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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of Forrest Avenue and
Morningstar Road in Staten Island, proceed north on Morningstar Road to Richmond
Terrace. Turn left (west) and continue to 2541 Richmond Terrace (Scara-Mix
Concrete Company). The bench marks are along Richmond Terrace and at the
Scara-Mix Concrete Company facility. The tide gage and staff are on the dock on
the north side of the facility.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 B 1981
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 315
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID#: AH6737
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete step
The primary bench mark is a disk set in the SW corner of the topstep of three
steps at the main entrance to the Scara-mix Concrete Company at 2541 Richmond
Terrace, 19.84 m (65.1 ft) west of a chain link fence, and 10.18 m (33.4 ft)
north of the centerline of Richmond Terrace.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: Q 344 1952
DESIGNATION: Q 344
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 312
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: KV0440
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Building
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the SE corner of a building at 2081
Richmond Terrace, 5.94 m (19.5 ft) SW of the entrance to 2081 Richmond Terrace,
3.44 m (11.3 ft) WNW of the west curb of Ferry Street, 3.02 m (9.9 ft) NE of the
north curb of Richmond Terrace, and 1 m (3 ft) above the sidewalk.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: R 344 1952
DESIGNATION: R 344
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 313
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: KV0442
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge pier
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the NE face of the Bayonne Bridge on
the NW leg of the first bridge pier south of Richmond Terrace, 39.41 m (129.3
ft) WSW of utility pole numbered R12240, 8.38 m (27.5 ft) south of the
centerline of Richmond Terrace, 0.91 m (3.0 ft) south of the south edge of the
sidewalk, 0.46 m (1.5 ft) SE of the north corner of the NE face of the concrete
bridge pier, and 1 m (3 ft) above the sidewalk.
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 52 C
ALIAS: NO STAMPING 1
MONUMENTATION: Chiseled Square VM#: 316
AGENCY: PID#: KV2864
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Loading dock
The bench mark is a chiseled square at the south end of the steel guard rail of
a loading dock at the SE corner of the Scara-Mix Concrete and Gravel Company
main office building on 2541 Richmond Terrace, 28.56 m (93.7 ft) NE of the east
corner of a garage/warehouse building, 14.78 m (48.5 ft) NW of the NW corner of
a concrete block building, 1.22 m (4.0 ft) SE of the south corner of the office
building, and 1.19 m (3.9 ft) above the pavement.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 2089 BOR
MONUMENTATION: Chiseled Square VM#: 13816
AGENCY: PID#: KV0441
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete block wall
The bench mark is a vertical 0.06 m (0.2 ft) chiseled square near the top of a
concrete retaining wall, 32.49 m (106.6 ft) SSW of power pole numbered 27465
(with a transformer), 30.48 m (100.0 ft) WNW of a firehydrant at the corner of
John Street, 17.71 m (58.1 ft) east of the center of the gate to the Port
Authority property on the east side of the Bayonne Bridge, 13.0 m (43 ft) SW of
the east corner of the 2.4 m (8 ft) high chain-link fence, 7.32 m (24.0 ft)
north of centerline of Richmond Terrace, 0.15 m (0.5 ft) south of the steel
fence post of the fence.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 D 1997
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 D
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13925
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Sheetpile Bulkhead
The bench mark is a disk located at the southernmost of 5 ballards on the east
side of the steel sheetpile bulkhead on the property of the Great Lakes Dredge
and Dock Company located along Richmond Terrace near the junction of Swanson
Avenue and Richmond Terrace, 17.21 m (56.4 ft) SW of the SW corner of the Great
Lakes Dredge warehouse, 4.51 m (14.8 ft) NE of the SE corner of the bulkhead,
1.80 m (5.9 ft) east of the east face of the steel sheetpile bulkhead, and 0.30
m (1.0 ft) above ground.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 C 1997
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 C
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 13926
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve
The bench mark is located in Faber Park along Richmond Terrace east of Richmond
Avenue, 17.59 meters (57.7 ft) north of the centerline of the southern entrance
to the park, 10.70 meters (35.1 ft) north of the centerline of Richmond Terrace,
and 6.40 meters (21.0 ft) SE of the SE corner of a brick and block building on
the property adjacent to the park. The datum point is set 25 cm (0.82 ft) below
ground, being the top of a stainless steel rod driven 2.7 m (9 ft) to refusal,
and encased in a 5 inch NOS logo cap.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 E 1998
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 15531
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Bulkhead
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete bulkhead cap behind the middle of
three cleats located on the north end of the Scara-mix Concrete Company property
at 2541 Richmond Terrace, 11.60 m (38.06 ft) east of a small wooden pier, 11.10
m (36.42 ft) west of the easternmost cleat, and 1.75 m (5.74 ft) south of the
steel bulkhead.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9483 F 1998
DESIGNATION: 851 9483 F
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 15532
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve
The bench mark is located in the SE corner of Faber Park near some small bushes,
16.24 m (53.28 ft) NE of the eastern iron gate to the park, 9.40 m (30.84 ft)
west of a north-south iron fence, 7.40 m (24.28 ft) north of the east-west iron
fence, 26.0 m (85.3 ft) SW of a metal "Faber Pool and Park" sign, and 2.0 m (6.6
ft) NNW of a NOAA witness post. The datum point is the top of a stainless steel
rod driven 9.4 m (31.0 ft) to refusal, and encased in a 5-inch nos logo cap.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 7 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: January 1982 - December 1988
TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8518750 THE BATTERY, NEW YORK HARBOR
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (03/29/1984) = 2.792
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.695
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.594
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.960
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.847
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.832
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.070
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (02/08/1985) = -0.999
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
9483 B 1981 5.197 3.603
Q 344 1952 4.875 3.281
R 344 1952 5.329 3.735
52 C 4.737 3.143
2089 BOR 3.786 2.192
9483 D 1997 3.200 1.605
9483 C 1997 7.864 6.270
9483 E 1998 3.850 2.256
9483 F 1998 8.963 7.368
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PUBLICATION DATE: 05/30/2000
Station ID: 8519483 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BERGEN POINT WEST REACH, KILL VAN KULL
NEW YORK
NOAA Chart: 12333 Latitude: 40° 38.4' N
USGS Quad: ELIZABETH Longitude: 74° 8.8' 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 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 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.