{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-260-510","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-260-510","heading":"Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Holston River Subbasin)","body":"SEC.\n\nCLASS\n\nSP. STDS.\n\nSECTION DESCRIPTION\n\n1\n\nIV\n\nNorth Fork Holston River and its tributaries, unless otherwise designated in this chapter, from the Virginia-Tennessee state line to their headwaters, and those sections of Timbertree Branch and Boozy Creek in Virginia.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 1\n\nvi\n\nGreendale Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River 4.1 miles upstream.\n\nv\n\nLaurel Bed Creek from its confluence with Tumbling Creek 1.8 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLaurel Creek within the Thomas Jefferson National Forest boundaries.\n\n***\n\nLaurel Creek from Route 16 to its confluence with Roaring Fork.\n\nvi\n\nLick Creek (Bland County) from 5.5 miles above its confluence with the North Fork Holston River 10.9 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLittle Tumbling Creek from Tannersville upstream to where the powerline crosses the stream.\n\nvi\n\nLynn Camp Creek from its confluence with Lick Creek 3.9 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nPunch and Judy Creek from its confluence with Laurel Creek 3.2 miles upstream.\n\nv\n\nTumbling Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 1\n\nii\n\nBarkcamp Branch from its confluence with Roaring Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nBeartown Branch from its confluence with Sprouts Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nBeaver Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River 2.8 miles upstream.\n\nii\n\nBrier Cove from its confluence with Tumbling Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nBrumley Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River upstream to the Hidden Valley Lake dam including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\n***\n\nBrumley Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River (at Duncanville) 4 miles upstream.\n\niii\n\nBrumley Creek from 4 miles above its confluence with the North Fork Holston River (at Duncanville) 6.9 miles upstream.\n\niii\n\nCampbell Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River at Ellendale Ford 1 mile upstream.\n\nii\n\nCoon Branch from its confluence with Barkcamp upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nCove Branch from its confluence with Roaring Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nHenshaw Branch from its confluence with Lick Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nLittle Sprouts Creek from its confluence with Sprouts Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nLittle Tumbling Creek from the powerline crossing upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nv**\n\nRed Creek from its confluence with Tumbling Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nRoaring Fork (Tazewell County) from its confluence with Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nSprouts Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nToole Creek from its confluence with the North Fork Holston River 5.9 miles upstream.\n\n1a\n\nIV\n\nNorth Fork Holston River from the Olin Corporation downstream to the Virginia-Tennessee state line.\n\n1b\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nBig Moccasin Creek and its tributaries from Weber City's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream from Gate City's raw water intake.\n\n1c\n\n(Deleted)\n\n1d\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nUnnamed tributary to the North Fork Holston River from Hilton's Community No. 2 public water supply raw water intake to its headwaters.\n\n2\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nSouth Holston Lake in Virginia and South Holston Lake and its tributaries from the Bristol Virginia Utilities Board's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n3\n\nIV\n\nTributaries of the South Holston Lake, and Sinking Creek and Nicely Branch in Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 3\n\nvi\n\nBerry Creek from its confluence with Fifteenmile Creek (Washington County) 2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nSpring Creek from its confluence with the South Holston Lake to its headwaters.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 3\n\nii\n\nCox Mill Creek from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\n3a\n\n(Deleted)\n\n4\n\nIV\n\nSteel Creek and Beaver Creek and their tributaries in Virginia.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 4\n\nvi\n\nBeaver Creek (Washington County) and its tributaries from the flood control dam (near Route 11) to their headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nSinking Creek (tributary to Paperville Creek-Washington County) from the Virginia-Tennessee state line at Bristol 3.4 miles upstream.\n\n5\n\nIV\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River and its tributaries, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 5\n\nvi\n\nDry Run from its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River 1.6 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nDutton Branch from its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River 2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nLaurel Springs Creek from its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River 2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River from 5 miles above Marion's raw water intake (river mile 45.83) to the headwaters.\n\nvi\n\nPreston Hollow from 0.5 mile above its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River 1.5 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nStaley Creek from its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River 1 mile upstream.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 5\n\niii\n\nEast Fork Nicks Creek from its confluence with Nicks Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nNicks Creek within the Jefferson National Forest boundary (river mile 1.6) upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nStaley Creek from 1 mile above its confluence with the Middle Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\n5a\n\nIV\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River and its tributaries from Edmondson Dam upstream to the Route 91 bridge.\n\n5b\n\nIV\n\nHungry Mother Creek from the dam upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\n5c\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River and its tributaries from Marion's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 5c\n\nvi\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River from Marion's raw water intake at Mt. Carmel at river mile 45.83 to a point 5 miles upstream (river mile 50.83).\n\n5d\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nMiddle Fork Holston River and its tributaries from Washington County Service Authority's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n6\n\nIV\n\nESW-10\n\nSouth Fork Holston River and its tributaries in Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.\n\nV\n\nStockable Trout Waters in Section 6\n\nvi\n\nGrosses Creek from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River 3.4 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nRush Creek (Washington County) from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River 2.2 miles upstream.\n\nvi\n\nStraight Branch from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek 2.5 miles upstream.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 6\n\niii\n\nBarkcamp Branch from its confluence with Rowland Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nBeaverdam Creek (Washington County) from its confluence with Laurel Creek to the Virginia-Tennessee state line 2 miles upstream.\n\niii\n\nBell Hollow from its confluence with Dickey Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nBig Branch from its confluence with Big Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nBig Laurel Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nBig Laurel Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek 2.6 miles upstream.\n\nii\n\nBig Laurel Creek (Smyth County) from 2.6 miles above its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek (at Laurel Valley Church) upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nBrush Creek from its confluence with Rush Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nBuckeye Branch from its confluence with Green Cove Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nCharlies Branch from its confluence with Big Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nCold Branch from its confluence with Jerrys Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niv\n\nComers Creek from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nCressy Creek from 1.7 miles above its confluence with the South Fork Holston River at Route 16 upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nDaves Branch from its confluence with Big Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nDickey Creek from 0.6 mile above its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nDry Fork from 1.2 miles above its confluence with St. Clair Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nFeathercamp Branch from its confluence with Straight Branch upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nGrassy Branch from its confluence with Big Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nGreen Cove Creek from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nGrindstone Branch from its confluence with Big Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nHigh Trestle Branch from its confluence with Buckeye Branch upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nHopkins Branch from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nHoundshell Branch from its confluence with Cressy Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nHurricane Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with Comers Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nHutton Branch from its confluence with Dickey Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nJerrys Creek (Smyth County) from 1.5 miles above its confluence with Rowland Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nLittle Laurel Creek (Smyth County) from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\n***\n\nLaurel Creek from its confluence with Beaverdam Creek (Washington County) to the Virginia-North Carolina state line.\n\nii\n\nLondon Bridge Branch from its confluence with Beaverdam Creek (Washington County) 0.6 mile upstream.\n\niii\n\nLong Branch from its confluence with Jerrys Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nMill Creek (Washington County) from its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nParks Creek from its confluence with Cressy Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nPennington Branch from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nQuarter Branch from 1.1 miles above its confluence with Cressy Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nRaccoon Branch from its confluence with Dickey Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nRowland Creek from 2.5 miles above its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nRush Creek (Washington County) from 2.2 miles above its confluence with the South Fork Holston River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nScott Branch from its confluence with Dickey Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nSlemp Creek from 2 miles above its confluence with Cressy Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nSouth Fork Holston River from 101.8 miles above its confluence with the Holston River to the Thomas Bridge Water Corporation's raw water intake (see Section 6a).\n\nii\n\nSouth Fork Holston River from 5 miles above the Thomas Bridge Water Corporation's raw water intake to a point 12.9 miles upstream (see Section 6a).\n\nii\n\nStar Hill Branch from its confluence with Green Cove Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nSt. Clair Creek from 3.3 miles above its confluence with the South Fork Holston River (at Route 600) above Horseshoe Bend upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nSturgill Branch from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\niii\n\nValley Creek (Washington County) from its confluence with Whitetop Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nWhitetop Laurel Creek from its confluence with Laurel Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries.\n\nii\n\nWhitetop Laurel Creek from its confluence with Laurel Creek 8.1 miles upstream.\n\ni\n\nWhitetop Laurel Creek from 8.1 miles above its confluence with Laurel Creek 4.4 miles upstream.\n\niii\n\nWhitetop Laurel Creek from 12.5 miles above its confluence with Laurel Creek 3.8 miles upstream.\n\n6a\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nSouth Fork Holston River and its tributaries from Thomas Bridge Water Corporation's raw water intake between Route 658 and Route 656 to points 5 miles upstream.\n\nVI\n\nNatural Trout Waters in Section 6a\n\nii\n\nSouth Fork Holston River from Thomas Bridge Water Corporation's raw water intake to a point 5 miles upstream.\n\n6b\n\nIV\n\nPWS\n\nSouth Fork Holston River and its tributaries from Washington County Service Authority intake near the confluence of the Middle Fork and South Fork Holston Rivers to points 5 miles upstream.","path":["Title 9. 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