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Assessment Data for
North Dakota, Lower Heart Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit), Year 2006

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Water Name Assessment Unit ID Location Map State Water Type Water Size Unit Water Status
ANTELOPE CREEK ND-10130203-006-S_00 ANTELOPE CREEK FROM A TRIBUTARY WATERSHED NEAR ELGIN, ND (ND-10130203-054-S) DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 30.3 MILES NOT ASSESSED
ANTELOPE CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-055-S_00 ANTELOPE CREEK UPSTREAM FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH A TRIBUTARY WATERSHED NEAR ELGIN, ND (ND-10130203-054-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 113.47 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BAHR CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-043-S_00 BAHR CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 22.83 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BEAVER CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-029-S_00 BEAVER CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 65.21 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-032-S_00 BIG MUDDY CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH HAY MARSH CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH HAILSTONE CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 33.19 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-002-S_00 BIG MUDDY CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH HAILSTONE CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 21.01 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-048-S_00 BIG MUDDY CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH TAVIS CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH HAYMARSH CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 7.96 MILES NOT ASSESSED
BIG MUDDY CREEK WATERSHED (UPPER) ND-10130203-052-S_00 BIG MUDDY CREEK UPSTREAM FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH TAVIS CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 102.28 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CAT COULEE WATERSHED ND-10130203-057-S_00 CAT COULEE, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 13.34 MILES NOT ASSESSED
COAL CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-030-S_00 COAL CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 5.01 MILES NOT ASSESSED
COW CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-027-S_00 COW CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 18.37 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CROOKED CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-038-S_00 CROOKED CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 14.68 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CROWN BUTTE CREEK ND-10130203-010-S_00 CROWNS BUTTE CREEK FROM CROWN BUTTE DAM DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 5.67 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CROWN BUTTE CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-053-S_00 CROWN BUTTE CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 85.03 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CROWN BUTTE DAM ND-10130203-002-L_00 A 31.2 acre, hypereutrophic impoundment on a tributary to Heart River in Morton County, North Dakota. It's watershed covers 4,170 acres of about an even mix of grassed and cropped agricultural lands. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 31.2 ACRES THREATENED
CROWN BUTTE DAM WATERSHED ND-10130203-012-S_00 CROWN BUTTE CREEK UPSTREAM FROM CROWN BUTTE DAM, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 6.35 MILES NOT ASSESSED
CUT BANK CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-035-S_00 CUT BANK CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 3.99 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Cat Coulee Dam ND-10130203-001-L_00 An 8 acre impoundment in Grant County, North Dakota. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 8 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
DANZIG DAM ND-10130203-007-L_00 A 147.5 acre, hypereutrophic impoundment on Hailstone Creek in Morton County, North Dakota. Built in the 1930's by the WPA, the dam is fed by a 25,200 acre watershed. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 147.5 ACRES THREATENED
DANZIG DAM WATERSHED ND-10130203-041-S_00 HAILSTONE CREEK UPSTREAM FROM DANZIG DAM, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 58.58 MILES NOT ASSESSED
DEAD HEART SLU WATERSHED ND-10130203-008-S_00 DEAD HEART SLU, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 16.07 MILES NOT ASSESSED
FISH CREEK ND-10130203-023-S_00 FISH CREEK FROM FISH CREEK DAM DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 1.78 MILES NOT ASSESSED
FISH CREEK DAM ND-10130203-004-L_00 See attached document on Assessment dialog Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 56.5 ACRES GOOD
FISH CREEK DAM WATERSHED ND-10130203-025-S_00 FISH CREEK UPSTREAM FROM FISH CREEK DAM, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 12.38 MILES NOT ASSESSED
Glen Ullin Reservoir ND-10130203-003-L_00 A 26.2 acre impoundment on the north side of Glen Ullin North Dakota in Morton County. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 25.5 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
HAILSTONE CREEK ND-10130203-033-S_00 HAILSTONE CREEK FROM DANZIG DAM DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH BIG MUDDY CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 29.33 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HAYMARSH CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-047-S_00 HAYMARSH CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 85.41 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HEART BUTTE CREEK ND-10130203-059-S_00 HEART BUTTE CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH LINDSTROM CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 12.39 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HEART BUTTE CREEK WATERSHED (UPPER) ND-10130203-061-S_00 HEART BUTTE CREEK UPSTREAM FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH LINDSTROM CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 126.42 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HEART RIVER ND-10130203-001-S_00 HEART RIVER FROM DEAD HEART SLU DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE MISSOURI RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 7.25 MILES GOOD
HEART RIVER ND-10130203-064-S_00 HEART RIVER FROM LAKE TSCHIDA DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH BIG MUDDY CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 50.71 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HEART RIVER ND-10130203-022-S_00 HEART RIVER FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH BIG MUDDY CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH FISH CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 32.09 MILES NOT ASSESSED
HEART RIVER ND-10130203-009-S_00 HEART RIVER FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH FISH CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH DEAD HEART SLU Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 33.52 MILES GOOD
KURTZ CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-044-S_00 KURTZ CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 8.87 MILES NOT ASSESSED
LINDSTROM CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-063-S_00 LINDSTROM CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 12.62 MILES NOT ASSESSED
M MOSBRUCKER DAM ND-10130101-014-L_00 A 14 acre impoundment in Oliver County, North Dakota. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 14 ACRES NOT ASSESSED
MUSKRAT CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-039-S_00 MUSKRAT CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 38.78 MILES NOT ASSESSED
NYGREN DAM ND-10130203-006-L_00 A 6.8 acre, eutrophic impoundment on a tributary to the Heart River in Morton County, North Dakota. Contructed in 1967, Nygren Dam has only a 740 acre watershed. Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 6.8 ACRES GOOD
OTTER CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-028-S_00 OTTER CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 39.83 MILES NOT ASSESSED
