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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


To reach the tidal bench marks from the post office in Long Branch, proceed
south on Third Avenue to Chelsea Avenue, turn left on Chelsea Avenue and go east
to Ocean Avenue, turn left on Ocean Avenue and go north for 0.3 km (0.2 mi) to
Long Branch Fishing Pier.  The bench marks are located in the vicinity of the
pier along Ocean Avenue, Chelsea Avenue, and Third Avenue.  The tide station was
located at the end of the fishing pier.


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


                 PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING:  TIDAL NO 1 1948
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 NO 1 STA 28

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      329
AGENCY:                  US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)       PID#:  KU0805
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete step


The primary bench mark is a disk set in the top concrete step at the Second
Avenue entrance to Our Lady Star of the Sea church at the corner of Second and
Chelsea Avenues, 32 m (105 ft) north of the centerline of Chelsea Avenue, 10.18
m (33.4 ft) west of the centerline of Second Avenue, 6.49 m (21.3 ft) east of
the east face of the church, 0.24 m (0.8 ft) south of the north edge of the
concrete slab.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  CE 1 1930
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 CE

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      330
AGENCY:                  US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)       PID#:  KU0804
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Granite monument


The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the west face of the south column of
the John A. Garfield Monument along Ocean Avenue just north of the fishing pier,
21.6 m (71.0 ft) west of the west curb of Ocean Avenue, 2.32 m (7.6 ft) west of
the east face of the monument base, 0.34 m (1.1 ft) north of the south face of
the monument base, and 0.21 m (0.7 ft) above ground.

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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  L5 1930 ELEV 28.228
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 L 5

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      331
AGENCY:                  US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)       PID#:  KU0807
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Building foundation


The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the NE corner of the post office
building at the intersection of Third and Garfield Avenues, 16.00 m (52.5 ft)
north of the centerline of the entrance to the post office, 13.29 m (43.6 ft)
west of the centerline of Third Avenue, 0.24 m (0.8 ft) south of the NE corner
of the building, and 0.58 m (1.9 ft) above ground.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  TIDAL NO 2 1948
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 NO 2 STA 28

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      332
AGENCY:                  US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)       PID#:  KU0806
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Flagpole base


The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete flagpole base at the corner of
Third and Chelsea Avenues, 24.29 m (79.7 ft) east of the centerline of Third
Avenue, 19.99 m (65.6 ft) NNE of the centerline of Chelsea Avenue, and 8.32 m
(27.3 ft) west of the centerline of the school entrance sidewalk.

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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  TIDAL NO 3 1948
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 NO 3

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      333
AGENCY:                  US Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)       PID#:  KU0803
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Stone step


The bench mark is a disk set in a stone step at the back of the John A. Garfield
Monument at the intersection of Garfield and Ocean Avenues, 24.17 m (79.3 ft)
west of the west curb of Ocean Avenue, 3.35 m (11.0 ft) north of the south face
of the monument's base, 0.09 m (0.3 ft) south of the west column, and 0.09 m
(0.3 ft) above ground.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  1991 A 1977
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 A

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      334
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)               PID:         
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete fishing pier


The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete pier deck at the entrance to the
tide house, 11.16 m (36.6 ft) north of the south side of the pier, 3.81 m (12.5
ft) east of the concession stand, and 1.31 m (4.3 ft) west of the tide house.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  1991 B 1977
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 B

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      335
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)               PID:         
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete pier


The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete walkway at the south side entrance
to the fishing pier, 7.44 m (24.4 ft) SSW of the north face of the pier
entrance, 5.97 m (19.6 ft) ESE of the west edge of the boardwalk, and 0.21 m
(0.7 ft) NNE of the south face of the pier entrance.

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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  1991 L 1978
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 L

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      336
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)               PID:         
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete slab


The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete slab on the west side of Ocean Avenue
just south of the John A. Garfield Monument, 81.81 m (268.4 ft) north of the
center of Laird Street, 33.68 m (110.5 ft) south of the NE corner the monument,
17.28 m (56.7 ft) west of the centerline of Ocean Avenue, and 7.53 m (24.7 ft)
west of the west curb of Ocean Avenue.



                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  1991 M 1979
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 M

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      337
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)               PID:         
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Concrete wall foundation


The bench mark is a disk set in the east wall foundation of the Tideaway Manor
Restaurant on the south side of Chelsea Avenue, 18.35 m (60.2 ft) north of the
north side of the steel door entrance on the east side of the restaurant, 15.70
m (51.5 ft) south of the centerline of Chelsea Avenue, 0.15 m (0.5 ft) east of
the east wall of the building, and 0.21 m (0.7 ft) above ground.

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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


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


                         BENCH MARK STAMPING:  1991 D 1980
                         DESIGNATION:          853 1991 D

MONUMENTATION:           Tidal Station disk                        VM#:      338
AGENCY:                  National Ocean Survey (NOS)               PID:         
SETTING CLASSIFICATION:  Stainless steel rod


The bench mark is a disk located at the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and
Memorial Parkway, 11.49 m (37.7 ft) north of the centerline of Chelsea Avenue,
8.56 m (28.1 ft) west of the centerline of Memorial Parkway, and 0.82 m (2.7 ft)
east of the east face of the sidewalk. The bench mark is 6 cm (0.2 ft) below
ground, crimped to a stainless steel rod driven 9.1 m (30 ft) to refusal, and
encased in a 4 inch PVC pipe with concrete kickblock.

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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' W


                            T I D A L   D A T U M S 


Tidal datums at LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER based on:

     LENGTH OF SERIES:      7 YEARS
     TIME PERIOD:           January 1978 - December 1984
     TIDAL EPOCH:           1960-1978
     CONTROL TIDE STATION:  8531680 SANDY HOOK


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

     HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/02/1987)         =  2.557
     MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER                     MHHW   =  1.500
     MEAN HIGH WATER                            MHW    =  1.390
     North American Vertical Datum              NAVD88 =  0.899
     MEAN SEA LEVEL                             MSL    =  0.738
     MEAN TIDE LEVEL                            MTL    =  0.725
     MEAN LOW WATER                             MLW    =  0.055
     MEAN LOWER LOW WATER                       MLLW   =  0.000
     LOWEST  OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/10/1978)         = -1.323

North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)

Bench Mark Elevation Information                In METERS above:

     Stamping or Designation                    MLLW        MHW

     TIDAL NO 1 1948                             4.834    3.444
     CE 1 1930                                   7.296    5.906
     L5 1930 ELEV 28.228                         9.130    7.740
     TIDAL NO 2 1948                             8.157    6.767
     TIDAL NO 3 1948                             7.236    5.846
     1991 A 1977                                 8.088    6.698
     1991 B 1977                                 6.712    5.322
     1991 L 1978                                 6.970    5.580
     1991 M 1979                                 6.074    4.685
     1991 D 1980                                 6.618    5.228


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                                                   PUBLICATION DATE:  07/26/2002
Station ID: 8531991                                SUPERCEDED DATE:   04/21/2003
Name:       LONG BRANCH,FISHING PIER                          
            NEW JERSEY
NOAA Chart: 12324                                  Latitude:         40° 18.2' N
USGS Quad:  LONG BRANCH EAST                       Longitude:        73° 58.6' 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.