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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of Main and Union Streets
in Middletown, proceed east on Union Street beneath the State Highway 9
over-pass to Harbor Drive, then north on Harbor Drive for 0.2 km (0.1 mi) to
Harbour Park Restaurant. The bench marks are NW of Harbour Park Restaurant.
The tide gage and staff were on the wharf behind the restaurant.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4336 E 1987
DESIGNATION: 846 4336 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2265
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Retaining wall OPUS PID#: BBDC62
LATITUDE: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000) LONGITUDE: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
The primary bench mark is a disk set flush in the top of the south end of a
retaining wall on Harbor Drive, 59 m (192 ft) WNW of the Harbour Park Restaurant
entrance, 57.61 m (189.0 ft) west of a handrail along the river, 17.40 m (57.1
ft) ENE of the east guardrail on State Highway 9, and 1.40 m (4.6 ft) above
ground level.
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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 92 W 1923 54
DESIGNATION: 92 W
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 2262
AGENCY: US Geological Survey (USGS) IDB PID#: LX0580
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete steps OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 34.0' N ( 41.56670) LONGITUDE: 72° 39.2' W ( -72.65330)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the first step of the west entrance on the
south side of St Johns Catholic Church at Main Street and Hartford Avenue, 31.39
m (103.0 ft) west of the centerline of St Johns street, 16.46 m (54.0 ft) east
of the entrance to St Johns School, 8.17 m (26.8 ft) north of the north curb of
Hartford Avenue, and 0.12 m (0.4 ft) above the sidewalk.
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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: MIDDLETOWN 1935
DESIGNATION: MIDDLETOWN
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 2263
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: LX0583
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete steps OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000) LONGITUDE: 72° 39.0' W ( -72.65000)
The bench mark is a disk set flush on the first step of the Connecticut Bank &
Trust near the intersection of Main and Court Streets, 24.26 m (79.6 ft) south
of the SE corner of the post office, 12.68 m (41.6 ft) NW of a yellow and green
fire hydrant, 7.10 m (23.3 ft) west of the west curb of Main Street, and 0.20 m
(0.65 ft) above the sidewalk.
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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: Y 14 1935
DESIGNATION: Y 14
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 2264
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: LX0579
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Bridge abutment OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 34.0' N ( 41.56670) LONGITUDE: 72° 39.0' W ( -72.65000)
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of the NW corner of the New York, New
Haven, and Hartford Railroad bridge abutment on the west side of the river,
18.99 m (62.3 ft) east of the east rail of the north/south railroad tracks, 9.78
m (32.1 ft) NE of the NE corner of a red brick building, 2.13 m (7.0 ft) north
of the north rail of the east/west tracks, and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) below track
level.
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 846 4336 NO STAMPING 1
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 2266
AGENCY: City of Middletown IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000) LONGITUDE: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument at the NW corner of Court
Street and Dekoven Drive, near the SE corner of Middletown Municipal Building,
44.78 m (146.9 ft) south of a flagpole, 14.30 m (46.9 ft) north of the
centerline of Court Street, 3.84 m (12.6 ft) east of the SE corner of the stone
landing of the Middletown Municipal Building steps, and 0.37 m (1.2 ft) above
ground level.
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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 16 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: June 1987 - September 1988
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8461490 NEW LONDON, THAMES RIVER
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (05/02/1988) =
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.770
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.695
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.374
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.364
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.186
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.033
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/13/1988) =
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
4336 E 1987 6.025 5.330
92 W 1923 54 16.410 15.715
MIDDLETOWN 1935 15.414 14.719
Y 14 1935 10.229 9.534
846 4336 NO STAMPING 1 11.329 10.634
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Station ID: 8464336 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/23/2003
Name: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT RIVER
CT
NOAA Chart: 12377 Latitude: 41° 33.6' N ( 41.56000)
USGS Quad: MIDDLETOWN Longitude: 72° 38.7' W ( -72.64500)
D E F I N I T I O N S
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is a tidal datum determined over a 19-year National Tidal
Datum Epoch. It pertains to local mean sea level and should not be confused
with the fixed datums of North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).
NAVD88 is a fixed datum derived from a simultaneous, least squares, minimum
constraint adjustment of Canadian/Mexican/United States leveling observations.
Local mean sea level observed at Father Point/Rimouski, Canada was held fixed as
the single initial constraint. NAVD88 replaces NGVD29 as the national
standard geodetic reference for heights. Bench mark elevations relative to
NAVD88 are available from NGS through the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NGVD29 is a fixed datum adopted as a national standard geodetic reference for
heights but is now considered superseded. NGVD29 is sometimes referred to as
Sea Level Datum of 1929 or as Mean Sea Level on some early issues of Geological
Survey Topographic Quads. NGVD29 was originally derived from a general
adjustment of the first-order leveling networks of the U.S. and Canada after
holding mean sea level observed at 26 long term tide stations as fixed.
Numerous local and wide-spread adjustments have been made since establishment in
1929. Bench mark elevations relative to NGVD29 are available from the National
Geodetic Survey (NGS) data base via the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NAVD88 and NGVD29 are fixed geodetic datums whose elevation relationships to
local MSL and other tidal datums may not be consistent from one location to
another.
The Vertical Mark Number (VM#) and PID# shown on the bench mark sheet are unique
identifiers for bench marks in the tidal and geodetic databases, respectively.
Each bench mark in either database has a single, unique VM# and/or PID# assigned.
Where both VM# and PID# are indicated, both tidal and geodetic elevations are
available for the bench mark listed. The NGS's Integrated Data Base (IDB PID)
provides geodetic datum based on traditionally leveled and bluebooked ties to
the National Spatial Reference System(NSRS) https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/datasheets/.
The NGS Online Positioning User Service (OPUS PID) provides geodetic datum based
on GPS position & tie it to the NSRS https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/.
The NAVD88 elevation is shown on the Elevations of Tidal Datums Table Referred
to MLLW only when two or more of the bench marks listed have NAVD88 elevations.
The NAVD88 elevation relationship shown in the table is derived from an average
of several bench mark elevations relative to tide station datum. As a result of
this averaging, NAVD88 bench mark elevations computed indirectly from the tidal
datums elevation table may differ slightly from NAVD88 elevations listed for
each bench mark in the NGS database.