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ASHLEY RIVER SITE #14 (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_TDM_AR14) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "ASHLEY RIVER SITE #14" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_TDM_AR14. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050201.

This site is located in Charleston County County, South Carolina at 32.7890833000 degrees latitude and -79.9671944000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_TDM_AR14" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Organics, Other 1988 - 1988
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_TDM_AR14
MonitoringLocationName ASHLEY RIVER SITE #14
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CHARLESTON SC 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE SEDIMENT SAMPLING STATION IS LOCATED AT THE ASHLEY RIVER AND IS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY THOMAS D. MATHEWS OF THE MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN CHARLESTON SC; "METALS AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR ESTUARY; SOUTH CAROLINA;" AND WERE ALSO PUBLISHED AS CHAPTER 11 IN "A PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHARLESTON HARBOR ESTUARINE SYSTEM." THE STUDY WAS FUNDED UNDER GRANT #NA87AADCZ 068 THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL; AND WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO "TARGET SEDIMENT SAMPLES AS LONGTERM INDICATORS OF POLLUTION" AND TO DOCUMENT ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS OF METALS AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS TO THE ESTUARY. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY/SOLIDS
HUCEightDigitCode 03050201
LatitudeMeasure 32.7890833000
LongitudeMeasure -79.9671944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET