USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02172000 LAKE MOULTRIE NEAR PINOPOLIS, SC
LOCATION - Lat 33°14'40", long 79°59'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Berkeley County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050201, at powerplant 0.7 mi upstream from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 mi northeast of Pinopolis.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1941 to current year. Prior to October 1942, published as Pinopolis Reservoir. Records of contents at end of month published for water years prior to 1964 were computed from elevations 0.25 ft too high. Records of change in contents published for the same period are slightly in error. Prior to October 2005, midnight readings and month-end contents were published.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority). Prior to May 16, 1942, and Feb. 25 to Dec. 14, 1970, nonrecording gage, and May 17, 1942 to Sep. 30, 1963, recording gage at same site at datum 0.25 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 79.36 ft, Oct. 8, 2016; minimum elevation, 58.52 ft, Dec. 21, 1951.