     .   I
          34  LAKE LAFAYETTE   DRAIN          IGOOD  Current      1    0    1          1    x    1     0     1     x    I     x     I           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                  0    1     x   1
          43  ALFORD ARM                      IGOOD  Current      1    0    1          1    x    I                 x    I     x     I           I     x    I          I           I                       I     .   1
          45  Lake Miccosukee                 IGOOD  Current      1    0    1          1    0    1     0           x    1     0     1           1     0    1     x    1      0    1                  0    1     x   I

          ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: SPRING
          1   KINI SPRING                     IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1

          WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
          4   BIG BOGGY BRANCH                IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1     0     1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             x   1
          5   WAKULLA RIVER                   IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     0           0    1                             0   1
          6   UNNAMED DRAIN                   IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     x     I     x    1     0     1
          8   BLACK CREEK                     IGOOD  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1          1           1
          9   LOST CREEK                      IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     a     I           1     0    1     0    1      0    1           1                 x   I
          10  ST. MARKS RIVER                 IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1     0     1     0    1     0    1      x    1                             0   1
          11  MCBRIDE SLOUGH                  IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     x    1      0    1                             0   1
          12  Munson Sink                     IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             x   1
          16  Munson Slough (below L          IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     0    1      0    1                             x   1
          17  Munson Slough (above L          IFAIR  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     0    1     0     1           1     0    1     x    1      0    1                             0   1
          25  EAST DRAINAGE DITCH             IPOOR  Historical   1    0    1     x    I         I           1     0    1     x     I           I     x    I          I           I
          26  UNNAMED SLOUGH                  IUNKN  Current      1    0    1     x    I         I           I     x    I     x     I           1     0    1          1           1
          31  ST AUGUSTINE BRANCH             IPOOR  Historical   1    0    1     x    I         I           1     0    1     x     I                 x    I                 x    I
          33  CENTRAL DRAINAGE DITCH          IPOOR  Current      1    0    1     x    I         1                 0    1     x     I                 x    I
          37  MALL DRAINAGE DITCH             IFAIR  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1                 x    I     x     I                 x    I
          38  LLOYD CREEK                     IGOOD  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0           x    1     0     1                 0    1     0           0    1           1                 x   1
          40  GODBY DITCH                     IPOOR  Historical   1    0    1     x    I         1                 0    1     x     I                 x    1                 0    1           1           1         1
          42  UNNAMED RUN                     IPOOR  Historical   1    0    1     0    1         1                 x    I     x     I                 x    I                 x    1                                 1
          46  WARD CREEK                      IFAIR  Current      1    0    1     0    1         1     0     1     x    1     0     1                 0    1     x    1      0    1                             x   I









          LEGEND:                         COND-CONDUCTIVITY                            FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA      TP-PHOSPHORUS                    WQI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
          ALK-ALKALINITY                  DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                          HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988            TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA            WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
          BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX        CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                         OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,COD,TOC          TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS             BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
          BIOL DIV-BIOL40GICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY          PH-PH                              TURB-TURBIDITY
          CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY            TN-NITROGEN                        SD-SECCHI DISC METERS












                 SliRFACE WATER QUA@:-Y ASSESSMENT REPORT                                             - USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03120001 ST MARKS RIVER
                      -RENDS_SOURCv_s_c____AYUP

                      'x'=DEGRA:)ING -.%ZYDD                                                  1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                      '0'=STABLE TREKD                                   -----------------------------------------------------
                      '-'=.IMPROVING 7REND                               I       1W      TI   T I C SI   P Al   T TI B TI    D DI   T F1   T F  I<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                      ,.'=MISSING DATA                 [QUALITY RANK     (OVER-IQ or S(       N P  H  DI H LI   U S( 0 Of    0 01   C CI   E L  I
                                                       i-------------    I ALL II        II        L  I    Ki   R SI D   CI    SI   0 of   M 0  1
                                                       1           WQI ITRENDI            I        A  I      I  B  I      I    A[   L LI   P W  I
                 WATERSHED                             I MEETS     OR    I       I        I           I      I     I      I    If   I If        I
                 ID   NAME                             IUSE ?      TSI   I       I        I           I      I     I      I      I     I        I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
                 ----- ------------------------        I-------------                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 ï¿½ WATER BODY TYPE: LA-KE
                 2    LOST LAKE RE', AR:.k             IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 i3   CLEAR LAKE                       IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 15   Lake Yunson                      INO         POOR I        I        I   . . . . I
                 2.   Lake Bradford                    IYES        GOOD I        I        I   I .     I  . .1     .1     .1    .1     .1        1
                 27   BRADFORD BROOK                   IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 34   LAKE LAFAYETTE                   IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 43   ALFORD ARM                       IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 45   Lake Miccosukee                  IYES        GOOD I        I        I   . . . . I

