2012 North Carolina Integrated Report
2012 North Carolina Integrated Report All 13,178 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) List for Mercury due to statewide fish consumption advice for several fish species Category 5 Impaired assessments require development of a TMDL for the Parameter of Interest. This is the 303(d) List
2012 North Carolina Integrated Report White Oak River Basin > AU Number Category
10-digit Watershed
Name
Rating
Use
Reason for Rating
0302030101
White Oak River Headwaters
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010103
Black Swamp Creek
Potential Standards Viol
Turbidity
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low pH
Supporting
20-23-1
Schoolhouse Branch 4t
>
20-23-2
Impaired
20-23-3
4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
3
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
10-digit Watershed
0302030102
White Oak River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010204
Hadnet Creek
From source to Hadnot Creek (0.7 S Miles)
Loss of Use
4.2
Loss of Use
4.8
Loss of Use
7.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Hadnot Creek (1.1663188096093 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Hadnot Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Caleb Branch (City Weeks Branch)
C
Black Swamp Creek-White Oak River 6.9
Moderate Bioclassificati
Shellfish Harvesting
Steep Hill Branch 4t
>
Impaired
FW Acres
030203010106
From source to White Oak River
Aquatic Life
White Oak River Basin >
949.0
Aquatic Life
1
Year
10-digit Watershed
Not Rated
Starkeys Creek
Category
White Oak River
3a
20-10
Classification
03020301
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
From source to Black Swamp Creek
Catfish Lake
Units
Length or Area
8-digit Subbasin
White Oak River Basin 20-9-1
White Oak River Headwaters
Description
White Oak River Basin
>
0302030101
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
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10-digit Watershed
Name
Rating
0302030102
Description
Use
20-17a
Reason for Rating
>
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Turbidity
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low pH
Pettiford Creek
S Acres
Natural Bioclassification
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
4t
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Mill Creek (Pettiford Creek)
Impaired
20-29-2
Impaired
20-29-2-1
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
WHITE OAK RIVER 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
31.4
Aquatic Life
Good Bioclassification
S Acres
1.6
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002
030203010206
From source to Spring Branch
3
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Starkey Creek
12-digit Subwatershed
20-(1)
4.8
From source to Pettiford Creek Bay
Mullet Gut Impaired
From source to Pettiford Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Starkey Creek
4t
>
41.6
Aquatic Life
20-29-1-1
C
Pettiford Creek
Supporting
4t
>
FW Acres
030203010205
From source to Pettiford Creek Bay
Category
Hunters Creek
1
4t
>
030203010202
3a
20-29-1
Classification
Year
2,805.7
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
Great Lake
Great Lake
Units
Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
White Oak River
White Oak River
21.2
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
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>
Use
WHITE OAK RIVER
Reason for Rating
Parameter
DEH closed area from Hunters Creek to DEH closure line.
792.6
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
4t
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-(18)b
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-(18)c1
20-(18)c3
Impaired
20-(18)c4
Impaired
20-(18)c5
4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
230.5
S Acres
183.0
S Acres
1,849.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 26.0
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
28.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Category
SA;HQW
4
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
1,177.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line.
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
DEH closed area from Hunters Creek to DEH closure line.
Classification
Year
Copper
20-(18)a2
Units
Length or Area
Data Inconclusive
4t
>
Description
Aquatic Life
4t
>
White Oak River
Not Rated
4t
>
Rating
0302030102
3a
4t
>
Name
20-(18)a1
4t
>
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
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>
>
Impaired
Impaired
20-(18)e1
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
21.4
6.9
7.7
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW
755.5
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-21
Shellfish Harvesting
Pitts Creek (Hargetts Creek) 4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
31.9
1.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to White Oak River (0.3 S Miles)
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
20-(18)e2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area adjacent to the east side of the White Oak River Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
31.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line. Prohibited area Dolphin Bay Estates and Canal
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line. Prohibited Area at Hwy 24 Bridge
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Impaired
White Oak River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
4t
>
Use
WHITE OAK RIVER
20-(18)d
4t
>
Impaired
0302030102
Description
WHITE OAK RIVER
20-(18)c8
4t
>
Rating
20-(18)c7
4t
>
Name
20-(18)c6
4t
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW
4
2002
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20-23
20-26
20-26-1
20-27
Impaired
20-28
20-29
20-30
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
3.4
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
29.1
4.3
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
53.3
S Acres
4
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 239.3
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
6.9
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
82.1
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Dubling Creek
4t
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Pettiford Creek Bay
Impaired
43.4
From source to Holland Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Stevens Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Hampton Bay
4t
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 7.2
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Cartwheel Branch
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Holland Mill Creek
4t
>
Impaired
White Oak River
From source to White Oak River
Godfry Branch
4t
>
Impaired
20-24
4t
>
Use
Hadnot Creek
4t
>
Rating
Impaired
0302030102
Description
Cales Creek
4t
>
Name
20-22
4t
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Name
Rating
20-31
Impaired
20-32
Use
Supporting
>
19-41-(0.5)c1
>
15.8
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
That portion of White Oak River within an area bounded by a line running 267.6 in an easterly direction from a point below Foster Creek to east end of Swansboro Bridge (N.C. Hwy. 24)
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
S Acres
10-digit Watershed
0302030103
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010302
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay to subbasin boundary
145.2
S Acres
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-(0.5)e
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
19-41-(14.5)a
From subbasin boundary to southwest mouth of Bear Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
276.9
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From southwest mouth of Bear Creek to mouth of Goose Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
57.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From the northeast mouth of Goose Creek to the southwest mouth of Queen Creek
108.4
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-(14.5)b
1
Intracoastal Waterway Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Unnamed area south of ICWW between Bear Creek and Saunders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
SC
2
Bear Creek-Bear Inlet
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Impaired
4
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
Loss of Use
Intracoastal Waterway
SA;HQW
Recreation Advisory Postings
Shellfish Harvesting
19-41-(0.5)d
Category
2002
Impaired
5
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
5
5
>
Intracoastal Waterway
Units
Parameter
From source to White Oak River
Recreation
White Oak River Basin
>
White Oak River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
White Oak River Restricted Area 1
0302030102
Description
Boathouse Creek 4t
>
10-digit Watershed
172.7
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2002
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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>
Impaired
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Inlet
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
88.1
Loss of Use
8.2
Loss of Use
19.2
No Criteria Exceeded
12.1
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
179.8
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 163.9
SA;HQW
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Bear Creek to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH CAO area along south shore shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH CAC area along north shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
49.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH CAO area along south shore shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Year
14.6
DEH CAC area along north shore of creek
Saunders Creek
Supporting
Loss of Use
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to DEH closed area line
Bear Creek
19-41-13
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Bear Creek
Bear Creek
19-41-12
1
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Creek
19-41-11b2
4t
>
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From Shacklefoot Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Creek
19-41-11b1
4t
>
Impaired
19-41-11a3
4t
Use
Mill Creek
19-41-11a2
4t
>
Supporting
0302030103
Description
Bear Creek
19-41-11a1
4t
>
Rating
19-41-11-1
5
>
Name
19-41-10
1
10-digit Watershed
241.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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>
Impaired
19-41-5-3
Shellfish Harvesting
19-41-6
19-41-7
Browns Inlet 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
6.7
Loss of Use
65.4
Loss of Use
1.0
No Criteria Exceeded
1.0
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
1.0
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 62.2
SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
2002 2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Browns Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
5
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel Supporting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Mirey Branch Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 2.6
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Clay Bank Branch
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 2,207.9 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
Browns Swamp
19-41-5-2
1
>
Impaired
19-41-5-1
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Freeman Creek
5
>
Supporting
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Island ORW Area
19-41-5
5
>
Use
Gillets Creek
5
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Goose Creek
19-41-4
5
>
Rating
19-41-18a
1
>
Name
19-41-14
5
10-digit Watershed
150.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Name
Rating
19-41-8
Impaired
19-41-9
Use
Supporting
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
99-(4)b
Atlantic Ocean
1
>
Supporting
99-(4)c
Atlantic Ocean
1
Supporting
20-36-(0.5)a8
S Acres
030203010305
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
2
Bogue Banks-Bear Island 0.6
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
8.1
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
From Seagull Road in Emerald Isle to Seashell Lane west of Indian Beach
Recreation
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded 12-digit Subwatershed
>
81.7
From Ocean Drive in Emerald Isle to Seagull Road in Emerald Isle
Recreation
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 52.8
From Bear Creek to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shacklefoot Channel 1
0302030103
Description
Browns Creek 5
>
10-digit Watershed
Enterrococcus 030203010303
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound 4.6
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Salty Shores Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a9
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1.5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Bogue Sound Yacht Club
5
>
20-36-(0.5)c
5
>
Impaired Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-3
Taylor Bay 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Sanders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
33.6
81.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
2008
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
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20-36-4b
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
73.3
20-36-6a
128.8
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-6b
5
Impaired
Loss of Use
2.8
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;ORW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 030203010304
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 19.3
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 17.9
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 1.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
19.4
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Sanders Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to East Prong Sanders Creek
Sanders Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Sanders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Sikes Branch Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to Bogue Sound
East Prong Sanders Creek
20-36-6-1-1
5
>
Impaired
20-36-6-1
5
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 4.5
Archer Creek (Piney Cr.) From source to Bogue Sound
5
>
Impaired
From source to Goose Creek (0.75 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closure line Bogue Sound
Goose Creek
20-36-5
5
>
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Goose Creek
5
>
Use
Sanders Creek (Goose Creek) Impaired
0302030103
Description
Rating
20-36-4a
5
>
Name
20-36-4-1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2002 Bogue Sound-Bogue Inlet
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Supporting
19-41-18b2
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
63.9
16.5
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 195.2
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 18.0 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 24.0 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Island ORW Area
Supporting
Loss of Use
162.6
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot 283.8 Swamp to Intracoastal Waterway.
Bear Island ORW Area
Impaired
From the southwest mouth of Queen Creek to the west side of the Whiteoak River Restricted Area
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Bogue Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Bogue Inlet Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From the southwest mouth of Queen Creek to the west side of the Whiteoak River Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Queen Creek
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Cow Channel
19-41-18b1
5
>
Impaired
19-41-17
1
Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-16c
4t
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-15
1
>
Rating
19-41-(15.5)b
5
>
Name
19-41-(15.5)a
5
10-digit Watershed
2002 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Name
Rating
20-(18)e3
4t
10-digit Watershed
20-36-(0.5)a3
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
Description
Use
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
0302030103 Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW. Dudleys Marina and Boataminiums
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Units
Category
Year 5.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Classification
3.4
SA;HQW
4
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Cedar Point Villas Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a4
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1.6
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Dolphin Street Park Dockage
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
2.0
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Bayshore Park Dockage
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a6
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
4.6
S Acres
2008 SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Old Ferry Dock at Cape Carteret
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a7
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
11.5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Island Harbor Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)b1
5
Bogue Sound Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Hunting Island Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
44.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
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20-36-1
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-16-1
4t
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
>
Impaired
Impaired
19-41-16-4b
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
1.0
S Acres
2002 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
26.9
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 65.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 46.3
SA;HQW
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to Queen Creek
Category
Queen Creek
1.0
From source to DEH closure line.
Shellfish Harvesting
Parrot Swamp Impaired
Loss of Use
SA;ORW
030203010301
From source to Queen Creek
Parrot Swamp Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Queen Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Halls Creek
19-41-16-4a
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
Pasture Branch
19-41-16-3
4t
>
Impaired
2.7
From source to Queen Creek
Bell Swamp
19-41-16-2
4t
>
53.3
Loss of Use
Impaired
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Shellfish Harvesting
12-digit Subwatershed
>
11.9
Impaired
Hunting Island Creek
Classification
Year
5
20-36-2
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Deer Creek
5
>
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
DEH closed area at mouth of Hunting Island Creek
Bogue Sound Impaired
0302030103
Description
Rating
20-36-(0.5)b2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
21-(1)
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Newport River
150.8
11.6
3.0
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
10-digit Watershed
0302030104
Newport River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010403
Black Creek
From source to Little Creek Swamp
11.2
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Dicks Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at Queens Creek Road Bridge to DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot Swamp.
White Oak River Basin
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 22.8
From DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at Queens Creek Road Bridge to DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot Swamp.
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
DEH closed area from source to DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at 283.7 Queens Creek Road Bridge.
