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Station ID: 8530528 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670)
USGS Quad: WEEHAWKEN Longitude: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of Paterson Plank Road and
State Highway 20 in Carlstadt, proceed south on Paterson Plank Road for 1.1 km
(0.7 mi) to Outwater Lane, then east on Outwater Lane for 0.2 km (0.1 mi) to Sky
Harbor Marina. The bench marks are along Paterson Plank Road and Outwater Lane.
The tide gage and staff were on the wood bulkhead near the foot of the Snipe
Boat Club Pier.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: USHL MON HK 34 1963
DESIGNATION: 853 0528 HK 34
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 2446
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Granite bridge abutment OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670) LONGITUDE: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
The primary bench mark is a disk set in the concrete abutment of an abandoned
bridge at the south end of Paterson Plank Road on the north side of Hackensack
River, 27.01 m (88.6 ft) south of a guard rail across Paterson Plank Road, 4.12
m (13.5 ft) west of the SE corner of the stone wall abutment, and 0.8 m (2.6 ft)
north of the south face of the abutment.
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Station ID: 8530528 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670)
USGS Quad: WEEHAWKEN Longitude: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0528 D 1977
DESIGNATION: 853 0528 D
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2449
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Galvanized steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670) LONGITUDE: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
The bench mark is a disk set near the intersection of Outwater Lane and Paterson
Plank Road, 33.38 m (109.5 ft) NE of utility pole #A 61039 ERF, 23. 41 m (76.8
ft) east of the centerline of Paterson Plank Road, 21.28 (69.8 ft) NE of utility
pole #X 61316 CST, and 9.45 m (31.0 ft) north of the centerline of Outwater
Lane. The bench mark is 6 cm (0.2 ft) below grade, crimped to a galvanized
steel rod driven 9.8 m (32 ft) to refusal.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0528 E 1978
DESIGNATION: 853 0528 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2450
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge walkway OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670) LONGITUDE: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
The bench mark is a disk set in the west Paterson Plank Road bridge walkway
south of and above the SE edge of the northbound lanes of New Jersey Turnpike,
0.3 km (0.2 mi) north of Bench Mark 0528 D 1977, 5.79 m (19.0 ft) west of the
centerline of Paterson Plank Road, 3.60 m (11.8 ft) NNE of utility pole #PS
1253, 2.38 m (7.8 ft) NW of the NE corner of the catch basin, 0.40 m (1.3 ft) NE
of the west face of the concrete bridge wall, and 0.3 m (1 ft) above the road.
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Station ID: 8530528 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670)
USGS Quad: WEEHAWKEN Longitude: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0528 A 1994
DESIGNATION: 853 0528 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12924
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pad OPUS PID#: BBDC04
LATITUDE: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670) LONGITUDE: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
The bench mark is a disk set in the NW corner of the concrete pad at the rear of
the Snipe Boat Club Building, 13.41 m (44.0 ft) ESE of utility pole E60431 CST,
5.21 m (17.1 ft) west of utility pole 60578 CST, and 1.19 m (3.9 ft) north of
the northwestern-most corner of the Snipe Boat Club Building.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0528 F 1994
DESIGNATION: 853 0528 F
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12925
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge walkway OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670) LONGITUDE: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete bridge walkway at the SW corner of
Patterson Plank Road just north of the New Jersey Turnpike, 16.49 m (54.1 ft)
WNW of light pole 1677 CST, 5.30 m (17.4 ft) west of the centerline of the road,
1.80 m (5.9 ft) north of the south end of the bridge.
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Station ID: 8530528 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670)
USGS Quad: WEEHAWKEN Longitude: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 2 Months
TIME PERIOD: September 1994 - October 1994
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8518750 THE BATTERY, NEW YORK HARBOR
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.918
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.820
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 1.017
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.951
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.081
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
USHL MON HK 34 1963 3.716 1.896
0528 D 1977 2.323 0.503
0528 E 1978 9.545 7.725
0528 A 1994 2.567 0.747
0528 F 1994 9.624 7.804
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Station ID: 8530528 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CARLSTADT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 48.4' N ( 40.80670)
USGS Quad: WEEHAWKEN Longitude: 74° 3.6' W ( -74.06000)
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.