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1997 Areas of Probable Concern


1997 Contaminated Sediment Report to Congress—Areas of Probable Concern

Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

The National Sediment Inventory data identified 96 watersheds throughout the United States as containing "Areas of Probable Concern."

These watersheds represent about 7 percent of all watersheds surveyed in the United States (96 of 1,363). This classification could result from extensive sampling throughout a watershed, or from intensive sampling at a single contaminated location or a few contaminated locations.

For more detailed information concerning individual watersheds containing "Areas of Probable Concern," please consult Volume 2: Data Summaries for Watersheds Containing Areas of Probable Concern (APCs) (EPA 823-R-97-007) of this report.

Cat. Unit* Watershed Name State(s) Location
01090001 CHARLES MASSACHUSETTS
01090002 CAPE COD MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND
01090004 NARRAGANSETT MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND
02030103 HACKENSACK-PASSAIC NEW JERSEY NEW YORK
02030104 SANDY HOOK-STATEN ISLAND NEW JERSEY NEW YORK
02030105 RARITAN NEW JERSEY
02030202 SOUTHERN LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
02040105 MIDDLE DELAWARE-MUSCONETCONG NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
02040202 LOWER DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
02040203 SCHUYLKILL PENNSYLVANIA
02040301 MULLICA-TOMS NEW JERSEY
02060003 GUNPOWDER-PATAPSCO MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA
02070004 CONOCOCHEAGUE-OPEQUON MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA
03040201 LOWER PEE DEE NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA
03060101 SENECA NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA
03060106 MIDDLE SAVANNAH GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA
03080103 LOWER ST. JOHNS FLORIDA
03130002 MIDDLE CHATTAHOOCHEE-LAKE HARDING ALABAMA GEORGIA
03140102 CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY FLORIDA
03140107 PERDIDO BAY ALABAMA FLORIDA
03160205 MOBILE BAY ALABAMA
04030102 DOOR-KEWAUNEE WISCONSIN
04030108 MENOMINEE MICHIGAN WISCONSIN
04030204 LOWER FOX WISCONSIN
04040001 LITTLE CALUMET-GALIEN ILLINOIS INDIANA MICHIGAN
04040002 PIKE-ROOT ILLINOIS WISCONSIN
04040003 MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN
04050001 ST. JOSEPH INDIANA MICHIGAN
04060103 MANISTEE MICHIGAN
Cat. Unit* Watershed Name State(s) Location
04090002 LAKE ST. CLAIR MICHIGAN
04090004 DETROIT MICHIGAN
04100001 OTTAWA-STONY MICHIGAN OHIO
04100002 RAISIN MICHIGAN OHIO
04100010 CEDAR-PORTAGE OHIO
04100012 HURON-VERMILION OHIO
04110001 BLACK-ROCKY OHIO
04110003 ASHTABULA-CHAGRIN OHIO
04120101 CHAUTAUQUA-CONNEAUT NEW YORK OHIO PENNSYLVANIA
04120103 BUFFALO-EIGHTEENMILE NEW YORK
04120104 NIAGARA NEW YORK
04130001 OAK ORCHARD-TWELVEMILE NEW YORK
04150301 UPPER ST. LAWRENCE NEW YORK
05030101 UPPER OHIO OHIO PENNSYLVANIA WEST VIRGINIA
05030102 SHENANGO OHIO PENNSYLVANIA
05040001 TUSCARAWAS OHIO
05120109 VERMILION ILLINOIS INDIANA
05120111 MIDDLE WABASH-BUSSERON ILLINOIS INDIANA
06010104 HOLSTON TENNESSEE
06010201 WATTS BAR LAKE TENNESSEE
06010207 LOWER CLINCH TENNESSEE
06020001 MIDDLE TENNESSEE-CHICKAMAUGA ALABAMA GEORGIA TENNESSEE
06020002 HIWASSEE GEORGIA NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE
06030001 GUNTERSVILLE LAKE ALABAMA GEORGIA TENNESSEE
06030005 PICKWICK LAKE ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE
06040001 LOWER TENNESSEE-BEECH MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE
06040005 KENTUCKY LAKE KENTUCKY TENNESSEE
07010206 TWIN CITIES MINNESOTA
07040001 RUSH-VERMILLION MINNESOTA WISCONSIN
07040003 BUFFALO-WHITEWATER MINNESOTA WISCONSIN
07070003 CASTLE ROCK WISCONSIN
07080101 COPPERAS-DUCK ILLINOIS IOWA
07090006 KISHWAUKEE ILLINOIS WISCONSIN
07120003 CHICAGO ILLINOIS INDIANA
07120004 DES PLAINES ILLINOIS WISCONSIN
07120006 UPPER FOX ILLINOIS WISCONSIN
07130001 LOWER ILLINOIS-SENACHWINE LAKE ILLINOIS
07140101 CAHOKIA-JOACHIM ILLINOIS MISSOURI
07140106 BIG MUDDY ILLINOIS
07140201 UPPER KASKASKIA ILLINOIS
07140202 MIDDLE KASKASKIA ILLINOIS
08010100 LOWER MISSISSIPPI-MEMPHIS ARKANSAS KENTUCKY MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI TENN
Cat. Unit* Watershed Name State(s) Location
08030209 DEER-STEELE LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI
08040207 LOWER OUACHITA LOUISIANA
08080206 LOWER CALCASIEU LOUISIANA
08090100 LOWER MISSISSIPPI-NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
10270104 LOWER KANSAS KANSAS MISSOURI
11070207 SPRING KANSAS MISSOURI OKLAHOMA
11070209 LOWER NEOSHO ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA
12040104 BUFFALO-SAN JACINTO TEXAS
17010303 COEUR D'ALENE LAKE IDAHO WASHINGTON
17030003 LOWER YAKIMA WASHINGTON
17090012 LOWER WILLAMETTE OREGON
17110002 STRAIT OF GEORGIA WASHINGTON
17110013 DUWAMISH WASHINGTON
17110014 PUYALLUP WASHINGTON
17110019 PUGET SOUND WASHINGTON
18030012 TULARE-BUENA VISTA LAKES CALIFORNIA
18050003 COYOTE CALIFORNIA
18050004 SAN FRANCISCO BAY CALIFORNIA
18070104 SANTA MONICA BAY CALIFORNIA
18070105 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
18070107 SAN PEDRO CHANNEL ISLANDS CALIFORNIA
18070201 SEAL BEACH CALIFORNIA
18070204 NEWPORT BAY CALIFORNIA
18070301 ALISO-SAN ONOFRE CALIFORNIA
18070304 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
* U. S. Geological Survey Cataloging Unit

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