Queen Creek Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Queen Creek
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Queen Creek
Queen Creek
19-41-16d
4t
Use
Queen Creek
19-41-16b2
4t
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Dicks Creek
19-41-16b1
4t
>
Rating
19-41-16a
4t
>
Name
19-41-16-5
4t
10-digit Watershed
030203010405
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
FW Miles
C
3
Core Creek
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Impaired
21-24-2b
Impaired
21-24b1
Shellfish Harvesting
21-24b2
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
19.6
Loss of Use
46.2
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
29.3
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 14.9
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 212.0
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closed line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closed line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Neuse River Basin boundary to DEH closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) 5
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 15.5
From DEH closed line to Core Creek
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) Impaired
From source to Core Creek
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closed line
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) Impaired
Newport River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Bell Creek
21-24a
5
>
Use
Bell Creek
5
>
Impaired
21-24-2a
5
>
Rating
0302030104
Description
Eastman Creek
5
>
Name
21-24-1
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Rating
21-24c
Impaired
27-128-1a
5
Use
Reason for Rating
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Harlowe Canal
>
21-22-2
21-22a
21-22b1
Impaired
21-22b2
5
Impaired
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed Tuesday, October 30, 2012
S Acres
10.6
2.1
S Acres
SA;HQW
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW,NSW
5
2004
1.4
S Acres
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 92.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
030203010406
Category
Harlowe Creek
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
030203010404
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek
12.5
DEH closed area from source (at N.C. Hwy. # 101) to DEH closure line south 31.3 of mouth of Alligator Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek 5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
196.4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Harlowe Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek 5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Neuse River Basin Boundary (at Craven-Carteret County Line) to Harlowe Creek (at N.C. Hwy. # 101)
Shellfish Harvesting
Alligator Creek 5
>
Impaired
Units
Parameter
From the White Oak River Basin Boundary 0.4 miles north of boundary Adams Creek Canal (Intracoastal Waterway)
21-22-1
5
Newport River Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030104
Description
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) 5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Impaired
21-(17)d3
Impaired
21-(17)e1
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
579.5
407.2
Loss of Use
2,701.4
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
19.7
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area north of Morehead City Harbor restricted area including Crap Point Thorofare and Calico Creek Marsh to Hwy 70 Bridge.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 0.4 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort. Deerfield Shores Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 6.5
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited Area at mouth of Russel Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 3,194.0 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally approved closed line to DEH Conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to west mouth of Core Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 31.5
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
21-(17)d1b
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From Little Creek Swamp to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River Impaired
Newport River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
5
>
Impaired
21-(17)c
5
>
Use
Newport River
21-(17)b2
5
>
Impaired
21-(17)b1
5
>
Rating
0302030104
Description
Newport River
5
>
Name
21-(17)a
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
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Reason for Rating
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 671.1 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Newport River Impaired
21-(17)g2
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River Impaired
21-18
21-19
21-20
21-21
Shellfish Harvesting
21-22b3
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
2.5
1.7
0.3
S Acres
3.0
S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 0.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
136.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River (0.5 S Miles)
Harlowe Creek 5
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River
Little Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River (0.279973970025746 S Miles)
Big Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
30.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River (0.41878944557934 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Mill Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
DEH closed area around Gallant Point south to Hwy 70 Bridge including Beaufort Channel
Shellfish Harvesting
Little Creek Swamp Impaired
DEH closed area around Gallant Point south to Hwy 70 Bridge including Beaufort Channel
Classification
Year
1 21-(17)g1
Units
Parameter
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
>
Use
Length or Area
Loss of Use
5
>
Description
Shellfish Harvesting
5
>
Newport River
Impaired
5
>
Rating
0302030104
5
5
>
Name
21-(17)e2
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
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Oyster Creek
Ware Creek
Russell Creek
Russell Creek Impaired
21-28a
Gable Creek Impaired
21-28b
Gable Creek 5
>
Impaired
21-26b
5
>
Impaired
21-26a
5
>
Impaired
21-25
5
>
Impaired
21-23b
5
>
Impaired
21-23a
5
>
Rating
Impaired
21-29
Willis Creek 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
0302030104
Newport River
Description
Use
Harlowe Creek
5
>
Name
21-22c
5
>
10-digit Watershed
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
22.1
Loss of Use
42.2
Loss of Use
16.8
Loss of Use
2.7
Loss of Use
35.4
Loss of Use
10.9
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 17.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Category
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
99.7
28.7
From source to Newport River
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
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21-30
Impaired
21-32
Use
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
157.3
Loss of Use
Classification
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
S Acres
SC;HQW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Low Dissolved Oxygen
2008
5
Impaired
Recreation
Standard Violation
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
2008
Area on side of creek
Town Creek
8.0
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
21-2
Northwest Prong Newport River Supporting
White Oak River Basin 21-35-1-1
5
Feltons Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Aquatic Life
4
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
10-digit Watershed
0302030105
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010502
From source to North River
Loss of Use
SC
5
Upper Newport River 3.9
Natural Bioclassification
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
030203010401
From source to Newport River
5
2002
5
21-33a
Category
Year
From source to Newport River (The mouth of Calico Creek is defined as 140.2 beginning at a point of land on the north shore at Lat. 34 43' 46" Long. 76 43' 07" thence across the creek
Calico Creek
1
>
Newport River Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030104
Description
Crab Point Bay 5
>
10-digit Watershed
North River Headwaters North River 4.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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21-35-1-6a3
5
>
Fulcher Creek
21-35-1-6a2
5
>
Impaired
Fulcher Creek
Impaired
21-35-1-6b1
5
Fulcher Creek
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
3.2
Loss of Use
6.8
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
4.1
Loss of Use
0.4
Loss of Use
2.3
Loss of Use
7.2
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 0.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 3.9
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From CAC area of Fulcher Creek to CAO area of Fulcher Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to CAC area of Fulcher Creek
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to North River
Classification
Year 23.2
From source to North River
Thomas Creek
21-35-1-6a1
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Thomas Creek
21-35-1-5b
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Lynch Creek
21-35-1-5a
5
>
Impaired
North River
From source to North River
Crabbing Creek
21-35-1-4
5
Use
Deep Creek Impaired
0302030105
Description
Rating
21-35-1-3
5
>
Name
21-35-1-2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-1b7
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
114.4
S Acres
12.4
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 1.2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 1.0
S Acres
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Wading Creek 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
Outlet North River
19.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
030203010503
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
2002
Impaired
21-27
Category
2002
5
12-digit Subwatershed
>
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River
198.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. Canal on west of river
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. CAC area at mouth of Thomas Creek
Classification
Year 0.7
From source to DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek
North River
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek
North River
21-35-1b6
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
North River
21-35-1b3
5
>
Impaired
North River
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
North River
21-35-1a2
5
Use
Fulcher Creek Impaired
0302030105
Description
Rating
21-35-1a1
5
>
Name
21-35-1-6b2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Impaired
North River
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Sleepy Creek Impaired Sleepy Creek Supporting Sleepy Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
51.8
Loss of Use
18.9
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
Category
164.9
23.0
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 144.1
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 7.4
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to The Straits. Marshallberg Boat Harbor
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area northern part of bay
Impaired
32.5
65.4
From source to Davis Bay
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area northern part of bay
21-35-1-12-1c
5
0302030105
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH closed area in southern part of bay
21-35-1-12-1b
1
>
Turner Creek
21-35-1-12-1a
5
>
Impaired
21-35-1-11b2
5
>
Gibbs Creek
21-35-1-11b1
5
>
Impaired
21-35-1-11a
5
>
Back Sound
21-35-1-11-1
5
>
Rating
21-35-1-10
5
>
Name
21-35-(0.5)e1
5
10-digit Watershed
4.0
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Supporting
Impaired
Supporting
Impaired
21-35-1-12-3b2
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
1.1
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 385.1
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 2.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay with the exception of DEH closed area on south side of Bay. NC 4.0 Shellfish Enterprises
Shellfish Harvesting
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area on south side of Bay. Taylors Boat Dock and Railway
Shellfish Harvesting
0.6
43.1
Entire Bay with the exception of DEH closed area on south side of Bay
No Criteria Exceeded
5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Westmouth Bay. Calvin Rose Boat Dockage
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Westmouth Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Westmouth Bay. Erwins Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
12.7
336.2
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 80.7
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
21-35-1-12-3b1
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
21-35-1-12-3a
1
>
Supporting
North River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Eastmouth Bay
21-35-1-12-3-1c
5
>
Supporting
21-35-1-12-3-1b
1
Use
Whitehurst Creek
21-35-1-12-3-1a
5
>
Impaired
0302030105
Description
Whitehurst Creek
21-35-1-12-3.5
1
>
Rating
21-35-1-12-2b
1
>
Name
21-35-1-12-2a
5
10-digit Watershed
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
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From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
1,720.2
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
The Straits Impaired
21-35-1-12b
The Straits Impaired
21-35-1-13a
Brooks Creek
Impaired
21-35-1-13b
Brooks Creek
Supporting
21-35-1-8a
Newby Creek Impaired
21-35-1-8b
5
Newby Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From Core Sound to North River excluding conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
94.1
2008 S Acres
14.6
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 9.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2.2
2.2
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River. Hnuckles Landing Harbor
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
21-35-1-12a2
Classification
Year 23.0
From Core Sound to North River excluding conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
The Straits
Units
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
5
>
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
1
>
Use
Length or Area
Supporting
5
>
North River
Description
Janes Creek Supporting
0302030105
1
5
>
Rating
21-35-1-12a1
5
>
Name
21-35-1-12-4
1
10-digit Watershed
0.6
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
7.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. Fishermans Island Marina and Coats Landing Harbor on west side of Harkers Island
5,898.1
S Acres
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
North River
Supporting
21-35-1c1
North River Impaired
21-35-1c2
5
North River Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
192.9
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
49.4
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Impaired
21-35-1b5
Classification
Year 260.1
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
North River
Impaired
North River
5
5
>
Impaired
0302030105
Description
Goose Bay
21-35-1b4
1
>
Rating
21-35-1b2
5
>
Name
21-35-1-9
5
10-digit Watershed
17.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
S Acres
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
21-35-1e
5
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
21-35-1-7-1
5
>
21-35-1-7-2a
5
>
Impaired
Impaired
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
27.4
S Acres
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 10.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 86.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 79.7
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Category
SA;HQW
5
2002 Ward Creek
5.7
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
138.5
SA;HQW
030203010501
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
South Leopard Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
North Leopard Creek
21-35-1-7-3
5
Shellfish Harvesting
North Leopard Creek
21-35-1-7-2b
5
>
Impaired
50.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Ward Creek
Gilliklin Creek
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area ato mouth of Newby Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
DEH closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River Impaired
North River
DEH closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River Impaired
0302030105
Description
North River
21-35-1d2
5
>
Name
21-35-1d1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
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Name
Rating
21-35-1-7a
Description
Use
Parameter 214.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
Arsenic
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
21-35-1-7b
From source to North River
Ward Creek Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-13-1
21-35-7-13-2
21-35-7-13a
21-35-7-13b
1 21-35-7-14
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
18.3
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
2008
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 21.8
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
24.6
No Criteria Exceeded
5
Great Island-Horse Island
161.4
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Head of the Hold
Supporting
Loss of Use
2002
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay 39.8
Entire Bay
Brett Bay
Supporting
030203010602
Shellfish Harvesting
Brett Bay Impaired
12-digit Subwatershed
From source to Brett Bay
Fork Creek Impaired
0302030106
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
10-digit Watershed
5
2012
366.4
From source to Brett Bay
Maria Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Year
Data Inconclusive
5
>
Classification
Aquatic Life
5
>
Reason for Rating
Units
Not Rated
5
>
Length or Area
From source to North River
Ward Creek
White Oak River Basin
>
North River
3a
5
>
0302030105
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-7d
5
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
21-35-7-18
5
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
21-35-7-22-1
4t
Smyrna Creek
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 87.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
2008 SA;ORW
Oyster Creek 128.2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 030203010603
SA;ORW
5
2002 Smyrna Creek-Jarrett Bay
28.3
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
030203010601
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Oyster Creek Impaired
8.4
Conditionally approved open area at the mouth Oyster Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
117.8
12-digit Subwatershed
>
105.9
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 20.3 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 113.3
From source to Great Island Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Fortin Bay
21-35-7a2
5
>
Supporting
Parameter
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Horse Island Creek
21-35-7-17
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay
Entire Bay
Great Island Creek
21-35-7-16-1
1
Use
The Swash Supporting
0302030106
Description
Rating
21-35-7-16
1
>
Name
21-35-7-15
1
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Impaired Wade Creek Impaired Jarrett Bay Impaired Jarrett Bay Impaired
21-35-7-22c2
4t
Jarrett Bay Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
36.6
Loss of Use
71.9
Loss of Use
26.3
Loss of Use
27.1
Loss of Use
25.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43 38.7
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43 31.4
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
DEH closed area at embayment at mouth Williston Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
DEH closed area at embayment at mouth Williston Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From head of bay to DEH conditionally approved open line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to Jarrett Bay
27.7
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Classification
Category
Year 32.1
From source to Jarrett Bay
Williston Creek
21-35-7-22c1
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Howland Creek
21-35-7-22a
4t
>
Impaired
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay-Core Sound
From source to Jarrett Bay
Great Creek
21-35-7-22-7a
4t
>
Impaired
21-35-7-22-6
4t
Use
Broad Creek (Jarrett Bay)
21-35-7-22-5
4t
>
Impaired
0302030106
Description
Ditch Cove
21-35-7-22-4
4t
>
Rating
21-35-7-22-3
4t
>
Name
21-35-7-22-2
4t
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
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Name
Rating
21-35-7-19
1
Use
>
21-35-7-20
1
>
>
Impaired
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Tush Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
117.8
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
1,110.8
42.0
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 21.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 112.5
42.8
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
2008 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From DEH closure line to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Middens Creek Impaired
37.6
Loss of Use
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line to Core Sound
Middens Creek
21-35-7-25
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Jump Run
21-35-7-24b
5
>
Impaired
137.9
From DEH closure line to Jarrett Bay
Jarrett Bay
21-35-7-24a
5
>
Impaired
21-35-7-23
5
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Town of Marshallberg-Great Shoal 312.3
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
030203010604
Entire Bay
Wade Creek
21-35-7-22b
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Spit Bay
21-35-7-22-7b
4t
>
Supporting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Johnson Creek
21-35-7-21
5
>
Great Island Bay Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay
Description
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030106
SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
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Supporting
Codds Creek
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
31.2
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
26.3
15.6
42.3
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 127.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
22.5
No Criteria Exceeded
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire cove
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Sheep Pen Creek
Supporting
6.3
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Mullet Cove
21-35-7-33
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Zack Creek Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Classification
Year 124.0
Entire pond
Lewis Creek
21-35-7-32
1
>
Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Horsepen Creek
21-35-7-31
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Deer Pond
21-35-7-30
1
>
Supporting
21-35-7-29
1
Use
Great Marsh Creek
21-35-7-28
1
>
Impaired
0302030106
Description
Great Marsh Creek
21-35-7-27
1
>
Rating
21-35-7-26b
1
>
Name
21-35-7-26a
5
10-digit Watershed
18.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-7b
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
99-(4)d
Shellfish Harvesting
Atlantic Ocean 1
>
Supporting
99-(4)e
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation
Atlantic Ocean
Loss of Use
21.8
17.3
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
0302030107
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010705
2002
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
From Seashell Lane west of Indian Beach to Hoffman Road in Indian Beach 0.7
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
From Hoffman Road in Indian Beach to Dunes Avenue in Atlantic Beach
8.8
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
10-digit Watershed
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 1,251.7 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
White Oak River Basin
>
78.3
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 8.1
From source to Hogpen Bay
Rawson Creek Supporting
From source to Codds Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Caggs Creek
21-35-7-35
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Hogpen Bay
21-35-7-34-1
1
Use
Try Yard Creek Supporting
0302030106
Description
Rating
21-35-7-34
1
>
Name
21-35-7-33-1
1
10-digit Watershed
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Name
Rating
99-(4)f
Supporting
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
20-36-(8.5)a1
Units
Parameter
From Dunes Avenue in Atlantic Beach to Fort Macon State Park
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Atlantic Ocean 1
0302030107
Classification
Category
Year 1.5
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus 030203010704
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Carrot Island-Beaufort Inlet 9,108.2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru
1
>
20-36-(8.5)a1a
5
>
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including Prohibited Area at Fish n Lake Intracoastal Waterway) Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a2
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
33.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
1,180.5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru.