                 ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: S?--,:IZG
                 I    KIN! SPRING                      IYES        GOOD I        I        I           I    I      I

                 ï¿½WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
                 4    B-G BOGGY BPk';C:-'              IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 5    WAK`,JLLA RIVER                  IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 6    T.NNAMED DRAIN                   IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 3    BLACK CREEK                      IYES        GOODI         I        I           I    I      I      I     I      1         1
                 9    LOST CREEK                       ]YES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I  . .1     .1     .1    .1     .1        1
                 10   SZ. MAAKS RIVER                  IYES        GOOD 1   0    1    0   1   0 0  .  .1 0 01   0 .1     .1  0 01     01   0    1
                 11   M,-BRIDE SLOUGH                  IYES        GOOD I        I        I   . . . . I
                 12   Munson Sink                      IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 16   Munson Slough ('_-e*_ow L        IYES        GOODI         I        I   . . . . I
                 17   Munson Slough (above L           IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I   . . . . I
                 25   EAST DRAINAGE                    [No         POOR(         I        I   . . . .
                 26   UNNAMED SLOUGH                   INO         UNKNI         I        I   . . . .
                 31   ST AUTUSTINE                     INO         POORI         I
                 33   CENTRA.L DRAINAGE Z:TCH          INO         POORI         I        I   . . . .
                 37   MALL DRAINAGE                    IPARTIAL    FAIRI         I        I   . . . .
                 38   LLOYD CREEK                      (YES        GOODI         I
                 40   GODBY DITCH                      INO         POORI         I        I   . . . .
                 42   UNNAMED XUN                      IND         POORI         I        I   . . . .
                 46   WARD CREEK                       )PARTIAL    FAIRJ         I        I   . .








                 LEGEND:                          DOSAT-DO SATURATION                         TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM               TURB-TURBIDITY
                                                  FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                        TEMP-TEMPERATURE                   TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
                 ALK-ALKALINITY                   FLOW-FLOW                                   TN-NITROGEN                        WQI-WATER OULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
                 BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN D-@-ANTD     MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE              TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
                 CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                 PH-PH                                       TP-PHOSPHORUS
                 DO-DTSSOLVED OXYGEN              SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                       TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS











                                                                                                         NPS QUALITATIVE SURVEY RESULTS
                                                                                            AN "X" INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH POLLUTANT OR SOURCE
                                                                               THE - ON MAPID INDICATES NO STORET INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS WATERSHED
                                                                                                    -SEE PAGE 11  FOR LEGEND FOR THIS TABLE-

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                                                                                 U   A    E         E   T            A            H       T    T    I            U        I            T
              M                                                                  T C D              S H D 0 L                     A       H H S                  R        S N N H
              A                B                           W          W          R   T    I         T   E   E   X    I       M    B       E    E    H  A         B        H  0     0   E
              P       W        A                           Q          Q          I   E    M         I   R   B   Y    N       E    I   F   R    R    K  L   W     1  0     D  S     F   R
                      B        S                           3          N          E   R    E   0     C   C   R   G    I       T    T   L   M    P    I  G    E    D  D     E  W     I   S   I   S
              T       I        1                           0          P          N I N I I H I E T P A A 0 A 0 L A E 1 0 C I S Y N T A R S L U C F 0
              D       D        N                           5          S          T   A    T   L     D   E   S   N    Y  H    L    T   W   L    L    L  L    D    T  R     L  M     H   M   D   P    G   E   L     D  R     N   M   T

