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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
To reach the tidal bench marks from the National Weather Service (NWS) office at
the U.S. Army Base, exit the NWS parking lot, turn right onto Wake Highway, and
proceed around the runway until the small boat channel is reached. The tide
house is located at Building # 1711, a light green concrete block building
located near the northern-most corner of the south seawall along the boat
channel. The tidal 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: NO 12 1961
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 TIDAL 12
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 129
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: TW0169
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete apron
The primary bench mark is a disk set in the concrete apron at the easterly
corner of the Boathouse (Building # 1705), 3.66 m (12.0 ft) SW of the boat basin
wharf face, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) NW of the east edge of concrete apron, and 0.30
m (1.0 ft) SE of easterly corner of building.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 13 1965
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 TIDAL 13
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 130
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete apron
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete apron at the westerly corner of the
Boathouse (Building # 1705), about 14 m (45 ft) SW of the wharf face, 2.99 m
(9.8 ft) NW of the center of the NW-most set of double doors on the west side of
Boathouse, and 0.2 m (0.5 ft) SW of the westerly corner of the Boathouse.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: TIDAL BM 0000 H 1978
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 TIDAL BM H
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 134
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete bollard stay located along the south
seawall of the small boat basin, 75 m (246 ft) NW of bench mark NO 12 1961, 70 m
(230 ft) SE of the NW corner of the seawall, 1.1 m (3.5 ft) SW of the seawall,
and 0.24 m (0.8 ft) NW of a large double bollard.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: TIDAL BM 0000 J 1978
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 TIDAL BM J
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 135
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete slab
The bench mark is a disk set in an octagonal concrete pad about 90 m (295 ft)
ESE of bench mark 0000 L 1980, 20 m (66 feet) east of the road centerline, 14.08
m (46.2 ft) north of the north corner of the concrete foundation supporting two
green transformer boxes, 2.32 m (7.6 ft) north of an orange witness post, 0.3 m
(1 ft) SE of the NW corner of the octagon, and 0.46 m (1.5 ft) above grade.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: TIDAL BM 0000 K 1978
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 TIDAL BM K
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 136
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete seawall
The bench mark is a disk set in the south concrete seawall bordering the boat
basin entrance channel, 16 m (54 ft) WSW of the most NE channel seawall corner,
8 m (27 ft) NE of the SW edge of the concrete seawall, and 0.3 m (1 ft) south of
the north edge of the seawall.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0000 L 1980
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 L
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 137
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete slab
The bench mark is a disk set in a 12 m x 32 m (41 ft x 105 ft) abandoned
concrete pad overgrown with vines, about 90 m (295 ft) WNW of bench mark TIDAL
BM 0000 J 1978, 31.24 m (102.5 ft) NE of the centerline of the main road to the
boathouse, 29.41 m (96.5 ft) north of the north corner of an orange underground
cable station cover, 10.18 m (33.4 ft) south of the centerline of a dirt road
adjacent to the pad, 6.83 m (22.4 ft) east of the north-most of two tall grey
3-inch diameter PVC posts, 0.61 m (2.0 ft) south of the NW edge of the pad, and
0.46 m (1.5 ft) east of the west edge of the pad.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0000 N 1989
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 N
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 139
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation
The bench mark is a disk set in the foundation of Building # 1706 in the north
doorway, located south of the boat basin, 4.75 m (15.6 ft) east of the west side
of doorway, 0.13 m (0.45 ft) west of the east side of the doorway, and 0.09 m
(0.30 ft) south of north edge of the foundation.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0000 P 1992
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 P
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6425
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete seawall
The bench mark is a disk set in the east end of a concrete seawall, about 100 m
(328 ft) south of Building #1715, 64 m (210 ft) south of middle of road leading
to east jetty, 34 m (110 ft) north of the high water line, 3.35 m (11.0 ft)
north of the east elbow of seawall, and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) above grade.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0000 R 1994
DESIGNATION: 189 0000 R
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 6446
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation
The bench mark is a disk set flush in top a 4 m x 2 m (14 ft x 6 ft) concrete
foundation about 82 m (270 ft) south of Building # 1716, 43 m (142 ft) SE of the
SW corner of a WWII concrete pillbox, 29 m (96 ft) SW of a large circular
concrete fuel tank foundaiton which no longer has a tank on it, 23 m (75 ft) NE
of the center of paved road leading to east jetty, 0.76 m (2.5 ft) SW of the NE
side of the foundation, 0.76 m (2.5 ft) SE of the NE side of the foundation, and
0.3 m (1 ft) above grade.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 17 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: January 1960 - December 1977
TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978
CONTROL TIDE STATION:
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (10/28/1992) = 1.759
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.732
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.668
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.357
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.354
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.037
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (04/14/1968) = -0.591
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
NO 12 1961 3.152 2.485
NO 13 1965 3.241 2.573
TIDAL BM 0000 H 1978 3.000 2.333
TIDAL BM 0000 J 1978 4.765 4.097
TIDAL BM 0000 K 1978 3.485 2.818
0000 L 1980 4.151 3.483
0000 N 1989 3.942 3.274
0000 P 1992 4.029 3.362
0000 R 1994 3.491 2.824
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PUBLICATION DATE: 10/12/2001
Station ID: 1890000 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: WAKE ISLAND, PACIFIC OCEAN
NOAA Chart: 81664 Latitude: 19° 17.4' N
USGS Quad: NONE Longitude: 166° 37.1' E
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.