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a4
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
134.1
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Morehead City Port
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
46.2
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Bogue Sound Atlantic Beach Area
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Name
Rating
20-36-(8.5)a7
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Classification
Category
Year 3.0
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Triple S Marina
5
>
20-36-(8.5)k
5
>
>
>
Supporting
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
5.8
106.6
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 16.9
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 21.0
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 115.8
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH approved area near Allen Slough in eastern portion of Bay. Bogue Banks Atlantic Beach Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Tar Landing Bay Supporting
10.9
DEH approved area near Allen Slough in eastern portion of Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Closed DEH area in western portion of Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Bay
Supporting
Loss of Use
From source to Money Island Bay
Money Island Bay
20-36-15
1
Loss of Use
From source to Money Island Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Allen Slough
20-36-13b2
5
>
Impaired
20-36-13b1
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Slough
20-36-13a
5
>
Impaired
20-36-13-2
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area from Newport River Restricted area to Fort Macon Creek 355.4 Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-13-1
5
>
Impaired
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
Impaired
21-(17)h
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
11.3
Loss of Use
25.6
220.4
Deh closed area south of Hwy 70 Bridge and west of Pivers Island including Bulkhead Channell
198.7
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
From source to Newport River (The mouth of Taylor Creek is defined as 166.3 beginning at a point of land on the north shore at Lat. 34 43' 07" Long. 76 40' 13" thence across the creek
21-35-(0.5)a
1
Back Sound
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SC
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Enterrococcus
Portion of the following in subbasin 030503 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Shellfish Harvesting
Supporting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Impaired
Taylor Creek
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
21-34
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area from Hwy 70 Bridge to a line extending form the south point of Radio Island to Fort Macon including Morehead City Channel
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 302.7 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Supporting
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
From source to Tar Landing Bay
Newport River
1
>
Use
Fort Macon Creek
21-(17)f
5
>
Supporting
0302030107
Description
Fishing Creek
21-(17)d2
1
>
Rating
20-36-16
5
>
Name
20-36-15-1
1
10-digit Watershed
303.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting Back Sound
Impaired Back Sound
Impaired Back Sound Impaired
21-35-(1.5)c
1
>
Back Sound
21-35-(0.5)f
5
>
Supporting
21-35-(0.5)e2
5
>
Back Sound
21-35-(0.5)d
5
>
Rating
21-35-(0.5)c
1
>
Name
21-35-(0.5)b
1
Back Sound Supporting
21-35-2
Whale Creek 1
10-digit Watershed
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
50.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
156.4
2002 S Acres
6.4
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Back Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
1,480.8
99.3
Four DEH closed areas on the south shore of Harkers Island.
Shellfish Harvesting
870.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed areas in and around Carrot Island
Shellfish Harvesting
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area at west mouth of Taylor Creek around Pivers Island
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
33.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Name
Rating
99-(4)g
>
Use
Atlantic Ocean
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
From Fort Macon State Park across the Newport River around Cape Lookout to Drum Inlet
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Impaired
21-35-(1.5)a3
Back Sound
Impaired
21-35-(1.5)b
1
>
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 738.2 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the
Shellfish Harvesting
Back Sound
Back Sound
Supporting
21-35-3
Cabs Creek 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 7.2 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the. Harkers Island Fishing Center
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Back Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
2
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 From a point on Shackleford 6,711.0 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the
Shellfish Harvesting
SB
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 2.4 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the. Barbours Harbor Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Lighthouse Channel-Back Sound
Supporting
21-35-(1.5)a2
Atlantic Coas
030203010703
1
5
>
42.0
Recreation
Back Sound
Classification
Year
Supporting
21-35-(1.5)a1
Units
Parameter
1
5
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030107
46.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-6-1
21-35-7-36
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-37
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-38
No Criteria Exceeded
87.1
No Criteria Exceeded
30.8
382.9
No Criteria Exceeded
199.8
1
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
21-35-7a1
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 21,202.1 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
Core Sound
1
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Core Sound
Barden Inlet
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Lighthouse Bay to Blinds Hammock Bay
Lighthouse Bay Supporting
71.2
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 91.8
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 112.7
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Iron Creek Supporting
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
The Ditch Supporting
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Entire Bay
Blinds Hammock Bay
1
>
Supporting
21-35-6
1
>
Use
Johnson Bay
1
>
Supporting
21-35-5
1
>
Rating
0302030107
Description
Bald Hill Bay
1
>
Name
21-35-4
1
>
10-digit Watershed
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Rating
21-35-7e
1
10-digit Watershed
Core Sound
Supporting
0302030107
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-(8.5)a8
Units
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Category
Year
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 from northern boundary of 11,872.2 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203010702
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Morehead City-Drum Shoals
1.3
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Pine Knoll Shores Area
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a9
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
0.4
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Bogue Pines Boat Basin
5
>
20-36-(8.5)g
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area at mouth of Spooner Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl Impaired
20-36-(8.5)h
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
47.9
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area at mouth of Peltier Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
Impaired
2008
93.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Spooner Creek Impaired
Supporting
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
20-36-(0.5)a1
Classification
Category
Year 41.3
S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 47.4
28.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 163.2
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Hoop Pole Creek
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed areas west at Atlantic Beach Bridge and Cedar Hammock Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-12
1
0302030107
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area near Hoophole Creek west of Atlantic Beach Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-10
5
>
Rating
20-36-(8.5)j
5
>
Name
20-36-(8.5)i
5
10-digit Watershed
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203010701
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Town of Salter Path-Jumping Run 9,281.0
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Main body of Bougue Sound South of ICWW.
1
>
Supporting
20-36-(0.5)a2
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1,750.1
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Area between ICWW and North Shore of Bogue Sound
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-(0.5)d2
5
>
Name
20-36-(0.5)d1
5
10-digit Watershed
Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a12
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
DEH closed area 870 meters west of mouth of Broad Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
3.8
S Acres
0.7
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Classification
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH closed area 870 meters west of mouth of Broad Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
12.1
SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Salter Path
5
>
20-36-(8.5)a3
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
3.3
48.7
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including DEH prohibited area adjacent to Salter Path on sound side of outer banks 62.1 Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl Impaired
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including Approved area immediately adjacent to Salter Path prohibited area Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)b2
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Bogue Sound (Including Prohibited area in sound extending from Brandywine Bay Inc. Intracoastal Waterway). Brandywine Bay Inc.
20-36-(8.5)b1
1
>
Impaired
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Impaired
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
373.1
20-36-(8.5)f
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 5.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited S Acres
81.0
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay area near Hoophole Woods Intracoastal Waterway) approximately 7400 meters east of line across Bogue Sound from the
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay approximately 3500 meters east of line 4.9 Intracoastal Waterway across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inl Impaired
Classification
Year
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay approximately 2500 meters east of line 8.0 Intracoastal Waterway across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inl Impaired
Units
Parameter
Bogue Sound (Including DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Run Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)e
5
0302030107
Bogue Sound (Including DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Run Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)d
5
>
Rating
20-36-(8.5)c2
5
>
Name
20-36-(8.5)c1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point
5
>
Impaired
20-36-7-1
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
West Prong Broad Creek From source to Broad Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
11.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Impaired
20-36-8-1
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-9
Jumping Run
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
73.8
16.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.5
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.8
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 53.8
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Gales Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
6.1
10.1
From source to Bogue Sound
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
East Prong Gales Creek
Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Gales Creek
5
Loss of Use
4.8
4.2
From source to West Prong Broad Creek (1 S Miles)
Broad Creek
20-36-8
5
>
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
East Prong Broad Creek From source to Broad Creek
20-36-7b
5
From source to West Prong Broad Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Hannah Branch (0.7 S Miles)
Wolf Branch Impaired
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Broad Creek
5
>
Impaired
20-36-7a
5
>
Use
Sandy Branch
20-36-7-2
5
>
Impaired
0302030107
Description
Hannah Branch
20-36-7-1-2
5
>
Rating
20-36-7-1-1-1
5
>
Name
20-36-7-1-1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Rating
20-36-9.5-(2)
1
10-digit Watershed
Use
Supporting
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
19-(1)
S Acres
SA;Sw,ORW
New River
10-digit Watershed
0302030201
Headwaters New River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020101
Town of Richlands-Squires Run 28.4
FW Miles
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Good-Fair Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
030203020105
From U. S.Hwy. 17 bridge to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Trestle
C;NSW
48.8
S Acres
SB;HQW,NSW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
High pH
2008
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
From Blue Creek to U. S. Hwy. 17 bridge
New River 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
Standard Violation
116.0
Enterrococcus
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
3
Wilson Bay-New River
5
19-(7)
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Blue Creek
New River
Category
Year
1
19-(10.5)
Classification
03020302
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
8-digit Subbasin
New River
Units
Length or Area
Roosevelt Natural Area All of the saline waters within the boundaries of the natural area including 48.2 brackish marsh and salt marsh Swamp
White Oak River Basin
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
White Oak River Basin
>
0302030107
S Acres
SB;NSW
5
5
2012
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Name
Use
Brinson Creek
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
From source to New River (2.88948011398315 S Miles)
Classification
17.5
S Acres
SC;NSW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
19-14
Entire Bay
Wilson Bay
108.6
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
19-(11)
10-digit Watershed
0302030202
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020207
From Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Trestle to Mumford Point
New River
S Acres
New River Camp Lejeune-New River
574.3
S Acres
SC;HQW,NSW
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
High pH
2008
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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5
2008
Impaired
030203020210
5
SC;HQW,NSW
5
12-digit Subwatershed
Category
Year
5
White Oak River Basin
>
Headwaters New River
Description
Rating
19-12
0302030201
5
Everett Creek-New River
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19-30a1
19-30a2
19-30b
19-32
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
19-(15.5)
1
Loss of Use
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
1,776.9
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 13.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 32.6
2008 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 83.8
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002
030203020208
From Mumford Point to a line extending across the river from Grey Point to point of land approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek
New River
Supporting
18.7
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Stones Creek to DEH closure line.
12-digit Subwatershed
>
39.0
Entire Bay except for the area enclosed by the DEH closure at the mouth of Stones Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for the area enclosed by the DEH closure at the mouth of Stones Creek.
Everett Creek 5
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 2.8
From source to Stones Bay
Stones Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Stones Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Stones Bay Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Stones Bay Supporting
New River
From Everett Bay to DEH closure line.
Muddy Creek
5
>
Impaired
19-30-2
5
>
Use
Mill Creek (Stones Bay)
1
>
Impaired
19-30-1
5
>
Rating
0302030202
Description
New River
5
>
Name
19-(27)b
5
>
10-digit Watershed
Frenchs Creek-New River 6,580.6
S Acres
SC;NSW
2
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
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Rating
19-(27)a1
1
10-digit Watershed
Use
Reason for Rating
>
>
19-16-(3.5)a
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
Northeast Creek
From N. C. Hwy.24 to a line crossing Northeast Creek downstream of NC 24.
400.3
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
From a line crossing Northeast Creek 1.8 miles downstream of NC 24 to downstream side of mouth of Scales Creek
280.0
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Copper
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Little Northeast Creek
From source to Northeast Creek
8.3
SC;HQW,NSW
4
S Acres
SC;HQW,NSW
4
FW Miles
C;NSW
3
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low Dissolved Oxygen
1
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Moderate Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2
S Acres
3a
12-digit Subwatershed
SA;HQW
Northeast Creek
Aquatic Life
19-16-2
S Acres
030203020203
Impaired
Northeast Creek
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
4b
19-16-(3.5)b
Classification
Year
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 5,738.8 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
New River
Description
New River
Supporting
0302030202
030203020205
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Outlet Southwest Creek
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Name
Use
Southwest Creek
Reason for Rating From Mill Run to New River
Chlorophyll a
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Supporting
19-30-3
From source to Southwest Creek
Aquatic Life
Impaired
19-30-3-1
5
Moderate Bioclassificati
Shellfish Harvesting
Millstone Creek Impaired
>
>
Intracoastal Waterway
S Acres
C;HQW,NSW
4
FW Miles
C;NSW
2
030203020209
Stones Creek
76.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 8.5
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
10-digit Watershed
0302030203
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020301
From southern edge of White Oak River Basin to Morris Landing
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
New River Inlet Ashe Island-Stump Sound 76.2
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-0.5
Category
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
From source to Stones Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
White Oak River Basin 18-87
5.9
From source to Stones Bay
Stones Creek 5
>
594.7
Standard Violation
Harris Creek
Classification
Year
Aquatic Life
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
Impaired
19-17-3
Units
Length or Area
4b
1
>
New River
Description
Rating
19-17-(6.5)
0302030202
Stump Sound ORW Area All waters between the s edge of the White Oak RB to the western end of 939.9
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006
SA;ORW
5
Permuda Is. exclusive of the restricted area
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-10b
5
Topsail Sound Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Prohibited areas at Queens Grant and Hwy 210 Bridge
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
56.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2006
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18-87-5
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Hardison Creek
Loss of Use
79.5
S Acres
59.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 240.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Sound excluding that portion in King Creek Restricted Area
87.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
11.6
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-6
Batts Mill Creek (Barlow Creek)
Impaired
18-87-6-1
18-87-6-2
5
Shellfish Harvesting
County Line Branch Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
40.8
Loss of Use
1.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Batts Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Batts Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Cypress Branch Impaired
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
1.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Classification
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay excluding that portion in King Creek Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From 0.25 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Stump Sound
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet
From source to 0.25 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Turkey Creek
18-87-3
5
>
Use
Everett Bay
5
>
Impaired
0302030203
Description
Turkey Creek
18-87-2
5
>
Rating
18-87-1b
5
>
Name
18-87-1a
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006
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Impaired
19-39-1b
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
19-39-3-1
5
Mill Creek (Alligator Bay) Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
22.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Alligator Bay
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 38.6
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
11.9
41.8
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
81.3
4.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area south of ICWW at Marina Way and Tradewinds Drive
Loss of Use
84.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
At mouth
Goose Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Daybeacon #17 to DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadwick Bay including all unnamed bays guts and channels
Shellfish Harvesting
Rogers Bay
19-39-2
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 0.1
From northeastern boundary of Cape Fear River Basin to Daybeacon #17 including all unnamed bays guts and channels
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Rogers Bay
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-1a
5
>
Impaired
19-39-(3.5)a2
5
>
Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-(3.5)a1
5
>
Rating
Impaired
0302030203
Description
Old Mill Creek
5
>
Name
18-87-7
5
>
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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19-39-3b2
5
>
Rating
19-39-3b1
5
>
Name
19-39-3a
5
Alligator Bay Impaired
19-39-3c
Alligator Bay 5
10-digit Watershed
Impaired
19-(27)a2
5
>
Impaired
19-(27)a3
5
>
New River
New River
Impaired
19-(27)a4
5
New River
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
New River Inlet
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
22.1
Loss of Use
8.4
Loss of Use
305.5
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
5
SA;ORW
5
2002
Holover Creek-New River Inlet
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002 SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
2002
030203020302
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 5.6 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay. Prohibited area at Swan Point Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002 SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 4.6 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay Prohibited area at Old Ferry Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 49.1 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bay north of ICWW except DEH closure area at mouth of Mill Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH closure area at mouth of Mill Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year 260.2
Remainder of bay north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Bay south of ICWW
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030203
SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008
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19-35
Impaired
19-36a
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
19-36b
19-38
Traps Bay
Supporting
19-38-1
Traps Creek
1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
43.6
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
10.9
No Criteria Exceeded
12.9
Loss of Use
2.8
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Traps Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
188.5
500.0
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closure area in south arm of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for DEH closure area in south arm of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Courthouse Bay Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
50.3
111.4
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Ellis Cove Bay
Courthouse Bay Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Entire Cove
Wheeler Creek
1
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Fannie Creek
5
>
Supporting
New River Inlet
From Fannie Creek and Wheeler Creek to DEH closure line.
Sneads Creek
1
>
Supporting
19-33-1
5
>
Use
Ellis Cove
5
>
Impaired
19-33
1
>
Rating
0302030203
Description
New River
1
>
Name
19-(27)c
5
>
10-digit Watershed
11.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
19-39-4-1-3
19-39-4-1a
5
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2.6
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
9.8
28.6
6.6
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
41.4
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 74.8
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 15.7
2002
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to DEH closure line at west side of mouth of Charles Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Fullard Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Fullard Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Fullard Creek
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Year
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick 1.6 Bay to New River. Prohibited area at New River Marina Swan Point Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Bumps Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick Bay to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Charles Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick Bay to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Biglins Creek Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-4-1-2
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet
From source to Traps Bay (0.423374343598131 S Miles)
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-4-1-1
5
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Supporting
19-39-(3.5)b3
5
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Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-(3.5)b2
5
>
Supporting
19-39-(3.5)b1
5
>
Rating
0302030203
Description
Toms Creek
1
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Name
19-38-2
1
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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19-40
Wards Channel Supporting
19-41-(0.5)a1
1
Intracoastal Waterway Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
3.9
14.1
S Acres
97.5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2008
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From New River to DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Intracoastal Waterway to New River
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
4.6
861.1
DEH prohibited areas at Bayshore Marina and Bayshore Canal
Shellfish Harvesting
2.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Hell Gate Creek
1
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Small embayments at northeast mouth of Fullard Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
Chadwick Bay
19-39-5
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Small embayments at northeast mouth of Fullard Creek at Bayshore Marina and Raquet Club
Shellfish Harvesting
Chadwick Bay
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From DEH closure line at west side of mouth of Charles Creek to Chadwick 81.6 Bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
19-39-4a
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
19-39-4-1c
5
Use
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch) Impaired
0302030203
Description
Rating
19-39-4-1b2
5
>
Name
19-39-4-1b1
5
10-digit Watershed
85.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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19-41-2a
19-41-2b
Supporting
19-41-3-1
5
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
66.6
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Salliers Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
7.4
60.2
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Holover Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Closed DEH rectangular area on north side of bay
Shellfish Harvesting
16.3
56.4
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for DEH closed rectangular area on north side of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
Salliers Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay to subbasin boundary
Shellfish Harvesting
Mile Hammock Bay
19-41-3
5
>
Impaired
19.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Mile Hammock Bay
1
>
Supporting
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
From DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers Bay to DEH 20.1 Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Howard Bay
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From New River to DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-1
1
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-(0.5)c2
5
Use
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
0302030203
Description
Rating
19-41-(0.5)b
5
>
Name
19-41-(0.5)a2
5
10-digit Watershed
6.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 030203020303
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2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 Oceanside Seashore-New River Inlet
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Name
Use
Atlantic Ocean 1
Supporting
18-87-(5.5)
5
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Impaired
18-87-10c
5
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
273.8
2
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2012 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.2
1,190.7
SA;HQW
5
2012 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Sound north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
159.6
33.9
Entire Sound south of ICWW
No Criteria Exceeded
SB
Beckys Creek-New Topsail Inlet
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Prohibited area at Annamarina
Loss of Use
Atlantic Coas
Topsail Beach
5.8
South Topsail Beach Canals
Loss of Use
27.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Doctors Yacht Basin
Loss of Use
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From New Topsail Inlet to Topsail Sound excluding prohibited area at Annamarina
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound Impaired
From Morris Landing to the eastern mouth of Old Topsail Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound
Supporting
030203020403
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10a
1
>
Impaired
12-digit Subwatershed
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1b
5
>
Impaired
0302030204
Loss of Use
Classification
Enterrococcus
10-digit Watershed
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1a3
5
>
Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From Myrtle Drive in North Topsail Beach to Ocean Drive in Emerald Isle
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1a2
5
>
Impaired
18-87-10-1a1
1
>
Intracaostal Waterway
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Recreation
White Oak River Basin >
New River Inlet
Description
Rating
99-(4)a
0302030203
1,144.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Supporting
Loss of Use
2.7
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Long Point Channel Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
16.5
12.4
38.3
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 18.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Old Topsail Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Old Topsail Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Mill Creek (Betts Creek) From source to Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-15
1
Loss of Use
12.7
5.8
From source to 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Howard Channel
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area at mouth of Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Old Topsail Creek
18-87-14
5
>
Impaired
18-87-13
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Old Topsail Creek
18-87-12b
5
>
Impaired
Conditional areas at mouth of Batts Mill Creek and at Hwy 210 Bridge
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
18-87-12a
5
>
Impaired
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Nixons Creek
18-87-11.7e
5
Use
Topsail Sound Impaired
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-11
5
>
Name
18-87-10d
5
10-digit Watershed
16.0
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
18-87-11.7b
5
>
Impaired
18-87-11.7d
5
>
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Impaired
18-87-11.7f
5
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
66.4
73.6
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 2.7
5
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006
6.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
Futch Creek-Rich Inlet 2.1
Prohibited area at Figure Eight Island Marina
Category
2002
030203020401
Prohibited area on northside of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
42.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From 0.75 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source 0.5 miles inland Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Virginia Creek Impaired
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Beckys Creek (Bishops Creek)
18-87-9b
5
Use
Beckys Creek (Bishops Creek) Impaired
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-8b
5
>
Name
18-87-8a
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006
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Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
18-87-9-1
5
>
Impaired
18-87-9a
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Virginia Creek Impaired
White Oak River Basin
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
13.7
14.3
181.8
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
S Acres
5
2002 SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203020402
Virginia Creek
7.5
S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to 0.75 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Virginia Creek
Mullett Run
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
30.9
From Rich Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From 0.35 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Nixon Channel Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
3.2
From source to 0.35 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Green Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Futch Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 111.5
From Nixon Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Futch Creek
18-87-19b
5
>
Supporting
Units
Parameter
From Rich Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Butler Creek
18-87-19a
5
>
Supporting
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Cedar Snag Creek
18-87-18
1
Use
Green Channel Supporting
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-17
1
>
Name
18-87-16
1
10-digit Watershed
23.5
S Acres
10-digit Watershed
0302030205
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020501
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Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
5
5
2006
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Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
18-87-(11.5)
1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SB
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Recreation Advisory Postings
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
2012
030203020502
From the eastern mouth of Old Topsail Creek to the western mouth of Howe Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
102.8
65.1
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
North of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
5.0
109.7
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
South of ICWW
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0.7
All waters beginning at a point on the northern side of Snows Cut and running directly east across the Intracoastal Waterway to a point on the eastern side, thence follow
Recreation
Myrtle Sound Shellfishing Area Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Myrtle Sound Shellfishing Area
18-87-31b
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
From the Intracoastal Waterway channel marker # 153 to Cape Fear River 26.8 at western end of Snows Cut, exclusive of that portion in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin and Snows Cut
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Carolina Beach Yacht Basin
Supporting
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
John Creek
18-87-31a
1
Use
Everett Creek
18-87-31.2
1
>
Supporting
0302030205
Description
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-30
1
>
Rating
18-87-29
5
>
Name
18-87-(30.5)
1
10-digit Watershed
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet 112.9
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
18-87-21c
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
63.1
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
74.3
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 139.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Loss of Use
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Shellfish Harvesting
310.5
272.5
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
North of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From the southwest mouth of Shinn Creek to the Intracoastal Waterway channel marker # 153
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
18-87-21b
5
>
Impaired
52.8
Conditional area south of Wrightsville Recreation area and west of ICWW. 70.4
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
18-87-21a
1
>
Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Prohibited area north of Wrightsville Reacreation area
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-11.7c
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Growing area south of Wrightsville Recreation area and east of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-(25.5)
1
>
Supporting
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-(23.5)c
5
Use
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
0302030205
Description
Rating
18-87-(23.5)b
1
>
Name
18-87-(23.5)a
5
10-digit Watershed
38.3
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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SA;ORW
5
2008
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Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Wrightsville Recreational Area (including Lees Cut, MOtts Channel and portions of Banks Channel)
Loss of Use
48.4
28.5
28.6
In any waters within a line beginning at a point on the mainland along the 478.7 Intracoastal Waterway 1400 feet north of the U.S. Hwy. 74-76 bridge extending directly across t
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Impaired
18-87-24-3b
Recreation
Banks Channel area around RECMON station S22B
Entire Channel south of the Wrightsville Recreational Area
Loss of Use
110.0
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SB:#
4
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Recreation Advisory Postings
Entire Channel south of the Wrightsville Recreational Area
1.0
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Category
2006
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Impaired
Banks Channel
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
4cr
18-87-24-3a
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Howe Creek Impaired
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet
From source to 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Pages Creek
18-87-24
4cr
>
Impaired
0302030205
Description
Pages Creek
18-87-23
5
>
Rating
18-87-22b
5
>
Name
18-87-22a
5
10-digit Watershed
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Impaired
Loss of Use
99.5
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area at mouth of Whiskey Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 215.9
Loss of Use
64.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
78.3
S Acres
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Moderate Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Hewletts Creek
Impaired
18-87-27
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Channel
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
216.4
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Masonboro Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
19.9
SA;ORW
2006
1
18-87-26b
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
West of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Hewletts Creek
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 285.3
Three prohibited areas inland of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
East of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
Impaired
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-26a
5
>
Use
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-25.7d
5
>
Supporting
0302030205
Description
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-25.7c
5
>
Rating
18-87-25.7b
5
>
Name
18-87-25.7a
1
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Rating
18-87-28
5
10-digit Watershed
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
18-87-11.7a
1
>
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Supporting
Atlantic Ocean Supporting
99-(3)b
Recreation
Atlantic Ocean
No Criteria Exceeded
87.0
Dolphin Court in Kure Beach to Spartanburg Avenue in Carolina Beach
3.2
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
From Spartanburg Avenue in Carolina Beach to Myrtle Drive in North Topsail Beach
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
Recreation
1
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Supporting
Atlantic Ocean
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
99-(3)c
SA;HQW
Wrightsville Beach-Mason Inlet
From the mouth of the Cape Fear River around Cape Fear to Dolphin Court 14.5 in Kure Beach
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
2006
030203020503
From Masonboro Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
444.8
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 13.0
South of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Shinn Creek
99-(3)a
1
>
Supporting
18-87-25
1
>
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet
Description
Whiskey Creek (Purviance Creek) Impaired
0302030205
40.1
Enterrococcus
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10-digit Watershed
Name
Rating
Use
Reason for Rating
0302030101
White Oak River Headwaters
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010103
Black Swamp Creek
Potential Standards Viol
Turbidity
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low pH
Supporting
20-23-1
Schoolhouse Branch 4t
>
20-23-2
Impaired
20-23-3
4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
3
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
10-digit Watershed
0302030102
White Oak River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010204
Hadnet Creek
From source to Hadnot Creek (0.7 S Miles)
Loss of Use
4.2
Loss of Use
4.8
Loss of Use
7.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Hadnot Creek (1.1663188096093 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Hadnot Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Caleb Branch (City Weeks Branch)
C
Black Swamp Creek-White Oak River 6.9
Moderate Bioclassificati
Shellfish Harvesting
Steep Hill Branch 4t
>
Impaired
FW Acres
030203010106
From source to White Oak River
Aquatic Life
White Oak River Basin >
949.0
Aquatic Life
1
Year
10-digit Watershed
Not Rated
Starkeys Creek
Category
White Oak River
3a
20-10
Classification
03020301
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
From source to Black Swamp Creek
Catfish Lake
Units
Length or Area
8-digit Subbasin
White Oak River Basin 20-9-1
White Oak River Headwaters
Description
White Oak River Basin
>
0302030101
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
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Name
Rating
0302030102
Description
Use
20-17a
Reason for Rating
>
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Turbidity
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low pH
Pettiford Creek
S Acres
Natural Bioclassification
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
4t
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Mill Creek (Pettiford Creek)
Impaired
20-29-2
Impaired
20-29-2-1
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
WHITE OAK RIVER 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
31.4
Aquatic Life
Good Bioclassification
S Acres
1.6
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002
030203010206
From source to Spring Branch
3
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Starkey Creek
12-digit Subwatershed
20-(1)
4.8
From source to Pettiford Creek Bay
Mullet Gut Impaired
From source to Pettiford Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Starkey Creek
4t
>
41.6
Aquatic Life
20-29-1-1
C
Pettiford Creek
Supporting
4t
>
FW Acres
030203010205
From source to Pettiford Creek Bay
Category
Hunters Creek
1
4t
>
030203010202
3a
20-29-1
Classification
Year
2,805.7
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
Great Lake
Great Lake
Units
Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
White Oak River
White Oak River
21.2
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
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Use
WHITE OAK RIVER
Reason for Rating
Parameter
DEH closed area from Hunters Creek to DEH closure line.
792.6
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
4t
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-(18)b
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-(18)c1
20-(18)c3
Impaired
20-(18)c4
Impaired
20-(18)c5
4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
230.5
S Acres
183.0
S Acres
1,849.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 26.0
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
28.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Category
SA;HQW
4
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
1,177.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line.
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
DEH closed area from Hunters Creek to DEH closure line.
