U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Datums Page Page 1 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) To reach the tidal bench marks from Federal Point ferry landing, proceed by boat east for 1.0 km (0.6 mi) and then SSE for 1.4 km (0.9 mi) to the break water, known as The Rocks, at the NW end of Zekes Island. The bench marks are located along and on the east side of the breakwater. The tide gage and staff were located on a range marker about 213 m (700 ft) west of the breakwater. To reach the tidal bench marks by foot, proceed from the end of U.S. Highway 421 at Federal Point and walk along The Rocks (breakwater) for about 1.53 km (0.95 mi) to the NW end of Zekes Island. T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 8741 A 1976 DESIGNATION: 865 8741 A TIDAL MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 3619 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Unspecified steel rod OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) LONGITUDE: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) The primary bench mark is a disk located along the breakwater known as The Rocks about 1.53 km (0.95 mi) SW of Federal Point, 68 m (223 ft) south of bench mark THE ROCKS 1976, and 2.29 m (7.5 ft) east of the eastern edge of the breakwater. The bench mark is crimped to the top of an unspecified steel rod driven to a depth of 7.3 m (24 ft).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 2 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: ZEKE 1932 DESIGNATION: ZEKE MONUMENTATION: Triangulation Station disk VM#: 3617 AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: DD0007 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 33° 56.9' N ( 33.94830) LONGITUDE: 77° 56.9' W ( -77.94830) The bench mark is a disk set in the top of a concrete monument along the break water known as The Rocks, about 1.54 km (0.96 mi) SW of Federal Point, 4 m (12 ft) east of the eastern edge of the break water, and 0.3 m (1 ft) above the ground.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 3 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: THE ROCKS 1976 DESIGNATION: THE ROCKS MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 3618 AGENCY: North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS) IDB PID#: DD1012 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Sidewalk OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) LONGITUDE: 77° 57.0' W ( -77.95000) The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete sidewalk along the breakwater known as The Rocks, about 1.53 km (0.95 mi) SW of Federal Point, at the NW point of Zekes Island. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 8741 B 1976 DESIGNATION: 865 8741 B TIDAL MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 3620 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Unspecified steel rod OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) LONGITUDE: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) The bench mark is a disk located along the breakwater known as The Rocks about 1.57 km (0.97 mi) SW of Federal Point, 87 m (286 ft) south of bench mark ZEKE 1932, and approximately 8.38 m (27.5 ft) east of the breakwater. The bench mark is crimped to the top of an unspecified steel rod driven to an depth of 7.0 m (23 ft).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 4 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: 8741 C 1976 DESIGNATION: 865 8741 C TIDAL MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 3621 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Unspecified steel rod OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) LONGITUDE: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) The bench mark is a disk located along the breakwater known as The Rocks about 1.58 km (0.98 mi) SW of Federal Point, 63 m (207 ft) south of bench mark 8741 B 1976, and 6 m (20 ft) east of the eastern edge of the breakwater. The bench mark is crimped to the top of an unspecified steel rod driven to a depth of 12.2 m (40 ft).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 5 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) T I D A L D A T U M S Tidal datums at ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER based on: LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 MONTHS TIME PERIOD: April 1976 - June 1976 TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001 CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8658120 WILMINGTON, CAPE FEAR RIVER Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS: MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.392 MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.294 North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.820 MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.678 MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.671 MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.048 MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000 North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88) Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above: Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW 8741 A 1976 1.854 0.560 ZEKE 1932 1.918 0.624 THE ROCKS 1976 1.713 0.419 8741 B 1976 1.973 0.679 8741 C 1976 1.781 0.487
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 6 of 6 Station ID: 8658741 PUBLICATION DATE: 06/16/2004 Name: ZEKES ISLAND, CAPE FEAR RIVER NC NOAA Chart: 11537 Latitude: 33° 57.0' N ( 33.95000) USGS Quad: KURE BEACH Longitude: 77° 57.1' W ( -77.95170) 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.