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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of State Routes 17 and 7 in
North Arlington, proceed west on Route 7 (Belleville Avenue) for 1.0 km (0.6 mi)
to the Route 7 bridge over the Passaic River. The bench marks are in the
vicinity of the bridge along Route 7 and the gage and tide staff were located
under the bridge on the SW bridge bumper.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: F 101 1979
DESIGNATION: F 101
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 12914
AGENCY: NGS PID#: KV3412
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Abutment
The primary bench mark is a disk set vertically in the concrete abutment of the
State Route 21 bridge over Rutgers Street located at the intersection of Main
and Rutgers Street, 14.6 m (48 ft) east of the east curb of Main Street, 11.6 m
(38 ft) north of the north curb of the Rutgers Street, 10.7 m (35 ft) NW of the
bench mark NO 6869 A, 8.5 m (28 ft) NE of a traffic control box, and 1.31 m (4.3
ft) above ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 48.783 W 11 1933
DESIGNATION: W 11
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 2465
AGENCY: Coast & Geodetic Survey PID#: KV0112
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Abutment
The bench mark is a disk set in the NW corner of the west abutment at the Erie
Lackwanna Railroad overhead crossing located on Broadway, midway between Verona
and Sylvan Avenues, 5.49 m (18.0 ft) west of the west curb of Broadway, and
about 1.5 m (5 ft) above the curb.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 17.743 X 11 1933
DESIGNATION: X 11
ALIAS: X 11
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 2466
AGENCY: Coast & Geodetic Survey PID#: KV0114
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Abutment
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of the SW corner of the concrete
abutment of the steel railroad bridge over Mills Street, 92 m (301 ft) south of
Mills Street, 91 m (300 ft) south of the Cleveland station of the Erie
Lackawanna railroad, and 76 m (250 ft) east of Broadway.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0591 D 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 D
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2467
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Abutment
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the east face of the west bridge
abutment of the Erie Lackawanna bridge over Main Street located 0.3 km (0.2 mi)
south along Main Street from its intersection with Mill Street, 17.31 m (56.8
ft) south of utility pole #60079 NK, 7.50 m (24.6 ft) north of the south end of
the abutment, 1.49 m (4.9 ft) west of the west curb of Main Street, and 1.10 m
(3.6 ft) above grade.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0591 E 1976
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2468
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Abutment
The bench mark is a disk set in the south portion of the west concrete abutment
of the bridge over Second River located 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south along Main Street
from its intersection with Mill Street, 12.31 m (40.4 ft) north of utility pole
#73258 N, 4.39 m (14.4 ft) north of the south end of the abutment, and 4.21 m
(13.8 ft) west of the west curb of Main Street.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 1253 ELEV. 10.186 FT.
DESIGNATION: 851 0591 NO 1253
ALIAS: 1253
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 2469
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete monument on the SW corner of the
intersection of Mill Street and Main Street 11.61 m (38.1 ft) west of the
centerline of Main Street, and 10.09 m (33.1 ft) south of the centerline of Mill
Street.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0591 A 1975
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12915
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located within the cemetary grounds of the church at
the intersection of Rutgers Street and State Route 21, 23.77 m (78.0 ft) NW of
the SE corner of the church, 17.22 m (56.5 ft) WSW of the NW corner of the
church, 11.98 m (39.3 ft) south of the centerline of Rutgers Street, 11.31 m
(37.1 ft) NE of a headstone designated "Spear", and 2.87 m (9.4 ft) SW of the
east end of a red block stone wall. The bench mark is set 6 cm (0.2 ft) below
grade, crimped to a copper clad steel rod driven 4.0 m (13 ft) to refusal, and
encased in a PVC pipe with concrete kickblock.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0591 B 1975
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 B
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12920
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located near the intersection of the Rutgers Street and
Cortland Street, 122 m (400 ft) NW of bench mark 0591 A 1975, 35.11 m (115.2 ft)
south of the SW corner of the 3-story brick Public School NO 1 building, 19.48 m
(63.9 ft) NW of telephone pole BT-817BV, 10.58 m (34.7 ft) east of a metal light
pole, 6.74 m (22.1 ft) north of the north curb of Rutgers Street, and 8.47 m
(27.8 ft) NE of wood utility pole # BT818B. The bench mark is set 6 cm (0.2 ft)
below grade, crimped to a copper-clad rod driven 2.7 m (9 ft) to refusal, and
encased in a PVC pipe with concrete kickblock.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0591 C 1975
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 C
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 12921
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located along the railroad tracks south of Rutgers
Street between Cortland and Valley Streets, 91 m (300 ft) SW of bench mark 0591
B 1975, 24.63 m (80.8 ft) south of the centerline of Rutgers Street, 15.97 m
(52.4 ft) SW of the NW corner of an adjacent 2 story building, 3.51 m (11.5 ft)
west of a wooden utility pole, and 3.05 m (10.0 ft) east of the easternmost
rail. The bench mark is set 6 cm (0.2 ft) below grade, crimped to a copper-clad
rod driven 11.9 m (39 ft) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe with concrete
kickblock.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 6869 A
DESIGNATION: 6869 A NJGS
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 12922
AGENCY: NJ Geodetic Survey PID#: KV3413
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument
The bench mark is a disk set in top of a concrete monument ENE of the junction
of Main Street and Rutgers Street, beneath the overpass for State Route 21 over
Rutgers Street, 10.7 m (35 ft) SE of Bench Mark F 101 1979 set vertically in the
abutment of the overpass, 6.1 m (20 ft) east of a traffic light, 1.71 m (5.6 ft)
north of the curb of Rutgers Street, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the street.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: PCR 57-66 1966
DESIGNATION: 853 0591 PCR 57-66
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 12923
AGENCY: U.S. Corps of Engineers PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Sidewalk
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete sidewalk at the SE corner of the
Rutgers Street Bridge, 7.65 m (25.1 ft) south of the centerline of Rutgers
Street, 4.60 m (15.1 ft) NW of the NW corner of a stone building (First Care
Medical Group), and 1.71 m (5.6 ft) NE of the east end of the south bridge
handrail.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE Longitude: 74° 8.8' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: August 1994 - October 1994
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 (09/26/1976) = 2.356
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.908
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.795
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 1.020
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.942
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.939
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.079
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (11/23/1976) = -0.866
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
F 101 1979 5.958 4.162
48.783 W 11 1933 15.569 13.773
17.743 X 11 1933 6.103 4.308
0591 D 1976 6.028 4.232
0591 E 1976 4.022 2.227
NO 1253 ELEV. 10.186 FT. 3.783 1.988
0591 A 1975 7.562 5.767
0591 B 1975 9.422 7.626
0591 C 1975 9.638 7.843
NO 6869 A 4.675 2.880
PCR 57-66 1966 4.948 3.153
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/1999
Station ID: 8530591 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BELLEVILLE, PASSAIC RIVER
NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12337 Latitude: 40° 47.2' N
USGS Quad: ORANGE 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.