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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 SOUTH OF LUDEN'S PIER (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_GEL_SED1) 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 SOUTH OF LUDEN'S PIER" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_GEL_SED1. 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 32.7906667000 degrees latitude and -79.9248889000 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_SED1" 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 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Organics, BDEs 1994 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Organics, PCBs 1994 - 1994
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
Stable Isotopes 1994 - 1994
*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_SED1
MonitoringLocationName COOPER RIVER SOUTH OF LUDEN'S PIER
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CHARLESTON SC 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE WEST BANK OF THE COOPER RIVER SOUTH OF LUDEN'S PIER IN CHARLESTON. THE SITE IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY GENERAL ENGINEERING LABORATORIES IN SEPTEMBER OF 1994 AS REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A DREDGING PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED CONCORD STREET TOUR BOAT FACILITY DREDGING PROJECT. FOR INFORMATION ON FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT 1214 MIDDLE STREET; SULLIVANS ISLAND SC 294829748 (TEL. 8438833123). 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 32.7906667000
LongitudeMeasure -79.9248889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET