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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
TO REACH THE NOS GAUGING STATION, AT FAIRPORT HARBOR, ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, FROM
THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 2 AND HWY 44, PROCEED NORTH ON HWY 44 FOR 3.86 KM (2.40
MI) , AT THE STOP SIGN, BEAR RIGHT AND TAKE IMMEDIATE LEFT, PROCEEDING NORTH ON
UNMARKED PAVED ROAD FOR APPROX 0.80 KM (0.50 MI) TO GRAVEL ROAD LEADING TO COAST
GUARD PROPERTY,PROCEED NORTH ON COAST GUARD ROAD FOR APPROX 0.97 KM (0.60 MI) TO
THE COAST GUARD SECURITY GATE, GAUGE HOUSE IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF USCG
PROPERTY.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: K 321 1981
DESIGNATION: K 321
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 71
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey IDB PID#: MB1625
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75967) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28181)
The bench mark is a stainless steel rod and is near the SE corner of the Coast
Guard property, and is S of the SE corner of a 1.83 m (6.00 ft) by 1.83 m (6.00
ft) square septic tank projecting 0.60 m (1.97 ft) above the ground, 8.45 m
(27.72 ft) NE of the SW corner post of the chain link property line fence, 7.62
m (25.00 ft) NW of the W entrance gate post of the S entrance gate of the coast
guard station, 2.74 m (8.99 ft) N of the chain link fence, and 1.76 m (5.77 ft)
S of the SE corner of the septic tank, encased in a 5" PVC pipe with an NGS logo
cover, stamped "K 321 1981" surrounded by concrete and flush with the ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 906 3053 FENCE
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 FENCE
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 12722
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey IDB PID#: MB1623
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.76003) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28192)
The bench mark is a copper clad steel rod 36.89 m (121.03 ft) W of the NW corner
of the main building, 0.40 m (1.31 ft) E of the N-S fence line, 0.076 n (0.249
ft) below the ground, being a 5/8-inch copper-coated steel rod, 4.57 m (14.99
ft) long. The rod is encased in a 5-inch PVC pipe with an NGS logo cover,
stamped "9063053 Fence" set in 1981; pipe is flush with the ground.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 3053 D 1982
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 D
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 12723
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: MB1622
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Gage House Foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
The bench mark is a disk 29.67 m (97.34 ft) SE of the SE corner of the boat
garage, 14.29 m (46.88 ft) S of the steel bulk head, 2.30 m (7.55 ft) E of the
NW corner of the concrete foundation of the NOS water level gauge house, 0.20 m
(0.66 ft) NE of the NE corner of the NOS water level gauge house, the BM being a
standard NOS disc set in concrete flush with base. This is the MET SRM.
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 LIGHTHOUSE
MONUMENTATION: Chiseled Cross VM#: 13027
AGENCY: US Engineers IDB PID#: MB1632
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Lighthouse Foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.4' N ( 41.75692) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.6' W ( -81.27747)
The bench mark is a chiseled cross 20.12 m (66.01 ft) N of the center of Second
Street, 14.33 m (47.01 ft) W of the center line of High Street, 8.40 m (27.56
ft) S of the NW corner of the garage, 0.39 m (1.28 ft) W of the inside edge of
the drive way, 0.35 m (1.15 ft) E of the lighthouse basin.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 906 3053 WORKS
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 WORKS
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 13028
AGENCY: US Lakes Survey IDB PID#: MB1633
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.5' N ( 41.75831) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.7' W ( -81.27831)
The bench mark is a copper-clad steel rod 27.9 m (91.5 ft) WSW of the center of
the main gate entrance, 8.14 m (26.71 ft) N of the E-W fence line, 0.30 m (0.98
ft) E of the SE corner of the concrete slab covering water filters. The rod was
encased in a 5-inch PVC pipe with an NGS logo cap in 1981, pipe is flush with
the ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 3053 E 1996
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 17034
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DI3202
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod w/o sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75964) LONGITUDE: 81° 17.0' W ( -81.28342)
The bench mark is a disk on the E side of the road, 18.30 m (60.04 ft) SE of the
center of a double chain link fence gate to the park, 16.2 m (53.1 ft) NE of a
power pole number 846170, 6.13 m (20.11 ft) E of the centerline of the paved
road, 1.26 m (4.13 ft) SW of the end of a metal fence post, being a standard NOS
disc crimped to the end of a stainless steel rod driven 11.0 m (36.1 ft) to
refusal, encased in a 5-inch PVC pipe with an aluminum access cover stamped
"3053 E 1996" surrounded by concrete and flush with the ground.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 3053 F 1997
DESIGNATION: 906 3053 F
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 17035
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey IDB PID#: AH9235
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod w/o sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.1' N ( 41.75133) LONGITUDE: 81° 17.2' W ( -81.28653)
The bench mark is a stainless steel rod and is set in a grassy field across from
