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1 (Upper) W atershed Watershed Number: 53 Location Map Boo nev ille %g 8 33 %g %g9 %g 3 5 Breat hitt Owsle y (Upper) Watershed %g %g %g 8 %g 8 %g8 33 %g %g 8 %g 8 Perry Man che ster %g %g9 Clay 6 %g 66 %g 48 %g 4 %g 66 %g 48 %g 484 %g9 6 %g 4 %g 45 %g 57 6 %g9 %g 57 %g 8 %g 8 Hyden Leslie %g 4 Ha zard Vicco 5 5 Miles Watershed Features V Public Water Supplies b KPDES Permitted Discharge Sites ð USGS Gaging Stations!_ U Courthouse Fork Right Fork Leatherwood Creek urkey Branch Rush Creek Elkhorn Creek Designated Use Support Sampling Sites Hell For Certain Creek!: KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Monitoring Sites US Forest Service Monitoring Sites! KY River Watershed Watch Sample Sites # KY DOW Monitoring Sites US Army Corps of Engineers Monitoring Sites!/ L.F.U.C.G. Monitoring Sites Watershed Boundaries U # ð Meetinghouse Branch Stable Fork U bv b U# Hell For Certain Creek Mill Branch Big Fork Sweden Fork Coal Branch Langdon Branch Left Fork race Branch Grassy Branch Baker Fork Grassy Branch

2 Geography. he (upper) watershed covers northern Leslie County and part of western Perry County. he land is in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field physiographic region, characterized by mountainous terrain, rapid surface runoff, and moderate rates of groundwater drainage. he watershed is underlain by coals, sandstones, and shales: this geology is generally conducive to productive wells, although water quality may be low for wells that draw from coal layers. Waterways. his watershed includes the section of the Middle Fork between Cutshin Creek and Buckhorn, including Buckhorn Lake. Among the creeks that feed it are Hell for Certain Creek, Grassy Branch, Elkhorn Creek, Rush Creek, Leatherwood Creek, Otter Creek, and Gays Creek. Water from the (headwaters) watershed and the Cutshin Creek watershed also flows into this watershed. Land and water use. Land in the watershed is rural and wooded. he surface waters of the watershed supply the drinking water for Buckhorn Lake State Park. he park holds two permits for discharges into the creeks. See tables for details. Agency data assessment. he three assessed segments in this watershed include one, Buckhorn Lake, that only partially supports its designated uses, based on biological and/or water-quality data. See tables for details. Watershed rankings. he ranking formula provides a preliminary ranking by synthesizing a broad spectrum of watershed characteristics, current conditions, and threats. his watershed ranks in the group with the highest need for protection and/or restoration. his rating is for the watershed on average: particular sites and particular waters within the watershed may vary widely. See tables for details. Volunteer data. No volunteer data were collected in this watershed in 999.

3 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 53 his report was prepared by the Kentucky Water Research Institute as a product of the statewide Kentucky Watershed Management process. Information presented in this report was collected from many sources. Reasonable attempts were made to ensure that information and figures are as accurate as possible, but no representation or guarantee is made as to either the correctness or suitability of information for particular purposes. All critical information should be independently verified. Please address questions or corrections to Basin Coordinator, KWRI, Rm. 33 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities General Land-use Characteristics: otal Land Area (): 46,879 Residential Area: % of otal. Number of Mine Permits: Commercial Area: Industrial Area: Agricultural Area: Rural and Wooded Area: Other Land-use Area: 4 46, otal Permitted Mining Area (): Number of Identified Wetland Areas: otal Wetland Area (): 5 Withdrawal and Discharge Sites: Number of Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Sites: Number of KPDES Discharge Permits: Surface Water Withdrawals: Groundwater Withdrawals: No. of Potable Water reatment Facilities: Sampling Site Statistics: Number of USGS Gaging Stations: Number of Kentucky Division of Water Sampling Sites: Number of Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Sampling Sites: Number of US Forest Service Sampling Sites: Number of US Army Corps of Engineers Sampling Sites: Number of Kentucky River Watershed Watch Sampling Sites: Number of Lexington-Fayette Urban Co. Gov. Sampling Sites: 5

