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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of U.S. Alternate Highway
98 and State Highway 79 in Panama City Beach, proceed SE on U.S. Highway
Alternate 98 for 1.4 km (0.9 mi) to the Russell-Fields pier. Bench marks are
along Front Beach Rd and west Park Dr. The new lat and long is: 30 12 49.5/085
52 42.9
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 L 2004
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 L
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 17651
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DQ7978
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID#: DQ7978
LATITUDE: 30° 13.0' N ( 30.21672) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87831)
The primary benchmark is a flange-encased rod located 41 m (134.5 ft) ESE from
the octagonal light pole no. 5644644514, 25.20 m (82.7 ft) WNW from the
centerline of West Park Drive, 10.19 m (33.4 ft) NNE of the centerline of Front
Beach Road, and flush with the ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 M 2004
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 M
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 17650
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DQ7976
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete culvert OPUS PID#: DQ7976
LATITUDE: 30° 13.0' N ( 30.21639) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87758)
The benchmark is a disk set flush in the top of a concrete culvert, 11.05m (36.3
ft) NNE from the centerline of the median of Front Beach Road, 7.15 m (23.5 ft)
WNW of octagonal light pole no. 56492 44485, 6.25 m (20.51 ft) ESE of the red
fire hydrant.
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 N 2004
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 N
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 17652
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DQ7977
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Drainage culvert OPUS PID#: DQ7977
LATITUDE: 30° 13.0' N ( 30.21589) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.6' W ( -85.87672)
The benchmark is a disk set flush in the top of a concrete drainage culvert,
located at the entrance to Pompan Joes Seafood House, 33.45 m (109.7 ft) WNW of
a octangonal telephone pole stamped 56526 44464, 27.75 m (91.0 ft) SE of the
centerline of S Pier Park Drive, 12.1 m (39.7 ft) NNE of the centerline of Front
Beach Road.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 P 2007
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 P
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 18531
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DQ7975
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID#: DQ7975
LATITUDE: 30° 13.0' N ( 30.21700) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87767)
The bench mark is a deep rod encased in 5 in pvc with a concrete kick block and
witnesss post, 228 ft (69.5 m) N of the centerline of Front Beach Road, 70 ft
(21.3 m) N of the centerline of the first entrance of the parking lot, 61.6 ft
(18.8 m) NNW from a fire hydrant near the parking lot entrance, 23.0 ft (7.0 m)
E of the centerline of West Park Drive, 7.75 ft (2.36 m) W of the west curb
along the W side of the parking lot, the benchmark is set flush to ground.
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 Q 2007
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 Q
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 18532
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DQ7974
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID#: DQ7974
LATITUDE: 30° 13.0' N ( 30.21744) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.5' W ( -85.87517)
The bench mark is a deep rod encased in 5 in pvc with a concrete kick block and
witnesss post, 428 ft (130.5 m) N of the centerline of Front Beach Road, 271 ft
(82.6 m) N of the centerline of the first parking lot entrance, 140 ft (42.7 m)
S of the centerline of the second parking lot entrance, 21.0 ft (6.4 m) E of the
centerline of West Park Drive, 9.2 ft (2.8 m) W of the curb along the W side of
the parking lot, and 1.90 m (5.6 ft) NE of a metal light pole no. 80, and set
flush to ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 R 2007
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 R
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 18533
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 30° 13.1' N ( 30.21803) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.6' W ( -85.87669)
The bench mark is a deep rod encased in 5 in pvc with a concrete kick block and
witnesss post, 703 ft (214.3 m) N of the centerline of Front Beach Road, 244 ft
(74.4 m) S of the centerline of the third parking lot entrance, 127 ft (38.7 m)
N of the centerline of the second parking lot entrance, 33.1 ft (10.1 m) W of
the centerline of West Park Drive, 8.2 ft (2.5 m) W of the western edge of the
sidewalk along the W side of West Park Drive, and set flush to ground.
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9210 S 2013
DESIGNATION: 872 9210 S
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 20862
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier OPUS PID#: BBGS65
LATITUDE: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21378) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87850)
The bench mark a disk is set flush in the concrete corner of the pier, 3.84 m
(12.6 ft) NE of the NE corner of the NOAA tide shelter, 3.20 m (10.5 ft) NW of
the centerline of the pier, 0.51 m (1.7 ft) W of the E face of the pier. This is
MET SRM
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: MIKE SOLE
DESIGNATION: MIKE SOLE
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 20863
AGENCY: Florida Department of Environmental
Protection IDB PID#: DQ1029
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Pier OPUS PID#: DQ1029
LATITUDE: 30° 12.9' N ( 30.21472) LONGITUDE: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87786)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the top of the concrete pier, 25.98 m
(85.2 ft) SW of a flag pole, 1.90 m (6.2 ft) W of the centerline of the pier,
0.86 m (2.8 ft) E of the W face of the pier.
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 20 Years
TIME PERIOD: April 1992 - September 2019
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8729108 PANAMA CITY, ST. ANDREW BAY
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/04/1995) = 2.510
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.425
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.402
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.211
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.203
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.162
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.020
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (12/24/1989) = -0.702
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
9210 L 2004 4.494 4.092
9210 M 2004 5.076 4.674
9210 N 2004 4.982 4.580
9210 P 2007 3.699 3.297
9210 Q 2007 3.988 3.586
9210 R 2007 3.554 3.152
9210 S 2013 8.074 7.672
MIKE SOLE 8.066 7.664
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Station ID: 8729210 PUBLICATION DATE: 12/07/2020
Name: PANAMA CITY BEACH, GULF OF MEXICO
FL
NOAA Chart: 11389 Latitude: 30° 12.8' N ( 30.21330)
USGS Quad: LAGUNA BEACH Longitude: 85° 52.7' W ( -85.87830)
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.