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ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) 2005 and 2009 by DWQ’s Environmental Sciences Section (ESS) and can be found in the the in found be can Report System and Monitoring (ESS) Ambient Basin Section Sciences Environmental DWQ’s by 2009 and 2005 between data for parameter by completed were stations ambient individual of plots whisker and Box set. data the in outliers of presence the indicate trend results mean and significant median between difference The statistically term. long the provide over to intended not are graphs readings parameter can affect The conditions in use or land climate an of idea how changes but rather information, numbers. of set a of value typical or tendency central the indicates which average, or mean of type a is mean geometric The (1997-2009). period median the ayear 13 over showing parameter specific by graphs subbasin this in station include ambient each for values concern concentration mean and of parameters monitoring ambient of discussion following The Monitoring Term Long Ambient the of 2 Chapter see Planning Basinwide information, Carolina’s North to other Guide and assessment support use for used are data how May until quarterly sampled parameters, were monitoring, the about ambient was For suspended. more 2007 sampling information when which metals metals except samples basis 2009), monthly a December on and parameters 2005 all for (January collected cycle were sampling current the During locations). station the for 1-1 Figure (see subbasin River Dan Upper the in located are stations (AMS) System Monitoring Four Ambient the on found be can IR in found be can IR 2010 the of portion Basin River Roanoke The List. Impaired Waters 303(d) the on placed then is it rating, Impaired an receives waterbody a If IR. 2012 the for used be will and 2009 and 2005 between between collected were plan collected basin this data in on reported data based ambient The 2008. is and 2004 and version 2010 the is IR current most The ratings. quality water and their the Carolina North to in reported waterbodies then monitored all of are collection which a is IR years, The (IR). two Report every Integrated EPAthe ratings via support use develop to used are data ambient The A the see subbasin, this in data biological Report Assessment about information more For m F i bient g ure 1-7: 1-7:
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ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) observations, monitoring data, historical evidence and permit or other violations. Additional study may be be may study actions. recommended of Additional list a includes column last violations. The impact. the of other source(s) exact or determine to permit needed and evidence historical data, monitoring observations, lists also table The implemented. being already needs restoration with stream impaired an than protections for supporting need urgent a Some more have may streams area. the in quality water impact potentially could that activities other and use land restoration/protection efforts, needed and current holistic results, more a monitoring on includes based which is area This drainage the of impaired. evaluation currently is that stream a than table this within be may higher by uses rather prioritized designated its but supporting impacts currently or is that impairment Astream taken. be steam’s to the actions of particular for severity need the the on solely based not is priority of order The Table 1-1 is a list of waters in the Upper Dan that River Subbasin DWQ for has restoration/protection. prioritized D Controls ( Controls ( Ordinance Needed: Actions Status: etc.) surfaces, impervious ditching, to due receive naturally would Source: (FCB), Bacteria Coliform Fecal etc.). degradation, habitat toxicity, nutrients, DO, low/high (e.g., use Stressor: Class.: Cr Big Cr Peter Cr Elk River Smith Cr House Rock Cr Jacobs Cr Island Beaver Big TownCr Fork Cr Snow Cr Archies Cr Double South Cr Double North River Dan River Dan River Dan T S WQ WQ ab t rea l e Classification (e.g., C, B, WS-I, WS-II, WS-III, WS-IV, WS-V, WS-III, Tr,HQW,ORW, WS-II, SW, UWL) WS-I, B, C, (e.g., Classification Impaired, Impacted, Supporting, Improving (For current Use Support Assessment see the Integrated Report.) Integrated the see Assessment Support Use current (For Improving Supporting, Impacted, Impaired, The cause of the stressor. (Volume & Velocity: when a stream receives stormwater runoff at a much higher volume and velocity than it it than velocity and volume higher much a at runoff stormwater receives stream a when Velocity: & (Volume stressor. the of cause The 1-1: 1-1: m SC Chemical parameters or physical conditions that at certain levels prevent waterbodies from meeting the standards for their designated designated their for standards the meeting from waterbodies prevent levels certain at that conditions physical or parameters Chemical N P LO ), Sediment and Erosion Control BMPs ( BMPs Control Erosion and Sediment ), a riority ), Monitoring ( Monitoring ), m e N Agriculture BMPs ( BMPs Agriculture o 22-32-(3) 22-29 b & 22-25a 22-20 22-2 22-11 22-10 22-(8) 22-(1)b 22-(1)a 22-9 22-6 22-5 (3) & (2.5) 22-40-(1), 22-34-(2) t ab l S AU# e potential M
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category which further defines the Use Support forand the both2010 thereports. 2008 These first three rows are consistentboxes forin all this Plan. The rows following are based monitoringon what type stations of are found on thatandmay include benthic, fish community stream and/or ambient monitoring or stream segment data. If one of these three columnfirst types The of data. ofmonitoring typethat forsampled not sitesisstream that then is not shown, indicates the type of sampling in bold (e.g., ID below in parenthesis (e.g., CB79). The latest monitoring result/rating of that site is listed in the nextcolumn followed bytheyear that sample wastaken. Ifthere ismore than onebenthic site, for example, on that stream, the second site ID and site rating will be listedAMSThedata.data1-2 rowis the inwindowthe AMS sample belowsites for allTable box listedin inthe the first. The last betweenis2004-2008.PlanparametersthisOnly boxesin exceeding givenstandard thelistedare in the second column with the percent of exceedance listed beside each parameter. Please note any fecal coliform bacteria (FCB) listingindicates in theelevated last levelsrow (as and seen a in Table study1-2) beforeonly aof stream becomes Impairedfive for FCB. samples in 30 days (5-in-30) must be conducted Use Support & Monitoring Box: Each waterbody discussed in the Statuscorresponding a hassection Watershed this& within MonitoredWaters Recommendations for UseSupport and Monitoring 1-2). TheBox (Table top row indicates the 2010 Use Support and segment. The thenext two rows indicate length the of that stream or stream U stressorsdetailedinformationstudies,health,specialSection,lifeaquaticstreammoreaboutthis In and sources and other additional information is provided by each 10-digit Hydrological Unit(HUC). Code Waterbodies discussed in this Chapter include all monitored streams, whether monitored by DWQ or local agencies with approvedstreams within methods.this watershed can be seen on Usethe map in FigureSupport 1-1, and a Useinformation Support list of allon monitored watersall in this basin canmonitored be found in the tatu an Waters. Near the most upstream portion of this segment, just aftera designatedthe Dan363 Riveracre Significantcrosses Naturalinto HeritageNC, Area.there Theis river is known for its high level of fish species drainage area is forestry, agriculture, residential and some industrial areas. Allwaters upstream of the Big Creek and Dan River confluence hold the secondary use classification Trout of west of the Town of Milton flowing northward approximatelyto Kerrfive Lake. miles The from segment the is stateDan River line [AU#: 22-4] andto is designated it’s as Trout Waters. The confluence majority of the with the Little This portion of the Dan River is the first segment to acrossNC. the stateThe lineriver into crosses the state line four additional times before exiting NC TMDLs. A bi-stateTMDLs.A restoration effort for the Dan River drainage area is discussed in the section above. Dan River D The Dan River drainage area stretches length of the across NC portion of the two river is discussed subbasins here including a summary (03010103 of all Dan River & Impairments and 03010104); however, the full S 1.12
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Report Report per mg/l the +0.004 See 1-19). (Figure increased respectively year, per conductance umhos/cm +0.60 and specific year and cycle Ammonia this 2009. during and evaluated 1980 were between trends collected term data Long for months. nutrients summer early showed and spring analysis late in The peaked levels cycle. this during completed solid suspended in October. total and to a Turbidity minimum was and decreasing and August in February peaking analysis trend sediment and nutrient A increased. samples exceeding the of value the cycle, present the and cycle monitoring previous the between much change didn’t standard the exceeding samples of number the though Even NUTs waters. C 50 Class verses for NTUs 10 of standard turbidity lower a have is, segment this as as Waters, Trout classified Streams methodology. support use in difference to due inlists 2008on and2001 plan. forwasprevious turbidity not as included was listed Impaired first The segment the since exceedances standard turbidity shown has which segment on this located is also station An ambient past. the in observed been has which community macroinvertebrate rating, intolerant pollution Excellent an stable the received reflecting site the 2009, In Excellent. or Good been either have 2009 and 1984 Ratings between NB8. station benthic the at 1984 since DWQ by monitored been has River Dan the of segment This Status Quality Water turbidity the exceeding for standard. 2008 since List Waters Impaired the on been has River Dan the of segment This residential. some and forest agriculture, is area drainage the in cover land of 22-6] majority The [AU#: Waters. Trout as Creek designated is Peters and to it’s 22-4] from [AU#: River miles Dan 11.6 Little the approximately with is confluence River Dan the of segment second The River Dan 2004. of as healthy was segment this in community July fish to the May Overall, year. from each trout brown and rainbow brook, 6,800 stock to efforts manages Resources river. being the Wildlife of NC segment The nature the running fast of and result habitat the a to due as likely is it piscivores however, and Waters; Trout sunfish Supported of Hatchery absence the for concern a was There species. intolerant pollution all of comprised population fish the time, 2004. in that At monitored last was segment This Status Quality Water sample. fish 2004 the on based Report Integrated 2010 the on category support use Supporting the under placed was River Dan the of segment This rare. significantly or threatened, endangered, are that species endemic several of presence the and diversity F for more details. details. more for i g ure 1-19: 1-19: [AU#: 22-(1)b] [AU#: L on g
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ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) on these projects are on the the on are projects these on updated providing reports Quarterly watershed. the throughout BMPs these grant implementing in 2011319 to continue additional an received DSWC The 2012. March in conclude will grant This facilities. watering and wells, water diversions, troughs, use heavy areaprotection, waterways, grassed planting, borders, field fencing, area exclusion livestock critical crop, cover rotation, crop conservation cover, this of conservation course include: the project during installed to be will 2008 that in BMPs grant Watershed. Program River Dan NPS the 319 throughout Section BMPs NC implement an awarded was Conservation Water & Soil of Division NC Implementation BMP Impaired the impairment. on that address to are 2009 in segments Both stations. both as well. at A violations standard FCB for List Waters increased have standard the the exceeding exceeded samples of amount samples the however, decreased; station’s have stations Both both for levels turbidity segments. average The two standard. state these turbidity along stations monitoring AMS two are There Status Quality Water 2008. since Turbidity and FCB for List Waters Impaired the on been have segments These Station). within Steam River Dan Energy Duke WWTPand of Eden (City dischargers confluence River Smith the from major miles a and two half two also are There additional areas. draining residential and tributaries farmland with areas, forested some lined and are segments agriculture These with its Milton. before of the Town miles 10 reaching before about just for exit flows final it NC, into again line state crossing After NC into back for a crosses to and mile six a it Virginia. miles, returns before half roughly for Virginia through flows river line. The state the to northeast miles 12 These two of segments the Dan River run from Mill Branch [AU#: about 22-39.5] River Dan F i Turbidity (NTU) g ure 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 1-20: 1-20: 1996 [AU#: 22-(39)a & b] & 22-(39)a [AU#: L on 1998 g
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e l an ab T Seethe WRIT section above for more detail on focused state and bi-state study and restoration efforts for the Dan River drainage area. into the Dan River. With a continued push to improve agricultural betterand sediment forestry and erosion controlBMPs ordinancesin alongthe the areaDan River, improvementsas wellshould be asachievable. affectsthe water quality Developmentinthe other. ofsingle family homes have increased inthis area aswell. Sediment and erosion controls are often not required on these smaller size lots.noted as Thean activityuse in ofthisATV’s was areaalso that is likely contributing to the sediment load in the small tributaries that flow help from the NC agriculture cost share program.Since Virginia. CarolinaandNorth Whileboth occurring inharvestingmore timberis more area, environmentally this in occur tostarted havefriendly agricultural practices the Dan River flows back and forth across the state line, timber harvesting practices in one state ultimately activity along the river. No permitted sand andmining many of the operationstobacco fields in thisremain area have beenalong converted tothis other agriculturalsegment practicesof such as cattlefarming.the Manytheseof fields have also been convertedDan permanentto grasslands River natural to or vegetation with In theInpast, theDanRiver wasoften called the“Muddy Dan”locals.by Theriver almost always ranbrown due to sediment in the river. There were several instream sand mining operations as well as a lot of agricultural 24 miles. An addendum to the approved Virginia bacteria segmentstheofDanTMDL River North in Carolina waswhich areImpaired forfecalapproved coliform bacteria. The in July 2009 to include the both NC point sources and nonpoint NC and sourcesVA is 2.88E+12 counts/day. for this 14.2 miles segment was approved by the in USEPA January 2005, which reductionrecommends a 59in percent Total Suspended Solids distributed overacceptable both water pointquality and levels nonpointin this sources area. in A orderturbidity TMDLto will achieve have to be developed for the remaining The remainingThe RiverimpairedDanarethe38.2milesof both turbidityfor fecalandcoliform these,bacteria.Of 14.2 miles were impaired for turbidity on the 2002 Impaired Waters List (22-(31.5)a & 22-(31.5)b). A TMDL The 11.6 miles in the upper Dan River are in trout waters where the turbidity standard is 10 NTUs. This segmentThisNTUs. turbidity10 standardthewherewatersistrout in areRiver Danupper the inmiles 11.6 The had elevated turbidity again during this assessment period. These same waters received an Excellent and a Good benthic bioclassification during the last three basin cycles. Impaired for fecal coliform bacteria standard violations. D Thereare atotal of 49.8 miles of the Dan River Impaired for turbidity standard violations as well as 38.2 miles 1.16
