Quick Link to Real-Time Data (Quick look: Real-time data typically are recorded at 15-60 minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to USGS offices every 1 to 4 hours, depending on the data relay technique used. Recording and transmission times may be more frequent during critical events. Data from real-time sites are relayed to USGS offices via satellite, telephone, and/or radio and are available for viewing within minutes of arrival.
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S.C. Monitoring Networks

The USGS South Carolina Water Science Center continuously monitors surface water, groundwater, and water quality parameters across the state. Monitoring sites are operated in cooperation with various local, State, or Federal agencies.

Surface Water

South Carolina provides real-time water-stage, streamflow and precipitation data at 152 sites across the state.

Groundwater

Over twenty groundwater wells are monitored by the USGS in South Carolina. These wells record data on hourly intervals.

Water Quality

Water-quality conditions are continuously monitored by the USGS at 42 sites across the state of South Carolina

Featured Podcasts and Products

Podcasts

• SC Water Science Center Director on NPR
• Hurricane Hugo: 20 Years Later
• Emerging Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals in South Carolina Rivers and Streams
• USGS Hydrologic Investigation of West Africa's Congo River (part one)
• USGS Hydrologic Investigation of West Africa's Congo River (part two)
• USGS Hydrologic Investigation of West Africa's Congo River (part three)
• USGS Water Activities in South Carolina-Update
• GEOSMIN in South Carolina Waters, What is it?

Projects

• Establishment of a Hurricane Storm Tide Network for South Carolina
• Bioremediation
• NAWQA Santee River Basin and Coastal Drainages Study Unit (SANT)
• Stormwater Runoff in South Carolina - Best Management Practices

Hydrologic Tools Now Available

Below are links to Web sites that can help you view South Carolina water data and to analyze historical hydrologic processes in the state.

South Carolina Water Science Center RiverCam

We now have a webcam installation on Rocky Branch Creek in Columbia to allow you to view current river-stage conditions and archived flood events.

USGS WaterAlert: Instant Information about Current Water Conditions

Now you can receive instant, customized updates about water conditions by subscribing to WaterAlert, a new service from the U.S. Geological Survey. Whether you are watching for floods, interested in recreational activities or concerned about the quality of water in your well, WaterAlert allows you to receive daily or hourly updates about current conditions in rivers, lakes and groundwater when they match conditions of concern to you. Alerts are provided via text message or email for any station you select.

National Water Information System: Mapper

The new NWIS Mapper provides an interactive map interface to all USGS water data (historical and current). (Note: To access data, zoom in on the map to level 11 or greater to make the individual sites clickable.)

Google maps deliver current streamflow conditions

We recently added a Google-map based Web page to deliver map-based current surface-water resources conditions in South Carolina.

Historical instantaneous unit values

Historical streamflow unit values are now available through the USGS Instantaneous Data Archive (IDA)

Current streamflow rating tables

Shift-adjusted ratings are now available to you on line; they are updated daily and can change frequently.

Highlighted Publications

The South Carolina Water Science Center produces publications about water resources.

Scientific Investigations Map 3244
Flood-Inundation Maps for the Saluda River from Old Easley Bridge Road to Saluda Lake Dam near Greenville, South Carolina

Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5286
Analysis of changes in water-level dynamics at selected sites in the Florida Everglades

Open-File Report 2012-1253
Low-Flow Frequency and Flow Duration of Selected South Carolina Streams in the Saluda, Congaree, and Edisto River Basins through March 2009

Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5029
Modification of Selected South Carolina Bridge-Scour Envelope Curves

Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5074
Simulation of Specific Conductance and Chloride Concentration in Abercorn Creek, Georgia, 2000–2009

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