The Four Rivers unit includes Kentucky drainage into the Lower Cumberland, Tennessee, Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
Four Rivers Basin Coordinator - In this unit, the Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation and Development Foundation provides the services of a part-time basin coordinator, with funding from the Kentucky Division of Water.
Jackson Purchase RC&D
2715 Olivet Church Road
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone: 270-933-1317
Focus Watershed Information - The focus watersheds are watersheds selected by the Watershed Steering Committee as areas for focused restoration and protection efforts and resources.
- Background Information: This link provides a summary of issues and information for this focus watershed.
- Updates and status reports: The links below are summaries of reports provided to the Watershed Steering Committee on status and other information related to activities in the focus watersheds.
Upper Cumberland Four Rivers Basin Status Report (March 2000) - The status report, published in March 2000, was produced as part of Kentucky's Watershed Management Framework.
2000 - 2001 Strategic Monitoring Plan Upper Cumberland and Four Rivers Basins - This document represents the effort to plan and coordinate strategic monitoring for the basin management unit during months nine to 21.
Watershed Viewer - Links to a clickable basin map. More detailed information is revealed by "zooming" into the map (with the "magnifying glass"). "Identify HUC11" produces links, at the bottom of the map, to a table and narrative information about each subwatershed.
Priority Watersheds, 2002 - Description of the rationale behind the Four Rivers Basin Team's selection of priority watersheds in the unit's first Watershed Management Framework cycle.
Assessment Report, 2002 - An introduction and overview of the Four Rivers region watershed.
Volunteer Monitoring Connection
- Four Rivers Watershed Watch - Volunteer organization focused on water quality monitoring and improvement efforts in the Four Rivers basin
- Water Watch - Volunteers protecting Kentucky waterways.
Assessments
- List of impaired waters of Kentucky (303d List) - Pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, the state of Kentucky has developed a list of waterbodies presently not supporting designated uses as required by 40 CFR 130.7(b)(4) and needing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development. (PDF document)
Local Watershed Activities
- Red River Watershed Association - The mission of the Red River Watershed Association is to enhance and protect the quality and quantity of water in the creeks and streams of our area through activities that educate, promote community cooperation and encourage responsible stewardship.
- Rhonda Ellis, Executive Director
- Jim Pascoe, President - jim@redriverwatershed.org
- Susan Menees, Vice President - Kentucky
- Renee Wray-Davis, Vice President - Tennessee
- Edison Guthrie, Secretary/Treasurer
Other Four Rivers Basin Web Sites
- Cumberland River Compact - A unique nonprofit group that believes it is possible to have both a strong economy and a healthy environment. The compact is made up of businesses, individuals, community organizations and agencies working in the Cumberland River watershed ("the boot").
