Fla. Admin. Code R. 62-302.400
CLASS I | Potable Water Supplies |
CLASS I-Treated | Treated Potable Water Supplies |
CLASS II | Shellfish Propagation or Harvesting |
CLASS III | Fish Consumption; Recreation, Propagation and Maintenance of a Healthy, Well-Balanced Population of Fish and Wildlife |
CLASS III-Limited | Fish Consumption; Recreation or Limited Recreation; and/or Propagation and Maintenance of a Limited Population of Fish and Wildlife |
CLASS IV | Agricultural Water Supplies |
CLASS V | Navigation, Utility and Industrial Use |
Class I
Bayou George and Creek - Impoundment to source.
Bear Creek - Impoundment to source.
Big Cedar Creek - Impoundment to source.
Deer Point Impoundment - Dam to source.
Econfina Creek - Upstream of Deer Point Impoundment.
Class II
East Bay and Tributaries - East of U.S. Highway 98 to, but excluding Wetappo Creek.
North Bay and Tributaries - North of U.S. Highway 98 to Deer Point Dam excluding Alligator Bayou and Fanning Bayous north of an east-west line through Channel Marker 3.
West Bay and Tributaries - West of North Bay (line from West Bay Point on the north to Shell Point on the South) except West Bay Creek (northwest of Channel Marker 27C off Goose Point), Crooked Creek (north of a line from Crooked Creek Point to Doyle Point), and Burnt Mill Creek (north of a line from Graze Point to Cedar Point).
Class I
St. Johns River and Tributaries - Lake Washington Dam south through and including Sawgrass Lake, Lake Hellen Blazes, to Indian River County Line.
Class II
All or portions of the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River, Newfound Harbor, Indian River, and Goat, Kid and Trout Creeks, as shown on the maps titled "Class II waters in Brevard County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06390) which are incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Bear Creek.
Econfina Creek.
Class I
Alligator Creek - North and South Prongs from headwaters to the water control structure downstream of SR 765-A.
Port Charlotte Canal System - Surface waters lying upstream of, or directly connected to, Fordham Waterway upstream of Conway Boulevard.
Prairie Creek - DeSoto County Line and headwaters to Shell Creek.
Shell Creek - Headwaters to Hendrickson Dam (east of Myrtle Slough, in Section 20, T40S, R24E).
Class II
Lemon Bay, Placida Harbor, and Tributaries - N. Charlotte County Line south to Gasparilla Sound and bounded on the east by SR 775.
Charlotte Harbor, Myakka River, and Gasparilla Sound - Waters except Peace River upstream from the northeastern point of Myakka Cutoff to the boat ramp in Ponce de Leon Park in south Punta Gorda, Catfish Creek north of N. Lat. 26º50'56'', and Whidden Creek north of N. Lat. 26º 51'15''.
Class II
All coastal waters and tidal creeks within the county, excluding (a) waters landward of the mouths of Bungalou Pass, East Pass, Johns Creek, Trout Creek, and the Cross Florida Barge Canal entrance next to Trout Creek, (b) Crystal River, (c) a portion of the Salt River south of the northern juncture of Salt Creek, and (d) the St. Martins River from its mouth to Greenleaf Bay, all as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in Citrus County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06391) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I-Treated
Marco Lakes, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Collier County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07077) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
Cocohatchee River.
Connecting Waterways - From Wiggins Pass south to Outer Doctors Bay.
Dollar Bay.
Inner and Outer Clam Bay.
Inner and Outer Doctors Bay.
Little Hickory Bay.
Tidal Bays and Passes - Naples Bay and south and easterly through Rookery Bay and the Ten Thousand Islands to the Monroe County Line.
Wiggins Pass.
Class I
Horse Creek - From the northern border of Section 14, Township 38 South, Range 23 East, southward to Peace River, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in DeSoto County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07078) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Prairie Creek - From the headwaters of Prairie Creek to the Charlotte County line, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in DeSoto County, June 2016, " which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I-Treated
Peace River Segment - From the confluence with Horse Creek southward to the southern line of Section 15, Township 39 South, Range 23 East, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in DeSoto County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07078) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
All coastal waters within the county, excluding the mouth of the Suwannee River and its passes, as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in Dixie County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06392) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
Ft. George River and Simpson Creeks - Ft. George Inlet north to Nassau Sound.
