RICHLAND CREEK WATERSHED
| Located along the Alabama border, the Richland Creek watershed includes parts of Giles, Lawrence and Marshall Counties in Tennessee and drains 718 square miles before emptying into the Elk River. Much of the land is used for agriculture, including row crops and pasture. |
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| NSQ = Natural/Scenic Quality RF = Recreational Fishing |
RB = Recreational Boating WQ = Water Quality |
STREAM DESCRIPTION
Assessment Maps
| Stream | NSQ | RB | RF | WQ |
| AGNEW CREEK | 3 | 3 | ||
| ANDERSON CREEK | 2 | |||
| BIG CREEK | 3 | 2,3 | 1 | |
| BIRCH BRANCH CREEK | 3 | |||
| BLUE CREEK | 2 | |||
| BROWNLOW CREEK | 2 | |||
| BUCHANAN CREEK | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| CHOATE CREEK | 3 | |||
| CLEAR FORK EAST FORK SUGAR CREEK | 3 | |||
| DRY CREEK | 3 | |||
| DRY WEAKLEY CREEK | 2 | 1 | ||
| EAST FORK SHOAL CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| EAST FORK SUGAR CREEK | 3 | 2 | ||
| ELK RIVER | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| FACTORY CREEK | 2 | |||
| HAMS CREEK | 2 | |||
| HURRICANE CREEK | 3 | |||
| LEATHERWOOD CREEK | 3 | |||
| LONG BRANCH CLEAR FORK | 3 | |||
| LYNN CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| PIGEON ROOST CREEK | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| POLE BRIDGE BRANCH CREEK | 3 | |||
| PROSSER CREEK | 3 | |||
| RICHLAND CREEK | 2,3 | 3 | 1,3 | |
| ROBERTSON FORK RICHLAND CREEK | 2 | 1 | ||
| SHANNON CREEK | 3 | |||
| SHOAL CREEK | 1 | |||
| SOUTH FORK BLUE CREEK | 2 | |||
| SUGAR CREEK | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| WEAKLEY CREEK | 3 | 1,3 | ||
| WEST FORK SHOAL CREEK | 3 | 1 | ||
| WEST FORK SUGAR CREEK | 3 | 2 | ||
| WEST WEAKLEY CREEK | 2 | 3 | ||
| YOKLEY CREEK | 3 | 1 |
Water attracts us on every scale from sea to garden pools. In any landscape it is a magnet which draws us. -Nan Fairbrother
