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COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER NEAR HAMPTON, SC (USGS-02176500) 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 "COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER NEAR HAMPTON, SC" and has the identifier USGS-02176500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050208. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 203 sq mi.

This site is located in Hampton County County, South Carolina at 32.83627770000000 degrees latitude and -81.1317718000000 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 46.26 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .03 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-02176500" 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 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1980
Information 1958 - 1958
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1958 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1958 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1958 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1986
Microbiological 1970 - 1986
Nutrient 1958 - 1986
Organics, Other 1974 - 1981
Physical 1958 - 1986
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1974 - 1986
*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-02176500
MonitoringLocationName COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER NEAR HAMPTON, SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050208
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 32.83627770000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.1317718000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 46.26
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .03
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 049
ProviderName NWIS