Intracoastal Waterway and Tributaries - Confluence of Nassau and Amelia Rivers south to Flashing Marker 73 thence eastward along Ft. George River to Ft. George Inlet and includes Garden Creek.
Nassau River and Creek - From the mouth of Nassau Sound (a line connecting the northeasternmost point of Little Talbot Island to the southeasternmost tip of Amelia Island westerly to a north-south line through Seymore Point).
Pumpkinhill Creek.
Class II
Escambia Bay - Louisville and Nashville Railroad Trestle south to Pensacola Bay (Line from Emanuel Point east northeasterly to Garcon Point).
Pensacola Bay - East of a line connecting Emanuel Point on the north to the south end of the Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. Highway 98).
Santa Rosa Sound - East of a line connecting Gulf Breeze approach to Pensacola Beach (Pensacola Beach Bridge), and Sharp Point with exception of the Navarre Beach area from a north-south line through Channel Marker 106 to Navarre Bridge.
Class II
Matanzas River (Intracoastal Waterway) - N. Flagler County Line south to an east-west line through Fl. Marker 109.
Pellicer Creek.
Class II
All or portions of Alligator Harbor, Apalachicola Bay, East Bay and its tributaries, the coastal waters north of a line from Peninsula Point on Alligator Point to the southeastern tip of Dog Island, Ochlockonee Bay, St. George Sound, and St. Vincent Sound, as shown on the maps titled "Class II waters in Franklin County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06393) which are incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Holman Branch - SR 270-A to source.
Mosquito Creek - U.S. Highway 90 north to Florida State Line.
Quincy Creek - SR 65 to source.
Class I
Lake Okeechobee.
Class I-Treated
Port St. Joe Canal, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Gulf County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07079) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
Indian Lagoon - West of Indian Pass and St. Vincent Sound.
St. Joseph Bay - South of a line from St. Joseph Point due east, excluding an area that is both within an arc 2.9 miles from the center of the mouth of Gulf County Canal and east of a line from St. Joseph Point to the northwest corner of Section 13, Township 8 South, Range 11 West.
Class I
Lake Okeechobee, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hendry County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07080) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I-Treated
Caloosahatchee River Segment - From State Road 29 (Bridge Street) westward to the Lee County line, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treataed Waters in Hendry County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07080) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Cow House Creek - Hillsborough River to source, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hillsborough County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07081) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Hillsborough River - City of Tampa Water Treatment Plant Dam to Flint Creek, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hillsborough County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07081) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I-Treated
Alafia River Segment - From Lithia Pinecrest Road (County Road 640) westward to Bell Shoals Road, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hillsborough County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07081) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Tampa By-Pass Canal Segment - From the control structure S-163 at Cow House Creek to the control structure S-160 (north of State Road 60), and Harney Canal west to Harney Road, as shown on the map titled "Class I and Class I-Treated Waters in Hillsborough County, June 2016, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07081) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
All or portions of Tampa Bay, Old Tampa Bay, and Mobbly Bay, excluding waters in the Tampa Harbor Channel and waters north of SR 580 in Rocky and Double Branch Creeks, as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in Hillsborough County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06394) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
St. Johns River and Tributaries - Brevard County Line south through and including Blue Cypress Lake to SR 60.
Class II
Portions of Indian River, as shown on the maps titled "Class II waters in Indian River County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06395) which are incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Econfina Creek - Bay County to source.
Class II
Coastal Waters - Within the county, excluding the mouth of Aucilla River.
Class I
Caloosahatchee River - E. Lee County Line to South Florida Water Management District Structure 79.
Class II
Charlotte Harbor.
Matanzas Pass, Hurricane Bay, and Hell Peckish (Peckney) Bay - From San Carlos Bay to a line from Estero Island through the southernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Julies Island, northeastward to the southernmost point of land in section 27, T46S, R24E.
Matlacha Pass - Charlotte Harbor to San Carlos Bay.
Pine Island Sound - Charlotte Harbor to San Carlos Bay.
San Carlos Bay - From a line from point Ybel to Bodwitch Point northward to a line from the eastern point at the mouth of Punta Blanca Creek, southeast through the southern point of Big Shell Island to the mainland and westward to Pine Island Sound.
