Otter Creek Watershed Watershed Number:

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1 Watershed Watershed Numer: 5254 Location Map W inchester %g 75 Fayette %g 627 Clark Nicholasville %g 3 88 Jessam ine Madison %g 5 6 %g 25 %g 69 %g 75 Richm ond %g 8 76 %g %g 3 88 %g 98 6 %g 9 86 %g 37 4 %g 52 Estill %g 75 %g 25 %g 374 Irvine Ravenna 5 5 Miles caster Watershed Features Lost Fork W est Fork Otter C reek Uð #!_ Otter C reek U# East Fork Otter C reek Hicks Branch U#!_ V Pulic Water Supplies KPDES Permitted Discharge Sites ð!_ U!2 T Trile Branch USGS Gaging Stations KY River Watershed Watch Sample Sites W est Fork # KY DOW Monitoring Sites Designated Use Support Sampling Sites!: KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Monitoring Sites US Forest Service Monitoring Sites US Army Corps of Engineers Monitoring Sites!/ L.F.U.C.G. Monitoring Sites Watershed Boundaries U Otter C reek

2 Geography. The watershed covers north-central Madison County. The land is in the outer suregion of the Bluegrass physiographic region, characterized y undulating terrain, moderate to rapid surface runoff, and moderate rates of groundwater drainage. Parts of the watershed lie over interedded shales and limestones (these are 2% limestone; water conduction is poor ecause of the clay content of the shale). Other areas are underlain y interedded limestones and shales (>2% limestone, allowing groundwater flow where the clay content is low enough). Waterways. empties into the Kentucky River at Ford. Among the creeks that feed it are Hicks Branch, Trile Branch, East and West Forks, Lost Fork, and Stony Run. Land and water use. Land in the watershed is aout 85% agricultural; the rest of the land is divided roughly equally among commercial, residential, and rural wooded categories. Six usinesses and organizations hold permits for discharges into the creeks. See tales for details. Agency data assessment. The assessed creek segments in this watershed include one (East Fork ) that only partially supports its designated uses, ased on iological and/or water-quality data. Excess nutrients contriute to the impairment of the stream. See tales for details. Watershed rankings. The ranking formula provides a preliminary ranking y synthesizing a road spectrum of watershed characteristics, current conditions, and threats. This watershed ranks in the group with the lowest need for protection and/or restoration. This rating is for the watershed on average: particular sites and particular waters within the watershed may vary widely. See tales for details. Volunteer data. Two volunteer sites were sampled in 999. One, on Dreaming Creek, had high levels of acteria indicative of fecal contamination (aove 2 colonies/ml). See tales for details.

3 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 This report was prepared y 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. Reasonale attempts were made to ensure that information and figures are as accurate as possile, ut no representation or guarantee is made as to either the correctness or suitaility of information for particular purposes. All critical information should e independently verified. Please address questions or corrections to Basin Coordinator, KWRI, Rm. 233 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities General Land-use Characteristics: Total Land Area (): 4,832 Residential Area: 2,324 % of Total 5.6 Numer of Mine Permits: Commercial Area: Industrial Area: Agricultural Area: Rural and Wooded Area: Other Land-use Area:,576 88, , Total Permitted Mining Area (): Numer of Identified Wetland Areas: Total Wetland Area (): 2 Withdrawal and Discharge Sites: Numer of Pulic Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Sites: Numer of KPDES Discharge Permits: 7 Surface Water Withdrawals: Groundwater Withdrawals: No. of Potale Water Treatment Facilities: Sampling Site Statistics: Numer of USGS Gaging Stations: Numer of Kentucky Division of Water Sampling Sites: Numer of Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Sampling Sites: Numer of US Forest Service Sampling Sites: Numer of US Army Corps of Engineers Sampling Sites: Numer of Kentucky River Watershed Watch Sampling Sites: Numer of Lexington-Fayette Uran Co. Gov. Sampling Sites: 3 2

4 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 Watershed Indicators and Ranking Categories: Protection Ranking Oserved Impacts Potential Impacts Low Medium High Restoration Ranking Medium Overall Watershed Ranking: Low Protection Categories: Indicator Value Units 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 No. of sources No. of sources No. of resources , Oserved Impact Categories: Human Health Impact Categories: Indicator Value Units Range of All Mean of All Flood Declarations Water Supply Inadequacy Oserved Impacts to Surface Drinking Water Oserved Impacts to Fish Consumption Oserved Impacts to Primary Water Contact Contamination Sites Impacting Human Health Numer since 97 Numer of sites Ecological Health Impact Categories: Indicator Value Units Oserved Impacts to Aquatic Life Contamination Sites Impacting Ecological Health.49 5 Numer of sites Potential Impact Categories: Indicator Value Units 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 Toxic Release Inventory Population Change Projection Population Not on Pulic Sewer Systems Mining Area Surface Water Runoff Potential KPDES Permitted Discharges , ,83, Numer of sites Est. sales in tons Est. tons applied Est. tons erosion / acre Animal units Numer of violations Numer of complaints Numer of persons Numer of persons SCS Curve Numer Numer of sites , , ,

