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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and 6th
Street in San Pedro (Entrance to Port of Los Angeles Pier 35-72), turn left onto
22nd Street crossing railroad tracks for 0.3 km (0.2 mi) to Signal Street, turn
right onto Signal Street for 0.6 km (0.4 mi) to the end of Signal Street where
there is an office trailer (U.S. Water Taxi), turn right and go west for about
61 m (200 ft) to the station on the right at the end of the pier. Tide gauges
are located in a small building at the SW end of pier (Berth 60).
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 8-14 FT ABOVE MLLW
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 TIDAL 8
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 1601
AGENCY: Los Angeles Harbor Department IDB PID#: DY1083
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pavement on pier OPUS PID#: DY1083
LATITUDE: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.71983) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.4' W (-118.27283)
The primary bench mark is a disk with a protruding brass bolt in the center set
flush in concrete at the south end of Signal Street at the SSW end of Berth 60,
23.77 m (78.0 ft) south of the SW corner of a transit shed, 7.92 m (26.0 ft) NE
of the SW corner of the pier, 0.91 m (3.0 ft) north of the south face of the
dock, and 0.06 m (0.2 ft) below the surface of the wharf.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WIL D-9A 1954
DESIGNATION: WILMINGTON D 9 A
MONUMENTATION: Triangulation Station disk VM#: 1594
AGENCY: City of Los Angeles IDB PID#: DY1078
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Pavement OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.6' N ( 33.72700) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.5' W (-118.27483)
The bench mark is a disk set in Los Angeles Engineer's hand hold near the center
of the intersection of Signal and 22nd Streets, 28.10 m (92.2 ft) north of a
yellow fire hydrant on SW corner of intersection, 14.90 m (48.9 ft) NW of SE
outer corner curbing, 13.93 m (45.7 ft) SW of the NE outer corner curbing, and
0.30 m (1.0 ft) below street surface.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WILMINGTON D-10-B 1954
DESIGNATION: WILMINGTON D 10 B
MONUMENTATION: Triangulation Station disk VM#: 1595
AGENCY: City of Los Angeles IDB PID#: DY1080
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Pavement OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72022) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27228)
The bench mark is disk set in Los Angeles Engineer's hand hole in the center of
Signal Street, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south of 22nd Street, 11.70 m (38.4 ft) west of
the SW corner of Warehouse No. 1, 7.01 m (23.0 ft) north of the NE corner of the
U.S. Water Taxi Guard trailer, and 0.37 m (1.2 ft) below pavement.
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 11 1935 RESET 1967
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 TIDAL 11 RESET
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 1596
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: DY1085
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.5' N ( 33.72547) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.6' W (-118.27711)
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete foundation of Outer Dock and Wharf
building at Berth 55 in the NW corner, 100.58 m (330.0 ft) south of the
centerline of 22nd Street, 4.27 m (14.0 ft) east of the west edge of a loading
dock, 3.81 m (12.5 ft) north of the centerline of the north double glass door of
the building, 0.58 m (1.9 ft) north of the north edge of 2' x 3' bronze plaque
which is mounted 1.2 m (4.0 ft) above platform at Berth 55, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft)
south of the north edge of the foundation.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 13 1971
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 TIDAL 13
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 1597
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: DY2514
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete loading dock OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.3' N ( 33.72219) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.4' W (-118.27336)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete loading platform on the east side of
a transit shed at Berth 59 between hanger doors 22 and 23, 28.65 m (94.0 ft)
west of the centerline of Signal Street, 2.74 m (9.0 ft) north of hanger door
23, 2.44 m (8.0 ft) west of the eastern edge of loading dock, and 0.30 m (1.0
ft) east of the east side of building.