Class II
All coastal waters and tidal creeks in the county, excluding the mouth of the Suwannee River and its passes, portions of Alligator Pass and Cedar Key, and the mouth of the Withlacoochee River, as shown on a map titled "Class II waters in Levy County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06396) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Manatee River - From Rye Bridge Road to the sources thereof, including but not limited to the following tributaries: the East Fork of the Manatee River, the North Fork of the Manatee River, Boggy Creek, Gilley Creek, Poley Branch, Corbit Branch, Little Deep Branch, Fisher Branch, Ft. Crawford Creek, Webb Branch, Clearwater Branch, Craig Branch, and Guthrey Branch.
Lake Evers (Ward Lake) and Braden River - City of Bradenton Water Treatment Dam to SR 675, excluding upland cut irrigation or drainage ditches and including the following tributaries:
Tributary | Upstream Limit(s) | |
a. | Rattlesnake Slough | Lockwood Ridge Road in Section 28, Township 35 South, Range 18 East. |
b. | Cedar Creek | |
West Branch | Whitfield Avenue in Section 27, Township 35 South, Range 18 East. | |
Central Branch | Country Club Way in Section 34, Township 35 South, Range 18 East. | |
East Branch | To a point where an east-west line lying 1, 200 feet south of the section line between Sections 23 and 26 (Township 35 South, Range 18 East) crosses the tributary. | |
c. | Cooper Creek | |
West Branch | (Foley Branch) South Boundary of Section 1, Township 36 South, Range 18 East. | |
East Branch | East Boundary of Section 31, Township 35 South, Range 19 East. | |
d. | Nonsense Creek | To a point where an east-west line lying 800 feet North of the section line between Sections 14 and 23 (Township 35 South, Range 18 East) crosses the creek. |
e. | Hickory Hamock | To a point where an east-west line lying 1, 000 feet South of the section line between Sections 17 and 20 (Township 35 South, Range 19 East) crosses the creek. |
f. | Wolf Slough | East Boundary of Section 16, Township 35 South, Range 19 East. |
g. | Unnamed Tributary 1 | To a point where an east-west line lying 2, 300 feet south of the section line between Sections 21 and 28 (Township 35 South, Range 19 East) crosses the tributary. |
h. | Unnamed Tributary 2 | East Boundary of Section 14, Township 35 South, Range 19 East. |
i. | Unnamed Tributary 3 | West Boundary of Section 25, Township 35 South, Range 19 East. |
j. | Unnamed Tributary 4 | To a point where a north-south line lying 200 feet East of the section line between Sections 23 and 24 (Township 35 South, Range 19 East) crosses the tributary. |
Class II
Gulf and Coastal Waters of Tampa Bay - (Including, but not limited to Terra Ceia Bay, Perico Bayou, Palma Sola Bay, and Sarasota Bay), excluding waters northward of a line from the southern shore of the mouth of Little Redfish Creek northwesterly through the red marker (approximately one nautical mile away) to the county line; Manatee River upstream of a line from Emerson Pt. to Mead Pt.
Gulf Waters - North of 27º31' N. Lat.
Class I
Lake Okeechobee.
Class II
Great Pocket - St. Lucie River to Peck's Lake.
Indian River - N. Martin County Line south to the mouth of St. Lucie Inlet, east of the Intracoastal Waterway Channel centerline.
Loxahatchee River - West of the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge including Southwest, Northwest, and North Forks.
Class II
Monroe County Coastline - From Collier and Dade County Lines southward to and including that part of Florida Bay within Everglades National Park.
Class II
Alligator Creek.
Nassau River and Creek - From the mouth of Nassau Sound (a line connecting the northeasternmost point of Little Talbot Island to the southeasternmost point of Amelia Island) westerly to Seymore Point.
South Amelia River - Nassau River north to a line from the northern shore of the mouth of Alligator Creek to the northernmost shore of Harrison Creek.
Waters between South Amelia River and Alligator Creek.
Class II
Choctawhatchee Bay and Tributaries - From a line from White Point southwesterly through Fl. Light Marker 2 of the Intracoastal Waterway, eastward to the county line, including East Pass.
Rocky Bayou - Choctawhatchee Bay (from a line extending due east from Shirk Point) to Rocky Creek.
