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Surface Water Quality:

Subbasin Assessments, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and Implementation Plans

Key to Footnotes	Reports Listed Alphabetically	Reports Listed by DEQ Region

Below are links to subbasin assessments, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), and implementation plans completed or underway in Idaho.

For information on a specific report, click on the report name (reports under development do not have live links) or contact the DEQ regional office contact listed for that report. For general information on the TMDL process, link to the pages above or contact DEQ's TMDL Program Manager, Marti Bridges, at (208) 373-0382 or marti.bridges@deq.idaho.gov.

Reports Listed Alphabetically

TMDL Name	Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	TMDL Status	Implementation Plan Status	DEQ Contact Name/Region	Phone^a
American Falls	17040206	Submitted to EPA September 2006		Lynn Van Every Pocatello	236-6160
Bear River Basin/ Malad River Subbasin^b	16010201 16010102 16010204 16010202	Approved by EPA June 2006		Lynn Van Every Pocatello	236-6160
Beaver-Camas	17040214	Approved by EPA August 2005	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Big Lost River	17040218	Approved by EPA August 2004	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Big Willow Creek	17050122	Addendum to Payette River (Lower) Subbasin Assessment Submitted to EPA June 2008		Susan Beattie Boise	373-0550
Big Wood River	17040212	Approved by EPA May 2002 Draft Addendum Public comment period closed Mar. 30, 2007	Under development	Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Billingsley Creek	17040212	Aquaculture TMDL Approved by EPA September 2005		Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Birch Creek	17040216	SBA March 2005^c		Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Bissel Creek	17050122	Approved by EPA October 2003	Completed April 2006	Julia Achabal Boise	373-0550
Blackfoot River	17404207	Approved by EPA April 2002 Brush Creek Temperature TMDL Approved by EPA November 2007	Completed February 2006	Lynn Van Every Pocatello Melissa Thompson Pocatello	236-6160
Boise River (Lower)	17050114	Approved by EPA January 2000 Sediment and Bacteria Addendum Approved by EPA June 2008	Completed December 2003	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Boise River (Lower), Nutrient and Tributary	17050114	SBA December 2001^c Link to Lower Boise River Water Quality Plan Web Site	NA^d	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Boise River (Upper Boise River Watersheds)	17050111 and 17050113	SBA November 2000^c	NA^d	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Brownlee Reservoir (Weiser Flat) Subbasin^g	17050201	Approved by EPA November 2003	Agriculture: Completed September 2004	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Bruneau River	17050102	Approved by EPA March 2001 Jacks Creek Aquaculture Addendum TMDL Approved by EPA November 2007	Under development	Clyde Lay Jacks Creek: Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Brush Creek	170404207	See Blackfoot River
Camas Creek	17040220	Approved by EPA September 2005		Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Cascade Reservoir, Phase I	17050123	Approved by EPA May 1996	Completed June 2000	Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Cascade Reservoir, Phase II	17050123	Approved by EPA April 1999	Completed June 2000	Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Cascade Reservoir, Phase III	17050123	Under development		Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Clark Fork River (Lower) (Link to Lower Clark Fork River Subbasin Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.)	17010213	Approved by EPA October 2007		Tyson Clyne Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Clark Fork/Pend Oreille	17010213 and 17010214	Approved by EPA April 2001 September 2000 Temperature Addendum Approved by EPA April 2008 Sediment Addendum Approved by EPA January 2008 Pack River Nutrients Addendum Submitted to EPA March 2008	Pack River Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan for Agriculture Completed December 2007 Pack River Watershed Management Plan and TMDL Implementation Plan Completed July 2006 Cocolalla Lake, Cocolalla Creek, and Hoodoo Creek Implementation Plan Completed July 2004	Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Clearwater River, North Fork (Lower)	17060308	Approved by EPA January 2003	Completed May 2004	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Clearwater River, North Fork (Upper)	17060307	Approved by EPA December 2003	Under development	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Clearwater River, South Fork	17060305	Approved by EPA July 2004	Completed April 2006	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Coeur d'Alene Basin, Metals (Upper Spokane River, South Fork Coeur d'Alene River, Coeur d'Alene Lake)^e	17010302 17010303 17010305	Approved by EPA August 2000		Thomas Herron Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Coeur d'Alene Lake and River	17010303	Approved by EPA July 2000	Completed 2002	Glen Rothrock Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Coeur d'Alene River, North Fork Link to North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.	17010301	Approved by EPA February 2002	Under development	Kajsa Stromberg Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Coeur d'Alene River, South Fork	17010302	Approved by EPA August 2003	Under development	Glen Rothrock Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Cottonwood Creek	17060305	Approved by EPA June 2000	Under development	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Cow Creek	17060108	Approved by EPA February 2006		John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Fall Creek	17040104	Approved by EPA April 2004	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Fall Creek (see Walcott, Lake)
