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Parris Island (21SCGW-AMB-029) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the SC Dept. of Health Control (identifier 21SCGW), has the name "Parris Island" and has the identifier 21SCGW-AMB-029. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050208.

This site is located in Beaufort County County, South Carolina at 32.3298417 degrees latitude and -80.7078778 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 11 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21SCGW-AMB-029" 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, Major, Metals 1988 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1988 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1988 - 2005
Nutrient 1988 - 2005
Organics, Other 1988 - 2005
Physical 1988 - 2005
Radiochemical 1988 - 2005
*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 21SCGW
OrganizationFormalName SC Dept. of Health Control
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21SCGW-AMB-029
MonitoringLocationName Parris Island
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Middendorf
HUCEightDigitCode 03050208
LatitudeMeasure 32.3298417
LongitudeMeasure -80.7078778
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Carrier Phase Static Relative Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Classical Surveying Techniques
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET