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SCDOT MAINTENANCE YARD OUTFALL NEAR BALLENTINE,SC (USGS-340801081142000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This atmosphere site, maintained by the USGS South Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-SC), has the name "SCDOT MAINTENANCE YARD OUTFALL NEAR BALLENTINE,SC" and has the identifier USGS-340801081142000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050106. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Richland County County, South Carolina at 34.13361110000000 degrees latitude and -81.2388888900000 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 400 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Global Positioning System." is 15 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-340801081142000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 2010 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2010 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2010 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2010 - 2011
Microbiological 2010 - 2011
Nutrient 2010 - 2011
Organics, Other 2010 - 2011
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2011
Organics, Pesticide 2010 - 2011
Physical 2010 - 2011
Sediment 2010 - 2010
Stable Isotopes 2010 - 2011
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-SC
OrganizationFormalName USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-340801081142000
MonitoringLocationName SCDOT MAINTENANCE YARD OUTFALL NEAR BALLENTINE,SC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Atmosphere
HUCEightDigitCode 03050106
LatitudeMeasure 34.13361110000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.2388888900000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 400
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 15
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 079
ProviderName NWIS