Fish Creek (see Spokane River, Upper)
Goose Creek	17040211	Approved by EPA July 2004	Under development	Clyde Lay Twin Falls	736-2190
Hangman Creek (Upper) Link to Upper Hangman Creek Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.	17010306	Approved by EPA September 2007		Tyson Clyne Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Henry's Fork (Upper)	17040202	SBA December 1998^c	NA^d	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Idaho Falls	17040201	Approved by EPA November 2004	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Jim Ford Creek	17060306	Approved by EPA June 2000	Completed	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Jacks Creek (see Bruneau River)
Jordan Creek	17050108	Public comment period closed July 6, 2007		Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Kootenai River/Moyie River	17010101 17010104 17010105	Approved by EPA January 2007		Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Lemhi River	17060204	Approved by EPA March 2000	Completed September 2001	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Lindsay Creek	17060306	Approved by EPA June 2007		John Cardwell Kyle Steele Lewiston	799-4370
Little Lost River	17040217	Approved by EPA September 2000	Completed February 2002	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Little Salmon River	17060210	Approved by EPA March 2006		Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Little Wood River	17040221	Approved by EPA September 2005		Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Lochsa River	17060303	SBA September 1999^c	NA^d	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Lolo Creek	17060306	Under development		John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Medicine Lodge	17040215	Approved by EPA May 2003	Completed July 2002	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Mores Creek	17050112	Under development		Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Moyie River/Kootenai River	17010101 17010104 17010105	Approved by EPA January 2007		Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Owyhee River, North and Middle Forks	17050107	Approved by EPA February 2000	Completed April 2001	Julia Achabal Boise	373-0550
Owyhee River, South Fork	17050105	Approved by EPA March 2000	Under development	Hawk Stone Boise	373-0550
Owyhee (Upper Watershed)	17050104	Approved by EPA March 2003	Agriculture: Completed October 2004	Julia Achabal Boise	373-0550
Pahsimeroi River	17060202	Approved by EPA December 2001	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Palisades	17040104	Approved by EPA February 2001	Completed August 2002	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Palouse River, South Fork	17060108	Approved by EPA October 2007		John Cardwell Kyle Steele Lewiston	799-4370
Palouse River Tributaries	17060108	Approved by EPA March 2005	Under development	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Paradise Creek	17060108	Approved by EPA February 1998	Completed	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Payette River (Lower)	17050122	Approved by EPA May 2000	Completed January 2003	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Payette River, Middle Fork	17050121	Approved by EPA July 2000 Temperature TMDL Approved by EPA December 2007	Completed August 2003	Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Payette River, North Fork	17050122 and 17050123	Approved by EPA August 2005	Completed June 2007	Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Payette River, South Fork	17050120	SBA July 2005^c	NA^d	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Pend Oreille/Clark Fork Link to Pend Oreille River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.	17010213 and 17010214	Approved by EPA April 2001 Temperature Addendum Approved by EPA April 2008 Sediment Addendum Approved by EPA January 2008 Pack River Nutrients Addendum Submitted to EPA March 2008	Pack River Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan for Agriculture Completed December 2007 Pack River Watershed Management Plan and TMDL Implementation Plan Completed July 2006 Cocolalla Lake, Cocolalla Creek, and Hoodoo Creek Implementation Plan Completed July 2004	Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Pend Oreille Lake (Nearshore)	17010214	Approved by EPA October 2002	Completed December 2004	Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Portneuf River	17040208	Approved by EPA April 2001	Completed July 2003	Lynn Van Every Pocatello	236-6160
Potlatch River	17060306	Under development		John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Priest River	17010215	Approved by EPA March 2002 Addendum Approved by EPA June 2003	Under development	Glen Rothrock Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Raft River	17040210	Approved by EPA July 2004	Under development	Clyde Lay Twin Falls	736-2190
Rueger Springs Creek (see Walcott, Lake)
Salmon Falls Creek	17040213	Approved by EPA February 2008		Clyde Lay Twin Falls	736-2190
Salmon River (Middle)/ Chamberlain (Crooked Creek)	17060207	Approved by EPA January 2003	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Salmon River (Middle)/ Panther Creek	17060203	Approved by EPA July 2001	Completed November 2002	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Salmon River (Upper)	17060201	Approved by EPA March 2003	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Salmon River, Middle Fork	17060205	Public comment period closed June 9, 2008		Leslie Freeman McCall Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Salmon River, South Fork	17060208	Approved by EPA January 1992	Under development	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Selway River, Lower	17060302	SBA December 2000^c	NA^d	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Snake River (King Hill-C.J. Strike Reservoir)	17050101	Approved by EPA June 2006		Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Snake River-Hells Canyon (includes Brownlee Reservoir)	17050101 17050103 17050115 17050201	Approved by EPA September 2004	Completed July 2003	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Snake River (Middle)	17040212 and 17040213	Approved by EPA April 1997	Completed	Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Snake River (Middle) - Succor Creek Succor Creek Temperature Revised Addendum	17050103	Approved by EPA January 2004 Approved by EPA December 2007	Completed July 2005	Julia Achabal Boise	373-0550
Snake River (Middle) (Upper Snake Rock)	17040212	Approved by EPA August 2000	Completed June 2001	Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Snake River (Middle) (aquaculture wasteload allocation only)	17040212	Approved by EPA September 2005	Under development	Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Spokane River (Upper) (Lakes and Streams Located on or Draining to the Rathdrum Prairie) Link to Fish Creek Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.	17010305	Approved by EPA January 2001 Fish Creek Watershed Assessment and TMDLs Approved by EPA June 2008	Under development	Bob Steed Tyson Clyne Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
St. Joe River	17010304	Approved by EPA August 2003	Under development	Tyson Clyne Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
St. Maries River	17010304	Approved by EPA August 2003	Under development	Tyson Clyne Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Tammany Creek	17060103	Approved by EPA February 2002	Under development	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370
Teton River and Teton River Supplement (Moody, Fox, and Spring Creeks)	17040204	Approved by EPA February 2003 and September 2003	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Walcott, Lake	17040209	Approved by EPA June 2000 Fall and Rueger Springs Creeks Aquaculture Addendum TMDLs Approved by EPA March 2007	Completed December 2001	Clyde Lay Fall & Rueger Springs Creeks: Balthasar Buhidar Twin Falls	736-2190
Weiser Flat (Brownlee Reservoir) Subbasin^g	17050201	Approved by EPA November 2003	Agriculture: Completed September 2004	Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Weiser River Weiser River Temperature Addendum	17050124	Approved by EPA January 2007 (Original TMDL) Approved by EPA January 2007 (TMDL Addendum)		Craig Shepard Boise	373-0550
Wildhorse River	17050201	Approved by EPA October 2007		Leslie Freeman Boise (McCall)	634-4900
Willow Creek	17040205	Approved by EPA June 2004	Under development	Troy Saffle Idaho Falls	528-2650
Willow Creek, Lake Creek, Fighting Creek, Black Lake^f	17010303	Under development		Bob Steed Coeur d'Alene	769-1422
Winchester Lake/ Lapwai Creek	17060306	Approved by EPA March 1999	Completed	John Cardwell Lewiston	799-4370

Reports Listed by DEQ Region
Boise \| Coeur d'Alene \| Idaho Falls \| Lewiston \| Pocatello \| Twin Falls
Boise Regional Office: (208) 373-0550; Craig Shepard, Regional Water Quality Manager
TMDL Name	Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)	TMDL Status	Implementation Plan Status	Contact
Big Willow Creek	17050122	Addendum to Payette River (Lower) Subbasin Assessment Submitted to EPA June 2008		Susan Beattie
Bissel Creek	17050122	Approved by EPA October 2003	Completed April 2006	Julia Achabal
Boise River (Lower)	17050114	Approved by EPA January 2000 Sediment and Bacteria Addendum Submitted to EPA April 2008	Completed December 2003	Craig Shepard
Boise River (Lower), Nutrient and Tributary	17050114	SBA December 2001^cLink to Lower Boise River Water Quality Plan Web Site	NA^d	Craig Shepard
Boise River (Upper Boise River Watersheds)	17050111 and 17050113	SBA November 2000^c	NA^d	Craig Shepard
Brownlee Reservoir (Weiser Flat)