Classification
Year
Copper
20-(18)a2
Units
Length or Area
Data Inconclusive
4t
>
Description
Aquatic Life
4t
>
White Oak River
Not Rated
4t
>
Rating
0302030102
3a
4t
>
Name
20-(18)a1
4t
>
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
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>
Impaired
Impaired
20-(18)e1
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
21.4
6.9
7.7
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW
755.5
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
20-21
Shellfish Harvesting
Pitts Creek (Hargetts Creek) 4t
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
31.9
1.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
4
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to White Oak River (0.3 S Miles)
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
20-(18)e2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area adjacent to the east side of the White Oak River Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
31.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line. Prohibited area Dolphin Bay Estates and Canal
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line. Prohibited Area at Hwy 24 Bridge
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
Impaired
White Oak River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
WHITE OAK RIVER
4t
>
Use
WHITE OAK RIVER
20-(18)d
4t
>
Impaired
0302030102
Description
WHITE OAK RIVER
20-(18)c8
4t
>
Rating
20-(18)c7
4t
>
Name
20-(18)c6
4t
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW
4
2002
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20-23
20-26
20-26-1
20-27
Impaired
20-28
20-29
20-30
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
3.4
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
29.1
4.3
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
53.3
S Acres
4
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
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SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 239.3
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
6.9
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
82.1
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Dubling Creek
4t
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Pettiford Creek Bay
Impaired
43.4
From source to Holland Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Stevens Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Hampton Bay
4t
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 7.2
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Cartwheel Branch
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
From source to White Oak River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Holland Mill Creek
4t
>
Impaired
White Oak River
From source to White Oak River
Godfry Branch
4t
>
Impaired
20-24
4t
>
Use
Hadnot Creek
4t
>
Rating
Impaired
0302030102
Description
Cales Creek
4t
>
Name
20-22
4t
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Rating
20-31
Impaired
20-32
Use
Supporting
>
19-41-(0.5)c1
>
15.8
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
That portion of White Oak River within an area bounded by a line running 267.6 in an easterly direction from a point below Foster Creek to east end of Swansboro Bridge (N.C. Hwy. 24)
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
S Acres
10-digit Watershed
0302030103
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010302
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay to subbasin boundary
145.2
S Acres
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-(0.5)e
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
19-41-(14.5)a
From subbasin boundary to southwest mouth of Bear Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
276.9
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From southwest mouth of Bear Creek to mouth of Goose Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
57.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From the northeast mouth of Goose Creek to the southwest mouth of Queen Creek
108.4
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-(14.5)b
1
Intracoastal Waterway Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Unnamed area south of ICWW between Bear Creek and Saunders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
SC
2
Bear Creek-Bear Inlet
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Impaired
4
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
Loss of Use
Intracoastal Waterway
SA;HQW
Recreation Advisory Postings
Shellfish Harvesting
19-41-(0.5)d
Category
2002
Impaired
5
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
5
5
>
Intracoastal Waterway
Units
Parameter
From source to White Oak River
Recreation
White Oak River Basin
>
White Oak River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
White Oak River Restricted Area 1
0302030102
Description
Boathouse Creek 4t
>
10-digit Watershed
172.7
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2002
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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>
Impaired
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Inlet
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
88.1
Loss of Use
8.2
Loss of Use
19.2
No Criteria Exceeded
12.1
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
179.8
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 163.9
SA;HQW
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Bear Creek to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH CAO area along south shore shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH CAC area along north shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
49.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH CAO area along south shore shore of creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Year
14.6
DEH CAC area along north shore of creek
Saunders Creek
Supporting
Loss of Use
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to DEH closed area line
Bear Creek
19-41-13
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Bear Creek
Bear Creek
19-41-12
1
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Bear Creek
19-41-11b2
4t
>
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From Shacklefoot Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Creek
19-41-11b1
4t
>
Impaired
19-41-11a3
4t
Use
Mill Creek
19-41-11a2
4t
>
Supporting
0302030103
Description
Bear Creek
19-41-11a1
4t
>
Rating
19-41-11-1
5
>
Name
19-41-10
1
10-digit Watershed
241.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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>
Impaired
19-41-5-3
Shellfish Harvesting
19-41-6
19-41-7
Browns Inlet 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
6.7
Loss of Use
65.4
Loss of Use
1.0
No Criteria Exceeded
1.0
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
1.0
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 62.2
SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
2002 2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Browns Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
5
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Freeman Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel Supporting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Mirey Branch Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 2.6
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Clay Bank Branch
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 2,207.9 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
Browns Swamp
19-41-5-2
1
>
Impaired
19-41-5-1
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Freeman Creek
5
>
Supporting
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Island ORW Area
19-41-5
5
>
Use
Gillets Creek
5
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Goose Creek
19-41-4
5
>
Rating
19-41-18a
1
>
Name
19-41-14
5
10-digit Watershed
150.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Rating
19-41-8
Impaired
19-41-9
Use
Supporting
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
99-(4)b
Atlantic Ocean
1
>
Supporting
99-(4)c
Atlantic Ocean
1
Supporting
20-36-(0.5)a8
S Acres
030203010305
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
2
Bogue Banks-Bear Island 0.6
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
8.1
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
From Seagull Road in Emerald Isle to Seashell Lane west of Indian Beach
Recreation
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded 12-digit Subwatershed
>
81.7
From Ocean Drive in Emerald Isle to Seagull Road in Emerald Isle
Recreation
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 52.8
From Bear Creek to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shacklefoot Channel 1
0302030103
Description
Browns Creek 5
>
10-digit Watershed
Enterrococcus 030203010303
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound 4.6
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Salty Shores Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a9
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1.5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Bogue Sound Yacht Club
5
>
20-36-(0.5)c
5
>
Impaired Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-3
Taylor Bay 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Sanders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
33.6
81.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
2008
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
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20-36-4b
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
73.3
20-36-6a
128.8
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-6b
5
Impaired
Loss of Use
2.8
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
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SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;ORW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 030203010304
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 19.3
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 17.9
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 1.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
19.4
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Sanders Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to East Prong Sanders Creek
Sanders Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Sanders Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Sikes Branch Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to Bogue Sound
East Prong Sanders Creek
20-36-6-1-1
5
>
Impaired
20-36-6-1
5
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 4.5
Archer Creek (Piney Cr.) From source to Bogue Sound
5
>
Impaired
From source to Goose Creek (0.75 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closure line Bogue Sound
Goose Creek
20-36-5
5
>
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Goose Creek
5
>
Use
Sanders Creek (Goose Creek) Impaired
0302030103
Description
Rating
20-36-4a
5
>
Name
20-36-4-1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2002 Bogue Sound-Bogue Inlet
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Supporting
19-41-18b2
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
63.9
16.5
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 195.2
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 18.0 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
All waters within an area north of Bear Island defined by a line from the 24.0 western most point on Bear Island and running along the eastern shore of Sanders Creek to the northeast m
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Intracoastal Waterway
Bear Island ORW Area
Supporting
Loss of Use
162.6
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot 283.8 Swamp to Intracoastal Waterway.
Bear Island ORW Area
Impaired
From the southwest mouth of Queen Creek to the west side of the Whiteoak River Restricted Area
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Bogue Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Bogue Inlet Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From the southwest mouth of Queen Creek to the west side of the Whiteoak River Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Queen Creek
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Cow Channel
19-41-18b1
5
>
Impaired
19-41-17
1
Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-16c
4t
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-15
1
>
Rating
19-41-(15.5)b
5
>
Name
19-41-(15.5)a
5
10-digit Watershed
2002 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Name
Rating
20-(18)e3
4t
10-digit Watershed
20-36-(0.5)a3
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
Description
Use
WHITE OAK RIVER Impaired
0302030103 Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
From the DEH Conditionally Approved Open line to the Atlantic Ocean excluding the ICWW. Dudleys Marina and Boataminiums
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Units
Category
Year 5.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Classification
3.4
SA;HQW
4
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Cedar Point Villas Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a4
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1.6
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Dolphin Street Park Dockage
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
2.0
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Bayshore Park Dockage
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a6
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
4.6
S Acres
2008 SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Old Ferry Dock at Cape Carteret
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)a7
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
11.5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Island Harbor Marina
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(0.5)b1
5
Bogue Sound Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Hunting Island Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
44.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
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20-36-1
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
19-41-16-1
4t
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
>
Impaired
Impaired
19-41-16-4b
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
1.0
S Acres
2002 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
26.9
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 65.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 46.3
SA;HQW
4
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to Queen Creek
Category
Queen Creek
1.0
From source to DEH closure line.
Shellfish Harvesting
Parrot Swamp Impaired
Loss of Use
SA;ORW
030203010301
From source to Queen Creek
Parrot Swamp Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Queen Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Halls Creek
19-41-16-4a
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
Pasture Branch
19-41-16-3
4t
>
Impaired
2.7
From source to Queen Creek
Bell Swamp
19-41-16-2
4t
>
53.3
Loss of Use
Impaired
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Shellfish Harvesting
12-digit Subwatershed
>
11.9
Impaired
Hunting Island Creek
Classification
Year
5
20-36-2
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Deer Creek
5
>
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
DEH closed area at mouth of Hunting Island Creek
Bogue Sound Impaired
0302030103
Description
Rating
20-36-(0.5)b2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
21-(1)
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Newport River
150.8
11.6
3.0
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
4
SA;HQW
4
2002 S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002
10-digit Watershed
0302030104
Newport River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010403
Black Creek
From source to Little Creek Swamp
11.2
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area at mouth of Dicks Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at Queens Creek Road Bridge to DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot Swamp.
White Oak River Basin
>
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 22.8
From DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at Queens Creek Road Bridge to DEH Conditionally Approved Open line at northeast mouth of Parrot Swamp.
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
DEH closed area from source to DEH Conditionally Approved closed line at 283.7 Queens Creek Road Bridge.
Queen Creek Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Queen Creek
Impaired
Bogue Banks-Bogue Sound
From source to Queen Creek
Queen Creek
19-41-16d
4t
Use
Queen Creek
19-41-16b2
4t
>
Impaired
0302030103
Description
Dicks Creek
19-41-16b1
4t
>
Rating
19-41-16a
4t
>
Name
19-41-16-5
4t
10-digit Watershed
030203010405
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
FW Miles
C
3
Core Creek
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Impaired
21-24-2b
Impaired
21-24b1
Shellfish Harvesting
21-24b2
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
19.6
Loss of Use
46.2
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
29.3
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 14.9
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 212.0
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closed line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closed line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Neuse River Basin boundary to DEH closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) 5
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 15.5
From DEH closed line to Core Creek
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) Impaired
From source to Core Creek
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closed line
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) Impaired
Newport River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Bell Creek
21-24a
5
>
Use
Bell Creek
5
>
Impaired
21-24-2a
5
>
Rating
0302030104
Description
Eastman Creek
5
>
Name
21-24-1
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Rating
21-24c
Impaired
27-128-1a
5
Use
Reason for Rating
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Harlowe Canal
>
21-22-2
21-22a
21-22b1
Impaired
21-22b2
5
Impaired
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed Tuesday, October 30, 2012
S Acres
10.6
2.1
S Acres
SA;HQW
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW,NSW
5
2004
1.4
S Acres
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 92.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
030203010406
Category
Harlowe Creek
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
030203010404
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek
12.5
DEH closed area from source (at N.C. Hwy. # 101) to DEH closure line south 31.3 of mouth of Alligator Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek 5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
196.4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Harlowe Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Harlowe Creek 5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Neuse River Basin Boundary (at Craven-Carteret County Line) to Harlowe Creek (at N.C. Hwy. # 101)
Shellfish Harvesting
Alligator Creek 5
>
Impaired
Units
Parameter
From the White Oak River Basin Boundary 0.4 miles north of boundary Adams Creek Canal (Intracoastal Waterway)
21-22-1
5
Newport River Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030104
Description
Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway - Adams Creek Canal) 5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Impaired
21-(17)d3
Impaired
21-(17)e1
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
579.5
407.2
Loss of Use
2,701.4
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
19.7
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed area north of Morehead City Harbor restricted area including Crap Point Thorofare and Calico Creek Marsh to Hwy 70 Bridge.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 0.4 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort. Deerfield Shores Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 6.5
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited Area at mouth of Russel Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 3,194.0 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally approved closed line to DEH Conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to west mouth of Core Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 31.5
From DEH closure line to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
21-(17)d1b
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From Little Creek Swamp to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River Impaired
Newport River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
5
>
Impaired
21-(17)c
5
>
Use
Newport River
21-(17)b2
5
>
Impaired
21-(17)b1
5
>
Rating
0302030104
Description
Newport River
5
>
Name
21-(17)a
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
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Reason for Rating
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 671.1 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Newport River Impaired
21-(17)g2
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River Impaired
21-18
21-19
21-20
21-21
Shellfish Harvesting
21-22b3
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
2.5
1.7
0.3
S Acres
3.0
S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 0.2
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of mouth of Alligator Creek to DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
136.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River (0.5 S Miles)
Harlowe Creek 5
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River
Little Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River (0.279973970025746 S Miles)
Big Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
30.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River (0.41878944557934 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
Mill Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
DEH closed area around Gallant Point south to Hwy 70 Bridge including Beaufort Channel
Shellfish Harvesting
Little Creek Swamp Impaired
DEH closed area around Gallant Point south to Hwy 70 Bridge including Beaufort Channel
Classification
Year
1 21-(17)g1
Units
Parameter
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
>
Use
Length or Area
Loss of Use
5
>
Description
Shellfish Harvesting
5
>
Newport River
Impaired
5
>
Rating
0302030104
5
5
>
Name
21-(17)e2
5
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
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Oyster Creek
Ware Creek
Russell Creek
Russell Creek Impaired
21-28a
Gable Creek Impaired
21-28b
Gable Creek 5
>
Impaired
21-26b
5
>
Impaired
21-26a
5
>
Impaired
21-25
5
>
Impaired
21-23b
5
>
Impaired
21-23a
5
>
Rating
Impaired
21-29
Willis Creek 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
0302030104
Newport River
Description
Use
Harlowe Creek
5
>
Name
21-22c
5
>
10-digit Watershed
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
From DEH Conditionally Approved Closed line near Newport River to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
22.1
Loss of Use
42.2
Loss of Use
16.8
Loss of Use
2.7
Loss of Use
35.4
Loss of Use
10.9
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 17.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Category
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
