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Paddy 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.
Paddy Creek in the Upper Catawba basin is tracked by the state as a single assessed stretch (most recent cycle: 2022). Below is every designated-use determination on record — and what hasn't been assessed.
Designated uses
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)
NC11-28
What the record doesn’t establish
- Whether Paddy Creek is safe for swimming — the state hasn't assessed it for recreation here.
- Whether fish caught in Paddy 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 Paddy Creek?
The state has not rated Paddy Creek for swimming — that's a gap in the record, not a clean result.
Can you eat fish caught in Paddy Creek?
The state has not rated Paddy Creek for fish consumption — unknown, not clean.
How current is this assessment?
The most recent reporting cycle on record is 2022. 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
| Dataset | Agency version | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| EPA/state ATTAINS waterway assessments | ATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS snapshot (gispub.epa.gov) | 2026-08-15 |
| ATTAINS waterway geometry | ATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS lines + areas (gispub.epa.gov) | 2026-08-16 |
| USGS watershed boundaries | USGS WBD via National Map MapServer | 2026-08-15 |
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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