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) There There are a high number of pollution fishintolerant species. Recommendations forested of percentage criteria. the the meet not however, does land site; reference large regional a one as site stream, this Trout qualifying toward Supported help Hatchery conditions, NCWRC a not is this habitat andsuitable collected fish though sensitive pollution other with along Brook Trout tolerant This, was collected. stocked Even pollution of 2009. percentage in lowest site and any species of intolerant fish pollution of number highest the 2009. had in again did site it as The rating Excellent an received it when 2004 in time first the for monitored was River. site Dan This the meets it where Virginia into back flows stream the before just located is site community Afish Status Quality Water Waters. Trout of classification secondary a holds stream The land. forested and agricultural is area drainage the the of into majority The flows Virginia. into and back crossing NC after River within Dan is Creek Archies of miles seven Approximately Creek Archies List. Waters Impaired 2010 the on is 22-(1)b]) [AU#: River (Dan watershed this within segment one Only L sensitive species. Wider buffer zones will also increase filtration of nonpoint source runoff. runoff. source nonpoint of filtration increase also will zones buffer Wider species. sensitive and planting of trees and large bushes to zones buffer provide needed shade widening for better include habitat for should trout This and other restoration. temperature buffer riparian additional from benefit would Creek Elk Recommendations turbid. slightly was sampling of time the at and, silted 2004; since easily to re-vegetated become noted was segment This shading. been little offered and narrow still were have zones however, riparian Streambanks others. of abundance greater and species fish certain in diversity increased an to rating higher the contributed Biologists rating. a to Good improved sample 2009 The stream. the within sediment and nutrients source nonpoint to contributing as noted and burned periodically been had zones buffer The absent. completely sometimes and stream the for shade no to little providing minimal, were stream the along buffers riparian time, that At rating. Good-Fair a received it when 2004 since monitored been has Road, Puckett at located site, Acommunity fish Status Quality Water Trout of classification use secondary the Waters. holds creek This forest is area agriculture. drainage River this and in Dan cover the land the to of line majority The state the 22-(1)b]. from [AU#: miles three approximately is Creek Elk Creek Elk segment. river this in efforts protection or ittle
D an [AU#: 22-5] [AU#:
R iver [AU#: 22-2] [AU#: areas. There are five minor NPDES permitted facilities located within the watershed. the within located facilities permitted NPDES minor five are There areas. residential some and forested agriculture, of use land mix a contains watershed This 22-13-(2)] 22-9] 22-2], River Dan Includes: [AU#: 22-11] [AU#: - D an , North Double Creek Creek Double North , Elk Creek Creek Elk
R , & Mill Creek Creek Mill & , iver , Cascade Creek Creek Cascade , (0301010301)
[AU#: 22-5], 22-5], [AU#: [AU#: 22-(1)a, b, c, & (8)] & c, b, 22-(1)a, [AU#: [AU#: 22-18] [AU#: Peter Creek Creek Peter DWQ DWQ will with coordinate Virginia on any restoration [AU#: 22-10] [AU#: [AU#: 22-12-(2)a & b] & 22-12-(2)a [AU#: , South Double Creek Creek Double South , [AU#: 22-6] [AU#: , Archies Creek Creek , Archies Com Fish Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Com Fish Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 (NF1) (NF4) U U , Indian Creek Creek Indian , se se S S , Big Creek Creek Big , u u pp pp or or (7.3 (7.3 (2.9 (2.9 t t Excellent (2009) Excellent Good (2009) Good : : m m S S i i ) ) upportin upportin 2 2 2 2 [AU#: [AU#: [AU#: [AU#: [AU#: [AU#: 1.17 g g
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g g g 2 2 2 2 2 2 DWQwill upportin upportin upportin ) ) i i ) i m m S S S m : : : Good (2009) Good-Fair (2009) Good (2009) t t Good (2009) t (14.0 (19.9 (9.1 or or or pp pp pp u u u S S S se se se U U (NF5) (NF2) (NB15) U (NF6) Fish Com 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com 2008 IR Cat. 2010 IR Cat. Benthic 2008 IR Cat. 2008 IR Cat. 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com ) within the basin. [AU#: 22-10] DWQ will coordinate with Virginia on restoration or protection efforts in this river segment. [AU#: 22-6] [AU#: 22-9] Scartomyzon ariommus The benthic site has been monitored since 1994 when it was rated Fair. Each Water Quality Status benthicA and a fish community monitoring stations are located about two and a half miles upstream of North Double Creek’s confluence with the Dan River. [AU#: 22-(8)]. The majority of the land cover draining to the creek is a mixture of forest, residential and agriculture. North Double Creek North Double Creek is approximately 14 miles from source to the Dan River The sampling site is roughly two miles periphytondownstream production. of three fish farms which could be contributing to the some places. Biologists noted signs of indicationsnonpoint of early morningsource periphyton production.nutrient The decline in enrichmentnumber of pollution intolerantwithin species was the thesample reason for the declineas in rating. well as Water Quality Status The 2009 fish community sample taken at Frye Road, decreased in rating from thesite first samplein taken2004. at this The site had decent habitat with the exception of moderate to severe streambank erosion in watershed. The majority of the land cover draining to the creek is a mixture of forest, residential and agriculture including row crops and fish farms. Big Creek Big Creek is approximately 20 miles from source to (8)b].the Dan Next Riverto the[AU#: Dan 22- River, Big Creek has the largest drainage area of this (Significantly Rare/Special Concern species), this stream would benefit from additional protections. coordinate with Virginia on any restoration or protection efforts in this river segment. DWQ will continue to monitor this segmentThreatened speciesduring and the presencethe of the nextRoanoke Hogsucker, samplingBlacktip Jumprock, cycle.and Riverweed Darter Due to the loss of the State Habitat along the segment remained in good condition with good canopy cover, riffles and deep snag pools. Recommendations did not include the Bigeye Jumprock or the Smallmouth Bass; both offish communitywhich waswere still veryin diversethe and2004 included sample. other pollution The intolerant species. The pH level duringsample the collection was lower than the state standard of 6.0 su and specific conductivity was slightly elevated. regional reference site. The 2004 sample also included theJumprock ( only collection of the State Threatened Bigeye 2009Thesamplesimilarhad results Thissample2004sample;thedeclined toGood.it however, rating ain to A fishA community station, located on Hart Road, has been sampled since 2004 when it received an Excellent rating. That sample indicated exceptionally high water quality and qualified the site as a new fish community Waters. Water Quality Status Peter Creek is approximately nine miles from the state [AU#:line 22-(1)b].to the TheDan majorityRiver of the land cover in this and drainage agriculture.area is forest This creek holds the secondary use classification ofTrout this investigation. Peter Creek Monitoring turbidity levels in Elk Creek could help determine if the stream is contributing to turbidity exceedancesturbiditycontributing to is stream the ifdetermine help could Creek Elk in levelsturbidityMonitoring measured just downstream of the Elk Creek/Dan River confluence. The Elk Creek targetedsubwatershed for has been study and restoration/protection by WRIT; therefore, additional resources may be available for 1.18
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) mile of the stream holds a secondary use classification of ORW. of classification use secondary a holds stream the of mile of a tenths seven first The is forested. area drainage entire the 22-(8)]. Almost [AU#: River Dan the to source from miles three approximately is Creek Indian Creek Indian sampled. first since been has it as oligotrophic be to all found was were and productivity levels biological low saturation reflected DO levels Nutrient percent lake. and the for turbidity, normal pH, temperature, DO, was DWQ. lake by The 1985 2009. in in monitored September first and May between Lake Rock Hanging on taken were samples lake Five being of signs no showed community benthic the impacted. and 100) of to out in yet (92 has high streams criteria rated small was proposed for Habitat studies the approved. biocriteria since be rating develop Impaired to Not a study given was special sample a The of Carolina. part North as 2005 in taken was sample benthic A Status Quality Water Park. State Rock Hanging in located and is Creek waters ORW.Cascade recreational or B of lake, classifications the use to secondary drainage source holds this creek From the in agriculture. cover some Land with forest by Lake. dominated Rock is area Hanging named lake acre 12 a is Creek Cascade of source the from downstream a mile 22-(8)]. than A less little [AU#: River Dan the to source from miles four approximately is Creek Cascade Lake) Rock (Hanging Creek Cascade station. this monitor to continue will DWQ Recommendations There 6.0. of species. community. standard intolerant stable somewhat a state pollution indicating 2004, of in the collected sample percentage the below from changes larger other just no were slightly was a pH was and there turbid habitat, non-ideal slightly the was Despite column water The bank. one re-vegetation of signs along were There habitat. riffle and substrate bottom poor to due mostly 100) of out (65 low relatively was sample 2009 the for score habitat The 2009. and (Good) 2004 in sampled was River, Dan the with confluence its from mile a than less little a located site, community Afish Status Quality Water agriculture. and residential forest, of mixture a is creek the to draining cover land the of majority River The Dan 22-(8)]. [AU#: the to source from miles ten approximately is Creek Double South Creek Double South improvement. future possible record to sites biological both monitor to continue will DWQ Recommendations reductions. nutrient of indication possible a is structure still is It trophic balanced collected. more a and fish species of sensitive 32% pollution other to in increase 43% the however, from species; dominant the reduced was stream, the in nutrients excess of indicator an be can which Chub, Bluehead of regional presence The a Good. a is to rating and in increased Good-Fair sample 2009 rated The was site. it reference when 2004 since twice sampled been has site community fish The pollution upstream minimal suggests still it inputs. sample, 2004 the to compared as taxa intolerant pollution fewer were taxa. there though Even and taxa a collected few rarely sensitive pollution various included sample 2009 The rating. a Good at remained it when 2009 of exception with level rating one by increased has site the year [AU#: 22-13-(2)] [AU#: [AU#: 22-11] [AU#: [AU#: 22-12-(2)a & b] & 22-12-(2)a [AU#: Com Fish Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthic Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthic Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Station Lake (NF7) (NB33) (NB4) (ROA003A) U U U se se se S S S u u u pp pp pp or or or (9.9 (9.9 (2.7 (2.7 (4.3 t t t Good (2009) Good (2005) Impaired Not (2005) Impaired Not (2009) Exceedance No : : : m m m S S S i i i ) ) ) upportin upportin upportin 2 2 2 2 2 2 1.19 g g g
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g 2 2 upportin ) i S m & Big : Good (2009) Good (2004) Good-Fair (2004) Good (2004) t (26 or Raccoon , Snow Creek pp u S se U (NB83) (NB21) (NF9) , Brushy Fork 2008 IR Cat. 2010 IR Cat. Benthos (NB19) Fish Com [AU#: 22-21], [AU#: 22-25-6] [AU#: 22-20-9], [AU#: 22-27-10, 22-27-(6), (7), (7.5), Belews Creek (Kernersville [AU#: 22-25a & b] Lynn Branch [AU#: 22-24], [AU#: 22-29] [AU#: 22-(8), (25.5), (27.5) & (28.5)] Belews Lake Wood Benton Branch [AU#: 22-25a & b] , & Neatman Creek , Fulk Creek (0301010303) [AU#: 22-25-1] [AU#: 22-20-4], [AU#: 22 27-(1.5)], iver R (0301010302)
Includes: Dan River [AU#: 22-20] Includes: Fork Town Creek Creek This watershed contains a mix land use of agriculture,andurban areas.There areminor16 NPDES permittedforest facilities andthreeand permitted some residential cattle animal operations located within the watershed. There are no streams on the 2010 Impaired Waters List in this watershed. ForkTown Creek Lake) 22-27-8-(2), 22-27-9-(3) & (4)], Creek Beaver Island Creek This watershed contains a mix land use of agriculture, forest, residential and some an D reek - C
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ork F ws n w ele o B Recommendations Benthic station NB19 should be monitored during the upcoming sampling cycle providesif theresources most holistic allow. view of theThis watershed. site what elevated and the water column was slightly turbid. The overall habitat score outwas of 100.relatively good, at 79 During the current cycle, one sample was taken at the fish community site. Despite the presences of periphyton presences of the Despite community site. fish the at takenwas sample onecycle,current theDuring and high dissolved oxygen saturation (128%), the NCIBI score slightly increased from the 2004 sample. The slight increase was due to the larger percentage of insectivores. The specific conductivity levels were some- watershed.Theresignificantwerealsoa number agricultural of BMPs implemented during previousthe cycle, totaling in $46,504Agricultural in Cost Share Program funding. this creek has gradually improved. A TMDL stressor study was conducted2004andfoundthat previous samples intaken NB83atandNB21 were tooclose CreekFork representationgoodimpoundmentanTown a giveupper totheto of Water Quality Status Town Fork Creek was listed on the 2006Impaireddue to a Poor benthic rating inWaters 1995. Since that time, listthe water quality in between 2002 and 22-(25.5)]. All streams in this watershed drain toFork Town Creek; therefore, land cover for this drainage area is the same as that of the watershed. Town ForkCreek approximatelyis Town miles18 fromsource thetoDanRiver [AU#: T be approved. Habitat was rated high (92 out of 100) andimpacted. the benthic community showed no signs of being Water Quality Status A benthic sample was taken in 2005 as North partCarolina. of The a sample specialwas given study a Not to Impaired developrating sincebiocriteria the studiesfor proposedsmall criteriastreams has yetin to operations located within the watershed. Therewatershed. are no streams on the 2010 Impaired Waters List in this urban areas. There are 28 minor and one major NPDES permitted facilities and three permitted animal 1.20