99.7
28.7
From source to Newport River
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
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21-30
Impaired
21-32
Use
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
157.3
Loss of Use
Classification
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
S Acres
SC;HQW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Low Dissolved Oxygen
2008
5
Impaired
Recreation
Standard Violation
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
2008
Area on side of creek
Town Creek
8.0
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
21-2
Northwest Prong Newport River Supporting
White Oak River Basin 21-35-1-1
5
Feltons Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Aquatic Life
4
FW Miles
C
2
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
10-digit Watershed
0302030105
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010502
From source to North River
Loss of Use
SC
5
Upper Newport River 3.9
Natural Bioclassification
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
030203010401
From source to Newport River
5
2002
5
21-33a
Category
Year
From source to Newport River (The mouth of Calico Creek is defined as 140.2 beginning at a point of land on the north shore at Lat. 34 43' 46" Long. 76 43' 07" thence across the creek
Calico Creek
1
>
Newport River Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030104
Description
Crab Point Bay 5
>
10-digit Watershed
North River Headwaters North River 4.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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21-35-1-6a3
5
>
Fulcher Creek
21-35-1-6a2
5
>
Impaired
Fulcher Creek
Impaired
21-35-1-6b1
5
Fulcher Creek
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
3.2
Loss of Use
6.8
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
4.1
Loss of Use
0.4
Loss of Use
2.3
Loss of Use
7.2
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 0.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 3.9
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From CAC area of Fulcher Creek to CAO area of Fulcher Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to CAC area of Fulcher Creek
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to North River
Classification
Year 23.2
From source to North River
Thomas Creek
21-35-1-6a1
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Thomas Creek
21-35-1-5b
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Lynch Creek
21-35-1-5a
5
>
Impaired
North River
From source to North River
Crabbing Creek
21-35-1-4
5
Use
Deep Creek Impaired
0302030105
Description
Rating
21-35-1-3
5
>
Name
21-35-1-2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-1b7
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
114.4
S Acres
12.4
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 1.2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 1.0
S Acres
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Wading Creek 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
Outlet North River
19.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
030203010503
From source to Newport River
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
2002
Impaired
21-27
Category
2002
5
12-digit Subwatershed
>
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River
198.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. Canal on west of river
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. CAC area at mouth of Thomas Creek
Classification
Year 0.7
From source to DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek
North River
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek
North River
21-35-1b6
5
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
North River
21-35-1b3
5
>
Impaired
North River
CAO area of Fulcher Creek to North River
North River
21-35-1a2
5
Use
Fulcher Creek Impaired
0302030105
Description
Rating
21-35-1a1
5
>
Name
21-35-1-6b2
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Impaired
North River
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Sleepy Creek Impaired Sleepy Creek Supporting Sleepy Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
51.8
Loss of Use
18.9
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
Category
164.9
23.0
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 144.1
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 7.4
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to The Straits. Marshallberg Boat Harbor
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area northern part of bay
Impaired
32.5
65.4
From source to Davis Bay
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area northern part of bay
21-35-1-12-1c
5
0302030105
Davis Bay (Cheney Bay) DEH closed area in southern part of bay
21-35-1-12-1b
1
>
Turner Creek
21-35-1-12-1a
5
>
Impaired
21-35-1-11b2
5
>
Gibbs Creek
21-35-1-11b1
5
>
Impaired
21-35-1-11a
5
>
Back Sound
21-35-1-11-1
5
>
Rating
21-35-1-10
5
>
Name
21-35-(0.5)e1
5
10-digit Watershed
4.0
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Supporting
Impaired
Supporting
Impaired
21-35-1-12-3b2
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
1.1
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 385.1
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 2.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay with the exception of DEH closed area on south side of Bay. NC 4.0 Shellfish Enterprises
Shellfish Harvesting
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area on south side of Bay. Taylors Boat Dock and Railway
Shellfish Harvesting
0.6
43.1
Entire Bay with the exception of DEH closed area on south side of Bay
No Criteria Exceeded
5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Westmouth Bay. Calvin Rose Boat Dockage
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Westmouth Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Westmouth Bay. Erwins Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Westmouth Bay
12.7
336.2
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 80.7
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
21-35-1-12-3b1
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
Henry Jones Creek
21-35-1-12-3a
1
>
Supporting
North River Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Eastmouth Bay
21-35-1-12-3-1c
5
>
Supporting
21-35-1-12-3-1b
1
Use
Whitehurst Creek
21-35-1-12-3-1a
5
>
Impaired
0302030105
Description
Whitehurst Creek
21-35-1-12-3.5
1
>
Rating
21-35-1-12-2b
1
>
Name
21-35-1-12-2a
5
10-digit Watershed
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
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From source to The Straits
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
1,720.2
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
The Straits Impaired
21-35-1-12b
The Straits Impaired
21-35-1-13a
Brooks Creek
Impaired
21-35-1-13b
Brooks Creek
Supporting
21-35-1-8a
Newby Creek Impaired
21-35-1-8b
5
Newby Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From Core Sound to North River excluding conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
94.1
2008 S Acres
14.6
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 9.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2.2
2.2
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to North River. Hnuckles Landing Harbor
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
21-35-1-12a2
Classification
Year 23.0
From Core Sound to North River excluding conditionally approved open section in north west portion adjacent to North River
The Straits
Units
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
5
>
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
1
>
Use
Length or Area
Supporting
5
>
North River
Description
Janes Creek Supporting
0302030105
1
5
>
Rating
21-35-1-12a1
5
>
Name
21-35-1-12-4
1
10-digit Watershed
0.6
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
7.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh. Fishermans Island Marina and Coats Landing Harbor on west side of Harkers Island
5,898.1
S Acres
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
North River
Supporting
21-35-1c1
North River Impaired
21-35-1c2
5
North River Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From DEH closure line south of Crabbing Creek to Back Sound excluding DEH conditionally approved closed and closed areas between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002
192.9
2002
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
49.4
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Impaired
21-35-1b5
Classification
Year 260.1
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
North River
Impaired
North River
5
5
>
Impaired
0302030105
Description
Goose Bay
21-35-1b4
1
>
Rating
21-35-1b2
5
>
Name
21-35-1-9
5
10-digit Watershed
17.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
S Acres
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
21-35-1e
5
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
21-35-1-7-1
5
>
21-35-1-7-2a
5
>
Impaired
Impaired
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
27.4
S Acres
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 10.8
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 86.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 79.7
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Category
SA;HQW
5
2002 Ward Creek
5.7
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
138.5
SA;HQW
030203010501
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
South Leopard Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Ward Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
North Leopard Creek
21-35-1-7-3
5
Shellfish Harvesting
North Leopard Creek
21-35-1-7-2b
5
>
Impaired
50.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Ward Creek
Gilliklin Creek
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH conditionally approved closed area ato mouth of Newby Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
DEH closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River Impaired
North River
DEH closed area between Davis Bay and North River Marsh
North River Impaired
0302030105
Description
North River
21-35-1d2
5
>
Name
21-35-1d1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
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Name
Rating
21-35-1-7a
Description
Use
Parameter 214.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
Arsenic
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Turbidity
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
21-35-1-7b
From source to North River
Ward Creek Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-13-1
21-35-7-13-2
21-35-7-13a
21-35-7-13b
1 21-35-7-14
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
18.3
2002
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
2008
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 21.8
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
24.6
No Criteria Exceeded
5
Great Island-Horse Island
161.4
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Head of the Hold
Supporting
Loss of Use
2002
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay 39.8
Entire Bay
Brett Bay
Supporting
030203010602
Shellfish Harvesting
Brett Bay Impaired
12-digit Subwatershed
From source to Brett Bay
Fork Creek Impaired
0302030106
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
10-digit Watershed
5
2012
366.4
From source to Brett Bay
Maria Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Year
Data Inconclusive
5
>
Classification
Aquatic Life
5
>
Reason for Rating
Units
Not Rated
5
>
Length or Area
From source to North River
Ward Creek
White Oak River Basin
>
North River
3a
5
>
0302030105
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-7d
5
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
21-35-7-18
5
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
21-35-7-22-1
4t
Smyrna Creek
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 87.5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
2008 SA;ORW
Oyster Creek 128.2
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 030203010603
SA;ORW
5
2002 Smyrna Creek-Jarrett Bay
28.3
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002
030203010601
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Oyster Creek Impaired
8.4
Conditionally approved open area at the mouth Oyster Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
117.8
12-digit Subwatershed
>
105.9
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 20.3 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 113.3
From source to Great Island Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Fortin Bay
21-35-7a2
5
>
Supporting
Parameter
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Horse Island Creek
21-35-7-17
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay
Entire Bay
Great Island Creek
21-35-7-16-1
1
Use
The Swash Supporting
0302030106
Description
Rating
21-35-7-16
1
>
Name
21-35-7-15
1
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
4
2002
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Impaired Wade Creek Impaired Jarrett Bay Impaired Jarrett Bay Impaired
21-35-7-22c2
4t
Jarrett Bay Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
36.6
Loss of Use
71.9
Loss of Use
26.3
Loss of Use
27.1
Loss of Use
25.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43 38.7
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43 31.4
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
DEH closed area at embayment at mouth Williston Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
DEH closed area at embayment at mouth Williston Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From head of bay to DEH conditionally approved open line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to Jarrett Bay
27.7
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
Classification
Category
Year 32.1
From source to Jarrett Bay
Williston Creek
21-35-7-22c1
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
From source to Jarrett Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Howland Creek
21-35-7-22a
4t
>
Impaired
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay-Core Sound
From source to Jarrett Bay
Great Creek
21-35-7-22-7a
4t
>
Impaired
21-35-7-22-6
4t
Use
Broad Creek (Jarrett Bay)
21-35-7-22-5
4t
>
Impaired
0302030106
Description
Ditch Cove
21-35-7-22-4
4t
>
Rating
21-35-7-22-3
4t
>
Name
21-35-7-22-2
4t
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
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Name
Rating
21-35-7-19
1
Use
>
21-35-7-20
1
>
>
Impaired
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Tush Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
117.8
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
1,110.8
42.0
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 21.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 112.5
42.8
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
2008 SA;HQW
4
2002 SA;ORW
4
2002 SA;ORW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From DEH closure line to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
From source to DEH closure line
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Middens Creek Impaired
37.6
Loss of Use
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line to Core Sound
Middens Creek
21-35-7-25
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Jump Run
21-35-7-24b
5
>
Impaired
137.9
From DEH closure line to Jarrett Bay
Jarrett Bay
21-35-7-24a
5
>
Impaired
21-35-7-23
5
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Town of Marshallberg-Great Shoal 312.3
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
030203010604
Entire Bay
Wade Creek
21-35-7-22b
4t
>
Impaired
Parameter
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Spit Bay
21-35-7-22-7b
4t
>
Supporting
Units
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Johnson Creek
21-35-7-21
5
>
Great Island Bay Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay
Description
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030106
SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;ORW
5
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Supporting
Codds Creek
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
31.2
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
26.3
15.6
42.3
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 127.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
22.5
No Criteria Exceeded
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire cove
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Sheep Pen Creek
Supporting
6.3
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Mullet Cove
21-35-7-33
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Zack Creek Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Core Sound
Classification
Year 124.0
Entire pond
Lewis Creek
21-35-7-32
1
>
Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Horsepen Creek
21-35-7-31
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Deer Pond
21-35-7-30
1
>
Supporting
21-35-7-29
1
Use
Great Marsh Creek
21-35-7-28
1
>
Impaired
0302030106
Description
Great Marsh Creek
21-35-7-27
1
>
Rating
21-35-7-26b
1
>
Name
21-35-7-26a
5
10-digit Watershed
18.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-7b
4t
Shellfish Harvesting
99-(4)d
Shellfish Harvesting
Atlantic Ocean 1
>
Supporting
99-(4)e
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation
Atlantic Ocean
Loss of Use
21.8
17.3
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
4
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Fecal Coliform (shellfish) GM 14 or 43
0302030107
12-digit Subwatershed
030203010705
2002
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
From Seashell Lane west of Indian Beach to Hoffman Road in Indian Beach 0.7
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
From Hoffman Road in Indian Beach to Dunes Avenue in Atlantic Beach
8.8
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
10-digit Watershed
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 1,251.7 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
White Oak River Basin
>
78.3
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Core Sound
Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 8.1
From source to Hogpen Bay
Rawson Creek Supporting
From source to Codds Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Caggs Creek
21-35-7-35
1
>
Supporting
Oyster Creek-Jarrett Bay Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Hogpen Bay
21-35-7-34-1
1
Use
Try Yard Creek Supporting
0302030106
Description
Rating
21-35-7-34
1
>
Name
21-35-7-33-1
1
10-digit Watershed
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Name
Rating
99-(4)f
Supporting
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
20-36-(8.5)a1
Units
Parameter
From Dunes Avenue in Atlantic Beach to Fort Macon State Park
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Atlantic Ocean 1
0302030107
Classification
Category
Year 1.5
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus 030203010704
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Carrot Island-Beaufort Inlet 9,108.2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru
1
>
20-36-(8.5)a1a
5
>
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including Prohibited Area at Fish n Lake Intracoastal Waterway) Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a2
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
33.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
1,180.5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru.
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a4
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
134.1
S Acres
2008 SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Morehead City Port
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
46.2
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Bogue Sound Atlantic Beach Area
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Name
Rating
20-36-(8.5)a7
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Classification
Category
Year 3.0
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Triple S Marina
5
>
20-36-(8.5)k
5
>
>
>
Supporting
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
5.8
106.6
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 16.9
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 21.0
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 115.8
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH approved area near Allen Slough in eastern portion of Bay. Bogue Banks Atlantic Beach Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Tar Landing Bay Supporting
10.9
DEH approved area near Allen Slough in eastern portion of Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Closed DEH area in western portion of Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Bay
Supporting
Loss of Use
From source to Money Island Bay
Money Island Bay
20-36-15
1
Loss of Use
From source to Money Island Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Allen Slough
20-36-13b2
5
>
Impaired
20-36-13b1
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Money Island Slough
20-36-13a
5
>
Impaired
20-36-13-2
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area from Newport River Restricted area to Fort Macon Creek 355.4 Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-13-1
5
>
Impaired
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
Impaired
21-(17)h
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
11.3
Loss of Use
25.6
220.4
Deh closed area south of Hwy 70 Bridge and west of Pivers Island including Bulkhead Channell
198.7
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
From source to Newport River (The mouth of Taylor Creek is defined as 166.3 beginning at a point of land on the north shore at Lat. 34 43' 07" Long. 76 40' 13" thence across the creek
21-35-(0.5)a
1
Back Sound
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
S Acres
SC
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Enterrococcus
Portion of the following in subbasin 030503 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Shellfish Harvesting
Supporting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Impaired
Taylor Creek
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
21-34
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area from Hwy 70 Bridge to a line extending form the south point of Radio Island to Fort Macon including Morehead City Channel
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
From DEH conditionally approved open line extending from Penn Point to 302.7 the west shore of Core Creek to the Atlantic Ocean excluding closed areas around Morehead City and Beaufort
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Newport River
Supporting
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
From source to Tar Landing Bay
Newport River
1
>
Use
Fort Macon Creek
21-(17)f
5
>
Supporting
0302030107
Description
Fishing Creek
21-(17)d2
1
>
Rating
20-36-16
5
>
Name
20-36-15-1
1
10-digit Watershed
303.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting Back Sound
Impaired Back Sound
Impaired Back Sound Impaired
21-35-(1.5)c
1
>
Back Sound
21-35-(0.5)f
5
>
Supporting
21-35-(0.5)e2
5
>
Back Sound
21-35-(0.5)d
5
>
Rating
21-35-(0.5)c
1
>
Name
21-35-(0.5)b
1
Back Sound Supporting
21-35-2
Whale Creek 1
10-digit Watershed
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
50.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
156.4
2002 S Acres
6.4
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Back Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
1,480.8
99.3
Four DEH closed areas on the south shore of Harkers Island.
