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EDISTO RIVER NEAR COTTAGEVILLE,SC (USGS-02174175) 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 "EDISTO RIVER NEAR COTTAGEVILLE,SC" and has the identifier USGS-02174175. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2062 sq mi.

This site is located in Colleton County County, South Carolina at 33.05461187000000 degrees latitude and -80.4492661000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02174175" 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 2005 - 2009
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2004 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2004 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2004 - 2008
Information 1995 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1995 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 1997
Nutrient 1995 - 2009
Organics, Other 1995 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 1997
Physical 2002 - 2009
Radiochemical 1995 - 1997
Sediment 1995 - 1995
Stable Isotopes 2008 - 2009
*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-02174175
MonitoringLocationName EDISTO RIVER NEAR COTTAGEVILLE,SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050206
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2062
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.05461187000000
LongitudeMeasure -80.4492661000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 029
ProviderName NWIS