                  3-  1071     DIRECT RUNOFF TO BAY                   GOOD
                  7*  1032     HOSFORD BRANCH REACH                   THREAT                                x                     x                                                                         x
               10     793B     ST. MARKS RIVER             GOOD       THREAT                                x                     x   x                                                                     x
               14*    1000     LIMESTONE CREEK                        THREAT     x                          x                     x                                                                         x     x
               18*    977      MOORE BRANCH                           THREAT     x                          x                     x                                                                         x     x
               19-    965      SWEETWXTER BRANCH                      THREAT     x                                                x                                                                 x       x     x
               20-    942      CROW POND OUTLET                       THREAT     K                  x                                                                                               x
               22*    932      UNNAMED BRANCH                         THREAT     x                  x                                                                                               x
               23-    910      CUBA BRANCH                            THREAT     x        x   x                                                                                                     x       x     x  x
               24*    918      BURNT MILL CREEK                       THREAT     K                  x                                                                                               x
               28*    922      UNNAMED BRANCH                         GOOD
               29*    899      LANG BRANCH                            THREAT     x        x                                                                                                         x             x                x
               30*    912      UNNAMED BRANCH                         GOOD
               32*    873      HALL BRANCH                            THREAT     x            x     x                             x                                                                               x  x             x
               35*    868      UNNAMED BRANCH                         GOOD
               36-    862      POLAR MILL BRANCH                      THREn      x                                                                                                                  x                      x       x
               38     791A     LLOYD CREEK                 GOOD       THREAT     x        x   x     x                                                                                               x       x     x  x     x   x   x
               39*    808      COPELAND SINK DRAIN                    THREAT     x        x   x     x                                                                                                             x  x
               41*    761      MORRIS BRANCH                          THREAT     x   x                                                                                                              x       x
               44*    716      CANEY BRANCH                           THREAT     x   x                                                                                                              x             x
               45     791L     Lake Miccosukee             GOOD       THREAT     x        x   x     x                                                                                               x       x     x  x     x   x   x
               46     459      WARD CREEK                  FAIR       THREAT     x        x   x     x                             x                                                                 x       x     x  x     x   x





























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                      YELLOW RIVER BASIN                        WATER QUALITY
                            03140103                                  GOOD
                   AVERAGE WATER QUALITY                              THREATENED
                     1984-1993 STORET DATA                            FAIR
          WATERSHED ID NUMBERS LINK MAP TO TABLES                     POOR
              INDICATES QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT                        UNKNOWN                 p a gn ae- 155 01












                                 YELLOW RIVER BASIN




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                Basic Fact

                 Drainage Area: 1,320 square miles (about 860 in Florida)
                 Major Land Uses: forest, agriculture
                 Population Density: low (Crestview)
                 Major Pollution Sources: WWTP, agriculture, runoff
                 Best Water Quality Areas: most of Yellow and Shoal Rivers
                 Worst Water Quality Areas: Trammel Creek
                 Water Quality Trends: stable quality at one site
                 OFW Waterbodies:
                   Shoal River
                   Yellow River Marsh State Aquatic Preserve
                 SWIM Waterbodies: part of Pensacola Bay System SWIM watershed
                 Reference Reports:
                   Florida Rivers Assessment DEP/FREAC/NPS, 1989
                   Florida Nonpoint Source Assessment, DEP (Tallahassee), 1988
                   Pensacola Bay SWIM Plan, NWFWMD, 1990
                 Basin Water Quality Experts:
                   Gray Bass, FGFWFC, 904/957-4172
                   Don Ray, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8340
                   Glenn Butts, DEP (Pensacola), 904/444-8380


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                In the News


                 * Health advisories recommending limited consumption of largemouth bass
                   due to mercury content have been issued for the Yellow River.
                 * A sewage spill into Trammel Creek from the Crestview WWTP resulted in
                   large fish kill during November 1990. Approximately 13,000 sport
                   fish died.
                   Since 1988, Crestview WWTP has been cited for 2693 violations of federal
                   rules regarding discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage
                   EPA has proposed a $115,000 fine.