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: A 1296 1978
DESIGNATION: A 1296
MONUMENTATION: Vertical Control disk VM#: 1598
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: DY2515
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72014) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27217)
The bench mark is a disk located behind the US Water Taxi office at the southern
most end of Signal Street, in line with the extended centerline of Signal
Street, 47.24 m (155.0 ft) east of the SE corner of the tide station, 14.45 m
(47.4 ft) south of bench mark WILMINGTON D10B, and 0.99 m (3.3 ft) NE of a
telephone pole with an NGS witness post sign attached to it. The bench mark is
crimped to a copper-clad steel rod driven 11.90 m (39.0 ft) and encased in a
4-inch PVC pipe with aluminum benchmark cover.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0660 N 1977
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 N TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 1600
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#: DY2512
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.6' N ( 33.72717) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.5' W (-118.27467)
The bench mark is a disk located in a planter about 27 m (90 ft) NE of the
intersection of Signal and 22nd Streets, 21.64 m (71.0 ft) east of the
centerline of Signal Street, 11.28 m (37.0 ft) NE of a light standard at the NE
corner of the intersection, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) SW of a metal witness post. The
bench mark is set flush with the natural grade, crimped to the top of a
copper-clad steel rod driven 6.70 m (22.0 ft) and encased in a PVC pipe
extending 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the mark.
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 10-1930 RESET 1985
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 TIDAL 10 RESET
MONUMENTATION: Vertical Control disk VM#: 1605
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: DY9300
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete sidewalk OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.6' N ( 33.72686) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.5' W (-118.27506)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete sidwalk on the SW corner of Signal
and 22nd Streets, 10.30 m (33.8 ft) SW of centerline of 22nd Street, 0.85 m (2.8
ft) west of railroad signal light, and 0.37 m (1.2 ft) SW of the edge of
sidewalk.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 14 1971
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 TIDAL 14
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6653
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: DY2513
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete loading dock OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.5' N ( 33.72481) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.5' W (-118.27433)
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete loading dock on the east side of a
transit shed at Berth 58, 28.65 m (94.0 ft) west of the centerline of Signal
Street, 13.72 m (45.0 ft) south of the NE corner of the building, 1.83 m (6.0
ft) south of loading door No. 1, and 0.3 m (1 ft) east of the east side of
building.
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0660 P 2000
DESIGNATION: 941 0660 P
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 16186
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 33° 43.7' N ( 33.72797) LONGITUDE: 118° 16.5' W (-118.27503)
The bench mark is a metal rod located on the SW side of San Pedro Slip in San
Pedro at the north end of a parking lot north of 22nd Street, 22.50 m (73.8 ft)
east of Sampson Way Street, 21.30 m (69.9 ft) south of SE corner of a small
building with a tile roof, and 7.10 m (23.3 ft) west of east end of a planter,
2.80 m (9.2 ft) SE of east end of the planter, 2.70 m (8.9 ft) SW of the center
of a concrete light standard, and 1.26 m (4.1 ft) east of the west edge of the
dirt planter. The datum point of the bench mark is the top of a metal rod
driven 22 m (72 ft) to refusal and encased in a 5-inch pipe with concrete
kickblock.
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 19 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: January 1983 - December 2001
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION:
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/10/2005) = 2.414
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.674
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.449
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.868
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.861
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.287
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.062
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (12/17/1933) = -0.832
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
8-14 FT ABOVE MLLW 4.194 2.746
WIL D-9A 1954 2.965 1.517
WILMINGTON D-10-B 1954 2.830 1.381
11 1935 RESET 1967 4.710 3.261
NO 13 1971 4.141 2.692
A 1296 1978 3.165 1.717
0660 N 1977 3.552 2.103
10-1930 RESET 1985 3.098 1.650
NO 14 1971 4.064 2.615
0660 P 2000 4.250 2.801
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Station ID: 9410660 PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2011
Name: LOS ANGELES, OUTER HARBOR
CA
NOAA Chart: 18749 Latitude: 33° 43.2' N ( 33.72000)
USGS Quad: SAN PEDRO Longitude: 118° 16.3' W (-118.27200)
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.