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NY0277 - USC&GS 'J 288' BM - Klamath Falls, OR - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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NY0277 - USC&GS 'J 288' BM - Klamath Falls, OR
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N 42° 24.300 W 121° 20.947
10T E 635854 N 4696064
This NGS benchmark lies at the corner of Hwy 140 and Sprague River Rd in Klamath County, OR.
Waymark Code:
WMFGK0
Location:
Oregon, United States
Date Posted:
10/17/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
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This NGS benchmark was located after seeing it listed on a topography map as BM 4329. This U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey & State Survey benchmark is in excellent condition and imbedded in a concrete post directly under a barbed wire fence. There is a metal witness post lying directly behind the station.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1934 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1942 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 17 MI E FROM DAIRY. 17 MILES EAST OF POST OFFICE ALONG LAKEVIEW ROAD, 45 FEET SOUTHWEST OF SPRAGUE RIVER ROAD, 35 FEET NORTH OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, 2 FEET WEST OF FENCE CORNER, NEAR WOODEN CORREL. WITNESS POST SET.
01/01/1968 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
J 288
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Klamath County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Beatty (1988)
Find type:
Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map
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NGS PID:
NY0277
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
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