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BROAD RIVER NEAR GAFFNEY, SC (USGS-02153500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS South Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SC), has the name "BROAD RIVER NEAR GAFFNEY, SC" and has the identifier USGS-02153500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050105. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1490 sq mi.

This site is located in Cherokee County County, South Carolina at 35.08901789000000 degrees latitude and -81.5720384000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 537.54 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02153500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1957 - 1961
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1957 - 1961
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1957 - 1973
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1957 - 1970
Microbiological 1969 - 1973
Nutrient 1957 - 1971
Organics, Other 1969 - 1970
Physical 1957 - 1973
Radiochemical 1969 - 1970
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-SC
OrganizationFormalName USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02153500
MonitoringLocationName BROAD RIVER NEAR GAFFNEY, SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1490
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 35.08901789000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5720384000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 537.54
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 021
ProviderName NWIS