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USGS Water Resources of South Carolina

Annual Hydrologic Data Report of South Carolina for WY 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface- Page iii

List of surface-water stations, in downstream order, by which records are published- Page vii

List of ground-water stations for which records are published -Page xii

List of discontinued surface-water-discharge stations-Page xiii

List of discontinued surface-water-quality stations - Page xvii

Introduction - Page 1

Cooperation - Page 2

Summary of hydrologic conditions - Page 3

Precipitation - Page 3

Surface water - Page 3

Streamflow - Page 3

Ground water - Page 4

Definition of terms - Page 6

Downstream order and station numbers - Page 23

Numbering system for wells and miscellaneous sites - Page 24

Special networks and programs - Page 24

Explanation of stage- and water-discharge records - Page 26

Data collection and computation - Page 26

Data presentation - Page 27

Station manuscript - Page 27

Peak discharge greater than base discharge - Page 28

Data table of daily mean values - Page 28

Statistics of monthly mean data - Page 29

Summary statistics - Page 29

Identifying estimated daily discharge - Page 30

Accuracy of field data and computed results- Page 31

Other data records available - Page 31

Explanation of precipitation records - Page 31

Data collection and computation - Page 31

Data presentation- Page 32

Explanation of water-quality records - Page 32

Collection and examination of data - Page 32

Water analysis - Page 32

Surface-water-quality records- Page 33

Classification of records - Page 33

Accuracy of records - Page 33

Arrangement of records - Page 34

On-site measurements and sample collection - Page 34

Water temperature - Page 34

Sediment - Page 34

Laboratory measurements - Page 35

Data presentation - Page 35

Remarks Codes - Page 36

Water-quality control data - Page 36

Blank samples - Page 37

Reference samples - Page 37

Replicate samples - Page 37

Spike samples - Page 38

Explanation of ground-water-level records- Page 38

Site identification numbers - Page 38

Data Collection and Computation - Page 38

Data Presentation - Page 39

Water-level tables- Page 40

Hydrographs- Page 40

Ground-water-quality data - Page 40

Data collection and computation- Page 40

Laboratory measurements - Page 40

Access to USGS water data - Page 41

Publications on Techniques of Water-resources Investigations - Page 42

Surface-water records - Page 55

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites - Page 633

Lakes and Reservoirs in South Carolina - Page 642

Crest-Stage Partial-Record Stations - Page 643

Discharge at Miscellaneous Sites- Page 649

Ground-water records- Page 641

Index- Page 667

ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. Monthly and yearly mean discharges at two long-term representative gaging stations during 2003 water year with the median discharges for the period of record - Page 5
  2. System for numbering wells and miscellaneous sites- Page 24
  3. Map showing location of streams, lakes and basins- Page 47
  4. Map showing location of streamflow gaging stations- Page 48
  5. Map showing location of stage-only stations- Page 49
  6. Map showing location of water-quality stations- Page 50
  7. Map showing location of precipitation stations- Page 51
  8. Map showing location of crest-stage stations- Page 52
  9. Map showing location of ground-water wells- Page 53