Sec. 898.2. Definitions and conditions

The several terms, words or phrases hereinafter mentioned shall be construed as follows:

(a) Item No.

In table I an item number is assigned to each specifically designated waters or portions thereof.

(b) Waters Index Number as appearing in table I shall mean that number or abbreviation which has been assigned to any specifically designated waters or portions thereof for the purpose of identification.

(1) The numbering or index system used to identify specific waters of New York State was adapted from that used by the New York State Conservation Department in its biological survey series of reports on watersheds of the State. The primary waters of a drainage basin, such as rivers or large lakes are usually referred to by name or an abbreviation. Tributaries of primary waters are consecutively numbered progressing upstream from the mouth. Ponds and lakes are numbered consecutively as they are encountered, such numbers being preceded by the letter P. Tributaries of such lakes and ponds are numbered consecutively as they enter, progressing clockwise around the lake or pond from its outlet or mouth. When isolated lakes and ponds are referenced by a waters index number, it is merely for convenience of their identification and location within a subdrainage basin, and it is not necessarily indicative of their being tributary to any waters to which no surface connection is shown on the reference maps.

(2) This system was applied to the basin under consideration by the Conservation Department in its biological survey of the Finger Lakes watershed and has been closely followed in connection with the identification of the waters with the following exceptions: Some of the stream numbers do not run consecutively due to the omission of streams originally shown in older maps employed by the Conservation Department at the time of its survey, but not shown on newer maps reproduced herein. Conversely, a few streams not shown on the older maps but appearing on the newer maps are designated by the letters a, b, c, etc.

(3) The system as applied to the identification of waters in the Finger Lakes drainage basin may be illustrated as follows:

Waters Index Number	Name	Explanation
Ont. 66-12	Seneca River	From south, Seneca River converges with Oneida River at Three Rivers (H), to form Oswego River (section 897.6).
Ont. 66-12-52	Clyde River	Enters Seneca River from west in the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge (map J-13nw).
Ont. 66-12-52-23	Ganargua Creek (south)	Enters Barge Canal-Clyde River from south 0.1 mile east and 0.6 mile north of Village of Palmyra lines, respectively (map I-11sw).
Ont. 66-12-52-23-33	Trap Brook	Enters Ganargue Creek from south and west between tribs. 33a and 34 (map I-10se).
Ont. 66-12-52-23-33-1	Trib. of Trap Brook	1st trib. to enter Trap Brook from south (map I-10se).

(c) The abbreviations trib., tribs., subtrib. and subtribs. indicating tributary, tributaries, subtributary and subtributaries, respectively, shall mean any stream, lake, pond or other body of surface water which flows into any other stream, lake, pond or other body of surface water. Where no tributaries or subtributaries are mentioned, the specifically designated waters shall include only the stream, lake, pond or other body of surface water referenced by such waters index number; where tributaries or subtributaries are mentioned after the waters index number, the specifically designated waters shall include the stream, lake, pond or other body of surface water referenced by such waters index number and all tributaries and subtributaries thereof, which are shown on the reference maps, unless exceptions are expressly stated.

(d) Name as appearing in table I shall mean the name, if any, by which the specifically designated waters are generally known and which may appear on the reference maps. In cases of specifically designated waters which have no name, the named tributary to which the unnamed waters are tributary is indicated as far as possible.

(e) Description as appearing in table I shall mean a brief indication as to the location of the specifically designated waters. Entries may include designations of segments or sections of waters to which a particular assignment of a class and standards shall apply. Entries may also include any useful information pertinent to the classification and standards.

(f) Map Ref. No. as appearing in table I means map reference number and indicates one or more of the following numbered maps reproduced herein completely, or in part, on which the specifically designated waters and their index numbers are shown. The following maps were produced from original maps which may be procured through the Washington Distribution Section, Geological Survey.

Map. Ref. No.	Name of quadrangle	Published by	Edition
H-10nw	Webster	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-10ne	Ontario	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-10sw	Fairport	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-10se	Macedon	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
H-11nw	Williamson	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-11ne	Sodus	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-11sw	Palmyra	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-11se	Newark	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
H-12nw	Rose	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
H-12ne	Wolcott	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
H-12sw	Lyons	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
H-12se	Savannah	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
H-13nw	Red Creek	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
H-13ne	Cato	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
H-13sw	Montezuma	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
H-13se	Weedsport	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
H-14sw	Jordan	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-10nw	Victor	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
J-10ne	Canandaigua	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
J-10sw	Bristol Center	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
J-10se	Canandaigua Lake	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
J-11nw	Clifton Springs	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
J-11ne	Phelps	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
J-11sw	Rushville	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
J-11se	Stanley	U.S. Geological Survey	1952
J-12nw	Geneva North	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-12ne	Seneca Falls	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
J-12sw	Geneva South	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-12se	Romulus	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-13nw	Cayuga	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-13ne	Auburn	U.S. Geological Survey	1946
J-13sw	Union Springs	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-13se	Scipio	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-14nw	Skaneateles	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
J-14sw	Owasco	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
J-14se	Spafford	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-10nw	Bristol Springs	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
K-10ne	Middlesex	U.S. Geological Survey	1942
K-10sw	Naples	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
K-10se	Prattsburg	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
K-11nw	Potter	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
K-11ne	Penn Yan	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
K-11sw	Pulteney	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1942
K-11se	Keuka Lake	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-12nw	Dresden	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
K-12ne	Ovid	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-12sw	Dundee	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-12se	Lodi	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-13nw	Sheldrake	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-13ne	Genoa	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-13sw	Trumansburg	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-13se	Ludlowville	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-14nw	Moravia	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-14ne	Sempronius	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
K-14sw	West Groton	U.S. Geological Survey	1943
K-14se	Groton	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1943
K-15sw	Cortland	Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army	1944
L-10ne	Rheims	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-10se	Bath	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-11nw	Hammondsport	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-11ne	Wayne	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-11sw	Savona	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-11se	Bradford	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-12nw	Reading Center	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-12ne	Burdett	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-12sw	Beaver Dams	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
L-12se	Montour Falls	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-13nw	Mecklenburg	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-13ne	Ithaca West	U.S. Geological Survey	1949
L-13sw	Alpine	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-13se	West Danby	U.S. Geological Survey	1950
L-14nw	Ithaca East	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
L-14ne	Dryden	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
L-14sw	Willseyville	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
L-14se	Speedsville	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
L-15nw	Harford	U.S. Geological Survey	1951
M-12nw	Big Flats	U.S. Geological Survey	1953
M-12ne	Horseheads	U.S. Geological Survey	1953

(g) Class as appearing in table I, and denoted by the letters AA, A, B, C, or D opposite each specifically designated waters, shall mean class AA, A, B, C, or D as the case may be, as set forth in Part 701, supra.

(h) Standards as appearing in table I, and denoted by the letters AA, A, B, C, or D opposite each specifically designated waters shall mean the standards of quality and purity established for class AA, A, B, C, or D as the case may be, as set forth in Part 701, supra. The symbol (T) appearing after any standard designation shall mean that the designated waters are trout waters and that the dissolved oxygen specification for trout waters shall apply thereto. The symbol (TS) after any standard designation shall mean that the designated waters are suitable for trout spawning and that the dissolved oxygen specification for trout spawning waters shall apply thereto.

(i) The term trout as used in this Part means any fish in the following genera: "Coregonus", "Oncorhynchus", "Prosopium", "Salmo", "Salvelinus" and "Thymallus".

(j) All streams or other bodies of water which appear as lines to indicate natural waters on the reference maps herein, and which are not specifically designated in table I, shall be assigned the same classes and standards of quality and purity as specifically designated waters to which they are directly tributary.

(k) All streams or other bodies of water which are not shown on the reference maps herein shall be assigned to class D, as set forth in Part 701, supra, except that any continuous flowing natural stream which is not shown on the reference maps shall have the same classification and assigned standards as the waters to which it is directly tributary.

(l) The Finger Lakes drainage basin shall be deemed to include the following areas: All lands and water areas, the natural surface water drainage from which is directly or indirectly tributary to the Finger Lakes.

(m) Notwithstanding the items indicated in table I which, in some instances, indicate assignment of classifications for waters contained within the boundaries of the State-owned forest preserve lands and, therefore, controlled under the provisions of the State Constitution and the Conservation Law, such waters are hereby excluded from classification to the extent that any part of such waters may be located within the boundaries of the State-owned forest preserve land. All waters within 100 feet of the boundaries of the State-owned forest preserve lands shall have a classification of A and be governed by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Water Pollution Control Board.