{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-260-500","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-260-500","heading":"Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Clinch River Subbasin)","body":"SEC.\n\nCLASS\n\nSP. STDS.\n\nSECTION DESCRIPTION\n\n1\n\nIV\n\nPowell River and its tributaries from the Virginia-Tennessee state line to their headwaters; Indian Creek and Martin Creek in Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 1\n\nvi\n\nBatie Creek from its confluence with the Powell River 0.8 mile upstream.\n\nvi\n\nDry Creek from its confluence with Hardy Creek to its headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nHardy Creek and its tributaries to their headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nLick Branch from its confluence with Indian Creek 1.4 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nMartin Creek (Lee County) from the Virginia-Tennessee state line to its headwaters.\n\nvii\n\nNorth Fork Powell River from the confluence of Straight Creek upstream to the Keokee Lake dam.\n\nvi\n\nPoor Valley Branch from its confluence with Martin Creek 1.4 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nSims Creek from its confluence with the Powell River 1.1 miles upstream to Sims Spring.\n\nvi\n\nStation Creek at the boundary of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (river mile 2.2) 2.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nWallen Creek above its confluence with the Powell River (at Rasnic Hollow) to its headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nWhite Branch from its confluence with Poor Valley Branch 0.7 mile upstream (to the Falls at Falling Water Gap).\n\n1a\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nPowell River and its tributaries from Pennington Gap's raw water intake to 5 miles upstream.\n\n1b\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nBens Branch from Appalachia's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n1c\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nSouth Fork Powell River from Big Stone Gap's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n1d\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nBenges Branch from Norton's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n1e\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nRobinette Branch from Norton's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n1f\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nFleenortown Creek and its tributaries from the Winn #1 and Barker Springs intakes (which provide raw water to the Town of Jonesville WTP) to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n2\n\nIV\n\nClinch River and its tributaries from the Virginia-Tennessee state line to their headwaters; North Fork Clinch River and its tributaries, Blackwater Creek and its tributaries, and Little Creek in Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 2\n\nvi\n\nAmos Branch from its confluence with Copper Creek 3.3 miles upstream.\n\n***\n\nBig Cedar Creek from its confluence with Little Cedar Creek to the mouths of Elk Garden Creek and Loop Creek.\n\nviii\n\nBurns Creek from its confluence with the Guest River to its headwaters.\n\nviii\n\nClear Creek (Wise County) from 1/2 mile above its confluence with the Guest River to its headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nCopper Creek (Russell County) from Route 678 below Parsonage - river mile 52.5 - 4.3 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nCove Creek from river mile 6.5 (above Stanleytown) 5.5 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nCowan Creek from its confluence with Sinking Creek 2.7 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nDevil Fork from its confluence with Straight Fork 3.2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nFall Creek from its confluence with the Clinch River 4.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nGillinswater Branch from its confluence with Obeys Creek 2.8 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nGray Branch from its confluence with Mill Creek (Scott County) 1.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nJessee Branch from its confluence with Copper Creek at Thompson Ford 2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLark Creek from its confluence with Copper Creek 3 miles upstream.\n\nviii\n\nLaurel Fork (Scott County) from its confluence with Stock Creek 4 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLiberty Creek from its confluence with Little River 1.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLittle Stony Creek from the intersection of the stream and Route 72 upstream to its headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nMill Creek (Scott County) from its confluence with the Clinch River at Grays Ford 1.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nObeys Creek from 2.5 miles above its confluence with Copper Creek 6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nPalmer Branch from its confluence with the Clinch River 1.8 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nPowers Branch from its confluence with the Clinch River 2.4 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nStock Creek from 0.25 mile north of Sunbright to 1.5 miles north of Mabe.\n\nStony Creek from Fort Blackmore upstream to its headwaters.\n\n***\n\n(Stony Creek from Fort Blackmore (river mile 0.56) 5.5 miles upstream.)\n\nvi\n\n(Stony Creek from 5.5 miles above its confluence with the Clinch River (in the vicinity of Greens Chapel) 7.2 miles upstream.)\n\nvi\n\nStraight Fork (Scott County) from its confluence with Stony Creek 5.1 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nValley Creek from 1.1 miles above its confluence with Copper Creek 6.8 miles upstream.\n\nviii\n\nWolf Creek (Scott County) from its confluence with Laurel Fork 1.8 miles upstream.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 2\n\niii\n\nMaiden Spring Creek from 15 miles above its confluence with Little River at Route 602 above Benbow 5.3 miles upstream.\n\niii\n\nMill Creek (Russell County) from its confluence with the Clinch River 2.7 miles upstream.\n\n2a\n\nIV\n\nPWS, x\n\nClinch River and its tributaries to their headwaters from the Wise County Public Service Authority's raw water intakes to 5 miles upstream from St. Paul's raw water intake.\n\n2b\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nClinch River and its tributaries to their headwaters from Raven-Doran's raw water intake to a point 5 miles upstream of the Richland's raw water intake.\n\n2c\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nClinch River and its tributaries from Tazewell's raw water intake to their headwaters.\n\n2d\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nNorth Fork Clinch River and its tributaries, including Spurlock Branch, from Duffield Development Authority's raw water intake at the confluence with Spurlock Branch and the intake on Spurlock Branch to 5 miles upstream.\n\n2e\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nBear Creek from Wise's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n2f\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nToms Creek from Coeburn's raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n2g\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nLittle River and its tributaries from the Tazewell County Water and Sewer Authority's (Claypool Hill Water Treatment Plant) raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n2h\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nUnnamed tributary to the North Fork Clinch River from the Divides raw water intake upstream to its headwaters.\n\n2i\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nBig Cedar Creek and its tributaries from Lebanon's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n2j\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nCavitts Creek from the proposed Baptist Valley raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n2k\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nUnnamed tributary to Big Creek (Tazewell County) from the Tazewell County Water and Sewer Authority's Jewell Ridge raw water intake upstream to its headwaters.\n\n2l\n\n(moved to 1f)","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 260. Water Quality Standards","Part IX. River Basin Section Tables"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter260/section500/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:15Z","sha256":"6c76582f25ea793d462e754048d459073cc668024375c95177d2962ccb2423d2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-260-490","next":"us-va/9vac25-260-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}