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                  Ecological Characterization

                  The Yellow River Basin originates in Covington County, Alabamaand flows southward
                  for approximately 92 miles before emptying into Blackwater Bayin Florida. The Yellow
                  River Basin drains roughly 860 square miles of northwestern Florida. The largest
                  tributary, the Shoal River, joins the Yellow River near Crestview, Florida, discharging an
                  average of 1, 100 cfs. The rate of flow for the Yellow River (40 miles above the mouth)
                  averages 1,500 cfs. The Yellow River is so named because its tannic waters appear
                  yellowish against the white sandy river bed. The Yellow River's drainage basin is ,the
                  highest in Florida and contains large sandy deposits' thought to be part of a barrier islands
                  system when sea levels were higher. The river runs swiftly and creates high banks and
                  large sand bars. The Shoal River is similar in character and drainage. After its confluence
                  with the Shoal, the Yellow River becomes deeper and slower as it flows through the low
                  swamp and marsh lands to the bay. Land use in the Yellow River Basin is primarily forest
                  and agriculture. Crestview and Nfilligan are the largest towns in this basin. Much of the
                  southern basin is a large Air Force base. It contains several landing fields and numerous
                  roads.


                  Anthropogenic Impacts

                  The Yellow River has excellent water quality. The Shoal River has been declared an
                  Outstanding Florida Water. All stream reaches in the basin which have been sampled
                  exhibit good overall quality except for Trammel Creek. Upper reaches of the Yellow
                  River have some impact from Alabama agricultural runoff, Florida hog lots and other
                  agricultural activities.

                  Trammel Creek received treated wastewater from the City of Crestview WWTP (1.5
                  MGD design capacity) until April 1994. The creek exhibits nutrient and turbidity
                  problems. The Crestview plant has had a history of treatment problems. A sewage spill in
                  Trammel Creek in November, 1990 resulted in the death of approximately 13,000 sport
                  fish. The City of Crestview constructed a new WVV7P and now disposes all of it's effluent
                  to an upland site. The old discharge into Trammel Creek was discontinued inApril, 1994.
                  Trammel Creek joins the Yellow River approximately 3 112miles west of the town of
                  Crestview. The Yellow River was posted for non-contact by the Okaloosa County Health
                  Department several times in the past two years after system failures at the Crestview
                  WWTP. Runoff from the City of Crestview goes both to the Trammel Creek-Yellow
                  River drainage and to the lower Shoal River drainage.

                  In addition, some areas in the basin near agricultural areas are threatened by nutrient, silt
                  and BOD loadings from runoff. Particularly noted.are Pond Creek and the Shoal River
                  near Crestview.






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                 Horsehead Creek, east of Laurel Hill, was severely altered due to non-vegetated eroded
                 banks, sediment filled channel, and livestock waste disposal.

                 Juniper Creek below Laurel Hill was in need of habitat restoration activities because of
                 historical clearing and moving of the stream channel resulting in the lack of fish and
                 wildlife propagation.

                 Hurricane Creek in the State Forest had a low diversity and an unbalanced aquatic
                 community below the impoundment of Hurricane Lake.

                 Juniper Creek draining Crestview into Shoal River continues to be under enforcement due
                 to severe erosion from unpaved Raspberry Road and clay/sand borrow pits.



































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                                                                                                                           USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140103 YELLOW RIVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    INDEX         GOOD FAIR POOR
                   SURFACE WA.:IR QUALITY DATA FOR 1970-1993                                                                                                                                                                     ----------- ----- ----- -----
                   ME:)'X'; V)L-:;'--S FOR EACH WATERSHED                                                                                                                                                                        WQI-RIVER        0-44    45-59-60-90
                   C'J.R.R@- -_-RIOD OF RECORD (1989-1993) USED WHERE AVAILABLE                                                                                                                                                  TSI-ESTUARY 0-49         50-59 60-100       -----
                   PER:^= @R:OR TO 1989 IS EVALUATED AS HISTORICAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                   TSI-LAKE         0-59    60-69 70-100           1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    BIOLOGICAL                               WATER
               WA7ERS-_7                                            WATERSHED DATA RECORD                            WATER               DISSOLVED           OXYGEN               PH            TROPHIC                              SPECIES                                 QUALITY
               ID       NKM_                                       ----------------------                            CLARITY                OXYGEN           DEMAND          ALKALINITY           STATUS          COLIFORM          DIVERSITY           CONE) FLOW           INDICES
               ----- ---------------------------------             MAX     BEG   END       DATA  ---------------------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ---------- --------------- ----- ----- ---------------
                                                                   #OBS    YR    YR.      PERIOD           TURB    SD COLOR       TSS    DO DOSAT       BOD COD        TOC   PH      ALK    NITRO PHOS      CHLA  TOTAL FECL NAT ART BECK               COND FLOW         WQI       TSI

