Water Quality Profiles for Bushy Park Reservoir

The Bushy Park Reservoir is a relatively shallow impoundment in a semi-tropical climate and is the principal water supply for the 400,000 people of the City of Charleston and the surrounding areas including the industries in the Bushy Park Industrial Complex. Although there is an adequate supply of freshwater in the reservoir, there are taste-and-odor water-quality concerns. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) worked in cooperation with the Charleston Water System to study the hydrology and water-quality of the Bushy Park Reservoir to identify factors affecting water-quality conditions. This data release is for water-quality profiles collected with a hand-held calibrated field meter from a manned boat concurrent with the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) water-quality surveys to identify and verify diurnal- and depth-related changes during the water-quality surveys. Data includes water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, and blue-green algae. Data Release for USGS Scientific Investigations Report entitled "Characterization of the Water Quality of Bushy Park Reservoir, South Carolina 2013-2015".