Santa Rosa Sound - From a north-south line through Manatee Point west to the Santa Rosa County Line.
Class I
Lake Okeechobee.
Class I
Canal C-18 (freshwater portion).
City of West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area.
Clear Lake, Lake Mangonia, and the waterway connecting them.
Lake Okeechobee.
M-Canal - L-8 to Lake Mangonia.
Class II
Canal C-18 - Salinity barrier to Loxahatchee River.
Loxahatchee River - Upstream of Florida East Coast railroad bridge including Southwest, Northwest, and North Forks.
Class II
Old Tampa Bay, Mobbly Bay and Tampa Bay - South and westward to Sunshine Skyway (SR 55), except Safety Harbor north of an east-west line through Phillipi Point.
Tampa Bay and Gulf waters - West of Sunshine Skyway (SR 55), excluding waters north of SR 682 and waters that are both west of Pinellas Bayway and north of an east-west line through the southernmost point of Pine Key.
Class II
Guano River and Tributaries - From Guano Lake Dam south to Tolomato River.
Matanzas River, Intracoastal Waterway and Tributaries, excluding Treasure Beach Canal System - From Intracoastal Waterway Marker number 29, south to Flagler County Line.
Pellicer Creek.
Salt Run - Waters south of an east-west line connecting Lighthouse Park boat ramp with Conch Island.
Tolomato River (North River) and Tributaries - From a line connecting Spanish Landing to Booth Landing, south to an east-west line through Intracoastal Waterway Marker number 55.
Class II
Portions of Indian River, as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in St. Lucie County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06397) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
Blackwater Bay - From a line connecting Robinson's Point to Broad River south to East Bay (line due west from Escribano Point).
East Bay and Tributaries - Blackwater Bay (line due west from Escribano Point) southerly to Pensacola Bay (line from Garcon Point on the north to Redfish Point on the south).
Escambia Bay - Louisville and Nashville Railroad Trestle south to Pensacola Bay (Line from Emanuel Point east northeasterly to Garcon Point).
Pensacola Bay - East of a line connecting Emanuel Point on the north to the south end of the Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. Highway 98).
Santa Rosa Sound - From a line connecting Gulf Breeze approach to Pensacola Beach, (Pensacola Beach Bridge), and Sharp Point, east to Santa Rosa/Okaloosa County line with exception of the Navarre Beach area from a north-south line through Channel Marker 106 eastward to Navarre Beach Toll Road.
Class I
Big Slough Canal - South to U.S. 41.
Cooper Creek (Foley Branch) upstream to the South boundary of Section 1, Township 36 South, Range 18 East.
Myakka River - From the Manatee County line southwesterly through Upper and Lower Myakka Lakes to Manhattan Farms (north line of Section 6 T39S, R20E).
Class II
Lemon Bay - From a line eastward from the northern shore of the mouth of Forked Creek south to Charlotte County Line.
Myakka River - From the western line of section 35, T39S, R20E south to Charlotte County Line.
Sarasota Bay - West of the Intracoastal Waterway Channel centerline.
Class V
Fenholloway River. Repealed effective December 31, 1997.
Class II
All or portions of Indian River North, Indian River Lagoon, and Mosquito Lagoon, as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in Volusia County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06398) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class II
Coastal Waters and Tributaries - From Jefferson County Line westward with the exception of Spring Creek and the portion of King Bay (Dickerson Bay) west and north of a line from the westernmost tip of Porter Island south to Hungry Point, and Walker Creek north of a line from Live Oak Point southwest across the Creek to the closest tip of Shell Point.
Class II
Portions of Choctawhatchee Bay and its tributaries, as shown on the map titled "Class II waters in Walton County, November 2015, " (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06399) which is incorporated by reference herein.
Class I
Econfina Creek.
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-302.400
Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.088, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804 FS. Law Implemented 403.021(11), 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.182, 403.502, 403.504, 403.702, 403.708 FS.
Formerly 28-5.06, 17-3.06, Amended and Renumbered 3-1-79, Amended 1-1-83, 2-1-83, Formerly 17-3.081, Amended 4-25-93, Formerly 17-302.400, Amended 12-26-96, 8-24-00, 12-7-06, 8-5-10, 8-1-13, 2-17-16, 11-17-16.