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Percentage of Surface Waters with Impaired or Threatened Uses (state + EPA data):

Number of Impaired Waterbodies (as reported by the state):

NOTE: Data limitations affect the accuracy of these rankings.

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KENTUCKY contains a portion of 42 watersheds.

Percentage of Surface Waters with Reported Problems (state + EPA data): 10%

Number of Waterbodies with Reported Problems (as reported by the state): 231

Beneficial Use Most Frequently Impaired	Percent of All Impairments
Aquatic Life Support	60%
Primary Contact Recreation (Swimming)	57%
Fish Consumption	8%
Drinking Water Supply	5%
SecondaryContact Recreation (Boating)	5%

Beneficial uses not reported for 100% of waterbodies.

Priority for Regulation	Number of Waterbodies
Targeted	39
High	101
Medium	91
Low	0
Not Assessed for TMDL Priority	0
Not Reported to US EPA for TMDL Priority	0

Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Number of impaired waterbodies: 196
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in KENTUCKY assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 19%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Pathogens	53%
Sediments	19%
Low Dissolved Oxygen/Organic Enrichment	18%
pH	14%
Nutrients	13%
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NOTE: Possible inconsistencies between data on (a) impaired waterbodies and (b) percentage of waterbodies assessed.

Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Number of impaired waterbodies: 196 (cause not reported for 100%)
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in KENTUCKY assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 19%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Impairment source not reported	100%

NOTE: Possible inconsistencies between data on (a) impaired waterbodies and (b) percentage of waterbodies assessed.