Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-1 - Water Quality Standards › Section 3745-1-12 - Sandusky river drainage basin

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The water bodies listed in table 12-1 of
			 this rule are ordered from downstream to upstream. Tributaries of a water body
			 are indented. The aquatic life habitat, water supply and recreation use
			 designations are defined in rule
			 3745-1-07 of the Administrative
			 Code. The state resource water use designation is defined in rule
			 3745-1-05 of the Administrative
			 Code. The most stringent criteria associated with any one of the use
			 designations assigned to a water body will apply to that water body.
(B) Figure 1 of the appendix to this rule is
			 a generalized map of the Sandusky river drainage basin. A generalized map of
			 Ohio outlining the twenty-three major drainage basins and listing associated
			 rule numbers in this chapter is in figure 1 of the appendix to rule
			 3745-1-08 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C) RM, as used in this rule,
			 stands for river mile and refers to the method used by the Ohio environmental
			 protection agency to identify locations along a water body. Mileage is defined
			 as the lineal distance from the downstream terminus (i.e., mouth) and moving in
			 an upstream direction.
(D) The
			 following symbols are used throughout this rule:
* Designated use based on the 1978 water quality
				standards.
+ Designated use based on the results of a biological field
				assessment performed by the Ohio environmental protection agency.
* Designated use based on justification other than the results
				of a biological field assessment performed by the Ohio environmental protection
				agency.
Table 12-1. Use designations for water bodies in the Sandusky
				river drainage basin.
Water Body Segment
Use Designations
Comments
Aquatic Life Habitat
Water Supply
Recreation
S
R
W
W
W
H
E
W
H
M
W
H
S
S
H
C
W
H
L
R
W
P
W
S
A
W
S
I
W
S
B
W
P
C
R
S
C
R
Muddy creek
+
+
+
+
Little Muddy creek
+
+
+
+
Fishing creek
+
+
+
+
Gries ditch
+
+
+
+
North branch
+
*
*
*
South branch
+
*
*
*
Sandusky river - at RMs 18.02, 41.08, 82.9, 83.15 and
						  115.45
+
*
+
+
+
PWS intakes - Fremont (RM 18.02 ), Tiffin (RM 41.08 ),
						  Upper Sandusky (RMs 82.9 and 83.15 ), and Bucyrus (RM
						  115.45 )
- RM 45.0 to Ella st. dam (RM 42.1 )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - impounded
- all other segments
+
+
+
+
Yellow slough
*
*
*
*
Green creek - confluence with Beaver creek (RM 20.4 )
						  to st. rte. 20 (RM 10.1 )
+
+
+
+
Native fauna
- all other segments
+
+
+
+
Flag run
*
*
*
*
Beaver creek - at RM 2.88
+
*
+
+
+
PWS intake - Clyde
- all other segments
+
+
+
+
Owl creek
*
*
*
*
Emerson creek
+
+
+
+
Royer ditch
+
+
+
+
Westerhouse ditch
+
+
+
+
Albright ditch
*
*
*
*
Noel ditch
*
*
*
*
Bark creek
+
+
+
+
Muskellunge creek
+
+
+
+
Indian creek
*
*
*
*
Wolf creek
*
*
*
*
East branch
*
*
*
*
Snuff creek
*
*
*
*
East branch
*
*
*
*
Middle branch
*
*
*
*
John Smith ditch (East branch Wolf cr. RM 20.37
						  )
+
*
*
+
Small drainageway maintenance
Michael Gruss ditch (John Smith ditch RM 3.97 )
+
*
*
+
Small drainageway maintenance
Sugar creek
*
*
*
*
Spicer creek
*
*
*
*
Morrison creek - headwaters to CR 43 (RM 7.9 )
+
+
+
*
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- CR 43 (RM 7.9 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
*
Willow creek
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
Unnamed tributary (Willow creek RM 0.88 )
*
*
Small drainageway maintenance
Rock creek
+
+
+
+
East branch
+
+
+
+
Armstrong & Beighly ditch
*
*
*
*
Carpenter ditch
*
*
*
*
Gibson creek
+
+
+
+
Bells run
+
+
+
+
Honey creek - headwaters to Scott road (RM 37.3
						  )
+
+
+
+
- Scott road (RM 37.3 ) to State Route 4 (RM 28.35
						  )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- at RM 28.35
+
*
+
+
+
PWS intake - Attica
- State Route 4 (RM 28.35 ) to co. rte. 19 (RM 1.1
						  )
+
+
+
+
- co. rte. 19 (RM 1.1 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - impounded
Van Meter creek (Honey creek RM 3.69 ) - headwaters to
						  Infirmary road (RM 1.7 )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- Infirmary road (RM 1.7 ) to the mouth
*
*
*
*
Buckeye creek
+
+
+
+
Silver creek - headwaters to Brillhart road (RM 8.7
						  )
+
+
+
+
Small drainageway maintenance
- Brillhart road (RM 8.7 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
*
Slee ditch (Silver creek RM 0.72 )
+
+
+
+
Aicholtz ditch - headwaters to CR 12 (RM 2.8 )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- CR 12 (RM 2.8 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Kagy ditch
*
*
*
*
Bolinger ditch
*
*
*
*
Hedden ditch
*
*
*
*
Hooper ditch
*
*
*
*
Schaaf ditch
*
*
*
*
Brokenknife creek - headwaters to Seneca/Crawford