5 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 Stream and Waterody Use Support Summary Total Stream Miles: 46.6 Numer of Segments Stream Miles Assessed Miles * Fully Supporting Miles * Partially Supporting Miles * Not Supporting Miles * Threatened 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 Waterodies Stream or Waterody Name * Starting Milepoint Segment Ending Milepoint Length (miles) Designated Uses * Overall Level of Support East Fork of AL Partially Supporting Lake Rea AL Fully Supporting FC, AL Fully Supporting West Fork AL Fully Supporting *Areviations: AL - Aquatic Life Support, PC - Primary Contact Recreation, SC - Secondary Contact Recreation, FC - Fish Consumption, DW - Drinking Water Supply, UT - Unnamed Triutary Causes for Nonsupport or Impairment of Designated Uses Stream or Waterody Name * Starting Milepoint Ending Milepoint Segment Length (miles) Impaired or Threatened Designated Use Level of Support East Fork of Aquatic Life Support Partially Supporting Possile Causes of Impairment: Algal Grwth/Chlorophyll a, Nutrients Possile Sources For Impairment: Agriculture, Crop-related Sources, Grazing related Sources, Pasture grazing - Riparian and/or Upland *Areviations: UT - Unnamed Triutary

6 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities: 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 Station ID Numer Sampling Parameter USGS USGS Flow KY Division of Water Sampling Sites Stream Name East Fork West Fork Type of Facility Type of Sampling Biological Monitoring Biological Monitoring Biological Monitoring KPDES Site ID Numer CONTINENTAL METAL SPECIALTY IN FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS NEC KY74748 KTC MADISON CO MAINT GARAGE BUS TERMINAL & SERVICE FACILIT KY9947 MADISON VILLAGE SUBD LAND SUBDIVIDERS & DEV, EX CEM KY56383 RICHMOND DREAMING CREEK STP SEWERAGE SYSTEMS KY22845 SUPERTEST FOOD MART GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS KY9946 YUASA-EXIDE INC STORAGE BATTERIES KY9738 KY River Watershed Watch Sampling Sites Stream Name KRWW Sample ID No. Site Description Dreaming Creek K6 Mouth of Dreaming near K66 RR crossing on 388 near Boonesoro

7 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 Results from 999 KY River Watershed Watch Sampling: Conventional Parameters: Sample ID Numer: ph Temperature Dissolved Oxygen K Stream: Physical Data (May): Dreaming Creek Alkalinity Total Hardness Chlorides Conductivity Total Organic Caron Total Suspended Solids July August Fecal Data (July / August): Coliform Count Strep Count Coliform/Strep Ratio Sample ID Numer: K66 Stream: Physical Data (May): Fecal Data (July / August): ph Temperature Dissolved Oxygen Alkalinity Total Hardness Chlorides Conductivity Total Organic Caron Total Suspended Solids July August Coliform Count Strep Count Coliform/Strep Ratio 2.5 Note: Most indicators are in milligrams per liter (mg/l) which is equivalent to parts per million (ppm). Temperature is in Celsius degrees. Alkalinity and hardness are as mg/l of calcium caronate. Bacterial counts are in colonies per milliliters. Conductivity units are micro-mhos per centimeter. Nutrient Parameters: Sample ID Numer: K6 Stream: Dreaming Creek Ammonia Ammonia Nitrogen Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as NH3 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N Nitrate Nitrate Nitrogen Orthophosphate as Phosphate Orthophosphate as Phosphorus Total Recoverale Phosphorus Sulfate Note: All indicators are in milligrams per liter (mg/l) which is equivalent to parts per million (ppm). Sample ID Numer: K66 Stream: Ammonia Ammonia Nitrogen Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as NH3 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen as N Nitrate Nitrate Nitrogen Orthophosphate as Phosphate Orthophosphate as Phosphorus Total Recoverale Phosphorus Sulfate Note: All indicators are in milligrams per liter (mg/l) which is equivalent to parts per million (ppm). Metals and Mineral Parameters: Sample ID Numer: K6 Stream: Dreaming Creek Aluminum Calcium Lead Selenium Thallium Antimony Chromium Lithium Silicon Vanadium Barium Coalt Magnesium Sodium Zinc Beryllium Copper Manganese Strontium Boron Iron Potassium Sulfur

8 -Digit Watershed Identity Numer: 5254 Note: All indicators are in milligrams per liter (mg/l) which is equivalent to parts per million (ppm). Sample ID Numer: K66 Stream: Aluminum Calcium Lead Selenium Thallium Antimony Chromium Lithium Silicon Vanadium Barium Coalt Magnesium Sodium Zinc Beryllium Copper Manganese Strontium Boron Iron Potassium Sulfur Note: All indicators are in milligrams per liter (mg/l) which is equivalent to parts per million (ppm). Pesticide/Hericide Parameters: Sample ID No. Stream 2,4-D Chlorpyrifos Triazines K6 Dreaming Creek K66.49 Note: All indicators are in micrograms per liter which is equivalent to parts per illion (pp).