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) proposed criteria has yet to be approved. Habitat was good (77 out of 100) and the benthic community community benthic the and 100) of out (77 good was Habitat impacted. being of signs no showed approved. be to yet develop has to criteria study proposed special studies a the since rating of Impaired Not a given was part sample The Carolina. North in as streams small for 2005 biocriteria in taken was sample benthic A Status Quality Water of areas with forested is area drainage the headwaters. the in agriculture of majority The 22-(8)]. [AU#: River Dan the to source from miles four approximately is Branch Benton Wood Branch Benton Wood impacted. being of signs no showed community benthic the and 100) of out (74 good was Habitat approved. be to yet Not has develop a criteria proposed to given studies the was since study rating sample Impaired The special a Carolina. North of in part streams small as for 2005 biocriteria in taken was sample benthic A Status Quality Water agriculture. some [AU#: with forested is Creek area drainage Snow the of majority to The 22-20]. source from miles three approximately is Branch Lynn Branch Lynn benthic impacted. the being and of signs 100) no of showed out community (84 high somewhat rated was Habitat develop approved. be to to yet has criteria study proposed special studies a the since rating of Impaired Not a given was part sample The Carolina. North in as streams small for 2005 biocriteria in taken was sample benthic A Status Quality Water residential. some and forest agriculture, of mixture a is area drainage this in cover land The 22-20]. [AU#: Creek Snow to source from miles three approximately is Creek Raccoon Creek Raccoon tributaries. its and creek this for quality water enhance would restoration buffer Riparian Recommendations the of side either area. buffer one any along lack buffers completely including that others riparian are land, there have However, area streambanks. agricultural drainage this mostly in is tributaries which the of Many headwaters the operation. to swine closer a is to site rating source This in nonpoint of decrease enrichment. indication a an in are nutrient which resulted omnivores of sample number 2009 increased the The to due first was was rating. This site Good Good-Fair. This a site. received benthic it the when from 2004 upstream in miles half sampled a and three about is site community fish The sensitive quality. water pollution additional in increase few possible a A indicating recorded time. previously not were that that sample 2009 the in since collected were species stable remained has Creek’s community Snow benthic the from since and rating 2000 miles Good a given four been has site under This River. just Dan the with located confluence is site sample benthic A Status Quality Water areas. residential and forest agriculture, of blend a to transitions cover land the downstream, Further agriculture. by dominated is which cover land has tributaries its and Creek Snow of headwaters (8)]. The 22- [AU#: River Dan the to source from miles 19 approximately is Creek Snow Creek Snow [AU#: 22-20] [AU#: [AU#: 22-20-9] [AU#: [AU#: 22-20-4] [AU#: [AU#: 22-21] [AU#: Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Com Fish (NB17) (NB101) (NB41) (NB63) (NF8) U U U U se se se se S S S S u u u u pp pp pp pp or or or or (18.9 (18.9 (3.7 (3.7 (3.1 (3.4 t t t t Good (2009) Good (2005) Impaired Not (2005) Impaired Not (2005) Impaired Not Good-Fair (2009) Good-Fair : : : : m m m S S S S m i i i ) ) ) i ) upportin upportin upportin upportin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1.21 g g g g
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g g g 2 2 2 2 2 3n ) ) upportin upportin i upportin ) m i m S S S : : : acres Excellent (2009) (2009) (3 of 5)Temp (2 of 5)Temp t t Chlorophyll a (20%)* t (15.2 or or or (2,982.4 (46.1 pp pp pp u u u S S S se se se U U U (ROA009J) (NF10) (ROA0092A) 2010 IR Cat. Lake Station (ROA009E) (ROA009G) (ROA009H) 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com 2008 IR Cat. 2008 IR Cat. 2008 IR Cat. 2010 IR Cat. Lake Station *This data will be reflected on the 2012 Impaired Waters list. . [AU#: 22-27-(1.5)] [AU#: 22-29] [AU#: 22-27-(7), (7.5) & 22-27-9-(4)] samples were above the state standard; therefore, the lake is expected to go on the 2012 a Roanoke River Basin Lake and ReservoirAssessment an Excellent. This is due to the number of fish numberfish thecollectedoftodueExcellent. Thisis an tripled previousfrom the sometimesThis can sample. signnutrientofabe enrichment thespeciesif aremostly omnivores.ThesampleThat wasnotthecasehere. showed a very diverse community which included the Federally Endangered Roanoke Logperch. the end of the sampling reach. However, most of the bank vegetation and canopy were high quality. The site was also sampled in 2004.At that time it received a rating of Good. The 2009 sample increased to Water Quality Status communityfish sampleThe collected was upstreammile half A about confluence a its from River. Dan the with habitat at this site was less than optimal with severe bank erosion in some places and a large debris dam at in the headwaters to forested land to more towards theurban creeks confluence(residential with the Dan River. and industrial) Big Beaver Island Creek Big Beaver Island Creek is approximately River [AU#:15 22-(28.5)]. The milesland cover in this fromarea transitions fromsource agriculture to the Dan or very low biological productivity and has been since first sampled bysee the DWQ in 1981. For more information from the coal-fired power plant. oligotrophicdesignatedbeenas has lake This detectionbelowlevels. toNutrients normal monitored resultedin segment AU#’s are listed above. taken in Monitoring2009 indicated resultsvery little fromchange from theprevious monitoring five wateryears. temperatures samples Onethat exceptionwere found was at theROA009J elevatedand ROA009E which is likely due to the thermal discharge Water Quality Status The lake is split monitoring into stations seven which are different located AU in three segments. of the seven Theresegments. are The four lake and some forested areas. The Duke Energy Belews Creek locatedSteam along the westStation side of the lake.is Belews Lake’s approximately 2,982 acres the southern hasportion of this four watershed and mainflows into the arms Dan River [AU#: which(25.5)]. 22- drain The majority of the drainage area is agriculture, residential, urban eutrophic since it was first sampled by DWQ in 1985. Belews Lake An AlgalGrowthAn was Potentialcompleted Test in 2009 and it was determined the lake is nitrogen limited. The testalso showed that the lake has elevated biological productivity (eutrophic). The lake has been designated blue-green alga associated with nutrient-rich water was present in the lake during sampling. Twenty percentof chlorophyll Impaired Waters List. The lake was sampled at one location five times in 2007 and five times in 2009. lakesampledThewaslocationone at five times 2007 five and times2009. in in Resultsbothofyears were similar withtheexception levelsDOof that dropped down4.6mg/lSeptembertoin 2007. DO levels in 2009 returned to normal levels. Nutrient levels were elevated during both years and Water Quality Status The lake also receives runoff from the Town of emergencyKernersville. drinking reservoirThe for lake the is town an and holds the WS-IV;use B. classification of Belews Creek (Kernersville Lake) KernersvilleLake is approximately 46 acres and drains to Belews Creek [AU#: 22-27-(2)]. The majority of the drainage area is residential and forest land. 1.22
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) (84 out of 100) and the benthic community showed no signs of being impacted. being of signs no showed community benthic the and 100) of out (84 high somewhat rated was Habitat Not approved. develop be to yet a has criteria to given proposed studies was the since study rating sample Impaired The special a Carolina. North of in part streams small as for 2006 biocriteria in taken was sample benthic A Status Quality Water forest. is area drainage the of majority The 22-30-(1)]. [AU#: River Mayo to the source from miles four is approximately Creek Hickory Creek Hickory mostly to transitions and headwaters the downstream. area in forested area drainage agriculture this mostly in cover with Land starts miles. nine approximately is creek the of before twice state the of River. portion NC Mayo The South the into out drain to Virginia into back and crossing in flows and NC in begins Creek Crooked Creek Crooked DWQ. by monitored be to continue will sites These Recommendations cycle. previous the from 10% by down were exceedances bacteria coliform Fecal Waters Impaired the collected. were on samples nine only however, listed elevated; be also were to levels manganese and River Copper 2012. for Mayo List the of segment this cause will exceedance This exceedances cycle. this Turbidity station. benthic during the exceeding 10.2% to cycle as previous the during standard the place exceeding samples of 8.6% same from increased the at located is station monitoring ambient An drought. prolonged the of result a as runoff source in nonpoint to a reduction be contributed may This macroinvertebrates. intolerant of pollution it when 2009 in or diversity the in EPT richness taxa is to due increase the except in rating rating. increase The an Excellent event received every during rating Good the a of received and downstream 1989 mile since times five half sampled been has a site The line. about state Carolina located Virginia/North is station sampling benthic A Status Quality Water agriculture. and forest mostly is segment this along cover to line Land state confluence. 22-30-5] the [AU#: Creek Hickory the of from stream down a mile half miles four This approximately is cycles. River few Mayo past the of the segment during monitored been has segment first however, the watershed; only this within River Mayo the of segments three are There River Mayo M ayo
R iver [AU#: 22-30-(1)] [AU#: (0301010304) [AU#: 22-30-5] [AU#: [AU#: 22-30-2-2] [AU#: watershed. watershed. this in List Waters Impaired 2010 the on stream no are There watershed. the within located facilities permitted NPDES some major one and and minor two are There residential areas. urban forest, agriculture, of use land mix a contains watershed This Creek Hickory Creek River Mayo Includes: [AU#: 22-30-2-2] [AU#: [AU#: 22-30-5] [AU#: , Little Crooked Creek Creek Crooked Little , [AU#: 22-30-(1), (5.5), (9.5) & (10)] & (9.5) (5.5), 22-30-(1), [AU#: & Pawpaw Creek Creek Pawpaw & Impaired Waters list. list. Waters Impaired 2012 the on reflected be will data This * Com Fish Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 RAMS (N140000) AMS Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 (NF42) (N1360000) U (NB28) (NB26) [AU#: 22-30-2-2-2] [AU#: U U se se se [AU#: 22-30-6-(2)] [AU#: S S S `07-`08 u u u pp pp pp , Crooked Crooked , or or or (8.5 (8.5 (3.5 (3.5 (4.0 (4.0 Excellent (2009) Excellent Turbidity (10.2%)* Turbidity (2006) Impaired Not t t t Good-Fair (2007) Good-Fair No Exceedances No : : : m S m m S S i i i ) ) ) upportin upportin upportin 2 5 2 2 -- 2 , 1.23 g g g
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g g g 2 2 2 2 2 2 upportin upportin upportin ) i ) ) i i m S S S m m : : : , Hogans Excellent (2009) Good (2009) Good (2009) t t t , Jacobs (1.8 (1.8 (12.7 or or or pp pp pp u u u [AU#: 22-34-(1) & (2)] S S S se se se U U U (NF11) (NF12) (NF14) 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com 2008 IR Cat. 2008 IR Cat. 2008 IR Cat. 2010 IR Cat. Fish Com [AU#: 22-32-1] , Rock House Creek , Brushy Creek [AU#: 22-(28.5), (31.5)a, (31.5)b & (39)a] [AU#: 22-38] (0301010305) iver [AU#: 22-31 & 22-31-1] [AU#: 22-32-(0.5) & (3)] R
an D - This watershed contains a mix land use of agriculture, forest, Thereminorurban35areNPDESareas. permitted residential facilities permittedtwoand swine and some animal operations located within the watershed. There is one stream (Dan River) & Matrimony Creek Includes: Dan River Creek Creek [AU#: 22-30-6-(2)] [AU#: 22-31] [AU#: 22-32-(3)] reek C
ony m atri ofthe2004 and 2009 fish community samples in this basin. One bank had been re-vegetated since 2004, but the stream still suffers from substantial nonpoint source erosion and sedimentation. A fishA community monitoring station is located about a mile and a half upstream from the confluence with the Dan River. This site was sampled during the last two sampling cycles. The site scored a Good rating during both sampling events. However, the habitat score was the lowest (55 out of 100) in 2009 than any other site segment consists of a mixed land cover of forest and agriculture. Water Quality Status Jacobs Creek Jacobs Creek is approximately 13 miles [AU#:total 22-(31.5)a]from andsource is to split the into Dan two River segments. The drainage area of this of stream was restored and expanded collectionsto in 1996 and 1998.1,800 Since then, beavers feet.have populated the restored area. DWQ conducted pre and post stream project data In 1997, the Caswell County Soil and conductedWater a Conservationstream restorationDistrict projectand on the an unnamedWetlands tributaryRestoration of HogansProgram Creek. Approximately 900 feet During both sampling years, this site had the highest habitat score of any other fish site within the basin. Local Initiatives About a mile upstream from the confluence with thepasstwosampling Dancycles. In2004, the site rated River, Good andwas designated Hogansregionalasa reference CreekThesite. has been monitored for the ratingincreased Excellentanto greater 2009aindueto andmore diverse community collected thesample.in streams edge and agricultural land is in the tributary headwaters. Water Quality Status Hogans Creek is approximately 13 miles total [AU#: from22-(28.5)]. source Land coverto in thisthe drainage Dan area is River a mixture of agriculture,forest and residential areas. The majority of forested area is found along the within this watershed that is on the 2010 Impaired Waters List. Hogans Creek M inGood-Faira rating. The2009 sample reflected some improvement in water quality with an increased rating of Good. There was a greater number of fish collected which were more diverse. A A fish community site hasPawpawCreek’s confluence with the Mayo River sinceThe last beensample1990. was taken 2004 in and resulted monitored about a half mile upstream of this drainage area is a mixture of agriculture and forest. Water Quality Status Pawpaw Creek Pawpaw Creek is approximately 4.8 miles Mayoin River total [AU#: from22-30-(5.5)] the and isstate split lineinto two to segments.the Land cover in 1.24
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) mean of FCB between 2005 and 2009 decreased from data collected between 2000 and 2004; however, the the however, 2004; and 2000 between collected collected data from Samples decreased 2009 and 2005 between site. FCB of mean monitoring geometric The levels. ambient copper and an bacteria is coliform fecal turbidity, line elevated showed state 2009 and in 2005 the between collected of sample downstream benthic miles Fair a two to due Roughly 2002 in 1999. List Waters Impaired the on placed first was River Smith Status Quality Water Scale Subbasin the more For area. is drainage River Dan the see (030101030807) information the within Creek area study Creek-Smith WRIT the Fall of part of subwatershed 12-Digit The 2002. since List Waters Impaired the on been has drainage River Creek Smith Smith line. state the the near area for forested some with urban cover mostly is area Land 22-(39)a]. [AU#: River Dan to line L Scale Subbasin the the see information more area. For drainage River the Dan is of within part area the WRIT study (030101030505) Creek of Matrimony subwatershed The 12-Digit residential/urban and forest some Town the Eden. of near area agriculture, of mixture a this is in area cover Land drainage 22-(31.5)b]. [AU#: approximately River is Dan the creek into the drains of and miles portion 11 NC The NC. to returning four before to three miles roughly for Virginia into crosses NC, in begins Creek Matrimony Creek Matrimony in changes any determine to allow. resources cycle if quality, water sampling upcoming the during (NB36) site benthic the monitor will DWQ Recommendations cycle. this during collected also was Hogsucker Roanoke rare significantly The sample. 2004 the from increased slightly had collected fish the of diversity and number The impacts. erosion source nonpoint substantial exhibits still stream the however, zones; riparian and banks quality high had site the 2009, In events. sampling both during rating Good a scored site The Creek. House Rock enter Town Wentworth the of draining tributaries the where of a sampling downstream also is is two location last This River cycles. the Dan during the monitored been with has that confluence station the community of fish upstream mile half a over little A Status Quality Water this in cover Wentworth. Land Town of the in area urban and segments. agriculture forest, two of mixture a into is area drainage split is and 22-(31.5)b] Dan the [AU#: to source River from total miles eight approximately is Creek House Rock Creek House Rock o w er S m ith
