U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Datums Page Page 1 of 4 PUBLICATION DATE: 03/24/1988 Station ID: 8724962 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: FAKAHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE, FAKAHATCHEE BAY FLORIDA NOAA Chart: 11429 Latitude: 25° 53.4' N USGS Quad: WEAVERS STATION Longitude: 81° 28.6' W To reach the tidal bench marks from Naples proceed SE on U.S. 41 to the Remuda Ranch, then by boat south down the Faka Union River to the vicinity of marker 46 in Faka Union Bay, then east to Fakahatchee Bay, continue east in Fakahatchee Bay to a sand beach on the point of land separating the Fakahatchee River from the East River. The bench marks are north of the sand beach in the vicinity of concrete cisterns. The tide gage and staff were located on a platform 150 feet (46 m) south of the sand beach. T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4962 B 1978 MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 9721 AGENCY: PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Unspecified Steel Rod The bench mark is 75.5 feet (23.0 m) SSE of Bench Mark 4962 A 1978, 35.1 feet (10.7 m) SSE of east corner of the smaller of a pair of broken cisterns, 28.9 feet (8.8 m) NW of the north corner of the southernmost cistern, 18.9 feet (5.8 m) south of the root mass of an overturned tree, and 1.5 feet (0.5 m) south of an old witness post. The bench mark is 0.6 foot (0.2 m) above ground level, crimped to an unspecified steel rod driven 35 feet (11 m) to refusal, and encased in a PVC pipe. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4962 A 1978 MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 9720 AGENCY: PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument The bench mark is is 42.0 feet (12.8 m) south of the center of a camp area. 29.9 feet (9.1 m) WNW of the west corner of a large intact cistern dated 1909, 18.9 feet (5.8 m) north of the northernmost corner of a large pair of broken cisterns, 7.9 feet (2.4 m) south of the concrete rubble from a 3 x 8 foot (1 x 2 m) trough, 1.7 feet (0.5 m) SW of a witness post, and 0.4 foot (0.1 m) below ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 2 of 4 PUBLICATION DATE: 03/24/1988 Station ID: 8724962 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: FAKAHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE, FAKAHATCHEE BAY FLORIDA NOAA Chart: 11429 Latitude: 25° 53.4' N USGS Quad: WEAVERS STATION Longitude: 81° 28.6' W T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4962 C 1978 MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 9722 AGENCY: PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument The bench mark is 116.8 feet (35.6 m) SE of Bench Mark 4962 B 1978, 15.8 feet (4.8 m) north of a large patch of cactus, 7.6 feet (2.3 m) NE of a large bramble bush, 7.0 feet (2.1 m) SW of a clump of trees, 1.6 feet (0.5 m) SW of a new witness post, and 1.3 feet (0.4 m) west of an old witness post. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4962 D 1978 MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 9723 AGENCY: PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument The bench mark is 99.7 feet (30.4 m) ESE of Bench Mark 4962 C 1978, 26.0 feet (7.9 m) WNW of a large root clump of an overturned tree, 11.3 feet (3.4 m) SE of the largest of two pine trees, 8 feet (2 m) north of the approximate shoreline, 1.2 feet (0.4 m) SSW of an old witness post, 1.2 feet (0.4 m) NNE of a new witness post, and 0.2 foot (0.1 m) below ground level. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4962 E 1978 MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 9724 AGENCY: PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Monument The bench mark is in the center of a 20 foot (6 m) wide shell ridge, 145 feet (44 m) NE of Bench Mark 4962 D 1978, 16.9 feet (5.2 m) NE of the north corner of a concrete water trough, 13.8 feet (4.2 m) SW of a large tree, 1.4 feet (0.4 m) west of an old witness post, 1.4 feet (0.4 m) east of a new witness post, and 0.1 foot (0.03 m) below ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 3 of 4 PUBLICATION DATE: 03/24/1988 Station ID: 8724962 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: FAKAHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE, FAKAHATCHEE BAY FLORIDA NOAA Chart: 11429 Latitude: 25° 53.4' N USGS Quad: WEAVERS STATION Longitude: 81° 28.6' W T I D A L D A T U M S Tidal datums at FAKAHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE, FAKAHATCHEE BAY based on: LENGTH OF SERIES: 5 MONTHS TIME PERIOD: JANUARY-MAY 1978 TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978 CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8724967 MARCO ISLAND Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in FEET: HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (05/04/1978) = 4.32 MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 3.16 MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 2.89 MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 1.64 MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.38 MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.00 LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (03/18/1978) = -0.90 Bench Mark Elevation Information In FEET above: Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW 4962 B 1978 6.14 3.25 4962 A 1978 5.74 2.85 4962 C 1978 4.61 1.72 4962 D 1978 4.25 1.36 4962 E 1978 5.51 2.62
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 4 of 4 PUBLICATION DATE: 03/24/1988 Station ID: 8724962 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: FAKAHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE, FAKAHATCHEE BAY FLORIDA NOAA Chart: 11429 Latitude: 25° 53.4' N USGS Quad: WEAVERS STATION Longitude: 81° 28.6' 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.