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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of State Road 308B (Oak
Street) and State Road 309 in Welaka, proceed west on State Road 308B for 0.24
km (0.15 mi) to Front Street, then south on Front Street for 0.5 km (0.3 mi) to
the dirt road leading west to the Greene residence, the house just to the north
of Trail Boss Campgrounds. The bench marks are along Front and Elm Streets.
The tide gage and staff were on the west end of the northernmost finger dock
behind the Greene residence.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0832 C 1995
DESIGNATION: 872 0832 C
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 16183
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
The primary bench mark is a flange-encased rod set near the intersection of
Front and Palmetto Streets, 54.86 m (180.0 ft) west of the intersection, 18.20 m
(59.7 ft) south of the SW corner of the Palms Restaurant, 12.10 m (39.7 ft)
north of the center of Palmetto Street, 0.82 m (2.7 ft) south of a carsonite
witness post, and about 2 m (6 ft) above the level of Palmetto Street. The datum
point is the top of a stainless steel rod driven 17.7 m (58 ft) to refusal, and
encased in a PVC pipe and NOS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: N 19 1933 22.903
DESIGNATION: N 19
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 5256
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ0678
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.7' N ( 29.47830) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of a concrete monument at the
intersection of Front and Elm Streets, across from Welaka Civic Hall, 9 m (30
ft) north of the centerline of Elm Street, 9 m (29 ft) east of the centerline of
Front Street, 1 m (2 ft) east of a flagpole at the SW corner of a concrete block
building, and 3 cm (0.1 ft) above ground level.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 1 1934
DESIGNATION: 872 0832 TIDAL 1
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 5257
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ2571
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.8' N ( 29.48000) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.4' W ( -81.67330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument at the intersection of Front
and Palmetto Streets, 12.56 m (41.2 ft) east of the centerline of Front Street,
5.67 m (18.6 ft) north of the centerline of Palmetto Street, 0.15 m (0.5 ft) NW
of power pole #3-3724-1203-0-6, and 9 cm (0.3 ft) above ground level.
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WELAKA 1935
DESIGNATION: WELAKA
MONUMENTATION: Triangulation Station disk VM#: 5258
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ1775
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.4' W ( -81.67330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a square concrete monument in an open area near
the river, 81 m (265 ft) south of the post office, 46 m (150 ft) east of the
river, 40 m (132 ft) west of the centerline of a paved street, 15 m (49 ft) SSE
of the SW corner of an old garage, 4 m (14 ft) north of a yard fence, 0.30 m
(1.0 ft) east of a metal witness post, and 6 cm (0.2 ft) above ground level.
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WELAKA 1935 NO 4 1968
DESIGNATION: WELAKA RM 4
MONUMENTATION: Reference Mark disk VM#: 5259
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ1774
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.4' W ( -81.67330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument in the SE corner of an open
area, 46 m (150 ft) east of the river, 9 m (30 ft) west of the centerline of a
paved street, 0.67 m (2.2 ft) north of the fence corner with a 3 x 3-inch square
concrete property corner stake, and at ground level.
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WELAKA 1935 NO 3 1968
DESIGNATION: WELAKA RM 3
MONUMENTATION: Reference Mark disk VM#: 16182
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ1776
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete ramp OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 28.7' N ( 29.47830) LONGITUDE: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete foundation near the intersection of
Front and Oak streets, 32.0 m (105.0 ft) west of the centerline of Front
Street, 18.3 cm (0.6 ft) south of the west edge of a door to a garage, and 0.3 m
(1.0 ft) south of a carsonite witness post.
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 6 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: October 2003 - March 2004
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8720503 RED BAY POINT, ST JOHNS RIVER
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.148
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.143
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.078
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.076
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.013
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = -0.006
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
0832 C 1995 4.196 4.053
N 19 1933 22.903 6.692 6.549
NO 1 1934 6.783 6.640
WELAKA 1935 6.667 6.524
WELAKA 1935 NO 4 1968 6.976 6.833
WELAKA 1935 NO 3 1968 6.594 6.451
Foot Notes:
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Station ID: 8720832 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2011
Name: WELAKA, ST. JOHNS RIVER
FL
NOAA Chart: 11495 Latitude: 29° 28.6' N ( 29.47670)
USGS Quad: WELAKA Longitude: 81° 40.5' W ( -81.67500)
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.