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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/15/1991
Station ID: 9751373 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CORAL HARBOR, ST. JOHN
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOAA Chart: 25641 Latitude: 18° 20.9' N
USGS Quad: WESTERN ST. JOHN Longitude: 64° 43.0' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the US Post Office on King Street (State
Highway 105) in Cruz Bay, proceed NNE on King Street for 0.1 mile (0.2 km) to
the Y-intersection with North Shore Road (State Highway 20), the NE on North
Shore Road for approximately 0.1 mile (0.2 km) to the entrance to the National
Park Service (NPS) Headquarters. The bench marks are on NPS property and near
Coral Bay Fire Department. The tide gauge and staff were on the NPS wharf.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1373 A 1983
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 7929
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Pier
The primary bench mark is set in the NW corner of the shore end of a concrete
pier immediately south of Redbeards Saloon, 0.9 foot (0.3 m) east of the west
edge of the wharf, and 0.9 foot (0.3 m) south of the north edge of the wharf.a
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1373 B 1983
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 7930
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Foundation
The bench mark is set in the NE concrete foundation of the US Public Health
Shelter located just east of Coral Bay Fire Department, 35.8 feet (10.9 m) south
of Centerline Road, 2.9 feet (0.9 m) west of the NE corner of the shelter, and
0.9 foot (0.3 m) east of the steps on the north of the shelter.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/15/1991
Station ID: 9751373 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CORAL HARBOR, ST. JOHN
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOAA Chart: 25641 Latitude: 18° 20.9' N
USGS Quad: WESTERN ST. JOHN Longitude: 64° 43.0' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1373 C 1983
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 7931
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Retaining Wall
The bench mark is set in the concrete retaining wall of a concrete drain on the
west side of Coral Bay Fire Department, 11.1 feet (3.4 m) east of a chain link
fence around a school yard, and 8.1 feet (2.5 m) SW of the NW corner of the Fire
Department building.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO STAMPING 1
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 7932
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Rock Outcrop
The bench mark is set in a rock on the east side of a point about 330 feet (101
m) west of the wharf, and 6.5 feet (2.0 m) inshore from the approximate high
water line. NOTE: The bench mark is historically known as 2 1924.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO STAMPING 2
MONUMENTATION: Survey Disk VM#: 12489
AGENCY: PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete Retaining Wall
The bench mark is set in the concrete retaining wall of a cistern just east of a
school house, and about 655 feet (200 m) NE of the wharf. NOTE: The bench mark
is historically known as 3 1924.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/15/1991
Station ID: 9751373 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CORAL HARBOR, ST. JOHN
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOAA Chart: 25641 Latitude: 18° 20.9' N
USGS Quad: WESTERN ST. JOHN Longitude: 64° 43.0' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at CORAL HARBOR, ST. JOHN based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 3 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: MARCH-MAY 1983
TIDAL EPOCH: 1960-1978
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 9751639 CHARLOTTE AMALIE
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in FEET:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (05/13/1983) = 1.38
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.93
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.82
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.46
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.09
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.00
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (05/14/1983) = -0.08
Bench Mark Elevation Information In FEET above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
1373 A 1983 1.82 1.00
1373 B 1983 15.39 14.57
1373 C 1983 18.30 17.48
NO STAMPING 1 2.65 1.83
NO STAMPING 2 26.63 25.81
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PUBLICATION DATE: 08/15/1991
Station ID: 9751373 SUPERCEDED DATE: 04/21/2003
Name: CORAL HARBOR, ST. JOHN
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOAA Chart: 25641 Latitude: 18° 20.9' N
USGS Quad: WESTERN ST. JOHN Longitude: 64° 43.0' 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 any other fixed island datum.
This tide station location has a local island datum. Island datums
are specific fixed geodetic datums whose elevation relationship 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.