the LTV Steel Lime plant yard area, 59.74 m (196.00 ft) W of a power pole marked
"6658", 48.7 m (159.8 ft) SW of a power pole marked "6664" on the W side of
access road, 39.2 m SW of centerline of access road, 30.5 m (100.1 ft) SSW of an
unmarked power pole, 0.45 m (1.48 ft) ENE of witness post, 3.0 cm below ground
level, being a stainless steel rod, 16.0 ft (4.9 m) long, the rod is encased in
a 5-inch PVC pipe with an NGS logo cover, stamped "906 3053 F 1997", surrounded
by concrete and just counter sunk.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: X 323 1981
DESIGNATION: X 323
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 17140
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey IDB PID#: MB1620
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod w/o sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.2' N ( 41.75281) LONGITUDE: 81° 17.3' W ( -81.28831)
The bench mark is a stainless steel rod 15.34 m (50.33 ft) W of the center of
the park entrance road, 14.48 m (47.51 ft) E of the centerline of the park exit
drive, 6.30 m (20.67 ft) SE of the SW corner of the park sigh at the entrance,
5.82 m (19.09 ft) S of the sign, 0.09 m (0.30 ft) below ground level, encased in
a PVC sleeve with aluminum access cover, the mark is in the public right-of-way
and is accessible at all times.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: FRP-1000-0 2005
DESIGNATION: FRP-1000-0
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 18320
AGENCY: USACE IDB PID#: DI3201
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.76019) LONGITUDE: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28117)
The bench mark is a disk located on the SE corner of USCG property, 23.67 m
(77.66 ft) E of the sheet pile bulk head, 17.39 m (57.05 ft) W of the SE corner
of US Coast Guard office and quarters, 13.96 m (45.80 ft) N of the steel bulk
head in front of boat house, the BM is set in a concrete foundation supporting a
radio tower.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
G R E A T L A K E S B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: MSFH 8
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 21245
AGENCY: IDB PID#: DP2498
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 41° 45.2' N ( 41.75299) LONGITUDE: 81° 17.3' W ( -81.28828)
The bench mark is a stainless steel rod 7.6m (25.0 ft) NE from a utility pole,
6.1m (20.0 ft) W from the edge of pavement of hte entrance drive to Headlands
Park and 2.3m (7.5 ft) east of the flag pole.
Foot Notes:
Above marks are published for informational purposes only. Long term stability
has not been reviewed prior to publication.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
D E F I N I T I O N S
The International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) is the vertical height reference
datum used in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River System for engineering,
charting, channel dredging, navigation safety, power generation, and water
resource management. It is a coordinated datum between the United States and
Canada that ensures both countries are using the same reference for projects
in the Great Lakes basin. The datum origin, or zero, is defined as Mean Sea
Level at Pointe-au-Pere /Rimouski, Quebec, Canada at the mouth of the
St. Lawrence River. IGLD requires updating approximately every 25-30 years
to account for varying changes in the land surface elevations following the
retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age, referred to as Glacial
Isostatic Adjustment (GIA). The current IGLD 1985 was implemented in 1992.
IGLD 1985 uses dynamic heights as the vertical reference standard and lakes
station water level elevations are adjusted to provide a level geopotential
plane for lake level reference.
Dynamic height is the potential difference along the plumbline between the
vertical datum and a point of interest divided by a constant value of
gravity. In Canada and USA, the constant value of gravity is the
"normal gravity" on the ellipsoid at latitude 45° (9.806199 ms-2). Dynamic
heights have no geometric meaning. They are mainly used for the management
of water in large lakes, rivers and channels. The surface of a lake has a
constant dynamic height if undisturbed by currents, winds, atmospheric
pressure, etc.
The Hydraulic Corrector (HC) is the difference in the long term water level
mean between Subordinate and Master station. The difference (HC) is
subtracted algebraically at the subordinate gauge referencing the same
elevation as the master station. Thus all water levels on a given lake can
be referenced to the same lakes LWD/Chart Datum reference elevation.
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Station ID: 9063053 PUBLICATION DATE: 08/11/2017
Name: FAIRPORT, LAKE ERIE
OH
NOAA Chart: 14837 Latitude: 41° 45.6' N ( 41.75975)
USGS Quad: Longitude: 81° 16.9' W ( -81.28106)
D E F I N I T I O N S
A Master Stations is the control point for determining water level
elevations on a particular lake of the Great Lakes. Since water surfaces
of the Great Lakes are considered to be at geopotential equal, all Mean
Water Level (MWL) values for stations on a particular lake should have the
same dynamic height. Therefore, all subordinate water level station MWL
values are adjusted to match the dynamic water level elevation of the Master
Station through the use of a hydraulic corrector. In the establishment of
International Great Lakes Datum (1985) the connecting waterways station
dynamic elevations were calculated through the use of a linear regression
while constraining the end points of the regression with the dynamic
elevations of the corresponding master station above and below the
connecting channel.
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 toNAVD88 are available from NGS through the World Wide
Web at National Geodetic Survey.
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/.