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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
To reach the station from the intersection of Aramingo Ave and E Venango Ave in
Port Richmond, PA, proceed southeast on E Venango Ave for 1.64 km (1.0 mi) to
the intersection with N Delaware Ave, then northeast on N Delaware Ave for 0.1
km (0.06 mi) to the entrance of Tioga Marine Terminal. The bench marks are
located along the south side of N Delaware Ave and within the terminal. The tide
gauge is located on the first dolphin east of the main dock within the terminal.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 G 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 G
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 21822
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID#: BBDZ58
LATITUDE: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98308) LONGITUDE: 75° 5.0' W ( -75.08253)
The primary bench mark is a deep rod mark located along the S side of N Delaware
Avenue in Port Richmond PA, 44.5 m (146 ft) NE of the NE corner of the green
electrical box 678 on S side of Delaware Avenue, 8.2 m (27 ft) N of an orange
survey mark witness post affixed to the chain link fence for Tioga Marine
Terminal, and 5.0 m (16.5 ft) S of the centerline of Delaware Avenue, recessed 6
cm (2 inches) below grade, encased in a 5 inch NOS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 A 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 21823
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete dolphin OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 58.8' N ( 39.97972) LONGITUDE: 75° 4.8' W ( -75.07950)
The bench mark is a brass disk surface mark located in the Tioga Marine Terminal
on the first concrete dolphin east of the main dock, located 6.55 m (21.5 ft)
north of the southern edge of the dolphin, 0.61 m (2 ft) east of the western
edge of the dolphin, and 0.3 m (1.0 ft) south of the northern edge of the
dolphin, set flush with the concrete surface.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 B 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 B
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 21824
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 58.8' N ( 39.97961) LONGITUDE: 75° 4.8' W ( -75.07997)
The bench mark is a brass disk surface mark located in the Tioga Marine Terminal
on the southeastern edge of the main dock, 3.65 m (12.0 ft) east of the eastern
end of the crane track, 0.76 m (2.5 ft) south of the southern handrail for the
catwalk leading to the tide station, and 0.60 m (2 ft) north of the southern
edge of the main pier, set flush with the concrete surface.
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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 C 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 C
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 21825
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete seawall OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 58.8' N ( 39.98031) LONGITUDE: 75° 4.8' W ( -75.08044)
The bench mark is a brass disk surface mark located in the Tioga Marine Terminal
on the eastern edge of the main dock, 90 m (295 ft) north of the northern
handrail for the catwalk leading to the tide station, 23.5 m (77 ft) NE of the
NE corner of the security shack on the eastern side of the main dock, and 0.6 m
(2 ft) west of the eastern edge of the main pier, set flush with the concrete
surface.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 E 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 E
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 21827
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 58.9' N ( 39.98083) LONGITUDE: 75° 5.2' W ( -75.08706)
The bench mark is a deep rod mark located along the south side of North Delaware
Avenue in Port Richmond, PA, 39 m (128 ft) SSW of the 'crosswalk ahead' sign on
the south side of Delaware Avenue, 9.44 m (31 ft) north of the orange survey
witness post affixed to the chain link fence for Tioga Marine Terminal, and 9.40
m (31 ft) south of the centerline for Delaware Ave, recessed 6 cm (2 inches)
below grade, encased in a 5 inch NOS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6252 F 2015
DESIGNATION: 854 6252 F
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 21828
AGENCY: NOS IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 58.9' N ( 39.98122) LONGITUDE: 75° 5.1' W ( -75.08583)
The bench mark is a deep rod mark located along the south side of North Delaware
Avenue in Port Richmond, PA, 9.44 m (31 ft) north of the orange survey witness
post affixed to the chain link fence for Tioga Marine Terminal, 9.30 m (30 ft)
south of the centerline for Delaware Avenue, and 5.48 m (18 ft) SW of the
'bicycle yield to pedestrians' sign on the south side of Delaware Ave, recessed
6 cm (2 inches) below grade, encased in a 5 inch nos logo cap.
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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at BRIDESBURG based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: February 2016 - January 2019
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8545240 PHILADELPHIA (USCG STA.), DELAWARE RIVER
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (11/26/2018) = 3.038
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 2.124
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 2.006
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 1.094
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 1.032
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.058
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/07/2018) = -1.107
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
6252 G 2015 4.048 2.042
6252 A 2015 4.493 2.487
6252 B 2015 3.761 1.755
6252 C 2015 3.777 1.771
6252 E 2015 3.768 1.762
6252 F 2015 3.248 1.242
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Station ID: 8546252 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/2020
Name: BRIDESBURG
PA
NOAA Chart: 12313 Latitude: 39° 59.0' N ( 39.98333)
USGS Quad: CAMDEN Longitude: 75° 4.5' W ( -75.07500)
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.