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Station ID: 9413616                         PUBLICATION DATE:  02/26/2004
Name:       MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER                           
            CA
NOAA Chart: 18685                           Latitude:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)
USGS Quad:  MOSS LANDING                    Longitude: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


To reach the tidal bench marks from Moro Cojo Slough, proceed north along State
Highway 1, then turn and proceed west on the first road north of Tailing Pond,
then turn left on the road over the Moro Cojo Slough again, then proceed over
the channel to the Moss Landing Marine Laboratory and Harbor District Office
area.  The tide gage and staff were located on the west end of Mossing Landing
Ocean Pier.


                         T I D A L   B E N C H   M A R K S


                 PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING:  3616 A 1976
                         DESIGNATION:          941 3616 A TIDAL

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:         8052
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)           IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete block                        OPUS PID#: BBCR97
LATITUDE:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)          LONGITUDE: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


The primary bench mark is a disk set horizontally in NE corner of top of a
concrete block, 10.18 m (33.4 ft) west of centerline of Moss Landing Road, and
1.89 m (6.2 ft) south of SE corner of Moss Landing Manufacturing Incorporated.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  3616 B 1976
                         DESIGNATION:          941 3616 B TIDAL

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:         8053
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)           IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete sea wall                     OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)          LONGITUDE: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


The bench mark is a disk set horizontally on inside of concrete sea wall at Moss
Landing Marine Laboratory, 3 m (9 ft) from NE corner of laboratory, 0.46 m (1.5
ft) from north end of sea wall, and 1.01 m (3.3 ft) below top of sea wall.

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Station ID: 9413616                         PUBLICATION DATE:  02/26/2004
Name:       MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER                           
            CA
NOAA Chart: 18685                           Latitude:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)
USGS Quad:  MOSS LANDING                    Longitude: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


                         T I D A L   B E N C H   M A R K S


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  3616 C 1976
                         DESIGNATION:          941 3616 C TIDAL

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:         8054
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)           IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Copper-clad steel rod                 OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)          LONGITUDE: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


The bench mark is a disk, 23 m (75 ft) NE of NE end of the bridge across the
harbor, 16 m (52 ft) ESE of the centerline of Moss Landing, and 7 m (23 ft) SSW
of harbor parking lot.  The bench mark is crimped to top a copper-clad steel
rod, encased in a white PVC pipe extending 3 cm (0.1 ft) above grade.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  3616 D 1976
                         DESIGNATION:          941 3616 D TIDAL

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:         8055
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)           IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Copper-clad steel rod                 OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)          LONGITUDE: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


The bench mark is a disk, 2.32 m (7.6 ft) SSW of NE corner of Moss Landing
Harbor District Office, and 1.74 m (5.7 ft) east of east wall of office
building.  The bench mark is crimped to a copper-clad steel rod, encased in a
white PVC pipe extending 6 cm (0.2 ft) above grade.

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Station ID: 9413616                         PUBLICATION DATE:  02/26/2004
Name:       MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER                           
            CA
NOAA Chart: 18685                           Latitude:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)
USGS Quad:  MOSS LANDING                    Longitude: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


                         T I D A L   B E N C H   M A R K S


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  3616 E 1976
                         DESIGNATION:          941 3616 E TIDAL

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:         8056
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)           IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Copper-clad steel rod                 OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)          LONGITUDE: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


The bench mark is a disk, 37 m (120 ft) WSW of centerline of State Highway 1, 22
m (71 ft) NNW of center of traffic island at the intersection of State Highway 1
and Moss Landing road, and 1.58 m  (5.2 ft) SSW of a telephone pole.  The bench
mark is crimped to a copper-clad steel rod, encased in a white PVC pipe
extending 12 cm (0.4 ft) above grade.

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Station ID: 9413616                         PUBLICATION DATE:  02/26/2004
Name:       MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER                           
            CA
NOAA Chart: 18685                           Latitude:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)
USGS Quad:  MOSS LANDING                    Longitude: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


                            T I D A L   D A T U M S 


Tidal datums at MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER based on:

     LENGTH OF SERIES:      5 MONTHS
     TIME PERIOD:           March 1977 - July 1977
     TIDAL EPOCH:           1983-2001
     CONTROL TIDE STATION:  9413450 MONTEREY, MONTEREY HARBOR


Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:

     MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER                     MHHW   =  1.590
     MEAN HIGH WATER                            MHW    =  1.377
     MEAN TIDE LEVEL                            MTL    =  0.846
     MEAN SEA LEVEL                             MSL    =  0.833
     MEAN LOW WATER                             MLW    =  0.316
     MEAN LOWER LOW WATER                       MLLW   =  0.000

North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)

Bench Mark Elevation Information                In METERS above:

     Stamping or Designation                    MLLW        MHW

     3616 A 1976                                 4.307    2.930
     3616 B 1976                                 4.082    2.705
     3616 C 1976                                 2.372    0.995
     3616 D 1976                                 3.510    2.133
     3616 E 1976                                 4.184    2.807


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Station ID: 9413616                         PUBLICATION DATE:  02/26/2004
Name:       MOSS LANDING,OCEAN PIER                           
            CA
NOAA Chart: 18685                           Latitude:   36° 48.1' N (  36.80170)
USGS Quad:  MOSS LANDING                    Longitude: 121° 47.4' W (-121.79000)


                             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.