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COOPER RIVER; BENEATH CALHOUN STREET DRAIN (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_SCEG_04) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "COOPER RIVER; BENEATH CALHOUN STREET DRAIN" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_SCEG_04. 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 -79.9248333000 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_SCEG_04" 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

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
Not Assigned 1994 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
Stable Isotopes 1994 - 1994
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOSU_SCEG_04
MonitoringLocationName COOPER RIVER; BENEATH CALHOUN STREET DRAIN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CHARLESTON SC 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE SURFACE WATER/SEDIMENT SAMPLING SITE (SW13/SD13 IN REPORT) IS LOCATED AT THE COOPER RIVER IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE CALHOUN STREET DRAIN OUTFALL AND IS INSIDE OF THE FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. THE DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY FLUOR DANIEL GTI OF PITTSBURGH PA; "DRAFT FINAL REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT FOR THE CALHOUN PARK AREA SITE; CHARLESTON; SOUTH CAROLINA;" (PROJECT NUMBER 0100301171205) SEPTEMBER 1996. THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.; THE CITY OF CHARLESTON; AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON IN ORDER TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONSENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND TO CREATE A BASELINE RISK ASSESSMENT TO QUANTIFY RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516)*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 03050201
LatitudeMeasure 32.7905000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.9248333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET