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BROAD RIVER NEAR CARLISLE, SC (USGS-02156500) 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 CARLISLE, SC" and has the identifier USGS-02156500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050106. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2780 sq mi.

This site is located in Union County County, South Carolina at 34.59513930000000 degrees latitude and -81.4212089000000 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 289.99 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .05 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02156500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1974 - 1974
Information 1957 - 1960
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1957 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1957 - 1975
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1957 - 1975
Microbiological 1969 - 1973
Nutrient 1957 - 1975
Organics, Other 1969 - 1970
Physical 1957 - 1975
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-02156500
MonitoringLocationName BROAD RIVER NEAR CARLISLE, SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050106
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2780
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 34.59513930000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.4212089000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 289.99
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .05
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 087
ProviderName NWIS