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Station ID: 9458917                         PUBLICATION DATE:  03/22/2005
Name:       CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY                            
            AK
NOAA Chart: 16566                           Latitude:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)
USGS Quad:  CHIGNIK (B-2)                   Longitude: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


To reach tidal bench marks from Alaskan Peninsula, go to the town of Chignik,
Anchorage Bay.  The bench marks and gauge were located on the premises of the
Aleutian Dragon Fisheries cannery.


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


                 PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING:  S-1066 ATS 63 COR 4 WCMC S-2149
                                               1962 6ZE
                         DESIGNATION:          945 8917 COR 4
                         ALIAS:                9 1964

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:        13156
AGENCY:                  US Coast and Geodetic Survey
                         (USC&GS)                              IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Galvanized steel pipe                 OPUS PID#: BBDW14
LATITUDE:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)          LONGITUDE: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


The primary bench mark is a disk set in a steel pipe at the end of a wooden
sidewalk, 3 m (10 ft) north of the NE corner of a trailer which is the
western-most of a row of trailers located between the shore and a slough, and
0.34 m (1.1 ft) above the ground.

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Station ID: 9458917                         PUBLICATION DATE:  03/22/2005
Name:       CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY                            
            AK
NOAA Chart: 16566                           Latitude:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)
USGS Quad:  CHIGNIK (B-2)                   Longitude: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  8917 F 1996
                         DESIGNATION:          945 8917 F

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:        13157
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Service (NOS)          IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Pavement                              OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)          LONGITUDE: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


The bench mark is a disk set flush in the pavement outside the NE-SW running
cannery wall, and 21 m (69 ft) south of the NW corner of the ADF cannery
building.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  8917 G 1996
                         DESIGNATION:          945 8917 G

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:        13158
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Service (NOS)          IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Pavement                              OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)          LONGITUDE: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


The bench mark is a disk set flush in the pavement, 40 m (131 ft) NW of bench
mark 8917 F 1996, 20 m (66 ft) NE of the ADF administration building, 10 m (33
ft) from the apparent high water line, and 4 m (13 ft) NE of the ADF cannery
building.

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Station ID: 9458917                         PUBLICATION DATE:  03/22/2005
Name:       CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY                            
            AK
NOAA Chart: 16566                           Latitude:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)
USGS Quad:  CHIGNIK (B-2)                   Longitude: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  8917 H 1996
                         DESIGNATION:          945 8917 H

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:        13159
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Service (NOS)          IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Sidewalk                              OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)          LONGITUDE: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


The bench mark is a disk set flush in the sidewalk located in front of the ADF
net house facing the water, 50 m (164 ft) NW of bench mark 8917 G 1996, and 20 m
(66 ft) from the apparent high water line.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  8917 I 1996
                         DESIGNATION:          945 8917 I

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                    VM#:        13160
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Service (NOS)          IDB PID#:        
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Sidewalk                              OPUS PID:        
LATITUDE:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)          LONGITUDE: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


The bench mark is a disk set flush at the end of a paved sidewalk and at the
start of a wooden sidewalk that runs between the shore and a row of trailers, 30
m (98 ft) NW of bench mark 8917 H 1996, 20 m (66 ft) from the apparent high
water line, and 4 m (13 ft) NE of the NE corner of a gray aluminum building.

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Station ID: 9458917                         PUBLICATION DATE:  03/22/2005
Name:       CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY                            
            AK
NOAA Chart: 16566                           Latitude:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)
USGS Quad:  CHIGNIK (B-2)                   Longitude: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


                            T I D A L   D A T U M S 


Tidal datums at CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY based on:

     LENGTH OF SERIES:      1 MONTH
     TIME PERIOD:           July 1996 - July 1996
     TIDAL EPOCH:           1983-2001
     CONTROL TIDE STATION:  9459450 SAND POINT, POPOF ISLAND


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

     HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (07/31/1996)         =  3.096
     MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER                     MHHW   =  2.722
     MEAN HIGH WATER                            MHW    =  2.477
     MEAN TIDE LEVEL                            MTL    =  1.459
     MEAN SEA LEVEL                             MSL    =  1.432
     MEAN LOW WATER                             MLW    =  0.441
     MEAN LOWER LOW WATER                       MLLW   =  0.000
     LOWEST  OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (07/01/1996)         = -1.032

North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)

Bench Mark Elevation Information                In METERS above:

     Stamping or Designation                    MLLW        MHW

     S-1066 ATS 63 COR 4 WCMC S-2149
     1962 6ZE                                    5.732    3.256
     8917 F 1996                                 6.113    3.636
     8917 G 1996                                 5.967    3.490
     8917 H 1996                                 6.266    3.789
     8917 I 1996                                 6.108    3.631


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Station ID: 9458917                         PUBLICATION DATE:  03/22/2005
Name:       CHIGNIK, ANCHORAGE BAY                            
            AK
NOAA Chart: 16566                           Latitude:   56° 17.8' N (  56.29670)
USGS Quad:  CHIGNIK (B-2)                   Longitude: 158° 24.0' W (-158.40000)


                             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.