Does not support healthy aquatic life
Can fish and aquatic insects live here?
North Carolina · waterway · Upper Yadkin basin
Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030): what state assessments show
Does not support healthy aquatic life.
Official state determinations under the Clean Water Act — about the waterway, not measurements taken today.
Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) in the Upper Yadkin basin is tracked by the state as 2 separately assessed stretches (most recent cycle: 2022). Below is every designated-use determination on record — and what hasn't been assessed.
Designated uses
Tested, but not enough information to decide
Can this water be used as a drinking-water supply?
A use the state didn't report is omitted rather than shown as passing. "Never assessed" means unknown — never clean.
Listed causes
- chlorophyll-a - aquatic life use support (algal growth)
- ph, high (ph/acidity/caustic conditions)
- temperature
A listed cause names what the assessment found in the water. It is not an attribution to any specific facility or source.
Assessed stretches
The state tracks this waterway as 2 assessment units — a stretch can fail a standard while another meets it.
Assessment unit IDs (2)
NC12-(27.5)a · NC12-(27.5)b
What the record doesn’t establish
- Whether Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) is safe for swimming — the state hasn't assessed it for recreation here.
- Whether fish caught in Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) 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 Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030)?
The state has not rated Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) for swimming — that's a gap in the record, not a clean result.
Can you eat fish caught in Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030)?
The state has not rated Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) for fish consumption — unknown, not clean.
Why is Yadkin River (w. Kerr Scott Reservoir Below Elevation 1030) listed as impaired?
State assessments list: chlorophyll-a - aquatic life use support, ph, high, temperature. A listed cause names the problem the assessment found — it does not attribute it to any specific source.
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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