STATE of VERMONT Stressed Rivers List
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STATE OF VERMONT 2020 revised 06/22/2021 Stressed Rivers List Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Watershed Management Division One National Life Drive, Davis 3 Montpelier, VT 05620-3522 www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov Page 2 of 13 Page 3 of 13 The 2020 List of Stressed Waters. These waters are assessed as stressed where stressors are present that prohibit the waters from attaining a higher water quality. Waterbody ID - The two digits following VT identifies the Major Vermont River Basin illustrated above and the two digits following - identifies the sub basin or mainstem within the major basin. Code - If the code contains an L the listing is a Lake within the sub basin and if the code is two digits the listing is a river reach within the sub basin or mainstem. Altered Use(s) - (ALS) Aquatic biota and wildlife that may utilize or are present in the waters; (AH) Aquatic habitat to support aquatic biota, wildlife, or plant life; (CR) The use of waters for swimming and other primary contact recreation; (RF) The use of waters for fishing and related recreational uses; (RB) The use of waters for boating and related recreational uses; (AES) The use of waters for the enjoyment of aesthetic conditions Waterbody ID Code Waterbody Name Stressed Use(s) Pollutant Problem Hoosic River, Entire 7 VT01-02 01 Mile Length in Vermont CR, RF TOXICITY, METALS Industrial sources in Massachusetts & Vermont Paran Creek from Its Confluence with the Elevated temperatures caused by impoundments Walloomsac Upstream (Whites Mill, Polygraphic, Cushman, Stark Mill, VT01-03 04 to Lake Paran ALS TEMPERATURE Lake Paran) Bolles Brook, Acid deposition, low buffering capacity, episodic 05 Headwaters to Mouth ALS, RF pH, LOW acidification Bickford Brook, Acid deposition, low buffering capacity, episodic 06 Headwaters to Mouth ALS, RF pH, LOW acidification 07 Jewitt Brook ALS TEMPERATURE Fair biological data 2008 HABITAT ALTERATIONS, Loss of riparian vegetation, streambank erosion, VT01-04 02 Batten Kill AH, RF TEMPERATURE, SEDIMENT runoff, lack of habitat features Coggman Brook Mouth VT02-01 03 Up to rm 2.9 ALS SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION Source undefined Castleton River, Below VT02-03 03 Old Fair Haven Landfill AES, CR, RF TRASH, pH, HIGH Trash eroding into river Poultney River, from Buxton Hollow to D&H VT02-04 01 Rail Trail CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) Source undefined Poultney River, from rm ORGANIC ENRICHMENT, poultney village and farm land are adjacent land 02 21.8 Up 3 Miles ALS TEMPERATURE uses Mettawee River, Flower Brook Confluence SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, Loss of riparian vegetation, streambank erosion, VT02-05 04 Downstream 4.3 Mi. ALS NUTRIENTS, TEMPERATURE agriculture Mettawee River, Upstream from NY SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, Loss of riparian vegetation, streambank erosion, 05 Border to Flower Brook ALS, CR, RF NUTRIENTS, TEMPERATURE agriculture Page 4 of 13 Waterbody ID Code Waterbody Name Stressed Use(s) Pollutant Problem Indian River Below West 06 Pawlet Wwtf ALS DISSOLVED OXYGEN Low dissolved oxygen from Pawlett WWTF Otter Creek, Mouth of Middlebury River to TURBIDITY, NUTRIENTS, VT03-01 01 Pulp Mill Bridge (4.0 Mi) AES, AH SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION Agriculture and stream bank erosion Lower Otter Creek, Mouth Upstream to Vergennes Dam (Approx 02 7.6 Miles) AES, AH NUTRIENTS, TURBIDITY Otter Creek, Pulp Mill Bridge Down to TURBIDITY, NUTRIENTS, 03 Vergennes AES, ALS SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION Neshobe River, East of Forest Dale Down to VT03-04 03 Brandon WWTF AES, AH SEDIMENT, HABITAT ALTERATIONS Channelization, stream bank erosion TOXICITY, METALS, ORGANIC Upper Main Stem Otter ENRICHMENT, SEDIMENTATION/ VT03-05 Creek AES, ALS, CR, DWS SILTATION , Needs further assessment & monitoring Little Otter Creek, rm SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, VT03-07 03 1.0 to rm 4.1 ALS NUTRIENTS Runoff from agricultural lands Little Otter Creek from rm 4.1 (Route 7) to rm TEMPERATURE, SEDIMENTATION/ 07 7.8 (Echo Rd) ALS SILTATION Runoff from agricultural lands Little Otter Creek Trib NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENTATION/ 08 #15 ALS SILTATION Runoff from agricultural lands Mud Creek, Mouth 09 Upstream 4 Miles CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) Runoff from agricultural lands Lower Dead Creek, ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI), from Mouth Upstream TEMPERATURE, SEDIMENT, Agriculture, impoundments, and stream bank VT03-09 01 (Approx 3 Miles) AES, CR TURBIDITY, NUTRIENTS erosion Dead Creek from River NUTRIENTS, ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. Mile 3.0 upstream to COLI), SEDIMENT, TEMPERATURE, Agriculture, impoundments, and stream bank 02 River Mile 5.0 AES, CR TURBIDITY erosion TURBIDITY, TOTAL SUSPENDED Dead Creek, East & SOLIDS (TSS), TEMPERATURE, 03 West Branches AES, AH, CR NUTRIENTS Agriculture, impoundments, streambank erosion Lemon Fair River, Elevated E. coli, sources unknown; potential VT03-10 01 Mouth to rm 18 CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) large wildlife contribution Page 5 of 13 Waterbody ID Code Waterbody Name Stressed Use(s) Pollutant Problem Lemon Fair River, Richville Pond to Elevated E. colii; sources unknown; potential 02 Johnson Pond CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) large wildlife contribution Beaver Brook, from Lemon Fair Up to Ledge NUTRIENTS, FLOW REGIME 03 Creek ALS MODIFICATION Agriculture and Ledge Creek impoundment Ledge Creek, Below TEMPERATURE, FLOW REGIME 04 Perry Jackson Pond AES, AH, RB MODIFICATION Onstream pond & dam SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, VT03-11 01 New Haven River AH, CR, RF ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) E. coli source unkown, streambank erosion Halnon Brook Aboveconfluence with VT03-12 04 Trib 9 Upstream ALS NUTRIENTS Discharge from Salisbury fish hatchery VT03-14 08 Tributary to East Creek ALS IRON Heavy iron precipitate, sources unknown Iron precipate degrading habitat, source not 09 East Creek Trib AES, ALS IRON known Mendon Brook, from Mouth Upstream to 10 Wheelerville Rd AES, ALS HABITAT ALTERATIONS Channelization, dredging VT03-15 01 Clarendon River CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) Agricultural, industrial, and urban runoff Mill River, Where Rt 103 TEMPERATURE, HABITAT VT03-17 01 Parallels River AES, AH, RF ALTERATIONS Channelization, dredging Hospital Creek, Mouth VT04-01 01 to rm 3.5 AES, ALS TURBIDITY, PHOSPHORUS Runoff from agricultural lands Whitney Creek, from VT04-02 02 rm 1.0 to 2.5 AES, ALS, CR NUTRIENTS Runoff from agricultural lands VT04-03 03 East Creek-North Fork ALS NUTRIENTS Agricultural activites Jewett Brook (3.5 VT05-07 03 Miles) CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) SEDIMENT, NUTRIENTS, ORGANIC Mill River, 3.5 Miles in ENRICHMENT, ESCHERICHIA COLI 08 Upper Reaches AES, ALS, CR (E. COLI) Agricultural & urban runoff, streambank erosion Rugg Brook, Upstream HABITAT ALTERATIONS, FLOW 09 from Route 7 AES, AH REGIME MODIFICATION Land development, suburban runoff Indian Brook, Mouth to potential impacts from landfill leachate, VT05-09 03 rm 5.4 ALS SEDIMENT, METALS, TOXICITY developed areas, hazardous waste site Laplatte River, at SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, VT05-11 04 Mouth AES, AH, RF TURBIDITY, TEMPERATURE Land development Page 6 of 13 Waterbody ID Code Waterbody Name Stressed Use(s) Pollutant Problem Laplatte River from TURBIDITY, SEDIMENTATION/ 08 Hinesburg to rm 0.2 AES, AH, RF SILTATION, TEMPERATURE Land development Patrick Brook, from Laplatte River Up to 10 Lower Pond AES, AH SEDIMENT, HABITAT ALTERATIONS Land development, channelization Kimball Brook, from Town Farm Bay Up 1.1 VT05-12 01 Miles AES, ALS TURBIDITY, NUTRIENTS Pasture, barnyard, lack of riparian vegetation Missisquoi River, Sheldon Springs TURBIDITY, SEDIMENTATION/ Upstream to Tyler SILTATION, NUTRIENTS, Agriculture, lack of riparian vegetation, and VT06-01 Branch AES, ALS TEMPERATURE stream bank erosion Missisquoi River, from TEMPERATURE, TURBIDITY, Samsonville Bk to rm SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, VT06-02 02 45.3 AES, ALS NUTRIENTS Agriculture and stream bank erosion Hungerford Trib 4 from Its Confluence with the SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, VT06-03 02 Mainstem Upstream ALS NUTRIENTS Runoff from agricultural lands Youngman Brook (1.8 Mi Above Mouth to NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENTATION/ 03 Headwaters) ALS SILTATION Agricultural runoff NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENTATION/ 04 Hungerford Brook ALS SILTATION Agricultural activites Kelly Brook, Downstream from 05 Youngs Landfill AH TOXICITY Landfill Dead Creek (Fairfield) from North Rd VT06-04 07 Upstream ALS NUTRIENTS Runoff from agricultural lands Fairfield River from Vt SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION, Runoff from agricultural lands, lack of woody VT06-05 03 Route 36 Upstream ALS NUTRIENTS riparian vegetation Black Creek, Mouth to NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENT, 04 East Fairfield (12 Miles) AES, AH, CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) Agricultural runoff NUTRIENTS, SEDIMENT, Agricultural runoff, morphological instability VT06-06 01 Tyler Branch AES, ALS, CR ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) (west enosburg to cold hollow brook) The Branch, Beaver Meadow Brk Up to 02 Bridge E Bakersfield Rd AES, AH HABITAT ALTERATIONS, SEDIMENT Streambank erosion, channelization Page 7 of 13 Waterbody ID Code Waterbody Name Stressed Use(s) Pollutant Problem Mud Creek Trib 10 from Its Confluence with the Runoff from agricultural lands, lack of woody VT06-08 11 Mainstem Upstream ALS NUTRIENTS, TEMPERATURE riparian vegetation East Branch Missisquoi River, Gravel Pit Access TEMPERATURE, SEDIMENTATION/ Eroding streambanks, pasture with no buffers, 12 Downs to Cheney Rd AES, AH SILTATION road to gravel pit POLLUTANTS IN URBAN STORMWATER, PHOSPHORUS, VT07-01 04 Streeter Brook ALS CHLORIDE Needs more monitoring and further investigation Lamoille River from Fairfax Falls Dam to VT07-02 01 Arrowhead Mt Lake FC MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE