Lower James Watershed

General Information about the Holston Watershed

Public Health Advisories and Aquatic Life Concerns

General Information about the Holston Watershed (From September 2006 305(b) Report, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality)

The Holston Watershed flows southwest to the Tennessee River in Tennessee. They eventually empty into the Gulf of Mexica via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This Basin spans three physiographic provinces: the Cumberland Plateau, Valley and Ridge, and the Blue Ridge. The Cumberland Plateau is characterized as rugged, with mountainous terrain and steep valleys. The Valley and Ridge Province consists of parallel valleys and ridges running northeast to southwest. The Blue Ridge Province is more plateau-like, with no single, prominent ridge. Approximately 48% of the Basin is forested with cropland and pasture making up 39.7%.

Public Health Advisories and Aquatic Life Concerns (From September 2006 305(b) Report, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality)

North Fork Holston River	Mercury	Entire Stretch of River	Mercury levels in fish are above FDA Action Levels. Consumption of Fish from this River is prohibited. Catch and Release is allowed. Contact your local health department for more information.
Beaver Creek	PCB	from the Beaver Creek Lake Dam downstream to the Virginia/Tennessee state line in Bristol	The advisory recommends not eating any carp, largemouth bass or smallmouth bass and eating no more than one eight ounce meal per month of any other fish taken from the advisory area. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children should not eat any fish taken from these waters.

Groups Active In Your Basin

If your group is active in this watershed and you would like your information posted (contact person, activities, sites you monitor, stories, etc), please e-mail Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or call (804) 615-5036.

Holston River Monitors
contact:
Brian Schmidt
540-646-2892
bschmidt@smyth.net

Data From Your Basin

Use the link above to take you to the VA SOS Monitoring Results Page.

For older data sets or different data format (such as an excel spreadsheet) please contact Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or (804) 615-5036

If you collected data through 2001 and you can't find it here,
please contact Stacey Brown at stacey at vasos.org or (804) 615-5036.