                   'WA-7--, B,:` -.Y?E: STREAM
                   i              CREEK                                 15 89    93   Current               4.0    0.3     40       3    7.3     74     3.3              7   6.4      23    2.14  0.65        2   605     80                            121                  48
                   2    Y-711CW RIVER                                   29 90    93   Current              12.6    0.9     65       5    6.8     70     0.2              5   6.0      11    0.47  0.03            418    114                            33                   40
                   3              CREEK                                 6  92    92   Current               1.1    1.0     10       1    8.7    101                      1   5.5        1   0.20  0.02                        6                         14                   6
                   4    Y--*---W RIVER                                  69 73    85   Historical           13.5    0.9     55     12     7.3     77     0.7     16       6   6.3      12    0.47  0.04        1   510    129     2.3 3.9         49     34                   35
                   5    F.Al-NE CREEK                                   6  92    92   Current               0.9    0.8     15       1    8.6     94                      1   5.6        1   0.16  0.02                    22                            13                   9
                   6    ?--kRL :REEK                                    8  92    93   Current               6.5    1.2     55       4    8.0     82                      5   6.1        2   0.40  0.01                   520                            21                   31
                   7             31:VER                                 13 90    93   Current              15.5      .              .    8.0     86                          5.7        6   0.46  0.03                                                  20                   34
                   8    ::T: -7K                                        2  85    85   Historical            5.2    0.4        5   18     8.9    102     0.7                  5.1        1   0.29  0.04        2  3800    490             3.3            12                   34
                   9    iA:,L M:'-L    CREEK                            2  85    85   Historical            9.0    0.7     40     11     8.1     97     0.3                  5.8        1   0.59  0.06        2  2200    280                            23                   35
                   10   SHCAL -.:VER                                    8  90    92   Current               9.0            65     10     7.8     78     0.4              5   6.2            0.58  0.03            750    220                            31                   34
                   11            WOODS  CREEK                           9  92    93   Current               3.5    0.5     45       2    8.7     89                      4   6.2        3   0.42  0.01                   219                            23                   23
                   12   POK-- -:,E_-K                                   2  85    85   Historical            7.5      .     35     13     8.6     99     0.4                  6.5        4   0.58  0.07        2  3000    170                            36                   35
                   13            _1:VER                                 8  92    93   Current               4.8    0.5     50       3    8.7     87                      5   5.7        2   0.66  0.01                    98                            23                   24
                   14   GUM ::z7K                                       5  92    92   Current               6.0    0.7     120      5    6.9     79                     12   4.7        1   0.59  0.02           1300    200                            23                   38
                   15   ?01@7=     CREEK                                7  92    92   Current               2.9    0.3     20       3    8.8     95                      1   5.8        1   0.32  0.02                    40                            21                   14
                        ,:7-                                                                                                                                             6   5.5        2   6.67  0.02           3000    600                            32                   34
                   16             Z7REEK                                6  92    92   Current               3.6    0.5     80       3    6.4     72
                   17   ='R@7_-Y @7REEK                                 6  92    92   Current               6.0    0.3     100      4    8.0     90                      8   6.5        2   0.63  0.02           8000    610                            47                   35
                   18   P:K_-- '_@OG CREEK                              8  92    93   Current               4.8    0.5     35       2    8.6     86                      3   6.2        5   0.40  0.01                    72                            30                   is
                   19             Z_UEK                                 7  92    92   Current               1.6    0.7     50       1    6.0     64                      4   5.7        1   0.37  0.02                    so                            20                   21
                   20   B:, HC_-,ST_ CREEK                              6  92    92   Current               5.5    0.5     50       2    6.9     94                      3   6.4        5   0.32  0.02                   200                            24                   25
                   21   POND Z.:LEEK                                    26 91    93   Current               7.4    0.8     60       3    6.3     72     0.8              3   6.6      13    0.70  0.05           1225    150                            66                   34
                   22   B:G ::.:=K                                      6  92    92   Current               9.4    0.4     50       9    8.5     89                      3   6.4        3   0.44  0.02              .    390                            25                   32
                   23             -RIVER                                60 89    93   Current              10.3    0.7     45       5    7.8     86     0.2              3   6.8      22    0.47 0.03         2   405    115                            48   1075            37



















