U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Datums Page Page 1 of 5 Station ID: 8574459 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER MARYLAND NOAA Chart: 12274 Latitude: 39° 23.3' N USGS Quad: EDGEWOOD Longitude: 76° 15.3' W To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of I-95 and Route 22 in Aberdeen, proceed east on Route 22 for 4.8 km (3.0 mi) to the main gate of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, continue on Route 22 (Harford Boulevard) for 1.4 km (0.9 mi), then turn right on Maryland Boulevard and go 0.3 km (0.2 mi), then turn left on Aberdeen Boulevard and go 2.3 km (1.4 mi) to a firehouse, bear left at split in the road and continue 0.5 km (0.3 mi) to the AMSAA/ARL building on the left. Pick up visitor's badges at the visitor's desk and proceed to the UNDEX test pond with APG escort. The bench marks are located in the vicinity of the test pond. The tide gage was located at the SW end of the concrete dock at the barge basin. T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4459 A 1995 DESIGNATION: 857 4459 A MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13088 AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete deck The primary bench mark is a disk set in the concrete deck at the west end of the UNDEX barge basin, 8.56 m (28.1 ft) north of the SW corner of the dock, 1.86 m (6.1 ft) SSE of the NW corner of the dock, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) east of the west face of the outer end of the dock. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4459 B 1995 DESIGNATION: 857 4459 B MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13089 AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete deck The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete deck at the SE corner of the UNDEX barge basin, 35 m (114 ft) south of the NE corner of the dock at the boat basin, 11 m (36 ft) north of the south edge of the concrete deck around the basin, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) east of the west face of the inner end of the dock.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 2 of 5 Station ID: 8574459 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER MARYLAND NOAA Chart: 12274 Latitude: 39° 23.3' N USGS Quad: EDGEWOOD Longitude: 76° 15.3' W T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4459 C 1995 DESIGNATION: 857 4459 C MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13090 AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete deck The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete deck near the SE corner of the wheelhouse of the UNDEX facility (between the boat basin and the test pond), 10.27 m (33.7 ft) ESE of the SW corner of the wheelhouse, 1.52 m (5.0 ft) south of the SE corner of the wheelhouse, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) south of the south face of a concrete curb for a steel handrail. BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4459 D 1995 DESIGNATION: 857 4459 D MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 13091 AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete deck The bench mark is a disk set in the east end of the concrete deck at the west end of the test pond, 18.38 m (60.3 ft) south of the inside corner of the curbing at the NE corner of the deck, 10.09 m (33.1 ft) north of the SE corner of the deck, and 0.30 m (1.0 ft) west of the east edge of the deck.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 3 of 5 Station ID: 8574459 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER MARYLAND NOAA Chart: 12274 Latitude: 39° 23.3' N USGS Quad: EDGEWOOD Longitude: 76° 15.3' W T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: M4512 LOT-1-87 DESIGNATION: 857 4459 UNDEX SOUTH ALIAS: UNDEX SOUTH MONUMENTATION: Cap-and-Bolt VM#: 13092 AGENCY: Unknown PID: SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument The bench mark is a steel cap set in top of a concrete monument at the east end of a berm to the south of the barge basin, 28 m (92 ft) south and uphill from the south edge of a small pond, 20.03 m (65.7 ft) WSW of a power pole, 0.61 m (2.0 ft) east of a black and white wooden witness post, and 0.03 m (0.1 ft) above ground level.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 4 of 5 Station ID: 8574459 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER MARYLAND NOAA Chart: 12274 Latitude: 39° 23.3' N USGS Quad: EDGEWOOD Longitude: 76° 15.3' W T I D A L D A T U M S Tidal datums at POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER based on: LENGTH OF SERIES: 1 Month TIME PERIOD: August 1995 - August 1995 TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001 CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8574680 BALTIMORE, FORT MCHENRY, PATAPSCO RIVER Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS: MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) = 0.546 MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) = 0.438 MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) = 0.269 MEAN TIDE LEVEL (MTL) = 0.248 MEAN LOW WATER (MLW) = 0.058 MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) = 0.000 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD 29) Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above: Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW 4459 A 1995 1.690 1.252 4459 B 1995 1.710 1.272 4459 C 1995 1.595 1.157 4459 D 1995 1.722 1.284 M4512 LOT-1-87 8.951 8.513
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 5 of 5 Station ID: 8574459 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/21/2003 Name: POND POINT (ABERDEEN P.G.), BUSH RIVER MARYLAND NOAA Chart: 12274 Latitude: 39° 23.3' N USGS Quad: EDGEWOOD Longitude: 76° 15.3' 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.