Brazos River Basin Recreational Use-Attainability Analysis, Part 4
RUAAs for Navasota River Below Lake Limestone, Country Club Branch, Wickson Creek, Cedar Creek, Duck Creek, Gibbons Creek, Shepherd Creek, and Steele Creek within the Brazos River Basin.
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Project Summary
Status: Completed; awaiting EPA approval
| Basin | Brazos River Basin |
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| Segment Names and Numbers | Navasota River Below Lake Limestone, 1209; Country Club Branch, 1209D; Wickson Creek, 1209E; Cedar Creek, 1209G; Duck Creek, 1209H; Gibbons Creek, 1209I; Shepherd Creek, 1209J; and Steele Creek, 1209K |
| Counties | Brazos, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Robertson, and Washington |
| Recreational Survey Report | TCEQ completed a report of its Recreational Use-Attainability Analysis (RUAA) for these water bodies. |
| Public Review of Recreational Survey Report | The comment period for the report has concluded. TCEQ used the public's comments to make an informed recommendation for the recreational use category and criteria to include in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. |
| TCEQ Recommendations |
TCEQ recommended that the contact recreation use on Country Club Branch and Navasota River Below Lake Limestone remain primary contact recreation 1 and that the contact recreation use on Wickson Creek, Cedar Creek, Duck Creek, Gibbons Creek, Shepherd Creek, and Steele Creek be revised to secondary contact recreation 1. TCEQ held another comment period for these recommendations that ended June, 2016. These use changes were included in the 2014 and 2018 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. |
| Final Outcome |
TCEQ retained the primary contact recreation 1 use on Navasota River Below Lake Limestone and Country Club Branch. EPA approved recreation use changes for Duck Creek and Shepherd Creek. TCEQ is awaiting EPA approval of the use changes for Wickson Creek, Cedar Creek, Gibbons Creek, Steele Creek. |
Project Report
Country Club Branch (1209D):
- Final RUAA Report for Country Club Branch
- Field Data Sheets for Country Club Branch
- Photographic Record for Country Club Branch
Wickson Creek (1209E):
- Final RUAA Report for Wickson Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Wickson Creek
- Photographic Record for Wickson Creek
Cedar Creek (1209G):
- Final RUAA Report for Cedar Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Cedar Creek
- Photographic Record for Cedar Creek
Duck Creek (1209H):
- Final RUAA Report for Duck Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Duck Creek
- Photographic Record for Duck Creek
Gibbons Creek (1209I):
- Final RUAA Report for Gibbons Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Gibbons Creek
- Photographic Record for Gibbons Creek
Shepherd Creek (1209J):
- Final RUAA Report for Shepherd Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Shepherd Creek
- Photographic Record for Shepherd Creek
Steele Creek (1209K):
- Final RUAA Report for Steele Creek
- Field Data Sheets for Steele Creek
- Photographic Record for Steele Creek
Navasota River Below Lake Limestone (1209):
- Final RUAA Report for Navasota River Below Lake Limestone
- Field Data Sheets for Navasota River Below Lake Limestone
- Photographic Record for Navasota River Below Lake Limestone
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