PUMP COULEE WATERSHED ND-10130203-058-S_00 PUMP COULEE, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 11.39 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SCAB CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-042-S_00 SCAB CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 29.97 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SIMS CREEK ND-10130203-034-S_00 SIMS CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH CUT BANK CREEK DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH HAILSTONE CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 9.02 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SIMS CREEK WATERSHED (UPPER) ND-10130203-036-S_00 SIMS CREEK UPSTREAM FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH CUT BANK CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 5.56 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SNAKE COULEE WATERSHED ND-10130203-056-S_00 SNAKE COULEE, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 6.85 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SPRING VALLEY CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-049-S_00 SPRING VALLEY CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 13.66 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-016-S_00 SWEET BRIAR CREEK FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH A TRIBUTARY WATERSHED NEAR YOUNGTOWN, ND (ND-10130203-019-S) DOWNSTREAM TO SWEET BRIAR DAM Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 13.73 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-003-S_00 SWEET BRIAR CREEK FROM SWEET BRIAR DAM DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 26.4 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SWEET BRIAR CREEK WATERSHED (UPPER) ND-10130203-020-S_00 SWEET BRIAR CREEK UPSTREAM FROMITS CONFLUENCE WITH A TRIBUTARY WATERSHED NEAR YOUNGTOWN, ND (ND-10130203-019-S), INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 52.99 MILES NOT ASSESSED
SWEETBRIAR RESERVOIR ND-10130203-005-L_00 See attached document on Assessment dialog Map Assessed Water ND FRESHWATER RESERVOIR 270.6 ACRES THREATENED
TAVIS CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-050-S_00 TAVIS CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 19.47 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO ANTELOPE CREEK ND-10130203-007-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO ANTELOPE CREEK (ND-10130203-006-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 109.25 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-045-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK (ND-10130203-032-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 55.45 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-005-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK (ND-10130202-002-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 47.45 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK ND-10130203-051-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO BIG MUDDY CREEK (ND-10130203-048-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 17.93 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO CROWN BUTTE CREEK ND-10130203-011-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO CROWN BUTTE CREEK (ND-10130203-010-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 15.78 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO FISH CREEK ND-10130203-024-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO FISH CREEK (ND-10130203-023-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 3.41 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO HAILSTONE CREEK ND-10130203-040-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO HAILSTONE CREEK (ND-10130203-033-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 32.48 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO HEART BUTTE CREEK ND-10130203-060-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO HEART BUTTE CREEK (ND-10130203-059-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 19.79 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO SIMS CREEK ND-10130203-037-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO SIMS CREEK (ND-10130203-034-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 27.54 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-015-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK (ND-10130203-003-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 31.89 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-017-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK (ND-10130203-016-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 82.46 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR DAM ND-10130203-018-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO SWEET BRIAR DAM Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 9.44 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER ND-10130203-004-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER (ND-10130202-001-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 7.62 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER ND-10130203-062-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER (ND-10130203-064-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 110.52 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER ND-10130203-031-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 90.57 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER ND-10130203-021-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO THE HEART RIVER (ND-10130203-009-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 72.14 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARY TO FISH CREEK DAM ND-10130203-026-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO FISH CREEK Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 2.03 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO ANTELOPE CREEK ND-10130203-054-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO ANTELOPE CREEK NEAR ELGIN, ND Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 66.96 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-019-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK (ND-10130203-016-S) NEAR YOUNGTOWN, ND Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 58.54 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-013-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK (ND-10130203-003-S) Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 64.01 MILES NOT ASSESSED
TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK ND-10130203-014-S_00 UNNAMED TRIBUTARY WATERSHED TO SWEET BRIAR CREEK (ND-10130203-003-S) NEAR JUDSON, ND Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 61.83 MILES NOT ASSESSED
WILSON CREEK WATERSHED ND-10130203-046-S_00 WILSON CREEK, INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES Map Assessed Water ND RIVER 62.61 MILES NOT ASSESSED

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State Causes of Impairment

North Dakota, Lower Heart 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 (Square Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles)
NUTRIENT/EUTROPHICATION BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS .00 1,347.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION .00 357.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
OXYGEN, DISSOLVED .00 357.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

North Dakota, Lower Heart 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) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles)
RANGELAND GRAZING .00 270.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
INTERNAL NUTRIENT RECYCLING .00 178.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (NPS) .00 270.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CROP PRODUCTION (CROP LAND OR DRY LAND) .00 449.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CHANGES IN ORDINARY STRATIFICATION AND BOTTOM WATER HYPOXIA/ANOXIA .00 178.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LIVESTOCK (GRAZING OR FEEDING OPERATIONS) .00 178.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
GRAZING IN RIPARIAN OR SHORELINE ZONES .00 270.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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