R section above. above. section section above. above. section Recommendations, Action Plans & Other Information at at Information Other & Plans Action Recommendations, iver Smith River is approximately five miles from the state state the from miles five approximately is River Smith River Smith List. Waters Impaired 2010 the on is that stream watershed this one within is River) (Smith There watershed. the within facilities permitted no are There areas. a contains This mix watershed land use areas with of some forested residential urban, River Smith Includes: [AU#: 22-38] [AU#: [AU#: 22-34-(2)] [AU#: (0301010308) [AU#: 22-40-(1), (2.5) & (3)] & (2.5) 22-40-(1), [AU#:
Recommendations, Action Plans & Other Information at Information & Other Plans Action Recommendations, [AU#: 22-40-(1), (2.5) & (3)] & (2.5) 22-40-(1), [AU#: Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Benthos Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Com Fish Cat. IR 2010 Cat. IR 2008 Com Fish AMS U (NB36) (NB74) (NF17) (NF18) (N2430000) U U se se se S S S u u u pp pp pp or or or (11.2 (6.5 (6.5 t : t t Good-Fair (2001) Good-Fair Fair (1999) Fair (2004) Good Good (2009) Good Copper (15.4%) Copper (10.0%) Turbidity
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Fecal Coliform Bacteria TMDL 1-21: Recommendations,Action Plans & Other Information at the Subbasin Scale ure cade g i s F a source erosion with channel and riparian bank instability which is responsible for diversitythe low and largehabitat increase inscore. the number ofThe fish collected increased the site rating from a Good (2004) to an Excellent. Water Quality Status About a mile upstream from the streams confluence with Birch Fork Creek is a fish community site. This site had the most diverse community of any other fish community site in the basin. There is substantial nonpoint forest and residential area. The upper headwaters also drains a portion of the of Reidsville.Town Wolf Island Creek approximatelyRiver[AU#:IslandDanCreekisWolfthe source miles fromto 22 22-(39)a]. Land cover in this drainage area is mostly agriculture with some (030101030902) are part of the WRIT study area within the Dan River drainagesee thearea. For more information improvements since 1999. C Recommendations DWQ will monitor the benthic station on the Smith River to evaluate if there has been any biological In 2009 a discussed in more detail in the percent of samples over 400 colonies/100 ml increased (see Figure 1-21).Average turbidity levels as well as percentofsamples exceeding the standard decreased. FCB and copper were added tothe list ofparameters exceeding state standards on the 2010 Impaired Waters List. 1.26
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) ____. DWQ. Planning Section. Basinwide Planning Unit (BPU). November 2008. 2008. November (BPU). Unit Planning Basinwide Section. Planning DWQ. ____. Quality Water of Division (NCDENR). Resources Natural and Environment of Department Carolina North hardcopy. a receive to 743-8400 (919) at Section Science Environmental available DWQ the currently Contact not online. are reports These report. study special DWQ a indicates (*) with marked References R Pate, Travis. 2009. 2009. Travis. Pate, 2009. May BAU. ESS. DWQ. ____. 2005. BAU. April ESS. DWQ. ____. 2010. December (BAU). Unit Assessment Biological (ESS). Section Sciences Environmental DWQ. ____. 2010. September Unit. Ecosystems (ESS). Section Sciences Environmental DWQ. ____. e f erence Basinwide Planning: A support document for basinwide water quality plans. plans. quality water basinwide for document Asupport Planning: Basinwide h2o.enr.state.nc.us/csu/ Carolina North of Wetlands 2004a. August (DWQ). Chapel Hill. Chapel Information Cover Impervious and Cover, Land tion, enr.state.nc.us/documents/SmallStreamsFinal.pdf ument_library/get_file?uuid=e3dd1d8b-bbc5-42c9-9999-1d99dd4c7455&groupId=38364 Basin River Roanoke Report: Assessment Basinwide 6a8ebc00554d&groupId=38364 ( NC. 2009) 31, December through 2005 1, (January Report Systems Monitoring Ambient Basin tal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu/about/supplementalguide http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=c9a59811-634c-490b-b566- s Watershed Assessment in North Carolina: Building a Watershed Database with Popula with Database Watershed a Building Carolina: North in Assessment Watershed Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to Surface Waters and and Waters Surface to Applicable Standards Quality Water and Classifications ) . North Carolina Administrative Code: 15A NCA 2B. Raleigh, NC. ( NC. Raleigh, 15A NCA 2B. Code: Administrative Carolina North . Basinwide Assessment Report: Roanoke River Basin River Roanoke Report: Assessment Basinwide Small Stream Biocriteria Development Biocriteria Stream Small ) . Master Theses, University of North Carolina at at Carolina North of University Theses, Master . ) . Raleigh, NC. ( NC. Raleigh, . ) . Raleigh, NC. ( NC. Raleigh, . http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/doc Supplemental Guide to to Guide Supplemental Raleigh, NC. ( NC. Raleigh, . Raleigh, NC. NC. Raleigh, . Roanoke River River Roanoke http://www.esb. . Raleigh, Raleigh, . http://por http:// ) 1.27 - - -
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2.9 Miles FW 2.7 Miles FW 4.7 Miles FW 9.1 Miles FW 5.1 Miles FW 7.3 Miles FW 4.3 Miles FW 14.0 Miles FW 12.2 Acres FW 11.6 Miles FW 19.9 Miles FW Watershed Watershed vice for several species fish vice LengthArea AU_Units Classifica Subbasin 10/20/2010 Little Dan River-Dan River River-Dan Dan Little Little Dan River-Dan River River-Dan Dan Little DanRiver Headwaters From Window Falls to DanWindow Falls River From to Dan source River From to Dan source River From North From State Carolina-Virginia toLine Dan River From North From State Carolina-Virginia toLine Dan River From backwaters to dam at swimming lake to damatbackwaters swimming From North From State Carolina-Virginia toLine DanLittle River Creek Peters Dan Little to River From North Carolina portion to Dan source River From lake Danto dam atRiver From swimming
st for Mercury ad statewide to due consumption fish oved Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, oved AU_Description NC 2010 IntegratedReport Peters Creek Indian Creek Mill Creek North Double Creek Elk Creek Cascade Creek (Hanging Rock Lake) DAN RIVER (North Carolina portion) DAN RIVER (North Carolina portion) Archies Creek Big Creek Cascade Creek
AU_Name 1 1 1 1 1 1 3a 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22-6 22-13-(2) 22-18 22-10 22-5 22-12-(2)a 22-(1)a 22-(1)b 22-2 22-9 22-12-(2)b All 13,123 WatersAll NC are Category in in Li 5-303(d)
Roanoke River Basin Roanoke Basin River NC 2010 Integrated 5-303(d) List EPAReport Appr AU_Number Roanoke River Basin 1-A.2
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices AU_Number Roanoke River Basin Roanoke NC 2010 Integrated Report Appr Report EPA List 5-303(d) Integrated 2010 NC Roanoke River Basin Roanoke Roanoke River BasinRiver Roanoke All 13,123 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) Li in in Category are NC AllWaters 13,123 22-27-(7) 22-11 22-27-(1.5) 22-27-(7.5) 22-25b 22-25a 22-25-1 22-(8) 22-29 1 1 1 3n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AU_Name 725) (1) 725) elevation below Lake Belews (including Creek Belews Creek SouthDouble (Kernersville Lake) (Kernersville Creek Belews (1) 725) elevation below Lake Belews (including Creek Belews Creek Fork Town Creek Fork Town Creek Fork Brushy DAN RIVER DAN Creek Island Beaver Big NC 2010 Integrated Report Report Integrated 2010 NC AU_Description ovedAug31, 2010 st for Mercury due to statewide fish consumption due to statewide ad Mercury for st County Line County 1.8mile downstreamof Forsyth-Stokes point a to Bridge to FromRailroad Southern FromRiversource Dan to KernersvilleDam WaterSupply backwatersof Kernersville Townto of Lake 0.5 mile Fromofpoint a upstream belowwhichare classified "WS-IV&B" Armexcludingthe of Belews described Lake River, Lineto Forsyth-Stokes Dan County 1.8 mile Frompoint a downstreamof the FromTimmons River Dan Cr. to Fromsource Timmons to Cr. Fromsource Town to Creek Fork downstream of Town CreekFork 0.2 From mile Big point Creek a to to FromRiversource Dan to LittleDanRiver-Dan River Belews Lake-Dan RiverLake-DanBelews 10/20/2010 Town Fork Creek Fork Town eghraA_nt Classifica AU_Units LengthArea vicefish species several for Watershed Watershed ,8. FWAcres 1,283.8 Watershed 8. FWAcres 789.7 61FWAcres 46.1 FWMiles 18.0 59FWMiles 25.9 FWMiles 15.2 . FWMiles 9.9 . FWMiles 8.0 FWMiles 3.0
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3.7 Miles FW 8.5 Miles FW 4.0 Miles FW 4.7 Miles FW 3.5 Miles FW 3.1 Miles FW 3.4 Miles FW 18.9 Miles FW 582.4 Acres FW Watershed Watershed vice for several species fish vice LengthArea AU_Units Classifica Mayo River 10/20/2010 Belews Lake-Dan River Belews Lake-Dan From source to Crooked source From Creek North From State Carolina-Virginia toLine a Hickorydownstream of point Creek mile 0.6 From source to last crossing of North toof last source From crossing LineStateCarolina-Virginia to Mayo source River From From a point 0.4 mile downstream of adownstream of pointFrom mile 0.4 Creek Powerplant to Belews to Dan source River From From source to Creek Snow source From to Creek Snow source From to Dan source River From
st for Mercury ad statewide to due consumption fish oved Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, oved AU_Description NC 2010 IntegratedReport Little Crooked Creek Mayo River Crooked Creek (North Carolina portion) Hickory Creek West Belews Creek (West Belews Creek Arm of of Belews Lake below elevation 725) BentonWood Branch Lynn Branch (Lynn Creek) Raccoon Creek Snow Creek
AU_Name 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22-30-2-2-2 22-30-(1) 22-30-2-2 22-30-5 22-21 22-27-9-(4) 22-20-9 22-20-4 22-20 All 13,123 WatersAll NC are Category in in Li 5-303(d)
Roanoke River Basin NC 2010 Integrated 5-303(d) List EPAReport Appr Roanoke Basin River AU_Number 1-A.4
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices AU_Number Roanoke River Basin Roanoke NC 2010 Integrated Report Appr Report EPA List 5-303(d) Integrated 2010 NC Roanoke River BasinRiver Roanoke All 13,123 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) Li in in Category are NC AllWaters 13,123 22-(38.5) 22-(31.5)b 22-(31.5)a 22-32-1 22-30-6-(2) 22-38 22-32-(3) 22-31 1 1 1 5 4t 1 1 4t 4t 1 1 4t 4t 1 1 AU_Name
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1.8 Miles FW 2.8 Miles FW 0.5 Miles FW 2.4 Miles FW 6.5 Miles FW 8.4 Miles FW 13.8 Miles FW Watershed Watershed Watershed vice for several species fish vice LengthArea AU_Units Classifica Lower Smith River 10/20/2010 Cascade Creek-Dan River Matrimony Creek-Dan River From Mill Branch Mill tocrossing From NC/VA Island Wolf of Creek downstream WaterSupply Mills Intake Fieldcrest From to Dan River From North From State Carolina-Virginia toLine a Rockingham downstream of point mile 0.8 County(Aiken 1714 Road)SR adownstream of pointFrom mile 0.8 Rockingham County(Aiken 1714 Road) SR Water Supply Mills toIntake Fieldcrest From dam at MayodanFrom WaterSupply Intake to Dan River Rockingham CountlyFrom 2381 to Dan SR River From source to Island Creek Wolf source From
st for Mercury ad statewide to due consumption fish oved Aug 31, 2010Aug 31, oved AU_Description NC 2010 IntegratedReport DAN RIVER (North Carolina portion) Smith River Smith River Smith River Mayo River Rock House Creek Birch Fork
AU_Name 4s 4t 5 5 4t 1 4t 1 5 4s 1 4s 4t 5 1 1 1 22-(39)a 22-40-(3) 22-40-(1) 22-40-(2.5) 22-30-(10) 22-34-(2) 22-48-4 All 13,123 WatersAll NC are Category in in Li 5-303(d)
Roanoke River Basin Roanoke Basin River Roanoke Basin River NC 2010 Integrated 5-303(d) List EPAReport Appr AU_Number 1-A.6
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices AU_Number NC 2010 Integrated Report Appr Report EPA List 5-303(d) Integrated 2010 NC Roanoke RiverBasin Roanoke All 13,123 Waters in NC are in Category 5-303(d) Li in in Category are NC AllWaters 13,123 22-48 1 AU_Name
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Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices , and , and Good Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Brachycentrus --- 0.2 Excellent Bioclassification Bioclassification Brachycentrus lateralis. Volume (MGD) Stream Depth (m) Stream Depth and and Other (describe) Other Level IVLevel Ecoregion Seratella serratoides Seratella 10 (road/boat access) (road/boat 10 , Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 3.38 3.42 3.51 3.26 3.65 .; the caddisflies and EPT BI EPT Date Brachycercus spp. 08/10/09 Epeorus vitreus Epeorus --- 19 Site Photograph teranarcys teranarcys spp BI 4.16 3.89 3.85 4.17 4.46 Mix of boulder, cobble, gravel, sand, and silt. sand, and cobble, gravel, of boulder, Mix 22-(1)b NPDES Number 0 AU Number AU Stream Stream Width (m) , and ,P and Agriculture NB8 52 45 28 41 48 Station Station ID EPT Longitude -80.303056 886 0 Elevation Elevation (ft) Urban Substrate 91 57 85 Paragnetina ichusa/media Paragnetina 94 ST 106 , Latitude 36.514722 . Rarely collected taxa found at found this collectedsite . taxa included Rarely 5 8 7 7 5 5 49 19 10 16 10 92 8.2 Location 26.0 10.8 NC 704NC 169.0 90 03010103 9403 6686 7981 5379 clear 8 8 digit HUC None 10747 Acroneuria abnormis Acroneuria Sample ID Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage Forested/Wetland 1 Subbasin B. numerosus, and Goera spp Goera and B. numerosus, , ; the long-lived stoneflies ; the long-lived DAN R DAN Waterbody C;Tr B. lateralis , 08/10/09 07/07/04 08/23/94 08/23/99 07/12/90 Sample Date beetle fauna were extremely rich (13) at this rich (13) sampling extremely location. were fauna beetle Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) County STOKES Visible (%) Landuse Stream Stream Classification BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLE BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE 1-B.4 Water Clarity (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Specific (µS/cm) Conductance (s.u.)pH (5) Modification Channel Instream (20) Habitat Bottom Substrate (15) (10) Pool Variety Riffle (16) Habitat Bank Erosion (7) Bank (7) Vegetation (10) Light Penetration Water Quality Parameters Water Quality (°C) Temperature Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Score (100) Habitat Total Taxonomic Analysis Taxonomic collected at this were sampling location taxa such as macroinvertebrate the mayfliesintolerant Several Ephoron leukon Ephoron Data Analysis Data communities. macroinvertebrate on based quality continues to EPTBI reflectwater NCBI The and ThisRiver of Excellent the Dan portion has remained at this record on richness sample EPT (52) at and the sitetaxa siterichness low the (106) highest was sincetotal and taxa samplingin 1984 began by undisturbed is relatively Carolina in North also at high 216. Thisseason.River of was the the Dan portion 2009 EPTcollected during abundance community macroinvertebrate Adownstream. intolerant pollution furthur continues metropolitanfound to areas at reside this sampling location. If thisrequested, site qualifies for reclassification Water asResource Outstanding an WaterQuality High or bioclassifications. toExcellent continued due appalachia Aquatic
