U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Datums Page Page 1 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) To reach the tidal bench marks from the U.S. Highway 1 bridge between Coppitt Key and Saddlebunch Keys, proceed NNE by boat for approximately 7.2 km (4.5 statute mi) to the Middle Narrows, between Snipe Keys. The bench marks are located on the SE point of the middle or the largest key of the Snipe Keys group. The tide gage and staff were located south of the SE point of the largest key in the group. T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 2 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: PEK 1934 DESIGNATION: PEK 1934 MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 9602 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA1112 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 40.1' N ( 24.66830) LONGITUDE: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) The primary bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument on a pile in the SE point of the largest key in the Snipe Keys group, 60 m (197 ft) NW of the point, 48 m (157 ft) inshore of the SW shoreline, 20 m (66 ft) inshore of the NE shoreline (or line of mangroves), 0.15 m (0.5 ft) NNW of a witness post, and 0.24 m (0.8 ft) above the ground. BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 1 1974 DESIGNATION: 872 4427 TIDAL 1 MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 9603 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) LONGITUDE: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) The bench mark is a disk set in concrete atop a copper-clad steel rod driven to refusal, located in the SE corner of the largest key in the Snipe Keys group, SSW of a witness sign nailed to a tree at the water's edge, 12 m (41 ft) south of the outer edge of the mangroves, 0.40 m (1.3 ft) NNE of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 3 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 2 1974 DESIGNATION: 872 4427 TIDAL 2 MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 9604 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) LONGITUDE: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) The bench mark is a disk set in concrete atop a copper-clad steel rod driven to refusal, located in the SE corner of the largest key in the Snipe Keys group, 8 m (26 ft) SSW of bench mark NO 1 1974, 0.27 m (0.9 ft) NNW of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above ground level. BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 3 1974 DESIGNATION: 872 4427 TIDAL 3 MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 9605 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) LONGITUDE: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) The bench mark is a disk set in concrete atop a copper-clad steel rod driven to refusal, located in the SE corner of the largest key in the Snipe Keys group, 7 m (23 ft) NW of bench mark PEK 1934, 5 m (17 ft) SSW of bench mark NO 2 1974, 0.27 m (0.9 ft) NNW of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 4 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 4 1974 DESIGNATION: 872 4427 TIDAL 4 MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 9606 AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) LONGITUDE: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) The bench mark is a disk set in concrete atop a copper-clad steel rod driven to refusal, located in the SE corner of the largest key in the Snipe Keys group, 9 m (31 ft) SSW of bench mark PEK 1934, 0.30 m (1.0 ft) north of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 5 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) T I D A L D A T U M S Tidal datums at MIDDLE NARROWS based on: LENGTH OF SERIES: 1 MONTH TIME PERIOD: January 1975 - January 1975 TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001 CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8724580 KEY WEST Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS: MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.551 MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.469 MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.262 MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.258 MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.047 MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000 North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88) Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above: Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW PEK 1934 0.684 0.215 NO 1 1974 0.455 -0.014 NO 2 1974 0.542 0.073 NO 3 1974 0.516 0.047 NO 4 1974 0.522 0.053
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 6 of 6 Station ID: 8724427 PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2004 Name: MIDDLE NARROWS FL NOAA Chart: 11445 Latitude: 24° 40.0' N ( 24.66670) USGS Quad: SNIPE KEYS Longitude: 81° 37.8' W ( -81.63000) 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.