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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0166 B 2010
DESIGNATION: 874 0166 B
ALIAS: 0166 B 2010
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 19679
AGENCY: Conrad Blucher Institute IDB PID#: DO5987
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Metal rod driven into the ground OPUS PID#: DO5987
LATITUDE: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300) LONGITUDE: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40333)
The primary bench mark is a metal rod located 8.5 m (27.9 ft) north of center of
the main road, 44.2 m (145.0 ft) west of 874 0166 A, and 33.3 m (109.3 ft) west
of the north corner of ramp walkway to boat dock. The stainless steel rod is
driven into the ground 92 ft (28.0 m) until refusal, encased in a 6" PVC pipe
that projects 10" from the ground.
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0166 A 2010
DESIGNATION: 874 0166 A
ALIAS: 0166 A 2010
MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 19680
AGENCY: Conrad Blucher Institute IDB PID#: DO5988
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41303) LONGITUDE: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40289)
The bench mark is a disk set into the corner of the concrete walkway located
8.52 m (27.95 ft) south of the entrance to the ramp walkway leading to tide
gauge, 20.4 m (66.9 ft) NE of the northern corner of the ramp leading to the
boat dock, and 44.2 m (145.0 ft) east of 847 0166 B.
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0166 C 2010
DESIGNATION: 874 0166 C
ALIAS: 0166 C 2010
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 19681
AGENCY: Conrad Blucher Institute IDB PID#: DO5986
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300) LONGITUDE: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40406)
The bench mark is a metal rod located 6.3 m (20.7 ft) west of center of Cereal
LN, 7.4 m (24.28 ft) north of center of main paved road, and 11.7 m (38.4 ft)
north/NW of green cable route marker. The metal rod is a stainless steel rod
driven 28.0 m (92 ft) until refusal.
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0166 D 2010
DESIGNATION: 874 0166 D
ALIAS: 0166 D 2010
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 19682
AGENCY: Conrad Blucher Institute IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 30° 24.9' N ( 30.41436) LONGITUDE: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40403)
The bench mark is a metal rod located 5.8 m (19.0 ft) NW of center of Cereal LN,
14.8 m (48.6 ft) SW of telephone pole number 99N, and 77.8 m (255.2 ft) north of
cable route marker near driveway. The metal rod is a stainless steel rod driven
28.0 m (92 ft) until refusal.
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0166 E 2010
DESIGNATION: 874 0166 E
ALIAS: 0166 E 2010
MONUMENTATION: Metal Rod VM#: 19683
AGENCY: Conrad Blucher Institute IDB PID#: DO5985
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 30° 24.9' N ( 30.41436) LONGITUDE: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40403)
The bench mark is a metal rod located 12.0 m (39.4 ft) south of the main paved
road, 12.0 m (39.4 ft) SE of cable route marker P63, and 0.3 m (1.0 ft) NE of
chain link fence. The metal rod is a stainless steel rod driven 31.7 m (104 ft)
until refusal.
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 6 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: March 2011 - August 2011
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8741533 PASCAGOULA NOAA LAB, PASCAGOULA RIVER
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.485
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.456
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.248
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.236
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.183
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.039
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
0166 B 2010 0.703 0.247
0166 A 2010 1.206 0.750
0166 C 2010 1.156 0.700
0166 D 2010 0.893 0.437
0166 E 2010 0.838 0.382
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Station ID: 8740166 PUBLICATION DATE: 07/08/2013
Name: GRAND BAY NERR, MISSISSIPPI SOUND
MS
NOAA Chart: 11373 Latitude: 30° 24.8' N ( 30.41300)
USGS Quad: Kreole Longitude: 88° 24.2' W ( -88.40272)
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.