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COOPER RIVER NEAR MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_KILLAM_A3) 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 NEAR MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_KILLAM_A3. 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 32.7905000000 degrees latitude and -79.9251111000 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_KILLAM_A3" 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 1995 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 1996
Not Assigned 1995 - 1996
Organics, Other 1995 - 1996
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 1996
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 1996
*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_KILLAM_A3
MonitoringLocationName COOPER RIVER NEAR 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 AT THE COOPER RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF CHARLESTON HARBOR AND IS WITHIN THE FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. THE DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY KILLAM ASSOCIATES; "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REPORT; SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM; CHARLESTON; SOUTH CAROLINA;" MAY 1996. DATA WERE COLLECTED FOR THE CITY OF CHARLESTON TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONTAINMENT PLAN DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE RELEASE OF CONTAMINANTS FROM A KNOWN CONTAMINATED AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM PROJECT. 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 DR. SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 03050201
LatitudeMeasure 32.7905000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.9251111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET