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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 |