               LEGEND:                                  BOD-BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L               DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN MG/L                  MAX #OBS-MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                                  TURB-TURBIDITY MGIL
               ALK-ALKA.L:N:-'-' MG/L                   CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL UG/L                            DOSAT-DO I SATURATION                     NAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY                TOC-TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON MG/L              V.1QI-WATER QUALITY INDEX
               ART-ARTIF:@::.k@ SUBSTRATE DI            COD-CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MG/L                  END YR-ENDING YEAR                        NITRO-TOTAL NITROGEN MG/L                      TOTAL-TOTAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML
               BEG YR-B-_G:NN:N_1 SAMPLING YEAR COLOR-COLOR PCU                                          FECL-FECAL COLIFORM MPN/100ML             PH-PH STANDARD UNITS                           ISI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX
               BECK-BECK'S B:^-7:C INDEX                COND-CONDUCTIVITYUMHOS                           FLOW-FLOW CFS                             MOS-TOTAL PHOSPHORUS MG/L                      TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS MG/L















       SURFACE WATER QUALITY DATA SCREENING REPORT                         USGS HYDROLOGIC    UNIT: 03140103 YELLOW RIVER
       MEDIAN VALUES FOR EACH WATERSHED SCREENED

             'X'=EXCEEDS SCREENING CRITERIA                                                                                     SCREENING VARIABLES   AND CRITERIA
             '0'=WITHIN'SCREENING CRITERIA
             '.'=MISSING DATA                                                                                                                                               I
                                           I RANK DATA RECORDI      IN    ISTREAM   I LAKE    I    PH    I   ALK    I TURB &    I COND     I OXYGEN   I    DO    1COLIFORM  I BIOL      I CHIA      ISECCHI   I
                                           I------------------  I         I   TP    I  TP     I          I          I   TSS     I          I DEMAND   I          I BACTI    I    DIV    I           I DISC    I
                                           I WQI     CURRENT I            I         I         I          I          I           I          I          I          I          I           I           I         I
       WATERSHED                           I OR        OR       ITN>2.0    TP>.46   ITP>.12   I PH>8.8   I ALK<20   ITURB>16.51COND>12751    BOD>3.3  I  DO<4    ITOT>3700  IDIART<1.951  CHLA>40   I SD<.7   I
       ID     NAME                         I TSI   HISTORICAL   I         i         I         I PH<5.2   I          I TSS>18    I          I COD>102  I          IFECAL>4701DINAT<1.5   I
       -----   --------------------------------------------                                                         I                      I TOC>27.51           I          I BECK<5.5  I

         WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
         I   TRAMMEL CREEK                 IFAIR   Current      I   x     I    x    I         1     0    1     0    1     0     1     0    1     x    1     0    1     0    1                 0     1     x   1
         2   YELLOW RIVER                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     0   1
         3   BOILING CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     0   1
         4   YELLOW RIVER                  IGOOD   Historical   1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1      0    1     0     1     0   1
         5   MALONE CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             0   1
         6   PEARL CREEK                   IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     x    1                             0   1
         7   SHOAL RIVER                   IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1          1     0    1          1                             .   I
         8   TITI CREEK                    IGOOD   Historical   1   0     1    0    1         1     x    I     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     x    1      0    1     0     1     x   1
         9   LAIRD MILL CREEK              IGOOD   Historical   1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1           1     0     1     0   1
       10    SHOAL RIVER                   IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1          1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     .   I
       11    PINEY WOODS CREEK             IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     x   1
       12    POND CREEK                    IGOOD   Historical   1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                 0     1     .   1
       13    SHOAL RIVER                   IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     x   1
       14    GUM CREEK                     IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     x    I     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                       1     0   1
       15    POVERTY CREEK                 IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x   1
       16    LITTLE CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     x    I                             x
       17    TURKEY CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     x    I                             x
       18    PINE LOG CREEK                IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x
       19    MURDER CREEK                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             0   1
       20    BIG HORSE CREEK               IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             x   1
       21    POND CREEK                    IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0    1     0    1                             0   1
       22    BIG CREEK                     IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1         1     0    1     x    1     0     1          1     0    1     0          0    1           1                 x   1
       23    YELLOW RIVER                  IGOOD   Current      1   0     1    0    1                          0    1     0     1     0    1     0    1     0          0    1           1     0           0   1


















