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Station ID: 8761487 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2003
Name: CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS
LOUISIANA
NOAA Chart: 11369 Latitude: 30ø 3.9' N
USGS Quad: CHEF MENTEUR Longitude: 89ø 48.0' W
To reach the tidal bench marks from the NE end of the U.S. Highway 90 bridge
over Chef Menteur Pass, proceed south on a shell road for 0.5 km (0.3 mi) to
the Tally-Ho Club on the right. The bench marks are in the vicinity of the
club and north along the shell road. The tide gage and staff were located at
the NW end of the small dock in front of the club.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1487 A 1982
DESIGNATION: 876 1487 A
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 7171
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The primary bench mark is a disk located at the Tally-Ho Club, 15 m (48 ft) NNW
of light pole #117, 13 m (42 ft) west of the NW corner of the club house porch,
8 m (25 ft) SE of the SE wall of a tin boat shed, and 1 m (4 ft) NE of the
wooden bulkhead. The bench mark is set 12 cm (0.4 ft) below ground level,
crimped to the top of a stainless steel rod driven 23.2 m (76 ft) to
substantial resistance, and encased in a 4-inch PVC pipe and concrete
kickblock.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WES 11 1978
DESIGNATION: 876 1487 WES 11
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 7172
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located 0.5 km (0.3 mi) south on a shell road from the
NE end of the U.S. Highway 90 bridge over Chef Menteur Pass, 26.33 m (86.4 ft)
ENE of the south corner of Harbor Cottage Camp, 19.39 m (63.6 ft) NNE of the
north corner of a grey boat shed, 3 m (9 ft) SW of the centerline of the road,
2.35 m (7.7 ft) north of a creosote post, and 0.6 m (2 ft) NE of a witness
post. The bench mark is crimped to the top of a copper-clad steel rod driven
9.1 m (30 ft) to substantial resistance and encased in a 6-inch PVC pipe.
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Station ID: 8761487 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2003
Name: CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS
LOUISIANA
NOAA Chart: 11369 Latitude: 30ø 3.9' N
USGS Quad: CHEF MENTEUR Longitude: 89ø 48.0' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WES 12 1978
DESIGNATION: 876 1487 WES 12
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 7173
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located 0.6 km (0.4 mi) south on a shell road from the
NE end of the U.S. Highway 90 bridge over Chef Menteur Pass, 16 m (54 ft) east
of the SE corner of the Tally-Ho Club building, 1.37 m (4.5 ft) SE of a power
pole with transformer, and 1 m (2 ft) east of a witness post and sign. The
bench mark is crimped to a copper-clad steel rod driven 33.5 m (110 ft) to
substantial resistance and encased in a 6-inch PVC pipe.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: WES 13 1978
DESIGNATION: 876 1487 WES 13
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 7174
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Copper-clad steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south on a shell road from the
NE end of the U.S. Highway 90 bridge over Chef Menteur Pass, 11.98 m (39.3 ft)
east of the SE corner of an elevated camp house, 5 m (16 ft) NE of power pole
#453C, 4.11 m (13.5 ft) west of the NW end of a wooden bridge, and 1 m (2 ft)
NNE of a witness post and sign. The bench mark is crimped to a copper-clad
steel rod driven 35.1 m (115 ft) to substantial resistance, and encased in a
6-inch plastic pipe.
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Station ID: 8761487 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2003
Name: CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS
LOUISIANA
NOAA Chart: 11369 Latitude: 30ø 3.9' N
USGS Quad: CHEF MENTEUR Longitude: 89ø 48.0' W
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: E 3145
DESIGNATION: E 3145
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 7175
AGENCY: Louisiana Geological Survey (LAGS) PID#: BH1133
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete bridge floor
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete bridge floor at the NE end of the
U.S. Highway 90 bridge over Chef Menteur Pass, 75 m (247 ft) SW of the NE end
of the bridge, 3 m (9 ft) NW of the centerline of the bridge, 0.76 m (2.5 ft)
NE of the NE end of the steel span of the bridge, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) SE of the
SE face of the NW guard rail base.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 1487 B 1982
DESIGNATION: 876 1487 B
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 9002
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Stainless steel rod
The bench mark is a disk located NW of the Tally-Ho Club along the shell road,
75 m (245 ft) NNW of bench mark WES 11 1978, 27 m (88 ft) ESE of the south bank
of a small, unnamed canal, 4 m (12 ft) NE of the centerline of the shell road
leading to the club, and 1 m (3 ft) SE of power pole #33. The bench mark is
set 9 cm (0.3 ft) below ground level, crimped to a stainless steel rod driven
21.9 m (72 ft) to substantial resistance, and encased in a 4-inch PVC pipe and
concrete kickblock.
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Station ID: 8761487 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2003
Name: CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS
LOUISIANA
NOAA Chart: 11369 Latitude: 30ø 3.9' N
USGS Quad: CHEF MENTEUR Longitude: 89ø 48.0' W
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 8 YEARS
TIME PERIOD: January 1983 - December 1990
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8747437 BAY WAVELAND YC, BAY ST. LOUIS
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/20/1983) = 1.659
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) = 0.323
MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) = 0.311
MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) = 0.170
MEAN TIDE LEVEL (MTL) = 0.163
MEAN LOW WATER (MLW) = 0.016
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (04/12/1988) = -0.853
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
1487 A 1982 0.659 0.348
WES 11 1978 0.408 0.097
WES 12 1978 0.525 0.214
WES 13 1978 0.672 0.361
E 3145 4.945 4.634
1487 B 1982 0.339 0.028
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Station ID: 8761487 PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2003
Name: CHEF MENTEUR, CHEF MENTEUR PASS
LOUISIANA
NOAA Chart: 11369 Latitude: 30ø 3.9' N
USGS Quad: CHEF MENTEUR Longitude: 89ø 48.0' 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 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.