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices Ceracleamentiea activities. activities. anthropogenic with landuse minimal upstream forested mostly the to attributed likely is good watersite the Consistent qualityat whereremained. has it Good-FairGood; to from beginningincreased 1999 in elevatingbioclassification steadily taxa the richness andEPT taxa Total beganrichness 1994. in sampling since relatively remained similar has exhibitand EPTBI to GoodNCBI Thewater continues fauna. onmacroinvertebratequalitybased site This DataAnalysis respectively. Promoresiaelegans abnormis Several intolerant EPT taxa were collected including the mayflies taxa mayflies the wereSeveralincluding EPT intolerant collected AnalysisTaxonomic Total(100)Habitat Score Riparian(5)Right Score Riparian(5) Score Left (10)Penetration Light (7) Vegetation Bank (7) Erosion Bank (16) Habitat Riffle (10)Variety Pool (15) Substrate Bottom (20) Habitat Instream Channel(5)Modification pH(s.u.) (µS/cm) Conductance Specific OxygenDissolved (mg/L) (°C) Temperature Quality Water Parameters HabitatAssessment (max) Scores Clarity Water Stream Classification Stream Visible Landuse (%)Landuse Visible STOKES onySbai ii U aiueLniueAUNumber Longitude Latitude HUC digit 8 Subbasin County Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGD and within 1 mile) 1 within and <1MGD or Dischargers(>1MGD UpstreamNPDES Sample Date Sample and 08/23/94 07/07/04 08/11/09 08/23/99 WS-V Waterbody DANR Paragnetinafumosa listed as "vulnerable extirpation"as to by Morse listed , and , Psephenus herricki herricki Psephenus 1 Forested/Wetland ; and the caddisflies caddisflies andthe ; Drainage AreaDrainage (mi2) slightly turbid slightly Sample ID Sample 10749 None 6688 9404 7984 31133.094-0183 22-(8) -80.138333 36.401944 03010103 90 335.0 were also common. Rare EPT taxa collected at this sampling station inluded station sampling this at taxa Rarecollected EPT werecommon. also SR 1 SR 10.5 27.8 Location 7.2 20 78 13 53 5 5 2 6 6 7 9 5 Brachycentrus lateralis Brachycentrus 695 100 et al. et ST 45 87 72 Epeorus vitreus Epeorus Substrate Urban Elevation (ft) Elevation (1997) and Significantly Rare(1997) NorthbyCarolinathe (2006) and Natural Significantly Heritage Program 0 700 EPT and Station ID Station 20 43 37 42 , , B 08/11/09 NB9 Ephoronleukon Polycentropus spp. Polycentropus Mostly bedrock, boulder, and cobble with less gravel boulder,andwithand sand. cobble bedrock, less Mostly Agriculture Stream Width (m) Width Stream 10 NPDES Number NPDES 4.74 4.89 4.56 4.62 BI Site Photograph Photograph Site , and , 40 --- The intolerant beetles beetles intolerantThe Serratella serratoidesSerratella Date EPT BI EPT 3.83 4.07 3.93 3.82 NorthernInnerPiedmont Leve Other (describe)Other Trycorythodes robacki robacki Trycorythodes l IV Ecoregion IV l Stream Depth(m) Stream ; the stoneflies stoneflies the ; Volume (MGD) Volume Optioservus trivittatus Optioservus Bioclassification Bioclassification 0.2 --- Good-Fair Good Good Good Good Acroneuria 1-B.5 and , ,
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices . , and Stenacron Fair Good Good Good Good-Fair --- 0.1 , and Leuctra Leuctra spp Bioclassification Bioclassification , Pycnopsyche spp Volume (MGD) Stream (m)Depth l IV Ecoregion Despite the presence of small Other Other (describe) Leve Northern Inner PiedmontInner Northern 3.42 3.95 5.05 4.27 EPT EPT BI Heptagenia marginalis Heptagenia Acroneuria abnormis Acroneuria Date , . were abundant and commonand abundant . were respectively. The --- 8 Site Photograph ------BI ------NPDES Number 20 Mostly gravel and sand with some sand and with Mostly gravel cobble substrate. Leucrocuta spp Stream Width (m) Agriculture Polycentropus spp NB15 08/10/09 31 25 17 31 Station ID EPT . and 785 Elevation (ft) 10 Urban Substrate ------Chimarra spp Chimarra ST 504 7 5 5 4 5 55 58 18 14 10 10 83 6.4 Location 22.3 10.3 SR 1 12.0 70 03010103 36.440000 -80.311020 22-10 9396 7982 6687 clear None 10746 was also was collected in 2009. Sample ID Drainage Area (mi2) Drainage Area Forested/Wetland 1 has never been collectedbeen has never at this station. The intolerant mayflies casesfound at the site were suggesting the insectscollection. emerged preventing already had Seratella serrata Tallaperla Tallaperla C . Waterbody 06/28/04 08/23/99 08/23/94 08/10/09 were common. were Pollution-sensitive caddisflies such as Sample Date Upstream NPDESUpstream (>1MGDDischargers or <1MGD and within 1 mile) County Subbasin 8 digit HUC Latitude Longitude Number AU N N DOUBLE CR Pycnopsyche spp. STOKES Visible Landuse (%) Stream Classification 1-B.6 Taxonomic Taxonomic Analysis Various pollution collectedsensitive EPTatwere this taxa monitoring station including in the 2009 stoneflies sppTallaperla pallidum Data Analysis Data This stream itsretained bioclassification of suggestingin Good 2009 minimal upstream pollution input. EPT richness remained the same as in 2004, EPTBI elevated. This however, was EPTBI higher may tobe due the emergence of some suchfound in 2004 intolerant taxa as rarely collectedrarely mayfly Empty Water Clarity Scores (max) Assessment Habitat infrequent riffles,infrequent this station quality most continues water good to likelyexhibit todue minimal input a and mostlyanthropogenic forested catchment. Channel Modification Modification (5) (5) Channel Channel Instream Habitat (20) Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Dissolved Oxygen Specific Conductance (µS/cm) (s.u.)pH Bottom Substrate (15) Pool Variety (10) Riffle Habitat (16) Bank Erosion (7) Bank Vegetation (7) Light Penetration (10) LeftScore Riparian (5) Score Right Riparian (5) Score Habitat (100) Total Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Temperature (°C)
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices Total(100)Habitat Score Riparian(5)Right Score Riparian(5) Score Left (10)Penetration Light (7) Vegetation Bank (7) Erosion Bank (16) Habitat Riffle (10)Variety Pool (15) Substrate Bottom (20) Habitat Instream Channel(5)Modification pH(s.u.) (µS/cm) Conductance Specific OxygenDissolved (mg/L) (°C) Temperature Quality Water Parameters HabitatAssessment (max) Scores Clarity Water bridge construction impacts. No NPDES dischargers are currently active upstream from this macroinvertebrate monitoring station. station. monitoring macroinvertebrate this from upstream are currently active dischargers NoNPDES impacts. bridgeconstruction low flowsand/ortemporary from suffered 1999location when since this presumably site the beginningOverall,water 2000. at improvedin qualityhas between 29and31 consistent remained however, has taxa richness EPT samples, past to elevated compared slightly 2009in is EPTBI The 303(d)list. the to additionreceived 1999 in pendingfollowing it rating Fairits wasthe reassessed It 2000. Goodsince remained has site this at bioclassification The DataAnalysis location. this at collected caddisfly intolerant caddisfly moderately the degraded in Additionally, presentandare pollutionusually not water to arequalityconditions. sensitive considered macroinvertebrates caddislfies 2009the werein including taxa location andnewcaddisfly collected this mayfly to Both AnalysisTaxonomic Stream Classification Stream Visible Landuse (%)Landuse Visible STOKES onySbai ii U aiueLniueAUNumber Longitude Latitude HUC digit 8 Subbasin County Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGD and within 1 mile) 1 within and <1MGD or Dischargers(>1MGD UpstreamNPDES Sample Date Sample SNOW CR SNOW 08/10/09 09/13/00 08/23/94 07/07/04 08/23/99 Waterbody C Polycentropus spp Polycentropus 1 Forested/Wetland Drainage AreaDrainage (mi2) was common at this site consistent with samples collected since 2000. since collected with samples consistent site this at was common Sample ID Sample 10748 None clear 8308 6689 9405 7983 31133.344-0177 22-20 -80.147778 36.434444 03010103 60 34.0 SR 1 SR 27.2 Location 6.8 9.5 18 68 80 4 5 7 5 3 5 8 8 5 673 ST ------Substrate Urban 10 Elevation (ft) Elevation 650 EPT Station ID Station 29 29 22 31 18 B708/10/09 NB17 Agriculture Stream Width (m) Width Stream 0 NPDES Number NPDES Mostly sand with minimal cobble andgravel.cobble withsandMostly minimal --- BI ------Site Photograph Photograph Site Brachycercus spp Brachycercus 11 --- Date Leuctra spp Leuctra EPT BI EPT 4.48 4.08 4.04 4.33 4.29 and NorthernInnerPiedmont Leve Other (describe)Other Glossosoma spp. spp. Glossosoma was only stonefly the l IV Ecoregion IV l Stream Depth(m) Stream Volume (MGD) Volume 30 Bioclassification Bioclassification 0.1 --- Good-Fair Good Good Good Good Fair These These 1-B.7
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices , , , Epeorus Epeorus , Good Good Good Good Excellent --- 0.3 Bioclassification Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Brachycentrus lateralis Stream (m)Depth l IV Ecoregion Heterocloeon petersi Heterocloeon Psephenus herricki , Other Other (describe) Leve Northern Inner PiedmontInner Northern 3.37 3.45 4.13 4.00 3.20 Drunella allegheniensis Drunella the caddisflies EPT EPT BI Date Promeresia elegans Promeresia --- 40 Site Photograph BI 4.03 4.27 4.74 4.79 3.58 NPDES Number 0 Stream Width (m) Pteranarcys spp, and Agriculture . Rarely .collected Rarely EPT included taxa Mostly bedrock and rubble with some with Mostly bedrock rubble and sand. and boulders, gravel, , and NB28 08/11/09 Excellent 48 32 33 42 38 Station ID EPT M. bennetti 720 , and 0 Elevation (ft) Urban Substrate . Intolerant beetles present included 91 70 78 79 64 ST Paragnetina fumosa Paragnetina , 358 7 6 5 5 5 5 16 89 53 18 12 10 10 7.3 Location 26.6 10.2 Micrasema Micrasema wataga Leuctra Leuctra spp SR 1 , Ceraclea mentiea Ceraclea 261.0 03010103 36.535520 -79.990620 22-30-(1) and and 100 7985 9406 5035 6685 clear None 10807 Sample ID Drainage Area (mi2) Drainage Area . Forested/Wetland ; the stoneflies Ceraclea mentiea Ceraclea 2 , O. trivittatus , and Brachycentrus lateralis ., B. numerosus , Waterbody Serratella Serratella serratoides MAYO R MAYO WS-V 08/11/09 08/23/99 07/08/04 08/08/89 08/22/94 Sample Date Upstream NPDESUpstream (>1MGDDischargers or <1MGD and within 1 mile) County Subbasin 8 digit HUC Latitude Longitude Number AU , and Rockingham Visible Landuse (%) Stream Classification 1-B.8 PoolPool Variety Variety (10) (10) Riffle Habitat (16) Bank Erosion (7) Bank Vegetation (7) Light Penetration (10) LeftScore Riparian (5) Score Right Riparian (5) Score Habitat (100) Total Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Temperature (°C) (mg/L) Dissolved Oxygen Specific Conductance (µS/cm) (s.u.)pH Modification (5) Channel Instream Habitat (20) Bottom Substrate (15) Water Clarity Scores (max) Assessment Habitat vitreus Taxonomic Taxonomic Analysis In macroinvertebrate 2009, a communitydiverse at thisobserved was sampling location. EPT richnessthe highestwas during (48) yet recorded samplingBasinwide at this collectedsite. intolerant EPT including were but not Many limitedtaxa to the mayflies B. nigrosoma Rhithrogena spp Rhithrogena Optioservus ovalis Data Analysis Data sampling Basinwide River location a The bioclassificationMayo received of suggestingExcellent in 2009 an improvement quality from in water past benthic samples. This may reflect a reduction in point non pollution inputs as a result The drought. NCBIof EPTBIthe and prolonged has remained samplingstable basinwide throughout at this richnesstotal location, taxa EPTand richness however, taxa increased significantly comparedin 2009 to past samples. little suggests recentA very and quality and Excellent rating anthropogenic (2009) history of improved water ratingsGood (1989-2004) activity upstream. samplingFurther should occur in future the tonear determine if macroinvertebrate continuefauna to reflectquality at improved water this location. The presence of soin this manytaxa intolerant rare stretchand suggestsof river to further assessinvestigation(s) needed are its potential for reclassification.
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices (~ 50 %) as required to meet the criteria (≥ 70 %). 70(≥criteria%). the required as (~50 %) meet to andwould riparian site instream habitats, have regionalaqualified as referenceexcept site watershed the landuse appeardidnot greatlybe as to forested confluencewith creek's river.the of upstream watershed;thein miles 0.7~ tributary Dan themunicipalities is to River; site portionextremeandthe County, -- veryof a drainsnorthwest southernVA Watershed andPatrick small northeastern corner Stokes no of Surry counties; SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle designation. (HQW) Highfor QualityWaters minimum at qualifies recentExcellent site rating,the Blueheadmost Chub site's and Redlipon Basedthis Shiner. and RiverweedMinnow Jumprock, Concern], Roanokeare [Special Rare],theBlacktip species Hogsucker DarterConcern];[Significantly dominant [Special TL was collected. 200Trout,Brook mm stocked (n=4) Hatcheryintolerant of species numberand Supportedlowest2009; inNCWRC aanynotpercentage (3%) Troutof waters, site tolerant fish oneof but DataAnalysis TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters Most Abundant Most Species2009 Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGD and within 1 mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD HabitatAssessment Scores(max) Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE STOKES County ARCHIES CR Sample Date Sample 05/11/09 04/19/04 Waterbody C;Tr Subbasin 1 DrainageArea (mi2) Forested/Wetland Slightly turbidSlightly (21%) RedlipShiner (23%),Bluehead Chub 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 9.3 70 None Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-09 2009-28 15.3 6.0 9.2 49 19 93 16 12 10 5 5 7 7 9 3 2004&2009 -- Brown Trout(n=1). Water Quality Water SR 1415 SR Location Latitude 36.55 RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation -- 22 species known from the site, including 5 species of darters and the endemic Cutlipdarters of and endemic the includingspecies 5 knownsite, the -- 22species from Substrate 1180 -- specific conductance has alwaysconductancehas --been specific low (37 and 49 5 -80.43277778 Longitude Losses SpeciesTotal Bedrock, cobble, boulder,cobble, Bedrock, sand Exotic Species2009Exotic 05/11/09 21 22 -- none. Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date Agriculture 7 AUNumber 25 Station ID Station NPDES Number NPDES 22-2 NF1 Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass BrownSmallmouth Trout, NCIBI 54 54 Average Depth(m) 0.4 µ NorthernInner Piedmont S/cm). S/cm). Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Habitats Excellent 2009 Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume 0 -- very high quality Excellent Excellent -- greatest ReferenceSite --- No 1-B.9
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No --- Good Reference Site Reference Good-Fair 0 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Good Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.4 -- specific-- conductance has always Average Depth (m) Depth Average 52 44 NCIBI Smallmouth Bass --- Site Photograph NF4 Water Quality 22-5 NPDES Number Station Station ID -- high gradient stream with plunge pools and riffles; pools and stream plunge gradient high with -- -- Mountain Redbelly Dace, Cutlip Minnow, Creek Chub, Chub, Creek Dace, Minnow, Cutlip Redbelly Mountain -- 0 AU Number AU -- 23 species known from species 23 -- the site,known 2009 & 2004 5 including 7 Agriculture Losses Habitats Date Stream Stream Width (m) 18 21 05/11/09 Bedrock, boulder, cobble, gravel, silt, cobble, gravel, Bedrock, boulder, sand Exotic 2009 Species Species Total Species -80.3075 Longitude 25 890 Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential Latitude 36.52388889 Location SR 1433 -- White-- Hogsucker. Sucker, Northern 9 1 2 5 6 3 4 12 16 75 17 48 9.2 6.3 15.3 2009-29 2004-13 Sample ID Gains Golden Redhorse, Brown Trout. All species gained or lost were represented by 1 fish/species,by for Trout. represented Allexcept lost speciesor Brown were gained Redhorse, Golden White and Redhorse 8, Golden respectively). and Sucker (n=5 None 75 8.5 silted 03010103 8 8 digit HUC Bluehead Chub (34%) Chub Bluehead -- a slight increase in the diversity of suckers and a greater abundance of piscivores (i.e., a slight -- Smallmouth ofabundance in increase suckersthe diversity a greater and Bass) were Forested/Wetland Slightly turbid, easily Slightly turbid, easily Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 2009 1 Subbasin S/cm). µ C;Tr Waterbody ELK CR 04/20/04 05/11/09 Sample Date County STOKES FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse Stream Stream Classification 1-B.10 Water Clarity Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality tributary to the Dan River, site River, to is the Dan tributary ~ 0.8 miles the the river. creek's confluence with above species one [Special but of only sunfish;Concern], dominant species isChub. the Bluehead Data Analysis Data Stokes municipalities no smallPatrick Watershed County; primarily southern VA drains a -- very of County, and northwestern in portion the watershed; 48 and (41 low been metrics NCIBIunchanged. for the improved rating; other score responsible and largely were Darter species of 4 darters, species [SignificantlyRiverweed Hogsucker and of Rare], [Special suckers,Roanoke Concern], the endemic Minnow Cutlip narrow riparian zones offering minimaloffering zones since riparian to the 2004. shading stream, re-vegetated banks narrow have Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices DataAnalysis warrantsadditional2014. in monitoring Excellent Good andto declinethefrom Bass and Riverweed andJumprock, Smallmouth Bigeyethe of Jumprock DarterConcern]; loss the [Special Blacktip Roanokedarters Rare], of andBigeye endemic Hogsucker theJumprock, [Significantly species 6 suckers, of includingspecies 7 site, the were andscore rating;otherresponsible NCIBI unchanged. thedeclinemetrics thein for were Bass Threatened], and[State intolerantthe Smallmouth intolerantthe Bigeye of Jumprock loss the Creek had Island also species); 6 (Wolf over the stream. overstream. the the Dan River, site is ~ 1.9 miles aboveconfluencewith creek's river.the miles 1.9 ~ Danthe is River, site watershed;thein andCounty, County;north-central-- tributary drainsVA portion asouthernno themunicipalities Watershed Patrick to of Stokes part of SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters Most Abundant Most Species2009 Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGD and within 1 mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD HabitatAssessment Scores(max) Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE STOKES County PETERS CR PETERS Sample Date Sample 04/21/04 05/12/09 Waterbody C;Tr Water Quality Water Subbasin 1 DrainageArea (mi2) -- pH less thanwaterthe -- pH less quality standards.u. 6.0 of Forested/Wetland Slightly turbidSlightly BlueheadChub (24%) 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 28.6 75 None 7, and respectively).7, 19, representedexcept V-LipforRedhorse,by 1or fish/species, 2Golden Redhorse, and Central Stoneroller (n=6, Redhorse. Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-14 2009-30 11.2 12.5 5.4 57 16 83 10 11 12 10 5 7 4 5 3 -- Central Stoneroller,Chub, Bull Golden Shiner,Northern GoldenHogsucker, Redhorse, V-lip SR 1497 SR Location 36.49388889 Latitude Losses RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation -- Bigeye Jumprock, Smallmouth Bass, Chainback Darter. All species gainedwere orspecies Chainbacklost Darter. All Bass, Smallmouth -- Bigeye Jumprock, Substrate 830 0 -80.27138889 Longitude SpeciesTotal Habitats Exotic Species2009Exotic Cobble,boulder, gravel, silt. sand, 05/12/09 24 27 Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date 2009 -- a regional reference site; riffles, deep-- goodregional asnag pools; canopyriffles, reference site; 2004known& 2009 30--species very from diverse community, -- 6 species of suckers collected, the most of any site in 2009in any of site most the collected, suckers of --species 6 11 Agriculture AUNumber 25 Station ID Station NPDES Number NPDES 22-6 NF6 Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Bluegill NCIBI 54 50 Average Depth(m) 0.4 NorthernInner Piedmont Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Good Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume 0 Excellent ReferenceSite Good --- Yes 1-B.11
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No -- gravel gravel -- --- Good Reference Site Reference Good-Fair 0 Volume (MGD) Habitats Bioclassification -- 22 22 -- 2009 & 2004 Good-Fair Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.4 Average Depth (m) Depth Average 42 48 . 413), primarily Bluehead Chub and Crescent Crescent and Chub . primarily Bluehead 413), NCIBI Bluegill --- vs Site Photograph NF2 22-9 NPDES Number Station Station ID 20 AU Number AU -- dissolved oxygen saturation at 125% indicating high early at saturation early indicating 125% high oxygen dissolved -- 8 Agriculture Date Stream Stream Width (m) Water Quality 19 17 05/13/09 Sand, gravel, boulder, bedrock boulder, Sand, gravel, Exotic 2009 Species Species Total Species Longitude -80.34888889 5 890 Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential 36.4725 Latitude Location -- Green Sunfish, Riverweed Darter, Roanoke Darter. All species gained or lost were represented by 1- by represented AllDarter. lostspeciesor Roanoke were gained Darter, Sunfish, Green Riverweed -- SR 1471 -- Central Stoneroller, WhiteDace, BlacktipStoneroller, Central Redbelly -- Jumprock, Mountain Shiner, Flat Bullhead. 5 5 5 7 9 5 4 7 10 16 73 52 6.0 13.0 13.7 2009-33 2004-10 Sample ID Gains Losses 9 fish/species. None 75 32.7 03010103 8 8 digit HUC -- moreas -- twice manythan fish(888 in collectedthan 2004 in 2009 Bluehead Chub (47%) Chub Bluehead Slightly Slightly turbid Forested/Wetland 2009 Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 1 Subbasin C;Tr Waterbody BIG CR 04/20/04 05/13/09 Sample Date County STOKES FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse Stream Stream Classification 1-B.12 Water Clarity Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Roanoke Darter and Riverweed Darter, and one species of sunfish were responsible for the in decline the species NCIBI responsible rating. one score and and of sunfishDarter, were Riverweed and Darter Roanoke [Special dominant Concern]; Darter species isChub. the Bluehead -- drains eastern Surry and northwestern Stokes counties; River. to municipalities the no Dan northwestern tributary and Surry Watershed eastern in drains the watershed; -- is debris, erosion in bank places.riffles,moderate to severe runs, pools, woody enrichment;sitesource nutrient of any (49%, ofthe indicative lossdarters, non-point intolerant of herbivores omnivores+ of two highest Shiner; percentage fromspecies the site,known 4 speciesincluding [Significantlythe Hogsucker endemic Blacktipofand Rare], darters Roanoke Jumprock, Riverweed and Data Analysis Data morning periphyton production. production. morning periphyton
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle from the site, including 4 species of darters and the endemic Roanoke Hogsucker [Significantly Rare]; dominant species is the Blueheadthe Chub.is Roanokespecies darters Rare]; of anddominant endemic Hogsucker the [Significantly includingspecies 4 site, the from Abundant Most Species2009 TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters DataAnalysis HabitatAssessment Scores(max) mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD omnivorousBluehead Chub) were andresponsible score increasedrating;no thefor lingering NCIBI drought impacts. by dominance the andless darters balanced diversityandthe (i.e., suckers increasein more astructure trophic of 10-fold; slight the increasedalmost riparianzone onright. the confluencewith river.the creek's the of upstream watershed;thein -- drainsmiles west-central2.7County; ~ Watershed tributary Dan nothemunicipalities is to River,Stokes site Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE STOKES N DOUBLECR County Sample Date Sample 05/12/09 04/20/04 Waterbody C Subbasin Habitats 2009 1 DrainageArea (mi2) -- the number of fish collected in 2009 was ~ 1.5 times more than in 2004thanin more (811539), CrescentShiner2009primarilyvs. in which wascollected times 1.5~ fish -- of number the Forested/Wetland Veryturbidslightly --regional ahigh undercuts; quality gravel/sandprimarily snags, referenceupper the at one runs;site; end,riffle some (25%) BlueheadChub (32%),CrescentShiner 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 12.4 75 None Gains Bass. All species gainedwere orspecies lost All represented Bass. by 1-5 fish/species. Sample ID Sample 2004-11 2009-32 10.2 15.0 6.1 52 14 73 12 5 3 9 7 6 8 5 4 -- Satinfin Shiner,Golden -- Satinfin Redhorse, Roanoke Bluegill, Darter. SR 1504 SR Location 36.43972222 Latitude RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation Substrate 790 15 -80.31111111 Longitude SpeciesTotal Sand, gravel, some cobble gravel,Sand, some Exotic Species2009Exotic 05/12/09 18 20 Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date Agriculture 8 AUNumber 10 Station ID Station 22-10 NPDES Number NPDES NF5 Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Bluegill NCIBI 42 50 Average Depth(m) Losses 2004&2009 0.4 -- Flat Bullhead,Largemouth-- Flat NorthernInner Piedmont Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Good -- 22 species known -- 22species Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume 0 Good-Fair ReferenceSite Good --- Yes 1-B.13
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No --- Good Good Reference Site Reference -- slightly -- more total 0 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Good 2009 Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.5 S/cm in 2004). µ Average Depth (m) Depth Average -- Mountain Redbelly Dace, Flat Bullhead, Redbelly Mountain -- 48 46 NCIBI Bluegill --- Site Photograph Losses NF7 NPDES Number 22-11 Station Station ID 20 AU Number AU 7 Agriculture Date Stream Stream Width (m) 21 22 05/12/09 Exotic 2009 Species Sand, gravel, bedrock outcrops bedrock Sand, gravel, Species Total Species Longitude -80.29805556 10 750 -- 25 species known from species 25 -- the site,known 5 speciesincluding the endemicofand darters Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential Latitude 36.43138889 Location 2004 & 2009 & 2004 SR 1483 -- Central Stoneroller, Blacktip Stoneroller, Central Jumprock,-- Bluegill. 4 3 5 6 6 3 5 9 10 65 14 47 5.9 12.9 10.5 2009-31 2004-12 Sample ID Gains fish/species. 1-5 by represented Sunfish, All Darter. lostGreen Chainback speciesor were gained None 70 16.4 03010103 8 8 digit HUC Bluehead Chub (27%), Redbreast Redbreast (27%), Chub Bluehead Sunfish (20%) -- lowest specific conductance of any site in 2009, has always been low (46 (46 low specific been lowest -- siteconductance of any has in always 2009, Slightly Slightly turbid -- borders the Sauratown Mountains Level IV ecoregion; gravel riffles outcrops; runs, bedrock silty re- IVand gravel pools with Level ecoregion; Mountains the Sauratown borders -- Forested/Wetland Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 1 Habitats Subbasin Water Quality B Waterbody 04/20/04 05/12/09 Sample Date County S CR DOUBLE STOKES FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse Stream Stream Classification 1-B.14 Water Clarity Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Data Analysis Data Roanoke Hogsucker [Significantly Rare] and Blacktip [Significantlyand Hogsucker Rare] Roanoke Jumprock; dominant species isChub. the Bluehead Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right 2009 Species Most Abundant Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last confluence with the river. the river. confluence with -- drains west-central Stokes County; no municipalities in the watershed; tributary to the Dan River, site Stokes River, to ismunicipalities no the Dan tributary Watershed~ County; west-central 0.8 miles drains -- in the watershed; upstream of the creek's metric impactsscores; lingering no from droughts. fish and a lower percentage of tolerant fish were largely responsible for the very slight in changes the other in increase NCIBIother for the rating, no very score responsible and largely of fishtolerant were percentage fish a lower and vegetated left bank. vegetated
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters Most Abundant Most Species2009 DataAnalysis HabitatAssessment Scores(max) mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD 2009, its absence is unexplained;Blueheadthe absenceis Chub.is 2009, its species dominant interestingly Snow which CreekJumprock; Johnnywasthefrom basin thein Darteronly the Dartersite or Tessellated the was2004in orcollected not drought.the from effects Blueheadprimarily omnivores, Chub,nonpoint whichindicative of andsourcenutrientdecreasedscoreenrichment, slightly rating;no lingering NCIBI the diversity bywasabundancesucker Blueheadtheincreasein slight offset Chub,a of Redlipcollected); Shiner,and fish theCrescentShiner all (69% of bedrockoutcrop reach.end the poolthesnags, of side at runs, riffles, SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle -- drainsnortheastern watershed;Watershed the in and County;north-centraltributary Dan nothemunicipalities to River.Stokes Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE STOKES County Sample Date Sample SNOW CR SNOW 05/13/09 04/21/04 Waterbody C Subbasin -- only 20 species known from the site, including the endemic Roanoke Rare]2004 includingendemic Hogsuckerandthe& [Significantly 2009 Blacktip -- known onlysite, the 20species from 1 DrainageArea (mi2) Forested/Wetland Veryturbidslightly BlueheadChub (38%) 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 22.7 90 None Losses Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-15 2009-34 12.2 13.9 6.2 66 72 10 10 16 7 4 5 5 6 5 4 -- Central Stoneroller (n=9),(n=1), (n=14).NorthernBluegill Jumprock Hogsucker(n=4), Blacktip SR 1652 SR -- Flat Bullhead-- (n=6). Flat Location 36.46166667 Latitude RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation Substrate 750 10 2009 -80.14972222 Longitude SpeciesTotal -- 3 times more fish collected in 2009in 2004thancollected in (746fish more --times 3 Exotic Species2009Exotic gravel,Sand, silt cobble, 05/13/09 16 19 Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date Agriculture 9 AUNumber 0 Station ID Station 22-20 NPDES Number NPDES NF8 Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Bluegill NCIBI 46 44 Average Depth(m) 0.4 NorthernInner Piedmont Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Good-Fair Habitats Bioclassification vs Volume (MGD) Volume 0 . 249), primarily. Good-Fair ReferenceSite Good --shallow --- No 1-B.15
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No -- shallow shallow -- --- Good Good Reference Site Reference 0 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Habitats Good Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion -- 22 species 22 -- 2009 & 2004 Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.4 Average Depth (m) Depth Average 52 48 NCIBI Bluegill, Green SunfishBluegill, Green --- Site Photograph NF9 NPDES Number Station Station ID 22-25b 60 AU Number AU -- V-lip Redhorse (n=5). V-lip Redhorse -- Agriculture 10 = 0.107 MGD); tributary to the Dan River. River. to the Dan tributary MGD); = 0.107 w -- dissolved oxygen saturation at 128% due to afternoon to at saturation afternoon due 128% oxygen dissolved -- Losses Date Stream Stream Width (m) 21 21 05/13/09 Bedrock shelves, gravel, cobble Bedrock shelves, gravel, Exotic 2009 Species Species Total Species -80.2325 Longitude Water Quality 15 680 Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential Latitude 36.26416667 Location side pools.snag SR 1955 -- Mountain Redbelly Dace (n=5). (n=5). Dace Redbelly Mountain -- 7 3 3 5 8 7 6 7 18 15 79 95 6.9 -- 2.2 times-- more fish in increase primarily the an in number ofcollectedthan 2004, Fantail Darter in 2009 16.7 12.4 2009-35 2004-16 Sample ID Gains 2009 None 28 25 03010103 Podostemum, 8 8 digit HUC Fantail Darter (34%) Fantail Darter Very slightly turbid Very Forested/Wetland Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 1 Subbasin C Waterbody 04/21/04 05/13/09 Sample Date County STOKES TOWN CR FORK FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse Stream Stream Classification 1-B.16 Water Clarity � aci� ities � ithi� the cree� � s � (� atershed � 00� � � 5� � 00577� 0� a� d 00� � 7� � � com� i� � ed -- drains south-central Stokes and northern Forsyth counties,east Forsyth and Watershedof Stokes north the of City south-central Winston-Salem-- drains northern and NPDES three metropolitan area; Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last omnivores+herbivores and increasing the percentage of slightly the insectivores) NCIBI increased score the percentage but increasing not the rating. and omnivores+herbivores Chub. Bluehead and Fantail Darter Data Analysis Data riffles, gravel rifflesruns, bedrock with the activity photosynthetic periphyton. by of (from(from in the the dominance Chub 38% percentage 16% a decrease to to of and 21%); 34%) the these Bluehead (decreasing changes from the site,known 5 speciesincluding of sucker, 3 species [Significantlythe Hogsucker endemicof dominantand darters, Rare]; speciesRoanoke is the
