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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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COOPER RIVER AT MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_GEL_S1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "COOPER RIVER AT MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_GEL_S1. 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 32.7900000000 degrees latitude and -79.9251944000 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_GEL_S1" 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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Not Assigned 1992 - 1992
Organics, BDEs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Other 1992 - 1992
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
Physical 1992 - 1992
Stable Isotopes 1992 - 1992
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_GEL_S1
MonitoringLocationName COOPER RIVER AT MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CHARLESTON SC 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED NEAR THE WEST BANK OF THE COOPER RIVER AT THE MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR AND IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY GENERAL ENGINEERING LABORATORIES "EXPANDED SITE INSPECTION REPORT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHARLESTON HARBOR SITE; CHARLESTON; SOUTH CAROLINA" NOVEMBER 20; 1992. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DATA FOR THE EPA SO THAT THEY COULD EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON THE CHARLESTON HARBOR SITE AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MIGRATION PATHWAYS. FOR INFORMATION ON FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT 1214 MIDDLE STREET; SULLIVANS ISLAND; SC 294829748 (TEL. 8038833123). 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
HUCEightDigitCode 03050201
LatitudeMeasure 32.7900000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.9251944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET