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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the St Johns River Ferry landing at the
intersection of Broad and Ocean Streets in Mayport, proceed SW on Ocean Street
for 0.3 km (0.2 mi) to the Florida Department of Transportation on Ferry
Maintenance facility. The bench marks are on the ferry maintenance facility
grounds and along Palmer Avenue. The tide gage and staff are located on the
north corner of the ferry maintenance pier.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: BM EDM 15 MSL 1942
DESIGNATION: EDM 15
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 650
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID#: BC0458
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete step
The primary bench mark is a disk set near the SW end of the bottom step at the
SE entrance to a house at the Ferry Maintenance Facility (4610 Ocean Street),
located 57.3 m (188.0 ft) SE of the SE corner of the ferry maintenance office,
23.3 m (76.4 ft) SW of the center of an entrance road and gate, and 14.0 m (45.9
ft) NW of the center of Ocean Street.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 12 7.861
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 TIDAL 12
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 652
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: BC0461
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete retaining wall
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete retaining wall along the NE side of
Palmer Street, located near the intersection of Palmer and Ocean Streets, 28.9 m
(94.8 ft) SE of the centerline of Ocean Street, 17.5 m (57.4 ft) east of Utility
Pole No. 20, 6.6 m (21.7 ft) NW of the SE end of the retaining wall, 5.6 m (18.4
ft) NE of the centerline of Palmer Street, 5.8 m (19.0 ft) SSW of Utility Pole
No. 146, 0.2 m (0.7 ft) SW of a witness post, and 0.49 m (1.6 ft) above the
level of Palmer Street.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 13 8.022
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 TIDAL 13
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 653
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: BC0462
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete step
The bench mark is a disk set in a concrete step at 1347 Palmer Street, located
near the NW end of the bottom step at the main entrance to the Marine Science
Education Center School No. 32 on Palmer Street, 15.2 m (49.9 ft) SSE of the NW
corner of the building, 10.4 m (34.1 ft) NE of the centerline of Palmer Street,
and 6.1 m (20 ft) ESE of a flag pole.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: EDM 13 1942 MSL
DESIGNATION: EDM 13
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 654
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Pipe mark
The bench mark is a disk set atop a pipe on the west side of the warehouse at
the Ferry Maintenance Facility, 5.33 m (17.5 ft) SW of the NW corner of the
warehouse, 1.37 m (4.5 ft) west of its west wall, 0.46 m (1.5 ft) WSW of bench
mark MAYPORT 2 RM NO 1 1946, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) south of a concrete slab inside
a wooden fenced area used for garbage can storage.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: BM EDM 14 1942 MSL
DESIGNATION: EDM 14
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 655
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID#: BC0467
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete block
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of a concrete block near a garage at the
Ferry Maintenance Facility, located 20.8 m (68.2 ft) SW of the SE corner of the
office building, 17.8 m (58.4 ft) WSW of a flag pole, 3.2 m (10.5 ft) NNW of the
NW corner of a garage, 0.5 m (1.6 ft) NE of a witness post, and 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
below ground level.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: MAYPORT 2 RM. NO 1 1946
DESIGNATION: MAYPORT 2 RM 1
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 656
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID#: BC0459
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Tierra cotta pipe
The bench mark is a disk set in a 4-inch concrete filled pipe, located near a
warehouse at the Ferry Maintenance Facility, 21.6 m (70.9 ft) ESE of the SE
corner of the ferry maintenance office, 16.0 m (52.5 ft) east of a flag pole,
2.4 m (7.9 ft) SSE of the SW corner of a warehouse, 0.4 m (1.3 ft) SE of the NE
corner of a 1.0 m x 2.0 m (3.0 ft x 7.0 ft) concrete block, and 0.1 m (0.4 ft)
above ground level.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0220 A 1978
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 A TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 657
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID#: BC2486
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a disk, located at the Ferry Maintenance Facility at 4610
