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Station ID: 8530772 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830)
USGS Quad: HUDSON Longitude: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of State Route 21 and US
Route 1-9 in Newark, proceed north on US 1-9 for 6.0 km (3.7 mi) to US 1-9
Truck, continue north on US 1-9 Truck for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to Hackensack Avenue,
then 0.3 km (0.2 mi) east on Hackensack Avenue to the River Terminal Development
Company gate. Turn left through the gate, then turn left onto the road just
past building 9 and proceed 0.2 km (0.1 mi) to the dock area. The bench marks
are located on the River Development Company property and along US Route 1-9.
The staff and tide gage were located on the north bulkhead of the dock.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0772 C 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0772 C
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2487
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830) LONGITUDE: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
The primary bench mark is a disk set in the NW corner of a triangular shaped
traffic island at the intersection of Hackensack Avenue and State Highway 1-9,
7.77 m (25.5 ft) SE of the NW curb apex of the Island, 5.00 m (16.4 ft) south of
the SW corner of a catch basin, and 2.19 m (7.2 ft) NE of the exit lane curb.
The bench mark is set 9 cm (0.3 ft) below grade, crimped to the top of a
copper-clad steel rod driven 9.4 m (31 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe
with kickblock.
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Station ID: 8530772 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830)
USGS Quad: HUDSON Longitude: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0772 A 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0772 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2485
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bulkhead OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830) LONGITUDE: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete/steel bulkhead at the SW corner of a
large berth just south of the State Highway 1-9 Bridge over the Hackensack
River, 20.51 m (67.3 ft) NW of a 0.76 m (2.5 ft) diameter manhole cover, 2.50 m
(8.2 ft) SE of the SW corner of the berth, 2.26 m (7.4 ft) WNW of a fire
hydrant, 1.25 m (4.1 ft) ESE of a bollard, and 0.85 m (2.8 ft) south of the
inboard south side of the bulkhead.
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Station ID: 8530772 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830)
USGS Quad: HUDSON Longitude: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: W 16 1934
DESIGNATION: W 16
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 2489
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: KV0269
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Pillar OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 43.8' N ( 40.73000) LONGITUDE: 74° 6.6' W ( -74.11000)
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the SW face of the pillar that is
between the two SE doors on SW side of police and fire station along State
Highway 25 (Old Lincoln Highway), about 0.5 km (0.3 mi) SE of SE end of Highway
25 over Passiac River, and about 1.52 m (5 ft) above level of highway.
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 853 0772 TIDAL 1
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 12918
AGENCY: New Jersey Geodetic Survey (NJGS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830) LONGITUDE: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument along the north side of
State Highway 1/9 between the central railroad crossing and Hackensack Avenue,
18.00 m (59.1 ft) west of utility pole # 4631K, 12.80 m (42.0 ft) north of the
Highway centerline, 2.69 m (8.8 ft) south of a chain link fence, and 0.51 m
(1.67 ft) north of a curb.
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Station ID: 8530772 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830)
USGS Quad: HUDSON Longitude: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 Months
TIME PERIOD: August 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 = 1.763
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.663
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.940
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.901
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.868
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.074
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
0772 C 1976 3.188 1.525
0772 A 1976 2.494 0.831
W 16 1934 6.121 4.458
853 0772 TIDAL 1 3.468 1.805
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Station ID: 8530772 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: KEARNY POINT, HACKENSACK RIVER
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 43.7' N ( 40.72830)
USGS Quad: HUDSON Longitude: 74° 6.2' W ( -74.10330)
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.