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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the airport in Kauai, turn left on to
Highway 50 (west) and continue on Highway 50 for approximately 8 km (5 mi) until
you reach Port Allen. At Port Allen, turn left on Highway 541 and go about 1.2
km (0.7 mi) to the State of Hawaii transit building on the pier. The gauge was
located inside the building and the bench marks are located in the vicinity.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 A 1988
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12294
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier
The primary benck mark is a disk set between two 6-inch diameter red steel posts
that stand 1.52 m (5.0 ft) high and protect an emergency fire pump station, 2.74
m (9.0 ft) east of the large roll-up main entrance door of the State of Hawaii
Port Allen transit shed, and 1.25 m (4.1 ft) NE of a 10-inch diameter hole cut
through the pier deck which has a steel 8-inch pipe through it.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1 1926
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 TIDAL 1
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6449
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete foundation for a derrick on an
abandoned loading wharf at the SW end of Eleele, near the inshore end on the NW
side of breakwater, at the east side of Hanapepe Bay, 122 m (400 ft) SE across
the water from present Port Allen Pier, 41 m (135 ft) SW of a stairway leading
up to the top of a small bluff, 29 m (96 ft) SW of inshore end of pier, 6 m (20
ft) SW of an old engine hoist, 1.22 m (4.0 ft) NW of a concrete stairway leading
down to a lower level boat landing, 0.40 m (1.3 ft) SW of the edge of
foundation, and 0.21 m (0.7 ft) above the wharf level.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 3 1926
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 TIDAL 3
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6450
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete slab
The benck mark is a disk set in a concrete cornerstone at the west end of the
ruins of a warehouse foundation wall, on a bluff above the inshore end of
breakwater, 82.30 m (270.0 ft) WSW of gas storage tanks, on the north edge of a
cut through which railway passed, 5.94 m (19.5 ft) SE of a power pole, 4.11 m
(13.5 ft) east of a top step of a stairway leading down to an old wharf, 0.46 m
(1.5 ft) west of a wall foundation, and 0.91 m (3.0 ft) below the top of
foundation.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 35
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 TIDAL 35
ALIAS: 4
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 6451
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument
The benck mark is a disk set in a 0.3 m (1 ft) diameter truncated concrete cone
extending 0.3 m (1 ft) above a 0.91 m (3.0 ft) diameter base on a bluff at the
inshore end of breakwater, 82.30 m (270.0 ft) WSW of gas storage tanks, 9.60 m
(31.5 ft) north of bench mark 3 1926, 8.23 m (27.0 ft) ENE of power pole #9902,
4.57 m (15.0 ft) WNW of a right angle bend in gas mains, 3.81 m (12.5 ft) west
of west one of a row of seven gas mains, and 0.21 m (0.7 ft) above the ground.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 B 1988
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 B
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12295
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID#: AA3584
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier
The benck mark is a disk set 29.84 m (97.9 ft) NW of the southerly edge of the
pier, 20.12 m (66.0 ft) SW of a fire hydrant, 0.79 m (2.6 ft) south of the
center of a steel bollard at the NE inshore end of pier, and 0.79 m (2.6 ft)
east of the NE corner of the pier transit shed.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 C 1988
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 C
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12296
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete slab
The benck mark is a disk set 11 m (36 ft) NW of the centerline of State Highway
541 where it terminates at the dock, 10.39 m (34.1 ft) SW of utility pole #9,
4.02 m (13.2 ft) south of the center of the steel pump housing, and 0.15 m (0.5
ft) from the southerly corner of a 3 m x 6 m (10 ft x 20 ft) concrete slab of a
sewage pumping station,
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 D 1988
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 D
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12297
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation
The benck mark is a disk set at the NE corner of an unused 15 m x 69 m (50 ft x
225 ft) concrete foundation of former fish tank, 30.57 m (100.3 ft) SW of edge
of a macadam road, 19.42 m (63.7 ft) SE of the centerline of State Highway 541,
11.58 m (38.0 ft) NW of the NW corner of a large aluminum sided commercial
building, and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) above ground level.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 E 1991
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12403
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete jetty foundation
The benck mark is a disk set in a concrete foundation at the south end of a
small concrete jetty, 22.25 m (73.0 ft) south of a light foundation on the
jetty, 0.70 m (2.3 ft) from the north edge of the foundation, 0.27 m (0.9 ft)
from the east edge of the foundation, and 0.70 m (2.3 ft) above the ground.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1347 F 1991
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 F
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12404
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete ramp
The benck mark is a disk set in a concrete ramp in the middle of a warehouse on
the NW side of Waialo Road, located on the west corner of a ramp leading to Car
Crafts at 4341 Waialo Road (located in the middle of the building flanked by C&S
Feed and Supply to the NE and Martin Steel Constructors, Inc. to the SW), 0.30 m
(1 ft) from the building, 0.21 m (0.7 ft) from the SW edge of the ramp, and 0.37
m (1.2 ft) above ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: PIER STATION PIER 7 1981
DESIGNATION: 161 1347 PIER LANI 7
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 12405
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier deck
The benck mark is a disk set near the westerly corner of the Port Allen pier,
8.26 m (27.1 ft) SE of the westerly corner, 2.74 m (9.0 ft) SW of the westerly
corner of a transit shed, and 1.22 m (4.0 ft) NE of the SW edge of the pier.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 94 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: March 1989 - December 1996
TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 1611400 NAWILIWILI, NAWILIWILI HARBOR, KAUAI
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (09/12/1992) = 1.804
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.569
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.431
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.262
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.249
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.067
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (05/14/1991) = -0.247
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
1347 A 1988 3.453 3.022
1 1926 4.360 3.929
3 1926 9.670 9.239
35 10.676 10.245
1347 B 1988 3.317 2.886
1347 C 1988 7.052 6.621
1347 D 1988 10.574 10.143
1347 E 1991 2.135 1.704
1347 F 1991 10.915 10.484
PIER STATION PIER 7 1981 3.374 2.943
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PUBLICATION DATE: 02/28/2001
Station ID: 1611347 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: PORT ALLEN, HANAPEPE BAY, KAUAI ISLAND
HAWAII
NOAA Chart: 19382 Latitude: 21° 54.2' N
USGS Quad: HANAPEPE Longitude: 159° 35.5' W
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 any other fixed island datum.
This tide station location has a local island datum. Island datums
are specific fixed geodetic datums whose elevation relationship 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.