Shellfish Harvesting
870.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closed areas in and around Carrot Island
Shellfish Harvesting
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
DEH closed area at west mouth of Taylor Creek around Pivers Island
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 From Newport River to a point on Shackleford Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marsh
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
33.7
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Name
Rating
99-(4)g
>
Use
Atlantic Ocean
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
From Fort Macon State Park across the Newport River around Cape Lookout to Drum Inlet
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Impaired
21-35-(1.5)a3
Back Sound
Impaired
21-35-(1.5)b
1
>
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 738.2 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the
Shellfish Harvesting
Back Sound
Back Sound
Supporting
21-35-3
Cabs Creek 1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 7.2 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the. Harkers Island Fishing Center
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Back Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
2
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 From a point on Shackleford 6,711.0 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the
Shellfish Harvesting
SB
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 From a point on Shackleford 2.4 Banks at lat. 34 40'57" and long 76 37'30" north to the western most point of Middle Marshes and along the. Barbours Harbor Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Lighthouse Channel-Back Sound
Supporting
21-35-(1.5)a2
Atlantic Coas
030203010703
1
5
>
42.0
Recreation
Back Sound
Classification
Year
Supporting
21-35-(1.5)a1
Units
Parameter
1
5
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030107
46.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Supporting
21-35-6-1
21-35-7-36
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-37
Shellfish Harvesting
21-35-7-38
No Criteria Exceeded
87.1
No Criteria Exceeded
30.8
382.9
No Criteria Exceeded
199.8
1
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
21-35-7a1
Portion of the following in subbasin 030504 from northern boundary of 21,202.1 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
Core Sound
1
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Atlantic Ocean to Core Sound
Barden Inlet
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Core Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Lighthouse Bay to Blinds Hammock Bay
Lighthouse Bay Supporting
71.2
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 91.8
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 112.7
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
Entire Bay
Iron Creek Supporting
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
The Ditch Supporting
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Entire Bay
Blinds Hammock Bay
1
>
Supporting
21-35-6
1
>
Use
Johnson Bay
1
>
Supporting
21-35-5
1
>
Rating
0302030107
Description
Bald Hill Bay
1
>
Name
21-35-4
1
>
10-digit Watershed
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Rating
21-35-7e
1
10-digit Watershed
Core Sound
Supporting
0302030107
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-(8.5)a8
Units
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Category
Year
Portion of the following in subbasin 030505 from northern boundary of 11,872.2 White Oak River Basin (a line from Hall Point to Drum Inlet) to Back Sound excluding conditionally approved
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203010702
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Morehead City-Drum Shoals
1.3
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Pine Knoll Shores Area
5
>
Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a9
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
0.4
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Bogue Pines Boat Basin
5
>
20-36-(8.5)g
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area at mouth of Spooner Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl Impaired
20-36-(8.5)h
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
47.9
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area at mouth of Peltier Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
Impaired
2008
93.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Spooner Creek Impaired
Supporting
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
20-36-(0.5)a1
Classification
Category
Year 41.3
S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 47.4
28.9
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 163.2
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
Hoop Pole Creek
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed areas west at Atlantic Beach Bridge and Cedar Hammock Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-12
1
0302030107
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area near Hoophole Creek west of Atlantic Beach Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-10
5
>
Rating
20-36-(8.5)j
5
>
Name
20-36-(8.5)i
5
10-digit Watershed
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203010701
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
Town of Salter Path-Jumping Run 9,281.0
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Main body of Bougue Sound South of ICWW.
1
>
Supporting
20-36-(0.5)a2
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including From Bogue Inlet (from a line running from the eastern mouth of Bogue Intracoastal Waterway) Inlet to SR 1117 on the mainland) to a line across Bogue Sound from the
1,750.1
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek. Area between ICWW and North Shore of Bogue Sound
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-(0.5)d2
5
>
Name
20-36-(0.5)d1
5
10-digit Watershed
Bogue Sound Impaired
20-36-(8.5)a12
0302030107
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Parameter
DEH closed area 870 meters west of mouth of Broad Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
3.8
S Acres
0.7
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including From a line across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Intracoastal Waterway) Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inlet excluding the DEH
Classification
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH closed area 870 meters west of mouth of Broad Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
12.1
SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Ru. Salter Path
5
>
20-36-(8.5)a3
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Supporting
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
3.3
48.7
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Bogue Sound (Including DEH prohibited area adjacent to Salter Path on sound side of outer banks 62.1 Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl Impaired
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including Approved area immediately adjacent to Salter Path prohibited area Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)b2
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Bogue Sound (Including Prohibited area in sound extending from Brandywine Bay Inc. Intracoastal Waterway). Brandywine Bay Inc.
20-36-(8.5)b1
1
>
Impaired
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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Impaired
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
373.1
20-36-(8.5)f
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 5.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited S Acres
81.0
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay area near Hoophole Woods Intracoastal Waterway) approximately 7400 meters east of line across Bogue Sound from the
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay approximately 3500 meters east of line 4.9 Intracoastal Waterway across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inl Impaired
Classification
Year
Bogue Sound (Including DEH closed area in unnamed bay approximately 2500 meters east of line 8.0 Intracoastal Waterway across Bogue Sound from the southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point to Beaufort Inl Impaired
Units
Parameter
Bogue Sound (Including DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Run Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)e
5
0302030107
Bogue Sound (Including DEH Conditionally Approved Closed area near Jumping Run Creek Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort Inl
20-36-(8.5)d
5
>
Rating
20-36-(8.5)c2
5
>
Name
20-36-(8.5)c1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
southwest side of mouth of Gales Creek to Rock Point
5
>
Impaired
20-36-7-1
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
West Prong Broad Creek From source to Broad Creek Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
11.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Impaired
Impaired
20-36-8-1
Shellfish Harvesting
20-36-9
Jumping Run
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
73.8
16.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.5
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.8
5
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 53.8
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Gales Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Shellfish Harvesting
6.1
10.1
From source to Bogue Sound
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
East Prong Gales Creek
Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Bogue Sound
Gales Creek
5
Loss of Use
4.8
4.2
From source to West Prong Broad Creek (1 S Miles)
Broad Creek
20-36-8
5
>
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
East Prong Broad Creek From source to Broad Creek
20-36-7b
5
From source to West Prong Broad Creek (0.8 S Miles)
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Hannah Branch (0.7 S Miles)
Wolf Branch Impaired
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Broad Creek
5
>
Impaired
20-36-7a
5
>
Use
Sandy Branch
20-36-7-2
5
>
Impaired
0302030107
Description
Hannah Branch
20-36-7-1-2
5
>
Rating
20-36-7-1-1-1
5
>
Name
20-36-7-1-1
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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Rating
20-36-9.5-(2)
1
10-digit Watershed
Use
Supporting
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
19-(1)
S Acres
SA;Sw,ORW
New River
10-digit Watershed
0302030201
Headwaters New River
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020101
Town of Richlands-Squires Run 28.4
FW Miles
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Good-Fair Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
030203020105
From U. S.Hwy. 17 bridge to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Trestle
C;NSW
48.8
S Acres
SB;HQW,NSW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
High pH
2008
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
From Blue Creek to U. S. Hwy. 17 bridge
New River 5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
Standard Violation
116.0
Enterrococcus
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
3
Wilson Bay-New River
5
19-(7)
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Blue Creek
New River
Category
Year
1
19-(10.5)
Classification
03020302
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
8-digit Subbasin
New River
Units
Length or Area
Roosevelt Natural Area All of the saline waters within the boundaries of the natural area including 48.2 brackish marsh and salt marsh Swamp
White Oak River Basin
>
Bogue Banks-Shackleford Banks
Description
White Oak River Basin
>
0302030107
S Acres
SB;NSW
5
5
2012
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Name
Use
Brinson Creek
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Units
Parameter
From source to New River (2.88948011398315 S Miles)
Classification
17.5
S Acres
SC;NSW
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
19-14
Entire Bay
Wilson Bay
108.6
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
19-(11)
10-digit Watershed
0302030202
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020207
From Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Trestle to Mumford Point
New River
S Acres
New River Camp Lejeune-New River
574.3
S Acres
SC;HQW,NSW
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Copper
2008
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
2008
5
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
High pH
2008
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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5
2008
Impaired
030203020210
5
SC;HQW,NSW
5
12-digit Subwatershed
Category
Year
5
White Oak River Basin
>
Headwaters New River
Description
Rating
19-12
0302030201
5
Everett Creek-New River
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19-30a1
19-30a2
19-30b
19-32
Shellfish Harvesting
Impaired
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
19-(15.5)
1
Loss of Use
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
1,776.9
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 13.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 32.6
2008 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 83.8
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2002
030203020208
From Mumford Point to a line extending across the river from Grey Point to point of land approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek
New River
Supporting
18.7
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Stones Creek to DEH closure line.
12-digit Subwatershed
>
39.0
Entire Bay except for the area enclosed by the DEH closure at the mouth of Stones Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for the area enclosed by the DEH closure at the mouth of Stones Creek.
Everett Creek 5
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 2.8
From source to Stones Bay
Stones Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Stones Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Stones Bay Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Stones Bay Supporting
New River
From Everett Bay to DEH closure line.
Muddy Creek
5
>
Impaired
19-30-2
5
>
Use
Mill Creek (Stones Bay)
1
>
Impaired
19-30-1
5
>
Rating
0302030202
Description
New River
5
>
Name
19-(27)b
5
>
10-digit Watershed
Frenchs Creek-New River 6,580.6
S Acres
SC;NSW
2
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
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Rating
19-(27)a1
1
10-digit Watershed
Use
Reason for Rating
>
>
19-16-(3.5)a
Parameter
No Criteria Exceeded
Northeast Creek
From N. C. Hwy.24 to a line crossing Northeast Creek downstream of NC 24.
400.3
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
From a line crossing Northeast Creek 1.8 miles downstream of NC 24 to downstream side of mouth of Scales Creek
280.0
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Copper
4b
Impaired
Aquatic Life
Standard Violation
Chlorophyll a
3a
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Data Inconclusive
Low pH
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Little Northeast Creek
From source to Northeast Creek
8.3
SC;HQW,NSW
4
S Acres
SC;HQW,NSW
4
FW Miles
C;NSW
3
Not Rated
Aquatic Life
Potential Standards Viol
Low Dissolved Oxygen
1
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Moderate Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
3a
Not Rated
Recreation
Potential Standards Viol
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2
S Acres
3a
12-digit Subwatershed
SA;HQW
Northeast Creek
Aquatic Life
19-16-2
S Acres
030203020203
Impaired
Northeast Creek
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
4b
19-16-(3.5)b
Classification
Year
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 5,738.8 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Length or Area
12-digit Subwatershed
>
New River
Description
New River
Supporting
0302030202
030203020205
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Outlet Southwest Creek
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Name
Use
Southwest Creek
Reason for Rating From Mill Run to New River
Chlorophyll a
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Fecal Coliform (recreation)
Supporting
19-30-3
From source to Southwest Creek
Aquatic Life
Impaired
19-30-3-1
5
Moderate Bioclassificati
Shellfish Harvesting
Millstone Creek Impaired
>
>
Intracoastal Waterway
S Acres
C;HQW,NSW
4
FW Miles
C;NSW
2
030203020209
Stones Creek
76.9
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 8.5
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
10-digit Watershed
0302030203
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020301
From southern edge of White Oak River Basin to Morris Landing
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
New River Inlet Ashe Island-Stump Sound 76.2
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-0.5
Category
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
From source to Stones Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
White Oak River Basin 18-87
5.9
From source to Stones Bay
Stones Creek 5
>
594.7
Standard Violation
Harris Creek
Classification
Year
Aquatic Life
12-digit Subwatershed
>
Parameter
Impaired
19-17-3
Units
Length or Area
4b
1
>
New River
Description
Rating
19-17-(6.5)
0302030202
Stump Sound ORW Area All waters between the s edge of the White Oak RB to the western end of 939.9
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006
SA;ORW
5
Permuda Is. exclusive of the restricted area
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-10b
5
Topsail Sound Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Prohibited areas at Queens Grant and Hwy 210 Bridge
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
56.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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2006
SA;HQW
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18-87-5
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Hardison Creek
Loss of Use
79.5
S Acres
59.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved 240.6
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Sound excluding that portion in King Creek Restricted Area
87.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
11.6
S Acres
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
18-87-6
Batts Mill Creek (Barlow Creek)
Impaired
18-87-6-1
18-87-6-2
5
Shellfish Harvesting
County Line Branch Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
40.8
Loss of Use
1.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Batts Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Batts Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Cypress Branch Impaired
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
1.0
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Classification
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay excluding that portion in King Creek Restricted Area
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From 0.25 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Stump Sound
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet
From source to 0.25 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Turkey Creek
18-87-3
5
>
Use
Everett Bay
5
>
Impaired
0302030203
Description
Turkey Creek
18-87-2
5
>
Rating
18-87-1b
5
>
Name
18-87-1a
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2008
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006
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Impaired
19-39-1b
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
19-39-3-1
5
Mill Creek (Alligator Bay) Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
22.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Alligator Bay
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 38.6
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
11.9
41.8
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
81.3
4.0
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area south of ICWW at Marina Way and Tradewinds Drive
Loss of Use
84.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
At mouth
Goose Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From Daybeacon #17 to DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadwick Bay including all unnamed bays guts and channels
Shellfish Harvesting
Rogers Bay
19-39-2
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year 0.1
From northeastern boundary of Cape Fear River Basin to Daybeacon #17 including all unnamed bays guts and channels
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Rogers Bay
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-1a
5
>
Impaired
19-39-(3.5)a2
5
>
Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-(3.5)a1
5
>
Rating
Impaired
0302030203
Description
Old Mill Creek
5
>
Name
18-87-7
5
>
10-digit Watershed
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002
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19-39-3b2
5
>
Rating
19-39-3b1
5
>
Name
19-39-3a
5
Alligator Bay Impaired
19-39-3c
Alligator Bay 5
10-digit Watershed
Impaired
19-(27)a2
5
>
Impaired
19-(27)a3
5
>
New River
New River
Impaired
19-(27)a4
5
New River
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
New River Inlet
Description
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
22.1
Loss of Use
8.4
Loss of Use
305.5
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
S Acres
S Acres
5
SA;ORW
5
2002
Holover Creek-New River Inlet
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
2002 SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
5
2002
030203020302
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 5.6 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay. Prohibited area at Swan Point Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002 SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 4.6 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay Prohibited area at Old Ferry Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From a line extending across New River from Grey Point to a point of land 49.1 approximately 2200 yards downstream from mouth of Duck Creek to Atlantic Ocean; including all unnamed bay
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Bay north of ICWW except DEH closure area at mouth of Mill Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
DEH closure area at mouth of Mill Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year 260.2
Remainder of bay north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
Bay south of ICWW
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0302030203
SA;HQW
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2008
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19-35
Impaired
19-36a
Shellfish Harvesting
Shellfish Harvesting
19-36b
19-38
Traps Bay
Supporting
19-38-1
Traps Creek
1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
43.6
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
10.9
No Criteria Exceeded
12.9
Loss of Use
2.8
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Traps Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
188.5
500.0
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
5
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
DEH closure area in south arm of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for DEH closure area in south arm of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Courthouse Bay Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
50.3
111.4
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Ellis Cove Bay
Courthouse Bay Supporting
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Entire Cove
Wheeler Creek
1
>
Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Fannie Creek
5
>
Supporting
New River Inlet
From Fannie Creek and Wheeler Creek to DEH closure line.
