B 383 - Bonners Ferry, ID
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 48° 39.173 W 116° 20.726
11U E 548208 N 5389076
South of Bonners Ferry by just over a mile is a pullout on the west side of Highway 95 with three Idaho Historical Signs. The BM, a steel rod, is at the northwest corner of the pullout, across a side road.
Waymark Code: WMKXX9
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

From the NGS:
DESIGNATION  -  B 383
PID          -  TO0527
STATE/COUNTY -  ID/BOUNDARY
COUNTRY      -  US
USGS QUAD    -  BONNERS FERRY (1996)

MARKER: I = METAL ROD
SETTING: 49 = STAINLESS STEEL ROD W/O SLEEVE (10 FT.+)
SP_SET: STAINLESS STEEL ROD
STAMPING: B 383 1980
PROJECTION: FLUSH
STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
ROD/PIPE-DEPTH: 8.0  meters

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1980     MONUMENTED       NGS

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980
6.0 KM SOUTH FROM BONNERS FERRY.
6.0 KILOMETERS (3.7 MILES) SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND 95 FROM THE
POST OFFICE IN BONNERS FERRY, AT A HIGHWAY TURNOUT FOR A GEOLOGICAL
SITE ON A SIDE HILL OVERLOOKING MIRROR LAKE GOLF COURSE, 29.1 METERS
(95.5 FEET) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 15.0 METERS (49.2
FEET) NORTHWEST OF THE NORTH POST FOR A SIGN DESCRIBING THE GEOLOGICAL
SITE, 2.0 METERS (6.5 FEET) EAST OF A SIGN READING -MIRROR LAKE
GOLF COURSE-, 0.5 METER (1.5 FEET) EAST OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE LINE.
THE MARK IS 0.5 METERS  S FROM A WITNESS POST.</pre
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: B 383 1980

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Boundary County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BONNERS FERRY

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

NGS PID: TO0527

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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