4 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 53 Watershed s and Ranking Categories: Protection Ranking Observed Impacts Potential Impacts Medium Restoration Ranking Overall Watershed Ranking: Protection Categories: Range of All Mean of All Wetland Areas Surface Drinking Water Sources Ground Drinking Water Sources Groundwater Sensitivity KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Management Areas U.S. Forest Service Management Areas Kentucky State Park Areas Nature Preserves Commission Areas Nature Conservancy Areas Reference Reach Outstanding Resource Recognized Stream Resources Kentucky Rivers Assessment s 3.,433 46, No. of sources No. of sources No. of resources , Observed Impact Categories: Human Health Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Flood Declarations Water Supply Inadequacy Observed Impacts to Surface Drinking Water Observed Impacts to Fish Consumption Observed Impacts to Primary Water Contact Contamination Sites Impacting Human Health Number since Ecological Health Impact Categories: Observed Impacts to Aquatic Life Contamination Sites Impacting Ecological Health Potential Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Potential Contamination Sites Potential Pesticide Loading Potential Fertilizer Loading Agricultural Erosion Potential Livestock Operations Potential Impact KPDES Discharge Violations KY Division of Water Citizen Complaints oxic Release Inventory Population Change Projection Population Not on Public Sewer Systems Mining Area Surface Water Runoff Potential KPDES Permitted Discharges Est. sales in tons Est. tons applied Est. tons erosion / acre Animal units Number of violations Number of complaints Number of persons Number of persons SCS Curve Number , , ,

5 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 53 Stream and Waterbody Use Support Summary otal Stream Miles: 8.74 Number of Segments Stream Miles Assessed Fully Supporting Partially Supporting Not Supporting hreatened Segments Assessed: Designated Uses Aquatic Life: Primary Contact:..... Fish Consumption:..... Drinking Water: * Blank values indicate no assessed segments for this category. Assessed Stream Segments and Waterbodies Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Segment Ending Length (miles) Designated Uses * Overall Level of Support Buckhorn Lake FC, PC, DW, AL, Partially Supporting Hell For Certain Creek.. AL Fully Supporting Leatherwood Creek AL Fully Supporting *Abbreviations: AL - Aquatic Life Support, PC - Primary Contact Recreation, SC - Secondary Contact Recreation, FC - Fish Consumption, DW - Drinking Water Supply, U - Unnamed ributary Causes for Nonsupport or Impairment of Designated Uses Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Ending Segment Length (miles) Impaired or hreatened Designated Use Level of Support Buckhorn Lake Secondary Contact (Recr) Partially Supporting Buckhorn Lake Aquatic Life Support Partially Supporting Possible Causes of Impairment: Organic enrichment/low DO, Siltation Possible Sources For Impairment: Agriculture, Municipal Point Sources, Natural Sources, Resource Extraction *Abbreviations: U - Unnamed ributary

6 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 53 Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities: Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Facility Origin of Source ype of Facility Permit ID Number BUCKHORN LAKE SAE PARK # Surface Water Water Withdrawal Site 9736 KPDES Permitted Discharge Facilities Facility Gaging Stations and Sampling Sites: US Geological Survey and US Army Corps of Engineers Stream Gaging Stations Stream Location Agency ype of Facility Station ID Number Sampling Parameter USGS USGS389 Flow USGS USGS388 Flow US COE USCE Flow KPDES Site ID Number KY DOP BUCKHORN LAKE S PK AMUSEMEN AND RECREAION, NEC KY4538 KY DOP BUCKHORN LK S PK WAER SUPPLY KY46 KY Division of Water Sampling Sites Stream Name Leatherwood Creek Hell For Certain ype of Sampling Biological Monitoring Biological Monitoring US Army Corps of Engineers Sampling Sites -Digit HUC HUC Name Stream Segment 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Un-named rib. Middle Fork KY 53 (upper) Un-named rib. Middle Fork KY 53 (upper) Elkhorn Creek 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Un-named rib. Middle Fork KY 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork 53 (upper) Kentucky River, Middle Fork

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