Sneads Creek
1
>
Supporting
19-33-1
5
>
Use
Ellis Cove
5
>
Impaired
19-33
1
>
Rating
0302030203
Description
New River
1
>
Name
19-(27)c
5
>
10-digit Watershed
11.1
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
19-39-4-1-3
19-39-4-1a
5
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
2.6
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
9.8
28.6
6.6
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
41.4
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
5
SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 74.8
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 15.7
2002
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to DEH closure line at west side of mouth of Charles Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Fullard Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Fullard Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Fullard Creek
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Year
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick 1.6 Bay to New River. Prohibited area at New River Marina Swan Point Marina
Shellfish Harvesting
Bumps Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick Bay to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Charles Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From DEH conditionally approved open line at north mouth of Chadiwick Bay to New River
Shellfish Harvesting
Biglins Creek Impaired
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-4-1-2
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet
From source to Traps Bay (0.423374343598131 S Miles)
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-4-1-1
5
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Supporting
19-39-(3.5)b3
5
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Use
Intracoastal Waterway
19-39-(3.5)b2
5
>
Supporting
19-39-(3.5)b1
5
>
Rating
0302030203
Description
Toms Creek
1
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Name
19-38-2
1
>
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002
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19-40
Wards Channel Supporting
19-41-(0.5)a1
1
Intracoastal Waterway Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
3.9
14.1
S Acres
97.5
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2008
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From New River to DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Intracoastal Waterway to New River
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
4.6
861.1
DEH prohibited areas at Bayshore Marina and Bayshore Canal
Shellfish Harvesting
2.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Hell Gate Creek
1
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Small embayments at northeast mouth of Fullard Creek.
Shellfish Harvesting
Chadwick Bay
19-39-5
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Small embayments at northeast mouth of Fullard Creek at Bayshore Marina and Raquet Club
Shellfish Harvesting
Chadwick Bay
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From DEH closure line at west side of mouth of Charles Creek to Chadwick 81.6 Bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
19-39-4a
5
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch)
19-39-4-1c
5
Use
Fullard Creek (Salt Branch) Impaired
0302030203
Description
Rating
19-39-4-1b2
5
>
Name
19-39-4-1b1
5
10-digit Watershed
85.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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19-41-2a
19-41-2b
Supporting
19-41-3-1
5
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
5
2008 SA;HQW
5
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
66.6
2008 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Salliers Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
7.4
60.2
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
2002
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay
Holover Creek Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Closed DEH rectangular area on north side of bay
Shellfish Harvesting
16.3
56.4
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Entire Bay except for DEH closed rectangular area on north side of bay.
Shellfish Harvesting
Salliers Bay Impaired
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From DEH Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay to subbasin boundary
Shellfish Harvesting
Mile Hammock Bay
19-41-3
5
>
Impaired
19.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Entire Bay
Mile Hammock Bay
1
>
Supporting
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
From DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers Bay to DEH 20.1 Conditionally Approved Open area line northeast of mouth of Salliers Bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Howard Bay
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From New River to DEH closure line at southwest mouth of Salliers bay
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-1
1
>
Impaired
New River Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
19-41-(0.5)c2
5
Use
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
0302030203
Description
Rating
19-41-(0.5)b
5
>
Name
19-41-(0.5)a2
5
10-digit Watershed
6.6
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 030203020303
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2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 Oceanside Seashore-New River Inlet
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Name
Use
Atlantic Ocean 1
Supporting
18-87-(5.5)
5
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Impaired
18-87-10c
5
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
273.8
2
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2012 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 4.2
1,190.7
SA;HQW
5
2012 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Entire Sound north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
159.6
33.9
Entire Sound south of ICWW
No Criteria Exceeded
SB
Beckys Creek-New Topsail Inlet
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Prohibited area at Annamarina
Loss of Use
Atlantic Coas
Topsail Beach
5.8
South Topsail Beach Canals
Loss of Use
27.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Doctors Yacht Basin
Loss of Use
Category
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From New Topsail Inlet to Topsail Sound excluding prohibited area at Annamarina
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound Impaired
From Morris Landing to the eastern mouth of Old Topsail Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound
Supporting
030203020403
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10a
1
>
Impaired
12-digit Subwatershed
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1b
5
>
Impaired
0302030204
Loss of Use
Classification
Enterrococcus
10-digit Watershed
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1a3
5
>
Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From Myrtle Drive in North Topsail Beach to Ocean Drive in Emerald Isle
Shellfish Harvesting
Banks Channel
18-87-10-1a2
5
>
Impaired
18-87-10-1a1
1
>
Intracaostal Waterway
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Recreation
White Oak River Basin >
New River Inlet
Description
Rating
99-(4)a
0302030203
1,144.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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Supporting
Loss of Use
2.7
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Long Point Channel Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
16.5
12.4
38.3
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 18.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Old Topsail Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Old Topsail Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Mill Creek (Betts Creek) From source to Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-15
1
Loss of Use
12.7
5.8
From source to 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Howard Channel
Loss of Use
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area at mouth of Mill Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
Old Topsail Creek
18-87-14
5
>
Impaired
18-87-13
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Old Topsail Creek
18-87-12b
5
>
Impaired
Conditional areas at mouth of Batts Mill Creek and at Hwy 210 Bridge
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
18-87-12a
5
>
Impaired
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Nixons Creek
18-87-11.7e
5
Use
Topsail Sound Impaired
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-11
5
>
Name
18-87-10d
5
10-digit Watershed
16.0
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
18-87-11.7b
5
>
Impaired
18-87-11.7d
5
>
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Impaired
18-87-11.7f
5
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
66.4
73.6
S Acres
S Acres
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 2.7
5
SA;HQW
5
2006 SA;HQW
5
2006
6.8
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
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SA;HQW
Futch Creek-Rich Inlet 2.1
Prohibited area at Figure Eight Island Marina
Category
2002
030203020401
Prohibited area on northside of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area north of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
42.5
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From 0.75 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From source 0.5 miles inland Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Virginia Creek Impaired
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Beckys Creek (Bishops Creek)
18-87-9b
5
Use
Beckys Creek (Bishops Creek) Impaired
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-8b
5
>
Name
18-87-8a
5
10-digit Watershed
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006
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Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
18-87-9-1
5
>
Impaired
18-87-9a
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Virginia Creek Impaired
White Oak River Basin
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Loss of Use
Loss of Use
13.7
14.3
181.8
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 S Acres
SA;HQW
S Acres
5
2002 SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 030203020402
Virginia Creek
7.5
S Acres
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to 0.75 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
From source to Virginia Creek
Mullett Run
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Loss of Use
12-digit Subwatershed
>
30.9
From Rich Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From 0.35 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway to ICWW
Nixon Channel Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
3.2
From source to 0.35 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From Green Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Futch Creek Impaired
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 111.5
From Nixon Channel to Intracoastal Waterway
Futch Creek
18-87-19b
5
>
Supporting
Units
Parameter
From Rich Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Butler Creek
18-87-19a
5
>
Supporting
Topsail Beach Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Cedar Snag Creek
18-87-18
1
Use
Green Channel Supporting
0302030204
Description
Rating
18-87-17
1
>
Name
18-87-16
1
10-digit Watershed
23.5
S Acres
10-digit Watershed
0302030205
12-digit Subwatershed
030203020501
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Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
5
5
2006
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Shellfish Harvesting
No Criteria Exceeded
No Criteria Exceeded
Shellfish Harvesting
18-87-(11.5)
1
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
No Criteria Exceeded
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SB
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
Recreation Advisory Postings
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
2012
030203020502
From the eastern mouth of Old Topsail Creek to the western mouth of Howe Creek
Shellfish Harvesting
102.8
65.1
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
North of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
5.0
109.7
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
South of ICWW
12-digit Subwatershed
>
0.7
All waters beginning at a point on the northern side of Snows Cut and running directly east across the Intracoastal Waterway to a point on the eastern side, thence follow
Recreation
Myrtle Sound Shellfishing Area Impaired
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Myrtle Sound Shellfishing Area
18-87-31b
5
Shellfish Harvesting
Classification
Year
From the Intracoastal Waterway channel marker # 153 to Cape Fear River 26.8 at western end of Snows Cut, exclusive of that portion in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin and Snows Cut
No Criteria Exceeded
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Carolina Beach Yacht Basin
Supporting
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
John Creek
18-87-31a
1
Use
Everett Creek
18-87-31.2
1
>
Supporting
0302030205
Description
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-30
1
>
Rating
18-87-29
5
>
Name
18-87-(30.5)
1
10-digit Watershed
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet 112.9
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Impaired
18-87-21c
5
Impaired
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
63.1
No Criteria Exceeded
Loss of Use
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
74.3
2006
S Acres
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved 139.9
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Loss of Use
5
2008
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Shellfish Harvesting
310.5
272.5
Loss of Use
SA;HQW
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
All waters between Howe Creek and Lees Cut-description in draft
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
No Criteria Exceeded
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
North of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
Loss of Use
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
From the southwest mouth of Shinn Creek to the Intracoastal Waterway channel marker # 153
Shellfish Harvesting
Middle Sound
18-87-21b
5
>
Impaired
52.8
Conditional area south of Wrightsville Recreation area and west of ICWW. 70.4
Shellfish Harvesting
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
18-87-21a
1
>
Supporting
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Prohibited area north of Wrightsville Reacreation area
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-11.7c
5
>
Impaired
Loss of Use
Units
Parameter
Growing area south of Wrightsville Recreation area and east of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-(25.5)
1
>
Supporting
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Intracoastal Waterway
18-87-(23.5)c
5
Use
Intracoastal Waterway Impaired
0302030205
Description
Rating
18-87-(23.5)b
1
>
Name
18-87-(23.5)a
5
10-digit Watershed
38.3
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
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SA;ORW
5
2008
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Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Wrightsville Recreational Area (including Lees Cut, MOtts Channel and portions of Banks Channel)
Loss of Use
48.4
28.5
28.6
In any waters within a line beginning at a point on the mainland along the 478.7 Intracoastal Waterway 1400 feet north of the U.S. Hwy. 74-76 bridge extending directly across t
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Impaired
18-87-24-3b
Recreation
Banks Channel area around RECMON station S22B
Entire Channel south of the Wrightsville Recreational Area
Loss of Use
110.0
SA;HQW
5
S Acres
S Acres
SA;HQW
5
2002 SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
SB:#
4
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
S Acres
SA;HQW
4
Recreation Advisory Postings
Entire Channel south of the Wrightsville Recreational Area
1.0
4cr
Impaired
Recreation
Loss of Use
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Category
2006
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Impaired
Banks Channel
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
4cr
18-87-24-3a
Classification
Year
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Howe Creek Impaired
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet
From source to 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
Pages Creek
18-87-24
4cr
>
Impaired
0302030205
Description
Pages Creek
18-87-23
5
>
Rating
18-87-22b
5
>
Name
18-87-22a
5
10-digit Watershed
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Impaired
Loss of Use
99.5
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;ORW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved
Prohibited area at mouth of Whiskey Creek
Loss of Use
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited 215.9
Loss of Use
64.3
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From source to 0.5 miles inland of Intracoastal Waterway
78.3
S Acres
Supporting
Aquatic Life
Moderate Bioclassificati
Ecological/biological Integrity Benthos
5
Impaired
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
Hewletts Creek
Impaired
18-87-27
1
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Channel
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From 0.5 miles inland of ICWW to Intracoastal Waterway
Loss of Use
No Criteria Exceeded
216.4
5
2006 SA;ORW
5
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
From Masonboro Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
19.9
SA;ORW
2006
1
18-87-26b
Category
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
West of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Hewletts Creek
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 285.3
Three prohibited areas inland of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Units
Parameter
East of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
Impaired
Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-26a
5
>
Use
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-25.7d
5
>
Supporting
0302030205
Description
Masonboro Sound ORW Area
18-87-25.7c
5
>
Rating
18-87-25.7b
5
>
Name
18-87-25.7a
1
10-digit Watershed
SA;HQW
5
2006 S Acres
SA;ORW
2
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
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Rating
18-87-28
5
10-digit Watershed
Use
Length or Area
Reason for Rating
Shellfish Harvesting
Loss of Use
18-87-11.7a
1
>
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Supporting
Atlantic Ocean Supporting
99-(3)b
Recreation
Atlantic Ocean
No Criteria Exceeded
87.0
Dolphin Court in Kure Beach to Spartanburg Avenue in Carolina Beach
3.2
No Criteria Exceeded
Recreation Advisory Postings
1
Supporting
Recreation
No Criteria Exceeded
Enterrococcus
Supporting
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Recreation
From Spartanburg Avenue in Carolina Beach to Myrtle Drive in North Topsail Beach
No Criteria Exceeded
SA;ORW
2
S Acres
SA;HQW
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Atlantic Coas
SB
2
Enterrococcus
Recreation
1
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
Supporting
Atlantic Ocean
5
Shellfish Growing Area-Approved
1
99-(3)c
SA;HQW
Wrightsville Beach-Mason Inlet
From the mouth of the Cape Fear River around Cape Fear to Dolphin Court 14.5 in Kure Beach
No Criteria Exceeded
Category
2006
030203020503
From Masonboro Inlet to Intracoastal Waterway
Shellfish Harvesting
S Acres
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited
444.8
No Criteria Exceeded
Classification
Year 13.0
South of ICWW
Shellfish Harvesting
Shinn Creek
99-(3)a
1
>
Supporting
18-87-25
1
>
Topsail Sound and Middle Sound ORW Area
Units
Parameter
From source to Intracoastal Waterway
12-digit Subwatershed
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Masonboro Inlet-Mason Inlet
Description
Whiskey Creek (Purviance Creek) Impaired
0302030205
40.1
Enterrococcus
Category 5 Assessments Approved by EPA August 10, 2012
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