Mobile Container Terminal (mb0401)

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General Information

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Attribute Value
Data Type Currents
Station ID mb0401
Station Name Mobile Container Terminal
Project Mobile Bay PORTS
Latitude 30° 39.866' N
Longitude 88° 1.933' W
Deployment/Recovery Dates (UTC) Oct 14, 2009 20:00:00 / Aug 3, 2010 14:00:00
Approximate Sensor Depth * 20.0ft / 6.10m
Sensor Orientation Side (Shore-Mounted)
Time Zone UTC -6
Sample Interval 6 min
Time Meridian 90 W
NOAA Chart # 11376
Approximate Flood Direction (deg true) 3.0

* The elevation cannot be linked, connected or related to any tidal or geodetic datum published by NOS.

Deployment History

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Deployed Recovered Lat/Lon
2020-05-12 11:01:00 2020-09-02 16:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2019-10-30 10:01:00 2020-05-12 11:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2019-02-07 15:00:00 2019-10-30 10:00:00 30° 39.861' N
88° 1.941' W
2018-05-03 10:00:00 2019-02-07 14:59:00 30° 39.861' N
88° 1.941' W
2017-11-17 15:30:00 2018-05-03 10:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2014-09-30 16:00:00 2017-11-17 15:29:00 30° 39.861' N
88° 1.941' W
2012-04-16 17:40:00 2014-07-14 23:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2012-03-14 22:00:00 2012-04-12 15:10:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2010-08-03 15:00:00 2012-03-13 14:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
2009-10-14 20:00:00 2010-08-03 14:00:00 30° 39.866' N
88° 1.933' W
Deployed Recovered Latitude Longitude
2020-05-12 11:01:00 2020-09-02 16:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2019-10-30 10:01:00 2020-05-12 11:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2019-02-07 15:00:00 2019-10-30 10:00:00 30° 39.861' N 88° 1.941' W
2018-05-03 10:00:00 2019-02-07 14:59:00 30° 39.861' N 88° 1.941' W
2017-11-17 15:30:00 2018-05-03 10:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2014-09-30 16:00:00 2017-11-17 15:29:00 30° 39.861' N 88° 1.941' W
2012-04-16 17:40:00 2014-07-14 23:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2012-03-14 22:00:00 2012-04-12 15:10:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2010-08-03 15:00:00 2012-03-13 14:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W
2009-10-14 20:00:00 2010-08-03 14:00:00 30° 39.866' N 88° 1.933' W