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Station ID: 8530882 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004
Name: PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12327 Latitude: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
To reach the tidal bench marks from Interchange 14 of the New Jersey Turnpike,
near the Newark Airport, proceed SE on Port St for 1.1 km (0.7 mi), then follow
the signs for the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, then proceed SW on
Terminal Street (which parallels the New Jersey Turnpike) for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to
its intersection with North Fleet Street, then turn left and proceed SE on North
Fleet Street for 1.1 km (0.7 mi) to its end and the Pittston Stevedoring
Corporation. The bench marks are in the near area and the tide gage and staff
are past the guardhouse and Building 3020 on the SE corner of the pier.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0882 A 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0882 A TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2490
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Pavement OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
The primary bench mark is a disk set flush into the pavement at the
Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, in front of the Pittston Stevedoring
Corporation at the end of East Fleet Street, 154 m (505 ft) west of the inside
corner of a pier extension at the NE corner of the terminal, 122 m (400 ft)
north of Bench Mark 0882 B 1976, 30.85 m (101.2 ft) NE of a fire hydrant near a
light pole, 16.34 m (53.6 ft) west of the fifth mooring post from the east, and
0.40 m (1.3 ft) east of a dock cleat.
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Station ID: 8530882 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004
Name: PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12327 Latitude: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0882 B 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0882 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2491
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Building wall OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the west face of the NW corner of
Building No. 3020 of the Pittston Stevedoring Corporation at the north end of
East Fleet Street, 3.51 m (11.5 ft) NE of a fire alarm box post, 1.49 m (4.9 ft)
NE of a fire hydrant, and 0.52 m (1.7 ft) south of the NW corner of the
building, and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) above the pavement.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0882 C 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0882 C TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2492
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
The bench mark is a disk located 183 m (600 ft) south of Bench Mark 0882 B 1976,
26.94 m (88.4 ft) south of the front entrance gate to the Pittston Stevedoring
Corporation, 3.44 m (11.3 ft) north of the south end of a small traffic island,
0.88 m (2.9 ft) west of a concrete island, and 1.22 m (4.0 ft) north of a fire
hydrant. The bench mark is crimped to the top of a copper-clad steel rod driven
14.6 m (48 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe and concrete kickblock.
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Station ID: 8530882 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004
Name: PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12327 Latitude: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0882 D 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0882 D TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2493
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
The bench mark is a disk located 92 m (302 ft) south of Bench Mark 0882 C 1976,
3.29 m (10.8 ft) NW of a shut off valve, 3.14 m (10.3 ft) perpendicular from the
chain link fence on the west side of East Fleet Street, and 1.58 m (5.2 ft) west
of a fire hydrant within a group of steel and concrete protecting posts. The
bench mark is crimped to the top of a copper-clad steel rod driven 15.2 m (50
ft) to refusal, and set into the asphalt.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0882 E 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0882 E TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2494
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330) LONGITUDE: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
The bench mark is a disk located 94 m (307 ft) SW of Bench Mark 0882 D 1976,
8.02 m (26.3 ft) NE of a fire alarm box, 3.54 m (11.6 ft) north of a fire
hydrant, and 1.62 m (5.3 ft) from a 7-foot chain link fence. The bench mark is
crimped to the top of a copper-clad steel rod driven 15.2 m (50 ft) to refusal,
and set in the pavement.
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Station ID: 8530882 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004
Name: PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12327 Latitude: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 5 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: January 1977 - December 1981
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:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/14/1977) = 2.472
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.704
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.600
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.856
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.831
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.062
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (12/06/1981) = -1.592
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
0882 A 1976 3.496 1.896
0882 B 1976 5.038 3.438
0882 C 1976 4.078 2.478
0882 D 1976 4.181 2.581
0882 E 1976 4.174 2.574
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Station ID: 8530882 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004
Name: PORT ELIZABETH, NEWARK BAY
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12327 Latitude: 40° 40.4' N ( 40.67330)
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.4' W ( -74.14000)
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.