USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 02172050

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

02172050 COOPER RIVER NEAR GOOSE CREEK, SC

LOCATION - Lat 33°03'27", long 79°56'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Berkeley County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050201, on right bank, 6.2 mi downstream from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge, 7.4 mi upstream from Goose Creek, and at mile 28.5.

DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1981 to current year.

GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 15.43 ft below NAVD of 1988.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 20.31 ft, Sep. 5, 1987 (may have been higher on Oct. 4, 2015 during a period of missing data); Minimum gage height, 8.29 ft., May 22, 1990.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1971 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1970 to current year.
pH: July 1981 to September 1993 (discontinued).
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1970 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 1981 to September 1995, February 2004 to June 2009, August 2009 to September 2009.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.

REMARKS -
For the 2014 water year, specific conductance records rated excellent except for May 15 to July 22, Sep. 20-30, which are rated good. For the 2014 water year, temperature records rated excellent except for Feb. 12 to Mar. 24, which are fair. For the 2014 water year, dissolved oxygen records rated good except for Feb. 12 to Mar. 7, which are fair and Apr. 30 to May 14, June 10-27, which are poor. Top and bottom temperature July 1975 to Oct. 1980. For the 2015 water year, specific conductance records rated excellent except for Oct 1-21, Sep. 5-30, which are rated good and Dec. 17-Jan. 22, which are rated fair. For the 2015 water year, temperature records rated excellent. For the 2015 water year, dissolved oxygen records rated fair. For the 2016 water year, specific conductance records rated excellent except for May 25- Jun. 14, Aug 24- Sept. 26, which are rated good. For the 2016 water year, temperature records rated excellent. For the 2016 water year, dissolved oxygen records rated excellent except for May 25- Jun. 14, which are rated good.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 8,520 microsiemens/cm, Sept. 11, 2017; minimum, 30 microsiemens/cm, Sep. 2-4, 1987.
pH: Maximum, 8.5 standard units, Sep. 29, 30, 1981; minimum, 5.3 standard units, May 29, 30, 1993.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.5°C, Aug.1, 2, 1999; minimum, 3.0°C, Jan. 16, 1988.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 15.2 mg/L, Feb. 4, 5, 1994; minimum, 0.0 mg/L, Oct. 2, 7, 8, 1989.