Ocean Street, 17.4 m (57.1 ft) NE of the NE corner of a garage, 11.5 m (37.7 ft)
SE of the SE corner of the ferry maintenance office, 13.0 m (43.0 ft) west of
the west corner of the warehouse, and 2.7 m (8.9 ft) SE of a flagpole. The
bench mark is crimped to a stainless steel rod, driven an unspecified depth to
refusal, and encased in a 4-inch PVC pipe that is flush with the ground surface.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0220 B 1978
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 B TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 658
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID#: BC2545
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located near a warehouse at the Ferry Maintenance
Facility, 20.5 m (67.3 ft) ENE of a flag pole, 16.2 m (53.1 ft) SE of the NE
corner of the office, 9.4 m (30.8 ft) SW of a chain-link fence, and 0.7 m (2.3
ft) NW of the NW corner of a porch along the west side of a warehouse. The
bench mark is crimped to a stainless steel rod driven an unspecified depth to
refusal, and encased in a 4-inch PVC pipe that is flush with ground level.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0220 C 1978
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 C TIDAL
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 659
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) PID#: BC2544
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located at the intersection of Ocean and Palmer
Streets, 50.2 m (164.7 ft) SE of the centerline of Ocean Street, 21.0 m (68.9
ft) NW of the SW corner of a chain-link fence, 14.0 m (45.9 ft) NE of the bottom
step of a house at 1456 Palmer Street, 12.0 m (39.4 ft) north of utility light
pole No. 1450 with a transformer, and 4.8 m (15.7 ft) NE of and level with the
center of Palmer Street. The bench mark is crimped to a stainless steel rod
driven, an unspecified depth to refusal, and encased in a 4-inch PVC pipe and
concrete kickblock.
BENCH MARK STAMPING:
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 TIDAL 9
ALIAS: 9
MONUMENTATION: Pipe Cap VM#: 660
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID#: BC0466
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Iron pipe
The bench mark is a an iron cap located on the Ferry Maintenance Facility
grounds, 14 m (46 ft) west of the centerline of Ocean Street, 10.36 m (34.0 ft)
SSW of a fence corner in the NE corner of the grounds, and 0.91 m (3.0 ft) SE of
the NE corner of the warehouse. The bench mark is an iron cap riveted on top of
a 1-inch galvanized iron pipe, 0.46 m (1.5 ft) below ground level, and encased
by a 6-inch PVC pipe projecting 0.30 m (1.0 ft) above ground level. There is a
PVC sleeve around the iron pipe.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0220 D 1995
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 D
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 3945
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a flange-encased rod set on the property of the U.S. Coast
Guard Station in Mayport, 32.74 m (107.4 ft) SW of the entrance gate to the
base, 15.97 m (52.4 ft) NW of the centerline of State Road A1A, 2.59 m (8.5 ft)
SW of a metal light pole, 0.88 m (2.9 ft) SW of the NE end of the sidewalk, and
0.49 m (1.6 ft) NW of a 1.83 m (6.0 ft) high chainlink fence. The datum point
is set 15 cm (0.5 ft) below ground level, being the top of a stainless steel rod
driven 19.2 m (63 ft) to refusal, and encased in a 5-inch NOS logo cap.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 0220 E 1995
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 E
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 3946
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a flange-encased rod set on the property of the U.S. Coast
Guard Station in Mayport, 53.5 m (175.4 ft) NW of the centerline of State Road
A1A, 11.9 m (39.2 ft) south of the SW corner of the DC Shop Building, 2.2 m (7.2
ft) SE of the SW corner of a 2.0 x 3.0 m (6.0 x 11.0 ft) concrete pad with a two
safety storage buildings attached, and 0.5 m (1.8 ft) NE of a 1.8 m (6.0 ft)
high chain link fence. The bench mark is a stainless steel rod driven 19.1 m
(62.7 ft) to refusal, encased in a 12.7 cm (5.0 in) NOS logo cap flush with the
ground and 0.1 m (0.3 ft) below the ground; the datum point is a flange-encased
rod recessed 0.9 cm (0.4 in) below ground level. Access to the datum point is
had through a 5-inch NOS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: ST. JO. 308 1992
DESIGNATION: 872 0220 ST JO 308
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 3948
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete seawall
The bench mark is a disk set flush at the NE corner of the inner dock at the
U.S. Coast Guard Station in Mayport, located 11.2 m (36.8 ft) WSW of the SE
corner of the Buoy Maintenance Building, 2.8 m (9.3 ft) NNW of the center of a
0.9 m (3.0 ft) around concrete sewer cap, and 0.3 m (1.0 ft) east of the west
face of the seawall.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: B 407 1991
DESIGNATION: B 407
MONUMENTATION: Flange-encased Rod VM#: 14101
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS) PID#: BC2546
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod in sleeve
NOTE: Though this mark may indicate on its NGS Data Sheet which was viewed on
9/15/09, that the mark is monumented as of 1991, FLDEP Doug Thompson requests
this mark not be published because because FLDEP did not recover this mark in
their FLDEP Recovery Program. The bench mark is a flange-encased rod
located at No. 4610 Ocean Street (Ferry Maintenance Depot), on the SW side of
the property next to a chain link fence, 38.89 m (127.6 ft) SW of the SW corner
of the Ferry Maintenance office, 22.59 m (22.6 ft) NW of the chain link fence,
18.20 m (59.7 ft) SE of the SE face of a retaining wall. 9.51 m (31.2 ft) SW of
the west corner of a garage, and 0.91 m (3.0 ft) NE of a chain link fence. The
datum point is the top of a stainless steel rod driven 20.4 m (67 ft) to
refusal, and encased in a 5-inch NGS logo cap.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: Z 324 1970
DESIGNATION: Z 324
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 19285
AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument
The bench mark is a disk set in the top of a concrete post projecting 0.1 m (0.4
ft) above ground level, located 1.4 km (0.9 mi) SW along State Highway A 1 A
from the post office at Mayport, at the junction of a sand road leading westerly
along the south bank of the St. Johns River, at the outside of a long curve in
the highway, (144.0 ft) south of a (30 in) steel pipeline at the south shore of
the St. Johns River, 104.0 ft ENE of the most northern (11.0 in) diameter steel
gate post at the entrance to the Helen Cooper Floyd Little Jetties Park, 27.1 m
(89.0 ft) west of the center line of Ocean Street (State Road A1A), 19.1 m (62.5
ft) north of the center line of the sand road, near the south side of a group of
6 small cedar trees, 9.4 m (31.0 ft) east of the center line of a dim road
leading NW to the St. Johns River, (1.0 ft) SE of a carsonite witness post, 0.6
m (2.0 ft) below the level of the highway.
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 215 MONTHS
TIME PERIOD: January 1983 - November 2000
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION:
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (09/09/1964) = 2.225
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) = 1.483
MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) = 1.402
NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM-1988 (NAVD) = 0.917
MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) = 0.735
MEAN TIDE LEVEL (MTL) = 0.723
MEAN LOW WATER (MLW) = 0.044
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/24/1940) = -1.037
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD 29)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
BM EDM 15 MSL 1942 2.657 1.255
12 7.861 2.962 1.560
13 8.022 3.026 1.624
EDM 13 1942 MSL 3.024 1.623
BM EDM 14 1942 MSL 1.961 0.560
MAYPORT 2 RM. NO 1 1946 2.165 0.763
0220 A 1978 2.179 0.777
0220 B 1978 2.079 0.678
0220 C 1978 2.407 1.005
872 0220 TIDAL 9 1.836 0.434
0220 D 1995 2.288 0.886
0220 E 1995 2.201 0.799
ST. JO. 308 1992 2.514 1.113
B 407 1991 1.958 0.556
Z 324 1970 2.296 0.894
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Station ID: 8720220 PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2009
Name: MAYPORT (FERRY DEPOT), SAINT JOHNS RIVER
FLORIDA
NOAA Chart: 11490 Latitude: 30° 23.6' N
USGS Quad: MAYPORT Longitude: 81° 25.9' 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 (NAVD 88).
NGVD 29 is a fixed datum adopted as a national standard geodetic reference for
heights but is now considered superseded. NGVD 29 is sometimes referred to as
Sea Level Datum of 1929 or as Mean Sea Level on some early issues of Geological
Survey Topographic Quads. NGVD 29 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 NGVD 29 are available from the National
Geodetic Survey (NGS) data base via the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NAVD 88 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. NAVD 88 replaces NGVD 29 as the national
standard geodetic reference for heights. Bench mark elevations relative to
NAVD 88 are available from NGS through the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NGVD 29 and NAVD 88 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 NAVD 88 elevation is shown on the Elevations of Tidal Datums Table Referred
to MLLW only when two or more of the bench marks listed have NAVD 88 elevations.
The NAVD 88 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, NAVD 88 bench mark elevations computed indirectly from the tidal
datums elevation table may differ slightly from NAVD 88 elevations listed for
each bench mark in the NGS database.