Stream / River · Oconee
Howard Creek
Official trout-water information for Howard Creek in Oconee, South Carolina.
Source context
What the records establish
SCDNR's published trout guide documents this water. Guide species and access descriptions are reference context, not a current survey, stocking schedule, or guarantee of access.
SCDES water-quality classification ORW(TPGT): That portion of the creek from its headwaters to 0.3 mile below S.C. Hwy 130 above the flow augmentation system at the Bad Creek pumped storage station dam. This is reach-specific environmental protection, not proof of current stocking or public access. Parentheses in ORW classes identify the previous class.
SCDES water-quality classification TN: That portion of the creek from just above the flow augmentation system at the Bad Creek pumped storage station dam to Devils Fork. This is reach-specific environmental protection, not proof of current stocking or public access. Parentheses in ORW classes identify the previous class.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 34.99264, -83.02682
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
3 documented reaches
Howard Creek (from confluence with Corbin Creek upstream to confluence with Limberpole Creek)
Classification: Published trout regulations
That portion of the creek from its headwaters to 0.3 mile below S.C. Hwy 130 above the flow augmentation system at the Bad Creek pumped storage station dam
Classification: Water-quality class ORW(TPGT)
That portion of the creek from just above the flow augmentation system at the Bad Creek pumped storage station dam to Devils Fork
Classification: Water-quality class TN
Access evidence
1 matched record
Howard Creek and Limberpole Creek Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Restrictions
Size: Any length; daily possession: Nov. 1 - May 14: Catch and Release only; bait and tackle: Unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except single hook artificial lures. | Size: Any length; daily possession: May 15 - Oct. 31: 5; bait and tackle: None