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Colleton River (NARS_WQX-SC05-0047) 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 EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS) (identifier NARS_WQX), has the name "Colleton River" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-SC05-0047. 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 32.3144700000 degrees latitude and -80.8454600000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential" and the accuracy is 100 m.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "NARS_WQX-SC05-0047" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Organics, Other 2005 - 2005
Organics, PCBs 2005 - 2005
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2005
Radiochemical 2005 - 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 NARS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS_WQX-SC05-0047
MonitoringLocationName Colleton River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ALT_NAME="RT052200";RESOURCE="NCA";GIS_CLASS="< 100 SQ.Kilometers";REGION="SOUTHEAST";STRATA_ID="SC05-02";CLASCODE="BASE";VISNUM="1";GIS_REGION="Atlantic Ocean";PROBSITE="Y";PROVINCE="Carolinian";EPA_REG="4";GEO_GRP="East Coast";DEPTH_M="3.94000000953674";Note="See NCCA publications for description of fields stored in this comment field."
HUCEightDigitCode 03050208
LatitudeMeasure 32.3144700000
LongitudeMeasure -80.8454600000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET