USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
021720710 COOPER R AT CUSTOMS HOUSE AUX AT CHARLESTON, SC
LOCATION - Lat 32°46'50.7", long 79°55'25.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Charleston County, SC, Hydrologic Unit 03050201, at South Carolina Ports Authority dock, 0.25 mi east of Customs House, and at mile 0.6.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Specific conductance records for the bottom location for the period of December 01, 2016, to May 09, 2017, were revised on February 28, 2018. There were issues with the corrections that had been applied and the data was inadvertently set to "Approved" before the data had been reviewed.
The station name was changed on Aug. 31, 2023, which was originally COOPER RIV AT CUSTOMS HOUSE (AUX) AT CHARLESTON, SC.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to current year.
GAGE - Data collection platform. Datum of gage is 18.10 ft below NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height 24.76 ft, Sept. 11, 2017; minimum gage height, 10.89 ft, Mar. 13, 1993.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1987 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (TOP): October 1986 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (BOTTOM): October 1986 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE (TOP): March 1993 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE (BOTTOM): March 1993 to September 1994 (discontinued).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (TOP): March 1993 to September 1995 (discontinued).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (BOTTOM): March 1993 to September 1994 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality multiprobe and data collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (TOP): Maximum, 57,600 microsiemens, Nov. 6, 2001; minimum, 6,520 microsiemens, Sep. 6, 1987.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (BOTTOM): Maximum, 64,300 microsiemens, May 5, 1989; minimum, 11,400 microsiemens, Sep. 7, 1987.
WATER TEMPERATURE (TOP): Maximum, 32.5 C, Aug. 1, 1993, Aug. 1, 1999, Aug. 14, 2023; minimum, 5.0 C, Jan. 8, 2018.
WATER TEMPERATURE (BOTTOM): Maximum, 32.0 C, Aug 14, 2023; minimum, 5.5 C, Jan. 22, 23, 1994.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (TOP): Maximum, 15.3 mg/L, Feb. 10, 1994; minimum, 3.6 mg/L, June 15, 1993.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (BOTTOM): Maximum, 13.3 mg/L, Jan. 26, 1994; minimum, 4.0 mg/L, July 22, Aug. 12, 1994.