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters Most Abundant Most Species2009 HabitatAssessment Scores(max) mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD to the � a� � i� er� site is ~ 0.� mi� es a� o� e the cree� � s co� � � ue� ce � ith the ri� er. er. Blueheadthe Chub.is ri� the ith � ce and Roanoke Logperch;species Jumprock, dominant Roanoke Rare],andBlacktip endemic Hogsucker the [Significantly suckers, of darters,species 6 of ue� � � co� s FederallyEndangered � Roanoke Logperch was collected. cree� the e o� the of andscore rating;one balancedincreasingNCIBI thespecimen 28resultedmore astructure, trophicpiscivorousin Redfin of Pickerel collection a� es mi� 0.� ~ is site 2009in 2004thancollected in (866247), Blueheadprimarilyvs. Chub, theRedlip collected); Darter,Shiner,Fantail andfish theCrescentShiner all (71% of er� i� undercutslargeandside runs, snags, coarsewoody arehigh quality;of riffles, endreach. largeat debris,of debris� dam a� � the to -- drainsandnorth-central includingwesternWatershed thenorthwest Stokes counties, areaRockingham towns the Madisonof of and Mayodan; tributary DataAnalysis Water Clarity Water BIG BEAVERBIG ISLAND CR Stream ClassificationStream ROCKINGHAM Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE County Sample Date Sample 05/14/09 04/22/04 Waterbody C Subbasin 2 DrainageArea (mi2) Forested/Wetland Clear,easilysilted BlueheadChub (27%) 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 23.8 25 None Hogsucker, GoldenHogsucker, Redhorse, andand respectively).9, (n=4,28, Redfin7, Pickerel gainedwere orspecies lost All exceptrepresented Darter, Glassy forNorthern by or1fish/species, 2 Bass, Roanoke Logperch. Bass, Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-18 2009-38 17.5 6.3 8.8 64 67 10 14 7 1 4 3 8 5 9 6 -- Creek Chub, Golden Redhorse, V-lip Redhorse, Blacktip Jumprock, Redfin Pickerel, Largemouth-- CreekRedfin Chub, Pickerel, Golden Redhorse,Jumprock, Redhorse,V-lip Blacktip US 311 US Location Latitude 36.3825 -- very diverse community with 30 species known from the site, including 6 species 2004includingspecies 6 & 2009 with--known site, verythe 30species diversefrom community Elevation (ft)Elevation Substrate 570 Urban 50 Losses -79.98083333 Longitude SpeciesTotal -- Golden Shiner,Northern Darter, Glassy Hogsucker,Chainback Darter. Exotic Species2009Exotic Gravel,sandcobble, 05/14/09 22 26 Habitats Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date -- severebank vegetationbut bankerosion places, andin canopy Agriculture 6 AUNumber 25 Station ID Station 22-29 NPDES Number NPDES NF10 Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Bluegill NCIBI 52 56 Average Depth(m) 0.4 -- ~ 3.5 times more fish fish more 2009--times 3.5 ~ Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Excellent Triassic Basins Triassic Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume 0 Excellent ReferenceSite Good --- No 1-B.17
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices -- -- 1990 - 1990 No Losses --- Good Good Reference Site Reference Good-Fair 0 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Good Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.3 -- almost-- as twice many fish collected 2009 Average Depth (m) Depth Average 52 44 48 NCIBI Green Sunfish, Green Bluegill --- Site Photograph NF14 NPDES Number Station Station ID 33 22-30-6-(2) AU Number AU 7 Agriculture Date Stream Stream Width (m) 21 18 23 05/14/09 Cobble, gravel Cobble, Exotic 2009 Species Species Total Species Longitude -79.96277778 2 750 Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential Latitude 36.50444444 Location SR 1360 -- White Sucker (n=4), Golden Redhorse (n=18), PumpkinseedWarmouth White-- (n=18), (n=10), Redhorse Golden Sucker(n=2). (n=4), 4 5 6 7 3 3 5 17 10 15 75 57 9.2 6.1 90-08 14.4 2004-17 2009-36 Sample ID Gains White (n=8). Shiner None 65 8.1 03010103 8 8 digit HUC Bluehead Chub (22%) Chub Bluehead -- good gradient with riffles and runs, shallow pools, narrow riparian zones. zones. riparian pools, narrow riffles runs, shallow with and gradient good -- Clear, easily siltedeasily Clear, Forested/Wetland Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage . 527), primarily Redlip Shiner, Crescent Shiner, Central Stoneroller, and Fantail Darter (45% of (45% all the fishFantail Darter and collected);Stoneroller, greater Central Shiner, Crescent Shiner, . primarily Redlip 527), 2 Habitats vs Subbasin C Waterbody 04/22/04 08/03/90 05/14/09 Sample Date PAWPAW CR PAWPAW County -- 27 species known from species27 -- the site,known Jumprock 4 speciesBigeye including [Significantlythe Hogsucker and endemic ofand Rare] darters Roanoke FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse ROCKINGHAM Stream Stream Classification 1-B.18 Water Clarity in 2009 than in 2004 (979 (979 in than 2004 in 2009 diversities of sunfish and suckers and a very slight improvement in the trophic structure were responsible for the increased diversities NCIBIof for slightthe rating. increased sunfish score responsible and suckers improvement and a very and in the trophic structure were warrants repeat assessment repeat in warrants 2014. confluence with the river. the river. confluence with the lossspecies, isintolerant ofendemic ofan which one two species speciesof sucker, ofanother the absence suckerand sincefrom 1990 this site Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Analysis Data Watershed � � drai� s � orth� ester� � oc� i� �2009 ham � ou� collected not since been 1990; have [State the dominant JumprockDarter Threatened]; species Bigeye the intolerant Roanoke is Chub; and the Bluehead t� � � o mu� ici� a� ities i� the � atershed� tri� utar� to the � a� o � i� er� site is ~ 0.� mi� es a� o� e the cree� � s Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices (HQW) designation. (HQW) Highfor QualityWaters minimum at qualifies recentExcellent site rating,the most site's onBasedthis High as QualityWaters. qualifies requested site the Shiner;extremely low regionala2004;in as flows duringreferenceand with2002 thesite community theandrought Excellenthave rating,if may impacted and Riverweed RedlipJumprock, the Roanokeis Rare],andBlacktip endemic species Hogsucker DartertheConcern]; [Significantly dominant [Special were scores unchanged; no lingering drought impacts. 2009in and2004thanscorein rating NCIBI age increased;otherthewith with classes metric greatera species multiple and more diversitysunfish of 2009;high gradient boulderdeep, runs, long pools. and cobbleriffles, 2004in basinthe in andany of scoresite highest bordersreferencehabitats; NorthernBasin thesite; ecoregion, Level atypicalTriassic OuterIV Piedmont DataAnalysis TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters Most Abundant Most Species2009 mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD HabitatAssessment Scores(max) � � drai� s south� est � oc� i� � ham � ou� t� � � o mu� ici� a� ities i� the � atershed� tri� utar� to the � a� � i� er� site is ~ � .� mi� es a� o� e the cree� � s s � cree� the e o� a� es mi� � .� atershed(tota� � ~ is site er� � s � i� cree� the � ithi� a� � s � the to ar� utar� � home e i� tri� atershed� ormo� � ities aci� � the � i� ities a� � ici� � mu� o � � � � t� � ou� � oursma� � � ham er� � ri� the ith i� � ce oc� ue� � � est � co� south� s drai� � � Watershed SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream ROCKINGHAM Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE County HOGANSCR Sample Date Sample 04/22/04 05/14/09 Waterbody C Subbasin 2 DrainageArea (mi2) Forested/Wetland RedlipShiner (31%) 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 Clear 95 23 None Blacktip Jumprock. Species gainedwere Species or lost represented Jumprock. by 1-10 Blacktip fish/species. Riverweed Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Darter,Darter. Glassy Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-19 2009-37 16.0 6.3 9.1 62 95 16 10 10 12 19 7 6 5 5 5 -- White Shiner, Satinfin Shiner,Golden Shiner,Satinfin Redhorse, Redhorse,V-lip Pumpkinseed, Green -- White Sunfish, NC 704 Location 36.3816593 Latitude -- 27 species known from the site, including 6 species of suckers, 5 species of darters, of species 5 suckers, of includingspecies 62004 &2009knownsite, the -- 27species from RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation Substrate 600 0 2009 -79.9076818 Longitude SpeciesTotal -- 2.3 times more fish collected in 2009in 2004,thancollected in Redlip primarily Shiner;fish more --times 2.3 Exotic Species2009Exotic Cobble,boulder, gravel, silt 05/14/09 17 24 Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date Agriculture 8 AUNumber 0 Station ID Station 22-31 NPDES Number NPDES NF11 Site Photograph Photograph Site Losses --- Green Sunfish, BluegillGreen Sunfish, NCIBI 48 54 Average Depth(m) w -- RosysideGolden Dace, Shiner, =0.251MGD). 0.4 Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Excellent Triassic Basins Triassic Habitat-- 5 (road)5 Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume Excellent ReferenceSite Good a regionala --- Yes 1-B.19
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No -- gravely and and gravely -- --- Good Good Reference Site Reference 0 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Habitats Good -- 26 species 26 -- 2009 & 2004 Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern -- 2.6 times-- 2009 more fish 0.4 = 0.01 MGD). = MGD). 0.01 w Average Depth (m) Depth Average 50 50 NCIBI Bluegill --- Site Photograph NF12 NPDES Number Station Station ID 22-32-(3) 25 AU Number AU 8 Agriculture Date Stream Stream Width (m) 22 19 05/20/09 Sand, Sand, gravel Exotic 2009 Species Species Total Species Longitude -79.87638889 -- Margined Madtom, Snail Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Madtom, Bass. Snail Green Largemouth Bullhead, Margined All-- species 0 565 Substrate Losses Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential Latitude 36.37944444 Location NC 704NC -- Rosyside Dace, Mountain Redbelly Dace, Creek Chub, Golden Redhorse, Flat Bluegill, Bullhead, Redhorse, Golden Chub, Dace, Creek Redbelly Dace, Mountain Rosyside -- 4 3 5 3 8 5 4 2 4 17 55 76 9.5 6.1 11.6 2009-39 2004-20 Sample ID gained or lost were represented by 1-4 fish/species, except for Bluegill, Creek Chub, and Golden Redhorse, Redhorse, fish/species,Golden 1-4 and by for Bluegill,Chub, Creek except represented lostor were gained 8, (n=6, 12, respectively). Gains Darter. Chainback None 75 36.2 Clear 03010103 8 8 digit HUC Redlip Shiner (26%) Shiner Redlip Forested/Wetland Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 2 Subbasin C Waterbody 04/22/04 05/20/09 Sample Date JACOBS CR JACOBS County FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse ROCKINGHAM Stream Stream Classification 1-B.20 Water Clarity Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) co� � � ue� ce � ith the ri� er� t� o sma� � � � � � � � aci� ities � ithi� the cree� � s � � atershed � 00� � � � 5 a� d 00� 700� � tota� � -- drains southwestern Rockingham County; no municipalities in the watershed; tributary to the Dan River, site River, to is municipalitiesno the Rockingham Dan tributary ~ County; 1.6 miles Watershed the southwestern creek's drains in the watershed; -- above Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel Specific (µS/cm) Conductance (s.u.)pH Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Data Analysis Data Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last very substantial nonpoint source erosion and sedimentation; habitat score was the lowest of any site in 2004 and 2009. 2009. site sedimentation;of and and any the in lowest 2004 source erosion substantial habitat score was nonpoint very Chub. Bluehead and Shiner the Redlip sandy runs, side snags and deadfall pools, scour pools, boulders and bluff along the right bank; left bank has re-vegetated since site bluffthe bank; right 2004; pools, runs, leftside and scour along stilldeadfall sandy snags pools, has and bank boulders re-vegetated suffers from in changes the metricpiscivores Shiner; absent; other vs.no primarily Redlip 176), (459 scores.in collectedthan 2004 in 2009 from the site,known 5 speciesincluding of suckers, 5 species [Significantlythe Hogsucker of endemic dominantand darters, Rare]; speciesRoanoke are
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices SpeciesLastChange Since Cycle of darters and the endemic Roanoke Hogsucker [Significantly Rare]; dominant species is the Blueheadthe Chub.is Roanokespecies darters Rare]; of anddominant endemic Hogsucker the [Significantly Abundant Most Species2009 TotalHabitat (100)Score RightRiparian (5)Score Riparian Left (5)Score LightPenetration (10) Vegetation(7) Bank Erosion(7) Habitat(16) Riffle VarietyPool(10) (15)Substrate Bottom Habitat(20) Instream ChannelModification (5) pH(s.u.) Conductance (µS/cm) Specific DissolvedOxygen (mg/L) Temperature(°C) Quality Water Parameters DataAnalysis HabitatAssessment Scores(max) mile) 1 Upstreamwithin andDischargers NPDES <1MGD or (>1MGD exhibits some substantial nonpoint source erosion impacts. nonpoint substantial sourceerosion exhibits impacts. some trophic structure and a slight increase in the NCIBI score; nolingering score; NCIBI thedroughtincreasein and structure trophicslight aeffects. byomnivorous dominance theBluehead 2009;in Chubanyless balanced site resultedmore a in from collected Darter fish and Bluehead Chub; most confluencewith river.the above watershed; thein creek's the miles 0.6County;--~ tributary drains Dan centralRockingham nothe municipalities Watershed is to River, site Water Clarity Water Stream ClassificationStream ROCKINGHAM ROCK CR HOUSE Visible Landuse(%) Visible FISH COMMUNITYFISH SAMPLE County Sample Date Sample 05/20/09 04/23/04 WS-IV Waterbody Subbasin Habitats 3 DrainageArea (mi2) Forested/Wetland Clear,easilysilted -- sandand gravel verybars, shallow high qualitysandypools, and sidebanksstill riparianruns, zones,stream but 18%) BlueheadChub (23%),DarterFantail 8 digit HUC digit 8 03010103 23 75 None Sunfish (n=34). Sunfish Redhorse(n=15), Redear (n=2),(n=1), ChainbackSunfish Largemouth Bass Darter (n=1). Gains Sample ID Sample 2004-22 2009-40 13.1 6.7 9.6 84 14 68 5 5 9 7 6 7 6 5 4 -- Central Stoneroller (n=21), Rosyside Dace(n=4), Swallowtail Shiner (n=10), Creek Chub (n=10), V-lip SR 2127 SR Location 36.42055556 Latitude RuralResidential Elevation (ft)Elevation 2009 Substrate 510 -- 2.7 times more fish collected in 2009in 2004thancollected in (1149fish 417), Fantailmore primarily vs. --times 2.7 5 -79.79055556 Longitude SpeciesTotal Sand, gravel, some cobble gravel,Sand, some Exotic Species2009Exotic 05/20/09 17 24 Stream Width (m) Width Stream Date 2004&2009 Agriculture 9 AUNumber 20 22-34-(2) Station ID Station NPDES Number NPDES NF18 -- 25 species known from the site, including 5 species includingspecies 5 knownsite, the -- 25species from Site Photograph Photograph Site --- Bluegill, Redear Bluegill, Sunfish NCIBI 48 52 Average Depth(m) 0.3 Level IV Ecoregion LevelIV Bioclassification Other(describe) Triassic Basins Triassic Good Bioclassification Volume (MGD) Volume 0 Losses ReferenceSite Good Good --- -- Green No 1-B.21
