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Assessment Data for
Arizona, Upper Santa Cruz Watershed, Year 2002

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The most current report available for this watershed is 2004.

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Water Name Assessment Unit ID Location Map State Water Type Water Size Unit Water Status
Airport Wash, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-015_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 4 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Alum Gulch, headwaters-lat/long(313005/1104500) AZ15050301-561A_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 1.86 MILES IMPAIRED
Alum Gulch, lat/long (313005/1104510)-Sonoita Creek AZ15050301-561B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 3.92 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Bear Grass Tank AZL15050301-0140_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 11.75 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
Big Wash, headwaters-Canada del Oro AZ15050301-018_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 26.58 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Bog Hole Tank AZL15050301-3050_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE .46 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
Canada del Oro, Big Wash-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-016_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 10.83 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Canada del Oro, headwaters-Big Wash AZ15050301-017_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 31.02 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Cox Gulch, headwaters-Three R Canyon AZ15050301-560_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 2 MILES IMPAIRED
Demetrie Wash, headwaters-Santa Cruz AZ15050301-023_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 14.58 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Duquesne Wash, headwaters-Mexican border AZ15050301-369_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 6.22 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Endless Mine tributary, headwaters-Harshaw Creek AZ15050301-888_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 1.5 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Flux Canyon, headwaters-Alum Gulch AZ15050301-562_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 3.9 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Harshaw Wash, headwaters-lat/long (315500/1104200) AZ15050301-025A_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 10.31 MILES IMPAIRED
Harshaw Wash, lat/long (315500/1104015)-Sonoita Creek AZ15050301-025B_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 4.05 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Huachuca Tank AZL15050301-0001_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE .31 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
Humbolt Canyon, headwaters-Alum Gulch AZ15050301-340_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 3 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Josephine Canyon, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-014_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 18.72 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Julian Wash, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-131_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 7.07 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Kennedy Lake AZL15050301-0720_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 9.62 ACRES GOOD
Madera Canyon Creek, headwaters-Santa Cruz AZ15050301-322_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 12.84 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Nogales Wash, Mexico border-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-011_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 6.24 MILES IMPAIRED
Parker Canyon Creek, headwaters-Mexico border AZ15050301-234_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 15.31 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Parker Canyon Lake AZL15050301-1040_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 128.61 ACRES GOOD
Patagonia Lake AZL15050301-1050_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 230.62 ACRES GOOD
Peck Canyon Creek, headwaters-Santa Cruz AZ15050301-475_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 15.58 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Pena Blanca Canyon Creek, Mexico bdr-Pena Blanca Lake AZ15050301-808_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 5 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Pena Blanca Lake AZL15050301-1070_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 50.55 ACRES IMPAIRED
Potrero Creek, Interstate 19-Nogales Wash AZ15050301-500B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 4.9 MILES IMPAIRED
Potrero Creek, headwaters-Interstate 19 AZ15050301-500A_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 7.87 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Providencia Canyon, headwaters-Santa Cruz AZ15050301-874_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 8.07 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Redrock Canyon Creek, headwater-Harshaw Creek AZ15050301-576_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 12.66 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Romero Canyon Creek, headwaters-Canada del Oro AZ15050301-764_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 7.96 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River West Branch, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-004_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 10.28 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Airport Wash-Roger Road WWTP outfall AZ15050301-003A_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 7.08 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Canada del Oro-Guild Wash AZ15050301-001_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 8.63 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Josephine Canyon-Tubac Bridge AZ15050301-008A_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 4.79 MILES IMPAIRED
Santa Cruz River, Mexican border-Nogales WWTP outfall AZ15050301-010_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 16.98 MILES IMPAIRED
Santa Cruz River, Nogales WWTP-Josephine Canyon AZ15050301-009_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 8.68 MILES IMPAIRED
Santa Cruz River, Rillito Creek-Canada del Oro AZ15050301-002_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER .95 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Roger Road WWTP outfall-Rillito Creek AZ15050301-003B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 2.91 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Sopori Wash-West Branch Santa Cruz AZ15050301-006_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 6.52 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, Tubac Bridge-Sopori Wash AZ15050301-008B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 8.95 MILES IMPAIRED
Santa Cruz River, West Branch Santa Cruz-Airport Wash AZ15050301-005_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 30.59 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Santa Cruz River, headwaters-Mexico AZ15050301-268_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 13.87 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Sonoita Creek, 750 feet below Patagonia WWTP-Santa Cruz Rive AZ15050301-013C_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 18.58 MILES GOOD
Sonoita Creek, Patagonia WWTP outfall-750 feet downstream AZ15050301-013B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER .16 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Sonoita Creek, headwaters-1 km below Route 82 AZ15050301-013A_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 13.3 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Sopori Wash, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-007_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 19.68 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Split Tank AZL15050301-1460_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ FRESHWATER LAKE 4.75 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
Sutherland Wash, headwaters-Romero Canyon Creek AZ15050301-031_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 9.04 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Temporal Gulch, hdwt-Sonoita Creek AZ15050301-617_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 14 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Three R Canyon, A*-Sonoita Creek AZ15050301-558B_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 3.3 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Three R Canyon, headwaters-A* AZ15050301-588A_00 HUC: 15050301 No Mapping Data AZ RIVER 4.63 MILES IMPAIRED
Tinaja Wash, headwaters-Santa Cruz River AZ15050301-460_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 4.44 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Unnamed (receives Oracle WWTP outfall) AZ15050301-047_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 4.49 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Washington Gulch, hdwt-Duquesne Wash AZ15050301-369OFF_00 HUC: 15050301 Map Assessed Water AZ RIVER 3.5 MILES NOT ASSESSED
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State Causes of Impairment

Arizona, Upper Santa Cruz Watershed

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State Cause Name Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Squar Miles)
ZINC 18.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CYANIDE 8.68 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MERCURY .00 50.55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TOTAL COLIFORM 50.54 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CADMIUM 6.49 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHLORINE 6.24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
COPPER 8.49 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TURBIDITY 6.24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

Arizona, Upper Santa Cruz Watershed

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State Source Name Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Waters (Square Miles)
SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (COLLECTION SYSTEM FAILURES) 11.14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RANGELAND (UNMANAGED PASTURE) GRAZING 22.42 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
IMPACTS FROM ABANDONED MINE LANDS (INACTIVE) 18.80 50.55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITON - TOXICS .00 50.55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCES OUTSIDE STATE JURISDICTION OR BORDERS 28.12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MINE TAILINGS 18.80 50.55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 22.42 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SOURCE UNKNOWN 25.66 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
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