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Station ID: 8662245 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/09/2017
Name: OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK
SC
NOAA Chart: 11532 Latitude: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170)
USGS Quad: PLANTERSVILLE Longitude: 79° 11.2' W ( -79.18670)
From the intersection of US Highways 17 and 701 in Georgetown, proceed east on
US Highway 17 for apporximately 7 km (4 mi) to the entrance to the Belle W.
Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, then turn right onto
the entrance road and proceed for 0.08 km (0.05 mi) to an electric gate, then
proceed past the gate for 0.5 km (0.3 mi) to a sand road on the left and a
forked sand road up ahead, then turn left on the sand road and proceed for 3.62
km (2.25 mi) to a gravel parking lot for the lab on the left, then turn left
through the parking lot for 0.08 mi (0.05 mi) to a T-junction with a sand road,
then turn left onto the sand road and proceed for 0.2 km (0.1 mi) to the
maintenance shed, then continue on the causeway leading to the research pier.
The bench marks are along the road leading from the maintenace shed to the pier.
The tide station is located at the end of the pier.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 2245 A 1982
DESIGNATION: 866 2245 A TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 16408
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DD1345
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID#: DD1345
LATITUDE: 33° 21.0' N ( 33.35000) LONGITUDE: 79° 11.4' W ( -79.19000)
The primary bench mark is a disk set near the Belle Baruch Institute lab boat
landing on Crab Haul Creek, 8.11 m (26.6 ft) ENE of the north corner of a
concrete boat landing, 4.45 m (14.6 ft) north of power pole No. 70915 with a
security light, 0.52 m (1.7 ft) SSE of power pole No. 0656 with three
transformers, and 0.46 m (1.5 ft) ESE of a witness post. The bench mark is set
10 cm (0.3 ft) below ground level, crimped to the top of a stainless steel rod
driven 11.3 m (37 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe and concrete
kickblock.
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Station ID: 8662245 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/09/2017
Name: OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK
SC
NOAA Chart: 11532 Latitude: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170)
USGS Quad: PLANTERSVILLE Longitude: 79° 11.2' W ( -79.18670)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 2245 B 1982
DESIGNATION: 866 2245 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 16409
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DD1344
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 21.0' N ( 33.35000) LONGITUDE: 79° 11.5' W ( -79.19170)
The bench mark is a disk set along the road leading to the lab boat ramp and
pier, 45.35 m (148.8 ft) west of power pole No. 50908, 29.29 m (96.1 ft) SE of
power pole No. 0657, 4.57 m (14.99 ft) SSW of the center of the road, 0.24 m
(0.8 ft) north of a metal witness post, and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) below the road. The
bench mark is set 18 cm (0.6 ft) below ground level, crimped to the top of a
stainless steel rod driven 13.4 m (44 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe
and concrete kickblock.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 2245 C 1982
DESIGNATION: 866 2245 C TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 16410
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DD1343
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 21.0' N ( 33.35000) LONGITUDE: 79° 11.5' W ( -79.19170)
The bench mark is a disk set along the dirt road leading to the lab boat ramp
and pier, 3.35 m (11.0 ft) NNE of the center of the road, 1.52 m (5.0 ft) east
of a witness post, 0.94 m (3.1 ft) NW of a power pole with guy wire, and 0.15 m
(0.5 ft) below the road. The bench mark is crimped to the top of a stainless
steel rod driven 11.0 m (36 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe and
concrete kickblock.
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Station ID: 8662245 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/09/2017
Name: OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK
SC
NOAA Chart: 11532 Latitude: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170)
USGS Quad: PLANTERSVILLE Longitude: 79° 11.2' W ( -79.18670)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 2245 D 1982
DESIGNATION: 866 2245 D TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 16411
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DD4668
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170) LONGITUDE: 79° 11.6' W ( -79.19330)
The bench mark is a disk set in top of a concrete monument near the boat sheds
along the road leading to the lab boat ramp and pier, 22.56 m (74.0 ft) north of
the center of the road, 7.13 m (23.4 ft) NE of the SW corner of the maintenance
shed, 0.58 m (1.9 ft) east of the east corner of the shed, 6 cm (0.2 ft) below
ground level, and about level with the road.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 2245 E 1982
DESIGNATION: 866 2245 E TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 16412
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DD4667
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170) LONGITUDE: 79° 11.6' W ( -79.19330)
The bench mark is a disk set in top of a concrete monument near the boat sheds
along the road leading to the lab boat ramp and pier, 49.38 m (162.0 ft) WNW of
the west corner of the maintenance shed, 0.82 m (2.7 ft) WNW of the southernmost
pole of the boat shed (Bay 1), 0.18 m (0.6 ft) SE of a witness post, and at
ground level.
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Station ID: 8662245 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/09/2017
Name: OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK
SC
NOAA Chart: 11532 Latitude: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170)
USGS Quad: PLANTERSVILLE Longitude: 79° 11.2' W ( -79.18670)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 9 Years
TIME PERIOD: 9/04-8/10 & 1/12-12/13 & 1/15-12/15
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8661070 SPRINGMAID PIER, ATLANTIC OCEAN
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/08/2016) = 2.971
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.557
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.450
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.825
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.817
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.754
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.057
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (03/12/2005) = -0.582
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
2245 A 1982 1.747 0.297
2245 B 1982 2.327 0.877
2245 C 1982 2.553 1.103
2245 D 1982 1.907 0.457
2245 E 1982 2.235 0.785
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Station ID: 8662245 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/09/2017
Name: OYSTER LANDING, CRAB HAUL CREEK
SC
NOAA Chart: 11532 Latitude: 33° 21.1' N ( 33.35170)
USGS Quad: PLANTERSVILLE Longitude: 79° 11.2' W ( -79.18670)
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.