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices No --- -- ~4 times ~4 -- Good Reference Site Reference -- Notchlip -- Excellent 0 2009 Volume (MGD) Bioclassification Losses Excellent Other (describe) Other Bioclassification Level IVLevel Ecoregion Northern Inner Piedmont Inner Northern 0.4 Average Depth (m) Depth Average 56 50 NCIBI Bluegill, Redear Sunfish Bluegill, Redear --- Site Photograph NF20 NPDES Number 22-48 Station Station ID 0 AU Number AU Agriculture 10 Date Stream Stream Width (m) 28 21 05/20/09 Exotic 2009 Species Sand, gravel, silt Sand, gravel, -- large deadfalls and coarse woody debris, stick riffles,coarse woody and deadfalls pools,snag large wide -- Species Total Species Longitude -79.55861111 Habitats 25 510 Substrate Elevation Elevation (ft) Rural Rural Residential = 0.0084). = 0.0084). w Latitude -- very diverse community from diverse species31 the site,known very with -- 2009 & 6 speciesincluding 2004 of 36.48138889 Location SR 1767 -- Rosyside Dace, Mountain Redbelly Dace, Blacktip Redbelly Jumprock, Dace, Mountain Rosyside -- Pumpkinseed,Sunfish, Redear 3 5 5 5 7 1 6 5 . 177), primarily Bluehead Chub, Redlip Shiner, Crescent Shiner, and Bluegill; and Shiner, mostCrescent Shiner, Redlip communityChub, . diverse primarily Bluehead 177), of 63 16 10 8.8 6.5 103 16.5 2009-41 2004-23 vs Sample ID Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Green SmallmouthRedhorse, fish/species. 1-4 Bass.by represented All lostspeciesor were gained Gains Darter. Bass, Largemouth Roanoke Darter, Black Chainback Glassy Darter, Crappie, None 75 43.2 Clear 03010103 8 8 digit HUC Bluehead Chub (25%), Crescent Shiner Shiner Crescent (25%), Chub Bluehead (18%) Forested/Wetland Drainage Area (mi2) Area Drainage 3 Subbasin C Waterbody 04/23/04 05/20/09 Sample Date County FISH COMMUNITY SAMPLE FISH COMMUNITY Visible (%) Landuse WOLF ISLAND CR WOLF ISLAND ROCKINGHAM Stream Stream Classification 1-B.22 Water Clarity small NPDES facility in the headwaters (NC0078271, Q small (NC0078271, NPDES facility in the headwaters -- drains the northeast corner of Rockingham County; headwaters begin northwest of the Town of Reidsville; tributary to the Dan River; one one River; to the of Dan tributary Reidsville; of the Town northwest begin of Rockinghamheadwaters Watershed corner the northeast drains County; -- Habitat Assessment Scores (max) Scores Assessment Habitat Upstream NPDES Dischargers (>1MGD or <1MGDNPDES Dischargers and withinUpstream 1 mile) Most Abundant Species 2009 Species Most Abundant Total Habitat Score (100) Habitat Total Right Riparian Score (5) Riparian Right Left Riparian Score (5) Left Riparian Light Penetration (10) Light Penetration Bank Vegetation Bank (7) Vegetation Erosion Erosion (7) Riffle (16) Habitat Pool Variety (10) Pool Variety Bottom Substrate (15) Instream (20) Habitat Channel Modification (5) Modification Channel pH (s.u.)pH Specific (µS/cm) Conductance Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Oxygen Dissolved Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Quality Parameters Water Quality Species Change SinceCycle Change Species Last NCIBI score and rating, no lingering drought effects. drought NCIBI lingering rating, no score and any site, including 6 species of suckers; increased abundance and species richness of darters and sunfish were largely responsible for site,the in increase responsible any 6 speciesincluding largely species of and suckers;richnesssunfish ofand were abundance darters increased sucker, 5 species Blacktip [Significantly the Hogsucker and of endemic and darters, Rare] Roanoke Jumprock; dominant species isChub. the Bluehead riparian zones with mature trees; stream still exhibits substantial nonpoint source erosion with channel and riparian bank instabilities.bank mature riparian trees; and with streamchannel zones with still riparian source erosion substantial nonpoint exhibits more fish (719 in collectedthan 2004 in 2009 Data Analysis Data
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Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices 5 1 5 2 15 10 25 10 10 71 3.4 8.6 0.2 8.6 990 730 450 17.5 27.5 0.31 0.55 Max 4 5 2 10 25 10 10 59 8.2 0.2 8.2 0.5 959 702 13.2 24.1 12.9 0.02 0.45 0.08 25.5 90th 7 2 8 5 2 10 25 10 10 55 7.8 0.2 7.8 500 315 12.1 21.9 0.02 0.23 0.41 0.03 75th 2 5 2 10 25 10 10 51 6.2 0.2 7.6 0.2 7.6 3.8 245 115 10.4 14.5 0.02 0.36 0.02 C TrC 22-(1) 03010103 50th Percentiles 2 2 5 10 21 10 10 49 80 3.2 0.2 8.8 7.3 8.8 0.2 7.3 1.8 168 0.02 0.27 0.02 25th 2 7 7 5 1 10 10 10 10 47 63 2.5 0.2 8.3 4.5 0.2 1.5 151 0.02 0.16 0.02 10th Stream class: Stream 2 1 5 1 10 10 10 10 30 62 2.5 0.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 1.2 0.2 150 0.02 0.02 0.02 Min NC stream index: stream NC Hydrologic Unit Code: Unit Hydrologic 99.9 %Conf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 22.4 %Conf: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 13 Results not meeting EL meeting not Results -80.30282 Basinwide AssessmentBasinwide Report 6.9 % > 400:> % NCDENR, Division of Water Quality <6 >7 <6 >9
EL >88 >10 >10 >25 >50 >50 >32 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A >0.4 >1000 >0.012 4 Ambient MonitoringAmbient Station Summaries System 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 # 33 52 17 10 10 10 10 10 10 01/04/2010 ND # > 400: Longitude: to # 8 57 10 10 58 20 58 58 58 10 10 10 10 10 10 56 10 58 58 58 58 results 41.5 01/10/2005 Geomean: 36.51459 NCAMBNT DAN RIV AT NC FRANCISCO 704 NC NR AT RIV DAN N0150000 58 # results: Water Temperature (°C) Temperature Water Mercury, totalMercury, (Hg) (Ni) total Nickel, Iron, total (Fe) Iron, total (Pb) Lead, TKN as N TKN Phosphorus Total Aluminum, total (Al) total (As) Arsenic, TSS (mg/L) TSS Turbidity (NTU) NH3 as N NO2 + NO3 as N pH (SU) Spec. conductance (umhos/cm at 25°C) Cadmium, (Cd)total Chromium, (Cr) total Zinc, (Zn) total D.O. (mg/L) D.O. Copper, total (Cu) Time period: Time Agency: Key: observations of number result: # (non-detect) level detection below be to reported observations of number ND: # level action or standard quality water narrative or numeric applicable Level; Evaluation EL: level evaluation meeting not observations of percentages and number EL: meeting not Results Coliform) Fecal for (20% 10% least at is exceedances of percentage actual the that confidence statistical percent the States : %Conf confidence statistical for evaluated not were parameter given a for results 10 than less with Stations Fecal Coliform Screening(#/100mL) Coliform Fecal Metals (ug/L) Nutrients (mg/L) Nutrients Other Field Location: #: Station Latitude: 1-C.2
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices Fecal ColiformScreening(#/100mL) (ug/L)Metals Other Field Latitude: Station #: Location: Stations with less than 10 results for a given parameter were not evaluated for statistical confidence %Conf : States the percent statistical confidence that the actual percentage of exceedances is at least 10% (20% for Fecal Coliform) Results not meeting EL: number and percentages of observations not meeting evaluation level EL: Evaluation Level; applicable numeric or narrative water quality standard or action level # ND: number of observations reported to be below detection level (non-detect) # result: number of observations Key: Agency: Time period: Mercury,(Hg) total total (Mn) Manganese, Lead,(Pb) total Iron,(Fe) total (Cu) total Copper, total (Cd) Cadmium, (As)Arsenic, total totalAluminum, (Al) (NTU)Turbidity TSS (mg/L) WaterTemperature (°C) 25°C) at (umhos/cm conductance Spec. (SU) pH D.O.(mg/L) Zinc, total(Zn) Zinc, Nickel,total(Ni) Chromium, total (Cr) Chromium, # results: # 58 N1400000 MAYORIV AT SR NR1358 PRICE NCAMBNT 36.53514 Geomean: 100.3 01/10/2005 results 59 57 20 59 59 59 59 59 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 # # to Longitude: # >400: # ND 12/03/2009 # # 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 8 9 0 0 7 9 8 0 9 9 7 Ambient Monitoring System Summaries Station AmbientMonitoring 9 >0.012 >1000 >200 N/A N/A N/A >25 >10 >50 >32 >50 >25 >50 EL
>9 <5 >7 >2 <6 <4 NCDENR, Division of Water Quality Water of Division NCDENR, %>400: 15.5 Basinwide Assessment Report BasinwideAssessment -79.99117 Resultsnot meetingEL # # 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 %Conf: 10.2 11.1 33.3 11.1 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %Conf 62.3 Hydrologic Unit Code: NC stream index: Min 310 120 2.5 6.7 6.5 0.2 1.3 6.7 6.5 35 12 10 10 10 10 5 2 2 1 Stream class: 10th 310 120 2.7 2.6 7.2 7.8 0.2 5.9 7.2 7.8 49 12 10 10 10 10 5 2 1 25th 425 140 3.5 4.4 7.4 8.8 0.2 9.2 7.4 8.8 56 20 10 10 10 25 5 2 2 Percentiles 50th 03010103 22-30-(1) WS-V 10.5 14.3 10.5 440 180 6.2 6.2 7.6 0.2 7.6 58 24 10 10 10 25 5 2 2 75th 1750 1215 15.8 22.9 7.9 0.2 7.9 64 46 10 13 12 11 10 12 25 5 2 2 90th 12000 5400 41.6 13.1 13.1 25.4 950 8.1 0.2 8.1 68 15 55 17 29 10 25 5 2 Max 12000 5400 17.2 17.2 28.7 800 182 950 8.3 0.2 8.3 91 15 17 29 10 25 5 2 1-C.3
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices 3 2 5 25 10 25 10 90 8.2 2.2 0.2 8.2 550 201 158 28.8 14.7 0.83 14.7 0.34 0.04 6600 5000 Max 3 2 5 25 10 25 10 90 7.7 0.3 0.2 7.7 118 150 140 25.8 13.3 0.89 0.22 13.3 0.03 6600 5000 90th 2 2 5 25 23 10 12 10 54 84 7.5 0.2 7.5 700 15.5 23.8 11.4 0.31 0.05 0.24 11.4 0.02 1125 75th 2 2 5 17 25 10 10 10 10 32 71 7.1 9.6 7.4 9.6 0.2 7.4 320 700 0.23 0.03 0.18 0.02 WS-IV 22-(31.5) 03010103 50th Percentiles 4 2 2 5 25 10 10 10 27 64 7.8 7.2 8.8 7.8 6.2 0.2 0.2 7.2 175 535 0.03 0.12 0.02 25th 7 1 2 7 3 5 10 10 10 10 21 58 3.3 7.2 5.4 7.2 0.2 0.2 110 390 0.02 0.05 0.02 10th Stream class: Stream 1 2 5 10 10 10 10 21 37 1.6 6.3 6.6 1.4 6.3 6.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 110 390 0.02 0.02 0.02 Min NC stream index: stream NC Hydrologic Unit Code: Unit Hydrologic 92 %Conf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 14.8 22.2 %Conf: 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # Results not meeting EL meeting not Results -79.82693 Basinwide AssessmentBasinwide Report 16.4 % > 400:> % NCDENR, Division of Water Quality <4 <6 >2 >7 <5 >9
EL >50 >50 >32 >25 >10 >50 >25 >10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A >200 >1000 >0.012 10 Ambient MonitoringAmbient Station Summaries System 0 8 0 6 9 9 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 9 7 0 0 # 26 47 12/03/2009 ND # > 400: Longitude: to # 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 61 60 60 19 60 60 61 61 61 60 58 61 results 01/10/2005 101.6 Geomean: 36.41055 NCAMBNT DAN RIV AT SR 2150 WENTWORTH NR SR AT RIV DAN N2300000 61 # results: Turbidity (NTU) Total Phosphorus Total Chromium, (Cr) total Lead, total (Pb) Lead, Manganese, (Mn) total Copper, total (Cu) total (Fe) Iron, NO2 + NO3 as N as N TKN (Al) Aluminum, total TSS (mg/L) TSS NH3 as N pH (SU) Spec. conductance (umhos/cm at 25°C) (°C) Temperature Water Cadmium, (Cd)total (Ni) total Nickel, D.O. (mg/L) D.O. Arsenic, total total (As) Arsenic, Zinc, (Zn) total Mercury, total (Hg) Mercury, Time period: Time Agency: Key: observations of number result: # (non-detect) level detection below be to reported observations of number ND: # level action or standard quality water narrative or numeric applicable Level; Evaluation EL: level evaluation meeting not observations of percentages and number EL: meeting not Results Coliform) Fecal for (20% 10% least at is exceedances of percentage actual the that confidence statistical percent the States : %Conf confidence statistical for evaluated not were parameter given a for results 10 than less with Stations Fecal Coliform Screening(#/100mL) Coliform Fecal Metals (ug/L) Other (mg/L) Nutrients Field Location: #: Station Latitude: 1-C.4
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices Stations with less than 10 results for a given parameter were not evaluated for statistical confidence %Conf : States the percent statistical confidence that the actual percentage of exceedances is at least 10% (20% for Fecal Coliform) Results not meeting EL: number and percentages of observations not meeting evaluation level EL: Evaluation Level; applicable numeric or narrative water quality standard or action level # ND: number of observations reported to be below detection level (non-detect) # result: number of observations Key: Fecal ColiformScreening(#/100mL) (ug/L)Metals Other Field Latitude: Station #: Location: Agency: Time period: WaterTemperature (°C) Mercury,(Hg) total total (Mn) Manganese, Lead,(Pb) total Iron,(Fe) total (Cu) total Copper, total (Cd) Cadmium, (As)Arsenic, total totalAluminum, (Al) TSS (mg/L) 25°C) at (umhos/cm conductance Spec. (SU) pH D.O.(mg/L) Zinc, total(Zn) Zinc, Nickel,total(Ni) (NTU)Turbidity Chromium, total (Cr) Chromium, # results: # 60 N2430000 SMITH RIV ATSR NR1714 EDEN NCAMBNT 36.52087 Geomean: 01/10/2005 92.9 results 58 19 60 60 60 60 60 60 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 # # to Longitude: # >400: # ND 12/03/2009 # # 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 5 9 8 0 4 0 0 9 9 6 Ambient Monitoring System Summaries Station AmbientMonitoring 11 >0.012 >1000 >200 N/A N/A N/A >32 >25 >10 >50 >25 >50 >50 EL
>9 <5 >7 >2 <6 <4 NCDENR, Division of Water Quality Water of Division NCDENR, %>400: 18.3 Basinwide Assessment Report BasinwideAssessment -79.75281 Resultsnot meetingEL # # 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 %Conf: 11.1 22.2 11.1 11.7 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %Conf 75.2 Hydrologic Unit Code: NC stream index: Min 360 2.8 1.6 6.4 7.1 0.2 6.4 7.1 1.8 84 35 26 10 10 10 10 5 2 1 Stream class: 10th 360 3.2 6.1 7.1 0.2 7.1 2.4 84 59 26 10 10 10 10 5 8 2 1 8 25th 125 410 8.6 6.2 8.8 7.3 0.2 7.3 8.6 3.2 74 30 10 10 10 25 5 2 2 Percentiles 50th 03010103 22-40-(1) WS-IV 10.3 10.3 210 490 8.2 7.5 0.2 7.5 5.5 82 36 10 16 10 10 25 5 2 2 75th 1010 11.4 20.7 11.4 720 7.7 0.2 7.7 90 56 10 33 16 10 25 14 5 2 5 90th 8200 7600 13.2 23.6 13.2 240 152 0.2 96 10 14 28 10 25 64 5 8 2 8 Max 8200 7600 14.8 14.8 107 240 470 360 8.6 0.2 8.6 10 14 28 10 26 25 5 2 1-C.5
Roanoke River Basin: Upper Dan River Subbasin (HUC 03010103) Appendices 6 2 5 25 30 14 10 13 14 10 8.1 0.2 8.1 260 225 322 2100 3100 Max 5 2 5 25 10 13 10 7.9 0.2 7.9 160 187 27.9 12.9 12.9 62.4 2040 3000 90th 4 2 5 25 10 12 25 10 7.7 0.2 7.7 141 23.8 11.4 11.4 27.2 1035 1875 75th 2 2 5 25 10 10 10 7.5 0.2 9.6 9.6 7.5 7.4 430 880 114 17.6 10.2 C 22-(39) 03010103 50th Percentiles 2 8 5 21 10 10 10 91 7.3 1.8 0.2 7.7 7.7 7.3 4.7 220 565 10.2 25th 1 2 5 10 10 10 10 71 7.1 7.4 0.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 4.1 3.1 142 472 10th Stream class: Stream 1 6 2 6 4 2 5 10 10 10 10 45 6.2 5.4 0.2 6.2 140 470 Min NC stream index: stream NC Hydrologic Unit Code: Unit Hydrologic 99.8 98.7 %Conf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 % 18.6 %Conf: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 # 11 Results not meeting EL meeting not Results -79.60525 Basinwide AssessmentBasinwide Report 18.6 % > 400:% NCDENR, Division of Water Quality >2 <4 <6 >7 <5 >9
EL >50 >88 >50 >32 >50 >10 >25 N/A N/A N/A >1000 >0.012 11 Ambient MonitoringAmbient Station Summaries System 5 0 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 # 10 10 10 10 10 12/03/2009 ND # > 400: Longitude: to # 8 10 10 59 59 10 10 10 59 59 59 10 10 59 10 10 58 20 results 86.6 01/10/2005 Geomean: 36.54142 NCAMBNT DAN RIV AT SR 1761 MAYFIELD NR SR AT RIV DAN N3000000 59 # results: Chromium, (Cr) total Nickel, total (Ni) total Nickel, Zinc, (Zn) total Lead, total (Pb) Lead, total (Hg) Mercury, Arsenic, totalArsenic, (As) Cadmium, (Cd)total Copper, total (Cu) total (Fe) Iron, TSS (mg/L) TSS (Al) Aluminum, total pH (SU) Spec. conductance (umhos/cm at 25°C) (°C) Temperature Water D.O. (mg/L) D.O. Turbidity (NTU) Time period: Time Agency: Key: observations of number result: # (non-detect) level detection below be to reported observations of number ND: # level action or standard quality water narrative or numeric applicable Level; Evaluation EL: level evaluation meeting not observations of percentages and number EL: meeting not Results Coliform) Fecal for (20% 10% least at is exceedances of percentage actual the that confidence statistical percent the States : %Conf confidence statistical for evaluated not were parameter given a for results 10 than less with Stations Fecal Coliform Screening(#/100mL) Coliform Fecal Other Metals (ug/L) Field Location: #: Station Latitude: 1-C.6
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