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RT-00523 (21SC60WQ_WQX-RT-00523) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This estuary site, maintained by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (identifier 21SC60WQ_WQX), has the name "RT-00523" and has the identifier 21SC60WQ_WQX-RT-00523. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050206.

This site is located in Colleton County County, South Carolina at 32.5043972200 degrees latitude and -80.3056319400 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "21SC60WQ_WQX-RT-00523" 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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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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2022
Information 2000 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2022 - 2022
Microbiological 2000 - 2022
Nutrient 2003 - 2022
Physical 2000 - 2022
*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 21SC60WQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21SC60WQ_WQX-RT-00523
MonitoringLocationName RT-00523
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Empty Test Description
HUCEightDigitCode 03050206
LatitudeMeasure 32.5043972200
LongitudeMeasure -80.3056319400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET