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Bogard Creek: what state assessments show

No failing determinations on record for the uses assessed.

That covers what the state assessed — not what it hasn't.

Bogard Creek in the Pigeon basin is tracked by the state as a single assessed stretch (most recent cycle: 2024). Below is every designated-use determination on record — and what hasn't been assessed.

Designated uses

Swimming & recreation

Never assessed — condition unknown

Is it safe to swim here?

Aquatic life

Supports healthy aquatic life

Can fish and aquatic insects live here?

A use the state didn't report is omitted rather than shown as passing. "Never assessed" means unknown — never clean.

Assessed stretches

One assessment unit covers this waterway here.

Assessment unit IDs (1)

TN06010106004_1100

What the record doesn’t establish

  • Whether Bogard Creek is safe for swimming — the state hasn't assessed it for recreation here.
  • Whether fish caught in Bogard Creek are safe to eat — no fish-consumption assessment on record here.
  • What today's water looks like — assessments are determinations made on multi-year cycles, not live measurements.

Common questions

Is it safe to swim in Bogard Creek?

The state has not rated Bogard Creek for swimming — that's a gap in the record, not a clean result.

Can you eat fish caught in Bogard Creek?

The state has not rated Bogard Creek for fish consumption — unknown, not clean.

How current is this assessment?

The most recent reporting cycle on record is 2024. States assess waters under the Clean Water Act on multi-year cycles, so conditions can change between assessments. The sources table shows when this snapshot was retrieved.

Sources

DatasetAgency versionRetrieved
EPA/state ATTAINS waterway assessmentsATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS snapshot (gispub.epa.gov)2026-08-15
ATTAINS waterway geometryATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS lines + areas (gispub.epa.gov)2026-08-16
USGS watershed boundariesUSGS WBD via National Map MapServer2026-08-15

Records lag their agencies' refresh cycles — a recent change may not appear yet. Absence from a dataset is absence of a record, never evidence that water is clean.

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