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1 W atershed Watershed Number: 529 Location Map Pow ell Watershed Morgan W olfe Cam pton %g33 55 %g249 %g9 9 %g 82 %g 49 Magoffin Fincastle %g2 28 %g 5 %g 26 %g2 %g 6%g 5 54 %g82 %g 25 %g 37 8 Lee Beattyville %g 5 Jackson Breathitt Booneville 5 5 Miles Watershed Features Kelse Ho lland Fork Man dy Ho lla nd Fork Hu ntin g Fork Ho lly Cree k W het ston e B ra nch Hu ntin g Fork Spring Bran ch!:u Ho lly Cree k Blood y Cre ek Ho lly Cree k Pen ce B ra nch V b ð!_ KY River W a tershe d W atch Sample S it es # KY DOW Mon itoring Site s U De signa ted Use Sup port Sam pling Sites KY Dep t. of Fish an d W ildlife M onitorin g Sites!: US Forest Service Monito ring Sites!2 T Pub lic W ate r Sup plies KPDES Perm itte d Discha rg e S ites US GS G agin g S tatio ns US Army Co rp s o f E ngineers M on itoring Site s!/ L.F.U.C.G. M onito rin g S ites W ate rshed Bound aries

2 Geography. The watershed is in southern Wolfe County. The land is in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field physiographic region, characterized by mountainous terrain, rapid surface runoff, and moderate rates of groundwater drainage. The 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. empties into the North Fork Kentucky River near Pence. Among the creeks that feed it are Kelse Holland Fork, Terrell Fork, Spring Branch, Hunting Fork, and Pence Branch. Land and water use. Land in the watershed is mainly rural and wooded, but about % is agricultural. No businesses or organizations hold permits for discharges into the creeks. See tables for details. Agency data assessment. The assessed creek segment only partially supports its designated uses, based on biological and/or water-quality data. Habitat alteration contributes to the impairment of the stream. See tables for details. Watershed rankings. The ranking formula provides a preliminary ranking by synthesizing a broad spectrum of watershed characteristics, current conditions, and threats. This watershed ranks in the group with a moderate 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 tables for details. Volunteer data. No volunteer data were collected in this watershed in 999.

3 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 529 This 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. 233 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities General Land-use Characteristics: Total Land Area (): 2,29 Residential Area: % of Total. Number of Mine Permits: Commercial Area: Industrial Area: Agricultural Area: Rural and Wooded Area: Other Land-use Area:,34.., Total Permitted Mining Area (): Number of Identified Wetland Areas: Total Wetland Area (): 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 Treatment 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:

4 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 529 Watershed s and Ranking Categories: Protection Ranking Observed Impacts Potential Impacts Low Medium Low Restoration Ranking Medium Overall Watershed Ranking: Medium 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 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 Toxic 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: 529 Stream and Waterbody Use Support Summary Total Stream Miles: 26.2 Number of Segments Stream Miles Assessed Fully Supporting Partially Supporting Not Supporting 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 Waterbodies Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Segment Ending Length (miles) Designated Uses * Overall Level of Support AL Partially Supporting *Abbreviations: AL - Aquatic Life Support, PC - Primary Contact Recreation, SC - Secondary Contact Recreation, FC - Fish Consumption, DW - Drinking Water Supply, UT - Unnamed Tributary Causes for Nonsupport or Impairment of Designated Uses Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Ending Segment Length (miles) Impaired or Threatened Designated Use Level of Support Aquatic Life Support Partially Supporting Possible Causes of Impairment: Other habitat alterations Possible Sources For Impairment: Agriculture, Stream Bank Modification/Destabilization, Crop-related Sources, Habitat Modification (other than Hydromodification), Inappropriate Waste Disposal/Wildcat Dumping, Land Disposal, Nonirrigated Crop Production, Removal of Riparian Vegetation *Abbreviations: UT - Unnamed Tributary

6 -Digit Watershed Identity Number: 529 Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities: Gaging Stations and Sampling Sites: KY Dept of Fish and Wildlife Sampling / Assessment Sites Stream Segment Upstream Description Downstream Description Total Length of Segment Upstream Mile Point Downstream Mile Point Mandy Holland Fork Mouth 6.2 and Terrell Fork Conf

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Muddy Creek W atershed Watershed Number: W atershed Watershed Numer: 55 Location Map Fayette Clark Jessam ine Clay City %g 977 Madison Garrard %g 75 Richm ond %g 5 %g 5 %g 4 %g986 74 %g3 %g 5 %g 499 %g3376 %g 977 %g 5 %g 938 %g 499 W atershed