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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
To reach the tidal bench marks from Bradenton Post Office, proceed west on State
Highway 64 for 7.1 km (4.4 mi) to Palma Sola Boulevard, then south on Palma Sola
Boulevard 1.1 km (0.7 mi). The bench marks are located along nearby seawalls
and Palma Sola Boulevard. The tide gage and staff were located on a private
pier owned by Robert C. Knox.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6233 A 1977
DESIGNATION: 872 6233 A TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6157
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: AG7651
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete sea wall OPUS PID#: AG7651
LATITUDE: 27° 29.2' N ( 27.48670) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.6' W ( -82.64330)
The primary bench mark is a disk set flush in a concrete sea wall, 30 m (98
ft)north of centerline of Alhambra Drive, 20 m (67 ft) SE of bench mark C 14-7
ELEV11.62, and 18 m (59 ft) east of the centerline of Palma Sola Boulevard.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6233 B 1977
DESIGNATION: 872 6233 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6158
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: AG7653
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge bulkhead OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 27° 29.2' N ( 27.48670) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.6' W ( -82.64330)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the NE bridge bulkhead, 14 m (45 ft) SW of
bench mark 6233 C 1977, 5 m (18 ft) east of the centerline of Palma Sola
Boulevard.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6233 C 1977
DESIGNATION: 872 6233 C TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6159
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: AG7655
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete sea wall OPUS PID#: AG7655
LATITUDE: 27° 29.2' N ( 27.48670) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.6' W ( -82.64330)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in a concrete seawall, 106 m (348 ft) west of
bench mark 6233 E 1977, 25 m (81 ft) south of the centerline of Portosueno
Avenue, 14 m (45 ft) NE of the NE corner of the bridge,12 m (40 ft) east of the
centerline of Palma Sola Boulevard.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 6233 E 1977
DESIGNATION: 872 6233 E TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6160
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: AG7654
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete sea wall OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 27° 29.2' N ( 27.48670) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.6' W ( -82.64330)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete sea wall, 25 m (81 ft) SW of the
intersection of Alcazar Drive and Portosueno Avenue, 15 m (50 ft) west of a 8 m
(25 ft) tall palm tree, and 12 m (39 ft) south of the centerline of Portosueno
Avenue.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: C 14-7 ELEV. 11.62
DESIGNATION: C 14 7 M CO
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 6161
AGENCY: Manatee County (FL--081) IDB PID#: AG7652
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge bulkhead OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 27° 29.2' N ( 27.48670) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.6' W ( -82.64330)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the SE bridge bulkhead, 18 m (60 ft) south
of bench mark 6233 B 1977, 5 m (18 ft) east of centerline of Palma Sola
Boulevard, and 0.43 m (1.4 ft) east of the east edge of the bridge.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: MAN 4 1982 BSM
DESIGNATION: MAN 4
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 19866
AGENCY: Florida Dept. of Environmental
Protection (FLDEP) IDB PID#: AG7656
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete slab OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 27° 29.8' N ( 27.49631) LONGITUDE: 82° 38.2' W ( -82.63639)
The bench mark is a disk set in the SW corner of the base for the flagpole in
front of the Ellis First National bank, near the NR corner of the intersection,
18.44 m (60.5 ft) WSW of the SE corner of the bank, 30.2 feet ESE of the SW
corner of the bank, and 0.37 m (1.2 ft) SW of the flagpole, and 0.30 m (1 ft)
above parking lot.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: N 689 2008
DESIGNATION: N 689
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 19867
AGENCY: Florida Dept. of Environmental
Protection (FLDEP) IDB PID#: DL1831
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 27° 29.7' N ( 27.49578) LONGITUDE: 82° 37.2' W ( -82.62081)
The bench mark is a stainless steel located at the intersection of 59th Street
West. The bench mark is a stainless steel rod driven to refusal at a depth of
8.5 m (28.0 ft) with a NGS logo cap flush with the ground and 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
below the level of State Highway 64 (Manatee Avenue), the datum point being
recessed 0.03 m (0.1 ft) below the NGS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: May 1977 - July 1977
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8726247 BRADENTON, MANATEE RIVER
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.670
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.591
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.456
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.355
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.344
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.097
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
6233 A 1977 1.064 0.473
6233 B 1977 3.618 3.027
6233 C 1977 1.469 0.878
6233 E 1977 1.459 0.868
C 14-7 ELEV. 11.62 3.639 3.048
MAN 4 1982 BSM 8.146 7.554
N 689 2008 7.607 7.016
Foot Notes:
Geodetic heights of the bench marks meet all NOAA/NOS/NGS quality control
standards for Second Order, Class 1 leveling. It is advised that a confirmation
set of levels be established for bench marks MAN 4 1982 BSM and N 689 2008 to
verify height differences before using tidal bench mark elevation information.
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Station ID: 8726233 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/12/2011
Name: PALMA SOLA BAY, SOUTH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11414 Latitude: 27° 29.1' N ( 27.48500)
USGS Quad: BRADENTON BEACH Longitude: 82° 38.7' W ( -82.64500)
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.