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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of State Highway 40
(Granada Boulevard) and U.S. Highway 1 (Yonge Street) in Ormond Beach, go east
on Stat Highway 40 for 0.72 km (0.45 mi) to the intersection of Beach Street,
turn right on South Beach Street and go south for 0.08 km (0.05 mi) to the
entrance to the Granada Cassen Park on the left, turn left o the entrance road
and go east of 0.08 km (0.05 mi) to the public boat ramp on the right. The
tidal bench marks are in the vicinity of Ormond Beach. The tide gage is
attached to the SW channel fender on the south side of the State Highway 40
Bridge.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 A 1978 CLB
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 A TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 5264
AGENCY: Florida Department of Natural Resources
(FLDNR) IDB PID#: AQ1740
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.2' N ( 29.28722) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.4' W ( -81.05611)
The primary bench mark is a disk recessed 0.12 m (0.4 ft) below the level of the
ground and level with the road, 22.68 m (74.4 ft) SW of a square concrete power
pole with 2 guy wires attached, 6.40 m (21.0 ft) south of the extended
centerline of Lincoln Avenue a paved street west, 2.47 m (8.1 ft) south of a
power pole and 2.44 m (8.0 ft) south of a carsonite witness post.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 B 1978 CLB
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 5265
AGENCY: Florida Department of Natural Resources
(FLDNR) IDB PID#: AQ1741
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28583) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.3' W ( -81.05556)
The bench mark is a disk recessed 0.30 m (1.0 ft) below the level of the ground,
11.89 m (39.0 ft) east of the centerline of North Beach Street, 5.55 m (18.2 ft)
north of the centerline of the paved drive for a parking lot, and 0.91 m (3.0
ft) east of a power pole.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 F
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 F TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 5266
AGENCY: Florida Department of Transportation
(FLDT) IDB PID#: AQ2638
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Bridge end rail OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28583) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.3' W ( -81.05444)
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of the concrete rail for the State Route
40 Bridge over Halifax River, 6.74 m (22.1 ft) SE of the centerline of the
eastbound lane, 5.43 m (17.8 ft) SW of the bridge abutment, 1.68 m (5.5 ft) NW
of a metal handrail, 0.76 m (2.5 ft) NE of the SW end of the concrete rail, and
0.91 m (3.0 ft) above the pavement.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 G
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 G TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 5267
AGENCY: Florida Department of Transportation
(FLDT) IDB PID#: AQ2637
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bulkhead OPUS PID#: AQ2637
LATITUDE: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28583) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05417)
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete bulkhead below the SW end of the
State Road 40 bridge over the Halifax River, 32.31 m (106.0 ft) ENE of the SW
end of the bulkhead, 25.33 m (83.1 ft) south of the First Bridge Pier, and 19.14
m (62.8 ft) SE of the SE side of the bridge.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: T 8
DESIGNATION: T 8
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 5268
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ1077
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Culvert headwall OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.0' N ( 29.28361) LONGITUDE: 81° 4.0' W ( -81.06611)
The bench mark is a disk cemented in a drill hole on the NW corner of the NE
concrete headwall of a double 24-inch pipe culvert under the railroad track and
about 0.46 m (1.5 ft) lower than the track, 34.14 m (112.0 ft) SE of and across
the track from milepost 104, 21.64 m (71.0 ft) NNW of the railroad crossing,
20.57 m (67.5 ft) NW of the center of Lincoln Avenue, 5.97 m (19.6 ft) NE of the
NE rail of the railroad track, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) south of a metal witness
post.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: J 225 1964
DESIGNATION: J 225
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 17777
AGENCY: US Coast & Geodetic Survey
(USC&GS) IDB PID#: AQ1070
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Culvert OPUS PID#: AQ1070
LATITUDE: 29° 17.3' N ( 29.28830) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.4' W ( -81.05670)
The bench mark is a disk set in a culvert under the highway with one dividing
pier, 9.14 m (30.0 ft) northeast of the northwest-bound lane of highway, 0.3 m
(1 foot) southeast of the northwest end of the head wall, and about 2 inches
below the level of the highway.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 J 2002
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 J TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 19501
AGENCY: FL Department of Environmental
Protection (FLDEP) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Piling cap OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28583) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05361)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the SE corner of the 3rd piling cap from
the west side of the bank on the river on the south side of State Highway 40
Bridge, 73.94 m (242.6 ft) east of the seawall along the west bank of the river,
61.30 m (201.1 ft) east of bench mark 0954 H 2002, 61.05 m (200.3 ft) west of
bench mark 0954 K 2002, and 0.79 m (2.6 ft) NW of the SW corner of the piling
cap.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 K 2002
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 K TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 19502
AGENCY: FL Department of Environmental
Protection (FLDEP) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Piling cap OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.2' N ( 29.28611) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05333)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the SE corner of the 5th piling cap from
the west side of the bridge on the south side of State Highway 40 Bridge, 135.00
m (442.9 ft) east of the seawall along the west bank of the river, 61.69 m
(202.4 ft) NW of 872 0954 Aqua Trak, 61.05 m (200.3 ft) east of bench mark 0954
J 2002 and 0.76 m (2.5 ft) NW of the SE corner of the piling cap.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0954 H 2002
DESIGNATION: 872 0954 H TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 19503
AGENCY: FL Department of Environmental
Protection (FLDEP) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Piling cap OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28583) LONGITUDE: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05389)
The bench mark is a disk set flush in the SE corner of the 1st piling cap from
the west bank of the river on the south side of State Highway 40 Bridge, 122.38
m (401.5 ft) west of bench mark 0954 K 2002, 61.30 m (201.1 ft) west of bench
mark 0954 J 2002, 12.65 m (41.5 ft) east of the seawall along the west bank of
the river, and 0.85 m (2.8 ft) NW of the SE corner of the piling cap.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at ORMOND BEACH based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 1 MONTH
TIME PERIOD: November 1978 - November 1978
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8721120 DAYTONA BEACH SHORES
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.259
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.228
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.205
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.115
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.110
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.025
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
0954 A 1978 CLB 1.731 1.526
0954 B 1978 CLB 1.901 1.696
0954 F 10.180 9.975
0954 G 1.719 1.514
T 8 1.332 1.127
J 225 1964 1.970 1.765
0954 J 2002 1.107 0.902
0954 K 2002 1.106 0.901
0954 H 2002 1.141 0.936
Foot Notes:
Geodetic heights of the bench marks meet all NOAA/NOS/NGS quality control
standards for Second Order, Class 1 leveling. It is advised that a confirmation
set of levels be established for bench marks 0954 H 2002, 0954 J 2002, and 0954
K 2002 to verify height differences before using tidal bench mark elevation
information.
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Station ID: 8720954 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/10/2010
Name: ORMOND BEACH
FL
NOAA Chart: 11486 Latitude: 29° 17.1' N ( 29.28500)
USGS Quad: ORMOND BEACH Longitude: 81° 3.2' W ( -81.05330)
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 NGS's Integrated Data Base (IDB PID)
provides geodetic datum based on traditionally leveled and bluebooked ties to
the National Spatial Reference System(NSRS) https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/datasheets/.
The NGS Online Positioning User Service (OPUS PID) provides geodetic datum based
on GPS position & tie it to the NSRS https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/.
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.