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Chowan and Dismal Swamp River Basin
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Related Links Meherrin River from below Greensville Co. and PCBs Gizzard No more than two DEE Home Emporia Dam downstream ~28 Southampton Co. Shad meals/month miles to the Rt. 730 bridge. Epidemiology Home (12/13/04)
Blackwater River from the Surry Co., Mercury Largemouth No more than two Virginia-North Carolina state line Southampton Co., Bass meals/month upstream to its headwaters near Isle of Wight Co., Mercury Sunfish Petersburg including all its Franklin City, and species tributaries. The main stem Suffolk City, Sussex Blackwater Swamp and Blackwater Co., Prince George Mercury Bowfin River segments comprise ~100 Co., and Petersburg miles. (10/29/03; modified City Mercury Chain 7/27/05, 8/31/07) Pickerel
Mercury White Catfish
Mercury Redhorse Sucker
Mercury Longnose Gar
Great Dismal Swamp Canal Chesapeake City Mercury Bowfin No more than two from Deep Creek Locks south to and Suffolk City meals/month the Virginia-North Carolina state line including Lake Drummond and Mercury Chain Feeder Ditch. These river Pickerel segments comprise ~18 miles. (10/29/03; modified 7/27/05)
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Nottoway River from the Dinwiddie Co., Mercury Largemouth No more than two confluence with Blackwater River Greensville Co., Bass meals/month at the Virginia-North Carolina state Sussex Co. and Mercury Smallmouth line upstream to State Route 619 Southampton Co. Bass near Purdy including its tributary Assamoosick Swamp, Three Creek Mercury Bowfin up to I-95, Rowanty Creek and its tributaries Hatcher Run up to I-85 Mercury Redhorse and Arthur Swamp up to I-85. This Sucker main stem Nottoway River species segment is ~92 miles. (8/31/07; Mercury Longnose modified 9/16/08) Gar
Mercury Channel Catfish
Mercury Chain Pickerel
Mercury Sunfish species
Emporia Reservoir on the Greensville Co. Mercury Largemouth No more than two Meherrin River (entire reservoir, ~ Bass meals/month 210 acres) (9/16/08).
Meherrin River below Emporia Greensville Co. and Mercury Largemouth No more than two Reservoir Dam to the state line Southampton Co. Bass meals/month including its tributaries Fontaine Creek up to I-95 bridge crossing and Mill Swamp up to I-95 bridge Mercury Bowfin crossing. (9/16/08)
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