       LEGEND:                          COND-CONDUCTIVITY                           FECAL-FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA     TP-PHOSPHORUS                   WI OR TSI-WATER QUALITY INDEX RATING
       ALK-ALKALINITY                   DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN                         HISTORICAL-1970 TO 1988           TOT-TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA           WHICH INDEX USED, WQI OR TSI, IS
       BECK-BECK'S BIOTIC INDEX         CURRENT-1989 TO 1993                        OXYGEN DEMAND-BOD,OOD,T0C         TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS            BASED ON WATERBODY TYPE
       BIOL DIV-BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DIART-ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           PH-PH                             TURB-TURBIDITY
       CHLA-CHLOROPHYLL                 DINAT-NATURAL SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY           TN-NITROGEN                       SD-SECCHI DISC METERS











               s!!RFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT                                       USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT: 03140103 YELLOW RIVER
                    TRENDS-SOURCES-CLEANUP

                    lx'=DEGRADING TREND                                             1984 - 1993 TRENDS
                    '0'=STABLE TREND                               -----------------------------------------------------
                    '+'=IMPROVING TREND                                  W       TI T T C Sl P Al   T TI B TI   D DI  T Fl  T F  l<--- PLEASE READ THESE COLUMNS VERTICALLY
                    '.'=MISSING DATA              IQUALITY RANK    IOVER-IQ or Sl  N P H  DI H Ll   U Sl 0 01   0 01  C Cl  E L  I
                                                  I-------------   I ALL ;I      Il    L    I   KI  R Sl D  Cl    St  0 01  M 0  1
                                                  1         WQI ITRENDI          I     A    I     I B  I     I    Al  L Ll  P W  I
               WATERSHED                          I MEETS   OR I         I       I          I     I    I     I    Tj  1 11       1
               ID   NAME                          IUSE ?    TSI    I     I                                                       I DEGRADATION SOURCES, PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CLEANUP EFFORTS
               ----- ------------------------     I-------------                                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               WATER BODY TYPE: STREAM
               I    TRAMMEL CREEK                 IPARTIAL  FAIRI        I       I . . . .  I
               2    YELLOW RIVER                  IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  I
               3    BOILING CREEK                 IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  I
               4    YELLOW RIVER                  IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  I
               5    MALONE CREEK                  IYES      GOODI        I         . .      1   .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
               6    PEARL CREEK                   IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
               7    SHOAL RIVER                   IYES      GOODI        I       I . .      1   .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
               8    TITI CREEK                    IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               9    LAIRD MILL CREEK              IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               10   SHOAL RIVER                   IYES      GOOD]        I       I . . . .
               11   PINEY WOODS CREEK             IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .
               12   POND CREEK                    IYES      GOOD]        I       I . . . .
               13   SHOAL RIVER                   IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .
               14   GUM CREEK                     IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .
               15   POVERTY CREEK                 IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .
               16   LITTLE CREEK                  IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .
               17   TURKEY CREEK                  IYES      GOODI        I       I . .      1   .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
               18   PINE LOG CREEK                IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               19   MURDER CREEK                  [YES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               20   BIG HORSE CREEK               IYES      GOOD1        I       I . .      1   .1    .1    .1    .1    .1       1
               21   POND CREEK                    IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               22   BIG CREEK                     IYES      GOODI        I       I . . . .  1   .1    .1
               23   YELLOW RIVER                  IYES      GOODI    0   1   0   1 0 0 . .1  x  01  0 01    .1  0 01    01  0 0  1


















               LEGEND:                       DOSAT-DO SATURATION                   TCOLI-TOTAL COLIFORM             TURB-TURBIDITY
                                             FCOLI-FECAL COLIFORM                  TEMP-TEMPERATUR9                 TSI-TROPHIC STATE INDEX FOR LAKES AND ESTUARIES
               ALK-ALKALINITY                FLOW-FLCW                             TN-NITROGEN                      WQI-WATER QULAITY INDEX FOR STREAMS AND SPRINGS
               BOD-BIOCHEM. OXYGEN DEMAND    MEETS USE-MEETS DESIGNATED USE        TOC-T.ORGANIC CARBON
               CHLA-CHLORCPHYLL              PH-PH                                 TP-PHOSPHORUS
               DO-DISSOLVED OXYGEN           SD-SECCHI DISC METERS                 TSS-TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS















