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PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/1990
Station ID: 8729435 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BIG HAMMOCK POINT, CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11388 Latitude: 30° 27.9' N
USGS Quad: CHOCTAW BEACH Longitude: 86° 21.1' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from Tri-Village Fire Department on State Highway
20 in Choctaw Beach, proceed west on State Highway 20 for 0.1 mile (0.2 km) to
the residence at Box 1102A on the south side of the highway. The bench marks are
on properties bordering State Highway 20 and adjacent to the residence. The
tide gage and staff were on the pier at the residence.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9435 A 1988
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 10116
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Step
The bench mark is set in the bottom concrete step on the west side of the
residence at Box 1102A, 3.4 feet (1.0 m) north of the south edge of the step,
and 0.5 foot (0.2 m) east of the west edge.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9435 C 1988
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 10117
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Driveway
The bench mark is set in the NW corner of the Tri-Village Fire Department
driveway, 0.5 foot (0.2 m) south of the north edge, and 0.5 foot (0.2 m) east of
the west edge.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/1990
Station ID: 8729435 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BIG HAMMOCK POINT, CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11388 Latitude: 30° 27.9' N
USGS Quad: CHOCTAW BEACH Longitude: 86° 21.1' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9435 D 1988
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 10118
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Sidewalk
The bench mark is set in the east end of the concrete sidewalk in front of
Tri-Village Fire Department, 1.1 feet (0.3 m) south of the north edge, and 0.7
foot (0.2 m) west of the east edge.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 9435 E 1988
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 10119
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Slab
The bench mark is set in the NE corner of a concrete slab of the picnic table
nearest the water SE of Tri-Village Fire Department, 0.4 foot (0.1 m) south of
the north edge, and 0.4 foot (0.1 m) west of the east edge.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO STAMPING 1
MONUMENTATION: Cross Cut on Bolt Head VM#: 10120
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Foundation
The bench mark is a cross cut on the SW 5/8-inch diameter bolt of four bolts set
in the concrete gas pump island at the Quik-Way convenience store across the
highway from the residence at 1102A Highway 20, 5.8 feet (1.8 m) east of the
west edge of the pump island, 2.3 feet (0.7 m) south of the north edge of the
island, and 0.2 foot (0.1 m) above the island.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/1990
Station ID: 8729435 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BIG HAMMOCK POINT, CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11388 Latitude: 30° 27.9' N
USGS Quad: CHOCTAW BEACH Longitude: 86° 21.1' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at BIG HAMMOCK POINT, CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 108 HIGHS & 108 LOWS
TIME PERIOD: 12/13/88-4/10/89
TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8729840 PENSACOLA
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in FEET:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (03/23/1989) = 0.88
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.45
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.45
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.24
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.02
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.00
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (02/25/1989) = -1.52
Bench Mark Elevation Information In FEET above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
9435 A 1988 13.71 13.26
9435 C 1988 16.99 16.54
9435 D 1988 17.90 17.45
9435 E 1988 15.68 15.23
NO STAMPING 1 18.72 18.27
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Page 4 of 4
PUBLICATION DATE: 11/20/1990
Station ID: 8729435 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: BIG HAMMOCK POINT, CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11388 Latitude: 30° 27.9' N
USGS Quad: CHOCTAW BEACH Longitude: 86° 21.1' 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.