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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of Forrest Avenue and
Morningstar Road in Staten Island, proceed north on Morningstar Road to Richmond
Terrace. Turn left (west) and continue to 2541 Richmond Terrace (Scara-Mix
Concrete Company). The bench marks are along Richmond Terrace and at the
Scara-Mix Concrete Company facility. The tide gage and staff are on the dock on
the north side of the facility.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 B 1981
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 315
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: AH6737
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete step OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 38.3' N ( 40.63778) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.8' W ( -74.14595)
The primary bench mark is set in the SW corner of the top step of three steps at
the main entrance to Staten Island Terminal LLC at 2541 Richmond Terrace, 19.84
m (65.09 ft) west of a chain link fence, 12.40 m (40.68 ft) west of the SE
corner of the building, and 10.18 m (33.40 ft) north of the centerline of
Richmond Terrace.
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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: Q 344 1952
DESIGNATION: Q 344
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 312
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: KV0440
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Building OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 38.4' N ( 40.64039) LONGITUDE: 74° 7.9' W ( -74.13236)
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the SE corner of Steve's Auto Parts
at 2081 Richmond Terrace, 5.94 m (19.5 ft) SW of the entrance to 2081 Richmond
Terrace, 3.44 m (11.3 ft) WNW of the west curb of Ferry Street, 3.02 m (9.9 ft)
NE of the north curb of Richmond Terrace, and 0.9 m (3 ft) above the sidewalk.
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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: R 344 1952
DESIGNATION: R 344
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 313
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: KV0442
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge pier OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 38.3' N ( 40.63844) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.6' W ( -74.14378)
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the NE face of the Bayonne Bridge on
the NW leg of the first bridge pier south of Richmond Terrace, 39.41 m (129.3
ft) WSW of utility pole numbered R12240, 8.38 m (27.5 ft) south of the
centerline of Richmond Terrace, 0.91 m (3.0 ft) south of the south edge of the
sidewalk, 0.46 m (1.5 ft) SE of the north corner of the NE face of the concrete
bridge pier, and 0.9 m (3 ft) above the sidewalk.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 D 1997
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 D
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13925
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Sheetpile bulkhead OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 38.3' N ( 40.63781) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.1' W ( -74.13464)
The bench mark is a disk located at the southernmost of 5 ballards on the east
side of the steel sheetpile bulkhead on the property of the Great Lakes Dredge
and Dock Company located along Richmond Terrace near the junction of Swanson
Avenue and Richmond Terrace, 17.21 m (56.4 ft) SW of the SW corner of the Great
Lakes Dredge warehouse, 4.51 m (14.8 ft) NE of the SE corner of the bulkhead,
1.80 m (5.9 ft) east of the east face of the steel sheetpile bulkhead, and 0.30
m (1.0 ft) above ground.
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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 C 1997
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 C
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 13926
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 38.4' N ( 40.64036) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.2' W ( -74.13636)
The bench mark is located in Faber Park along Richmond Terrace east of Richmond
Avenue, 17.59 m (57.7 ft) north of the centerline of the southern entrance to
the park, 10.70 m (35.1 ft) north of the centerline of Richmond Terrace, and
6.40 m (21.0 ft) SE of the SE corner of a brick and block building on the
property adjacent to the park. The datum point is set 25 cm (0.82 ft) below
ground, being the top of a stainless steel rod driven 2.7 m (9 ft) to refusal,
in a sleeve extending to a depth of 0.3 m (1 ft), and encased in a 5-inch NOS
logo cap.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 F 1998
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 F
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 15532
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve OPUS PID#: BBDC35
LATITUDE: 40° 38.4' N ( 40.64042) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.1' W ( -74.13519)
The bench mark is located in the SE corner of Faber Park near some small bushes,
16.24 m (53.28 ft) NE of the eastern iron gate to the park, 9.40 m (30.84 ft)
west of a north-south iron fence, 7.40 m (24.28 ft) north of the east-west iron
fence, 26.0 m (85.3 ft) SW of a metal "Faber Pool and Park" sign, and 2.0 m (6.6
ft) NNW of a NOAA witness post. The datum point is the top of a stainless steel
rod driven 9.4 m (31.0 ft) to refusal, in a sleeve extending to a depth of 1.00
m (3.3 ft), and encased in a 5-inch nos logo cap.
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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 18 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: 1/1983-12/1992, 1/1994-12/2001
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION:
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/30/2012) = 4.442
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.680
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.582
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.846
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.824
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.064
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (02/09/1985) = -1.059
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
9483 B 1981 5.137 3.555
Q 344 1952 4.816 3.234
R 344 1952 5.270 3.688
9483 D 1997 3.140 1.558
9483 C 1997 7.805 6.223
9483 F 1998 8.905 7.323
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Station ID: 8519483 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2012
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NY
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.2' N ( 40.63667)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.5' W ( -74.14167)
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.