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Water-Year Summary for Site 02172020

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Max.,Mean,Min.)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Mean,Min.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02172020 WEST BRANCH COOPER RIVER AT PIMLICO NEAR MONCKS CORNER, SC
LOCATION - Lat 33°05'36", long 79°56'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Berkeley County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050201, at Pimlico on right bank, 1.1 mi upstream from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2.1 mi downstream from Molly Branch, 7.8 mi southwest of Moncks Corner, and at mile 35.4.
DRAINAGE AREA -  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 10.14 ft below NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 18, 1983, at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 5.19 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 17.93 ft, October 4, 2015; minimum gage height, 6.85 ft, Feb. 16, 1991. Gage height affected by tide and regulation from Lake Moultrie (see station 02172000).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1975 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: April 1983 to current year.
pH: April 1983 to September 1993 (discontinued).
WATER TEMPERATURE: August 1975 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: April 1983 to September 1993, January 2004 to May 2005 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.
REMARKS -
For water year 2014, specific conductance records rated excellent except for Oct. 19 to Dec. 3, which are good. For water year 2014, temperature records rated excellent. For water year 2015, specific conductance records rated excellent except for Jan. 23-Mar. 11, which are fair. For water year 2015, temperature records rated excellent. For water year 2016, specific conductance records rated excellent except for May 25-Jun. 27, Jul. 23- Aug. 23, which are good. For water year 2016, temperature records rated excellent except for May 5-May 24, which are good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 334 microsiemens/cm, Sep. 17, 1985; minimum, 40 microsiemens/cm, Sep. 7, 1987.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.5°C, Jul. 21, 1986; minimum, 2.5°C, Jan. 12-13, 1981, Dec. 25, 1989.