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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1958-03-29 2015-10-05
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1958-03-29 1960-06-23
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1958-03-29 1972-07-25
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1958-03-29 1960-06-23
Microbiological Water-quality 1971-11-26 1972-07-25
Nutrient Water-quality 1958-03-29 1960-06-23
Organics, other Water-quality 2015-10-05 2015-10-05
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2015-10-05 2015-10-05
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1896-10-01 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 1897-02-07 2023-04-30
n/a Site Visits 1980-11-04 2024-10-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02161000 is associated with a Stream in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1896 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02161000 n/a
Site name
BROAD RIVER AT ALSTON, SC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 341435 n/a
DMS longitude 0811911 n/a
Decimal latitude 34.24320335 n/a
Decimal longitude -81.319541 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS). R
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
South Carolina 45
State
South Carolina 45
County
Fairfield County 039
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 211.26 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .05 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower Broad 03050106
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
4790 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 454500100 n/a

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