Brazos River Basin Highlights Report 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................4 THIS YEARS HIGHLIGHTS ........................................................................................................ 4 Chloride................................................................................................................................... 4 New Projects........................................................................................................................... 5 Completion of the 2007 Basin Summary Report................................................................. 5 National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference ........................................ 5 Texas Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List ................................................................... 6 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATION............................................................ 7 Brazos River Basin Clean Rivers Program Steering Committee....................................... 7 Brazos Basin CRP Website ................................................................................................... 7 SPECIAL PROJECTS......................................................................................................................9 Watershed Protection Plan for Lake Granbury....................................................................... 9 Watershed Protection Plan for Lake Granger and the San Gabriel River............................ 9 Watershed Protection Plan for the Leon River ..................................................................... 10 Little Brazos River Tributaries Bacteria Assessment .......................................................... 10 Clean Texas Marina Program.................................................................................................. 10 Clean Water Sticker Program ................................................................................................. 11 EVALUATING WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................11 Descriptions of Water Quality Parameters............................................................................ 13 Monitoring in the Brazos River Basin.................................................................................... 15 Biological Assessments.......................................................................................................... 16 BASIN OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................17 WATERSHED OF THE SALT FORK AND DOUBLE MOUNTAIN FORK OF THE BRAZOS RIVER (MAP)............................................................................................................................. 18 Salt Fork of the Brazos River (Segment 1238) .................................................................. 18 White River (Segment 1239)................................................................................................ 18 White River Lake (Segment 1240)....................................................................................... 18 Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River (Segment 1241)............................................ 19 WATERSHED OF THE CLEAR FORK OF THE BRAZOS RIVER (MAP) ................................ 19 Clear Fork of the Brazos River (Segment 1232)................................................................ 19 Hubbard Creek Reservoir (Segment 1233) ........................................................................ 20 Lake Cisco (Segment 1234)................................................................................................. 20 Lake Stamford (Segment 1235)........................................................................................... 20 Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir (Segment 1236).................................................................... 20 UPPER WATERSHED OF THE BRAZOS RIVER (MAP) ......................................................... 21 Lake Graham (Segment 1231)............................................................................................. 21 Brazos River above Possum Kingdom Reservoir (Segment 1208)................................. 21 Possum Kingdom Lake (Segment 1207)............................................................................ 21 Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Reservoir (Segment 1206)................................. 22 Lake Palo Pinto (Segment 1230)......................................................................................... 22 Lake Granbury (Segment 1205) .......................................................................................... 22 Brazos River below Lake Granbury (Segment 1204)........................................................ 23 Paluxy River (Segment 1229) .............................................................................................. 23 Lake Pat Cleburne (Segment 1228) .................................................................................... 23 Nolan River (Segment 1227)................................................................................................ 24 Lake Whitney (Segment 1203)............................................................................................. 24 Brazos River below Lake Whitney (Segment 1257) .......................................................... 24 AQUILLA CREEK WATERSHED (MAP) ................................................................................... 25 Aquilla Reservoir (Segment 1254) ...................................................................................... 25 Brazos River/Lake Brazos (Segment 1256) ....................................................................... 25 BOSQUE RIVER WATERSHED (MAP) .................................................................................... 25 Upper North Bosque River (Segment 1255) ...................................................................... 25 North Bosque River (Segment 1226).................................................................................. 26 Middle Bosque / South Bosque River (Segment 1246) .................................................... 27 Waco Lake (Segment 1225)................................................................................................. 27 LEON RIVER WATERSHED (MAP).......................................................................................... 28 Leon Reservoir (Segment 1224) ......................................................................................... 28 Leon River below Leon Reservoir (Segment 1223)........................................................... 28 Proctor Lake (Segment 1222).............................................................................................. 28 Leon River Below Proctor Lake (Segment 1221) .............................................................. 29 Belton Lake (Segment 1220) ............................................................................................... 29 Leon River Below Belton Lake (Segment 1219)................................................................ 30 Nolan Creek/South Nolan Creek (Segment 1218) ............................................................. 30 LAMPASAS RIVER WATERSHED (MAP) ................................................................................ 30 Lampasas River Above Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Segment 1217).................................... 30 Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Segment 1216) ............................................................................ 30 Lampasas River Below Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Segment 1215).................................... 31 Salado Creek (Segment 1243)............................................................................................. 31 LITTLE RIVER WATERSHED (MAP)........................................................................................ 31 North Fork San Gabriel River (Segment 1251) ................................................................. 32 Lake Georgetown (Segment 1249) ..................................................................................... 32 South Fork San Gabriel River (Segment 1250).................................................................. 32 San Gabriel/North Fork San Gabriel River (Segment 1248) ............................................ 32 Granger Lake (Segment 1247)............................................................................................. 33 Brushy Creek (Segment 1244) ............................................................................................ 34 San Gabriel River (Segment 1214)...................................................................................... 34 Little River (Segment 1213) ................................................................................................. 34 CENTRAL WATERSHED (MAP)............................................................................................... 34 Brazos River above Navasota (Segment 1242) ................................................................. 35 NAVASOTA RIVER WATERSHED (MAP) ................................................................................ 35 Lake Mexia (Segment 1210)................................................................................................. 36 Navasota River Below Lake Mexia (Segment