26U1627
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
N 46° 30.800 W 084° 21.062
16T E 703206 N 5154494
Sault Ste Marie
Waymark Code: WM2XG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/20/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member South Surrey Scavengers
Views: 101

SITE IDENTIFICATION

Unique Number : 26U1627
Name : 1627
Established By : Geodetic Survey Division
Province : ON
Prov. Identifier : None
NTS Map No : 041K09

STATION COORDINATES

Method : Scaled
Latitude : N46° 30' 00"
Longitude : W84° 21' 04"
Agency : Geodetic Survey Division - NRCan
UTM : Zone = 16 N = 5153013 m E = 703259 m

VERTICAL DATA

Vertical Datum : CGVD28
Elevation : 184.563 m
Order : First Order
Method : Differential
Adjustment Line : N3U95
Published Year : 1995

STATION MARKER INFORMATION AND LOCATION

Marker Type : Permanent Agency Marker
Inspected in : 1995
Status : Good
Inspection Comments : No inspection text on file

Accessible by passenger car or light truck and a walk of less than 50 m

SAULT_STE._MARIE

FUNDAMENTAL BENCH MARK, CONCRETE PIER ON CANAL RESERVE, 37 M NORTH OF NORTH SIDE OF CANADIAN SHIP CANAL, 97 M WEST OF EAST LOCK GATE, 4.6 M NORTHWEST OF NORTHWEST CORNER OF CANAL OFFICE, TABLET IN TOP. (NEED MAGNET)

HISTORICAL COORDINATES NOTE: Coordinates listed below are no longer maintained by GSD and should be verified with your provincial agency before use.

None

PROJECTS IDENTIFIERS:
46084 CP81202 VA286 VA_ADJ VA286U59

The BM is in front of a building, just to the right of center. There are info boards just off the canal explaining the history and process of the locks. The coords are off from what is in the dbase.
Unique Designation: 26U1627

Marker Type: Survey Disk

Condition: Good

Visit Instructions:
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