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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Microbiological Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-04-08
Nutrient Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Organics, other Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-08-18 2003-08-18
Physical Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-08-18
Sediment Water-quality 2002-10-07 2003-04-08
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 021720713 is associated with a Stream in Charleston County, South Carolina. Water data back to 2002 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
021720713 n/a
Site name
SHEM CREEK NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT, SC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 324846.9 n/a
DMS longitude 0795113.2 n/a
Decimal latitude 32.8132035 n/a
Decimal longitude -79.8534733 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
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
Charleston County 019
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 5 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
South Carolina Coastal 03050202
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
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 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 454513300 n/a