						  co.line (RM 3.2 )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- Seneca/Crawford co. line (RM 3.2 ) to the
						  mouth
+
+
+
+
Kibler ditch (Brokenknife creek RM
						  5.27 )
+
*
*
+
Small drainageway maintenance
Unnamed tributary (Brokenknife creek RM
						  5.50 ) - at RM 2.15
*
PWS intake - New Washington
Celery creek (Honey cr. RM
						  32.84 ) - Base Line rd. (RM 4.54 ) to
Section Line rd. 30S (RM 2.2
						  )
+
+
+
+
- all other
						  segments
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel
						  modification
Tiro creek (Honey creek RM
						  41.75 )
+
+
+
+
Mile run
+
+
+
+
Sycamore creek - headwaters to state route 19 (RM 17.8
						  )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- State route 19 (RM 17.8 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Greasy run
+
+
+
+
Spring creek (Sycamore creeek RM 12.92 )
+
+
+
+
Taylor run
+
+
+
+
West branch (Taylor run RM 2.49 )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
Thorn run
+
+
+
+
Tymochtee creek - headwaters to Cramer road (RM 51.8
						  )
+
+
+
+
Small drainageway maintenance
- Cramer road (RM 51.8 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Spring run
+
+
+
+
Poverty run
+
+
+
+
No. 32 ditch
+
+
+
+
Little Tymochtee creek - headwaters to CR 108 (RM 9.1
						  )
+
+
+
*
Small drainageway maintenance
- CR 108 (RM 9.1 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
*
Hart ditch
*
*
*
*
Browns run
*
*
*
*
Veith ditch
*
*
*
*
Lick run
+
+
+
+
Baughman run
*
*
*
*
Blake ditch
*
*
*
*
Perkins run
*
*
*
*
Oak run
*
*
*
*
Sugar run
+
+
+
+
Warpole creek
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
St. James run
*
*
*
*
Unnamed tributary (Tymochtee creek RM 40.30 )
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Little Tymochtee creek - headwaters to CR 205 (RM 8.63
						  )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- CR 205 (RM 8.63 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Reevhorn run
*
*
*
*
Pawpaw run
*
*
*
*
Pawpaw run
+
+
+
+
Unnamed tributary (Pawpaw run RM 4.17 )
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Carroll ditch
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Enoch creek
+
+
+
+
Blood run
+
+
+
+
Prairie run
+
+
+
+
Thompson ditch
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Layton ditch
+
+
+
+
Sugar run
+
+
+
+
Negro run
+
+
+
+
Spring branch
+
+
+
+
Kiser run
*
*
*
*
Porcupine creek
*
*
*
*
Cranberry run
*
*
*
*
Rock run
+
+
+
+
Little Sandusky river
+
+
+
+
Honey run
+
+
+
+
Unnamed tributary (little Sandusky river RM 8.93
						  )
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Broken Sword creek
+
+
+
+
Indian run - headwaters to state route 231 (RM 1.7
						  )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- State route 231 (RM 1.7 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Brandywine creek - headwaters to Temple road (RM 1.6
						  )
+
+
+
*
Small drainageway maintenance
- Temple road (RM 1.6 ) to the mouth
*
+
+
+
Unnamed tributary (Broken Sword creek RM 28.04 )
+
+
+
+
Red run
+
+
+
*
Small drainageway maintenance
Grass run - headwaters to Marion Melmore road (RM 6.0
						  )
+
+
+
+
ECBP ecoregion - channel modification
- Marion Melmore road (RM 6.0 ) to the mouth
+
+
+
+
Gray Eye run
+
+
+
+
West north Robinson run (Sandusky river RM
						  121.19 )
+
+
+
+
East north Robinson run (Sandusky river RM
						  122.09 )
+
+
+
+
Loss creek
+
+
+
+
South fork
+
+
+
+
Paramour creek
+
+
+
+
Westerly creek (Paramour creek RM 1.92 )
+
+
+
+
East Crestline tributary (Paramour creek RM 2.88
						  )
+
+
+
+
PPG tributary (Paramour creek RM 5.13 )
+
+
+
+
Allen run
+
+
+
+
South creek
+
+
+
+
Raccoon creek - at RM 13.1
+
+
+
+
+
PWS intake - Clyde (formerly)
- all other segments
+
+
+
+
Little Raccoon creek
+
+
+
+
Buck creek
+
+
+
+
Pickerel creek
+
+
+
+
Strong creek
*
*
*
*
Fuller creek
*
*
*
*
Little Pickerel creek
+
+
+
+
Inland trout stream
Cold creek - Blue Hole (RM 4.28 ) to confluence with
						  Lake Erie
+
+
+
+
Inland trout stream
- all other segments
*
*
*
*
Cold creek tributaries downstream of Blue Hole
*
*
*
*
Mills creek
+
+
+
+
Caswell ditch (Mills creek RM 3.95 )
+
+
+
+
Snyders ditch - at RMs 5.0 and 5.5
+
*
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification; PWS intakes -
						  Bellevue.
- all other segments
+
+
+
+
HELP ecoregion - channel modification.
Pipe creek
+
+
+
+
Plum brook
*
*
*
*
Sawmill creek
+
+
+
*
SRW = state resource water; WWH = warmwater habitat; EWH =
				exceptional warmwater habitat; MWH = modified warmwater habitat; SSH = seasonal
				salmonid habitat; CWH = coldwater habitat; LRW = limited resource water; PWS =
				public water supply; AWS = agricultural water supply; IWS = industrial water
				supply; BW = bathing water; PCR = primary contact recreation; SCR = secondary
				contact recreation.
Appendix
Figure 1. Sandusky river drainage basin.
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				Appendix