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SANTEE RIVER NEAR PINEVILLE, SC (USGS-02171500) 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 "SANTEE RIVER NEAR PINEVILLE, SC" and has the identifier USGS-02171500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050112. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 14700 sq mi.

This site is located in Berkeley County County, South Carolina at 33.45377778000000 degrees latitude and -80.1413611000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 21.96 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .07 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-02171500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1974 - 1977
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1976
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1977
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1977
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1977
Information 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1966 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1966 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1966 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1977
Microbiological 1969 - 1977
Nutrient 1966 - 1977
Organics, Other 1966 - 1977
Organics, PCBs 1974 - 1974
Organics, Pesticide 1974 - 1974
Physical 1966 - 1978
Radiochemical 1968 - 1979
Sediment 1967 - 1977
*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-02171500
MonitoringLocationName SANTEE RIVER NEAR PINEVILLE, SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050112
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 14700
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.45377778000000
LongitudeMeasure -80.1413611000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 21.96
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .07
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 015
ProviderName NWIS