                                                    PANTHER SWAMP              130
           ALFORD ARM                 142           PARKER BAY                 130
           APALACHICOLA BAY           16            PATE BRANCH                 65
           APALACHICOLA RIVER         23            PENSACOLA BAY              104
           BAYOU CHICO                104           PERDIDO BAY                114
           BAYOU GEORGE CREEK         130           PERDIDO RIVER              123
           BAYOU GRANDE               104           PINE BARREN CREEK           73
           BEATTY BAYOU               130           PITTS BAY                  130
           BIG COLDWATER CREEK        31            POND CREEK                  31
           BIG GOLLY CREEK            23            PRETTY BAYOU               130
           BLACK CREEK                23            RUSS MILL CREEK             47
           BLACKWATER BAY             104           SANDY CREEK                 65
           BLACKWATER RIVER           31            SANTA ROSA SOUND           104
           BRIDGE CREEK               114           SHOAL RIVER                150
           BRUCE CREEK                65            SMITH CREEK                 87
           BRUSHY CREEK               123           SOPCHOPPY RIVER             87
           BUCKHORN CREEK             87            ST AUGUSTINE BRANCH        142
           CAMEL LAKE REC  AREA       23            ST. ANDREWS BAY            130
           CANOE CREEK                73            ST. GEORGE SOUND            16
           CARPENTER CREEK            104           ST. MARKS RIVER            142
           CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER        40            TANYARD BRANCH              87
           CHIPOLA RIVER              47            TELOGIA CREEK               17
           CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER       65            TENMILE CREEK               65
           CHOCTOWATCHEE BAY          55            TEXAR BAYOU                104
           CINCO BAYOU                55            THOMPSON BAYOU              73
           CLEAR CREEK                31            TOMS CREEK                  55
           COMPASS LAKE OUTLET        130           TRAMMEL CREEK              150
           COWARTS CREEK              47            TURNER CREEK               114
           CROOKED CREEK              47            VAUSE BRANCH                87
           CROOKED RIVER              81            WAKULLA RIVER              142
           CYPRESS CREEK              23            WATSON BAYOU               130
           DEERPOINT LAKE             130           WEST BAY                   130
           EAST BAY                   130           WEST FORK                   31
           EAST FORK                  31            WOODIAWN CANAL             130
           EAST PITTMAN CREEK         65            WRIGHTS CREEK               65
           EAST RIVER BAY             104           YELLOW RIVER               150
           ECONFINA CREEK             130
           EIGHTEENMILE CREEK         100
           EIGHTMILE CREEK            114
           ELEVENMILE CREEK           114
           ESCAMBIA BAY               104
           ESCAMBIA RIVER             73
           GARNIER CREEK              55
           GODBY DITCH                142
           HOLMAN BRANCH              87
           HOLMES CREEK               65
           HUBBERT BRANCH             87
           JACKSON CREEK              104
           JONES CREEK                104
           LAGRANGE BAYOU             55
           LAKE IAMONIA OUTLET        87
           LAKE JACKSON               87
           LAKE LAFAYETTE DRAIN       142
           LAKE MARTIN 13AYOU         130
           LAKE MUNSON                142
           LAKE OVERSTREET DRAIN      87
           LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK       55
           LITTLE RIVER               87
           LITTLE SWEETWATER CR       23
           LOST LAKE REC AREA         142
           MARCUS CREEK               114
           MASSALINA BAYOU            130
           MEGGINNIS ARM RUN          87
           MERIAL LAKE                130
           MERRITTS MILL POND         47
           MILL CREEK                 87
           MOSQUITO CREEK             23
           MUNSON SINK                142
           NEW RIVER                  81
           NORTH BAY (N)              130
           OCHEESEE POND   OUTLET     23
           OCHLOCKONEE RIVER          87
           OCKLAWAHA CREEK            87
           OTTER CREEK                87
           PACE MILL CREEK            104




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