NZ1335 - NGS 'HYATT DAM' Horizontal Control Mark - Jackson County, OR
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N 42° 10.301 W 122° 28.091
10T E 543925 N 4668975
This NGS horizontal control mark resides at Hyatt Dam in Jackson County, OR
Waymark Code: WMMGW9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this National Geodetic Survey Horizontal Control Mark from 1990 in good condition. It is located along Hyatt Dam and is easily recoverable with the nearby carsonite witness post. The NGS datasheet is adequate for recovery.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1990 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1990 THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF ASHLAND AND ON HYATT DAM. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 66 AND I-5 AT THE SOUTH END OF ASHLAND GO EAST ON HIGHWAY 66 ABOUT 12 MILES TO THE TOP OF THE DIVIDE, CONTINUE EAST ON HIGHWAY 66 3.04 KM (1.89 MI) TO A ROAD LEFT, TURN LEFT TOWARD HYATT RES. AND GO 4.96 KM (3.08 MI) TO A ROAD FORK, TAKE LEFT FORK, HYATT PRAIRE RD, AND GO 1.44 KM (0.89 MI) TO HYATT LAKE RESORT, TURN RIGHT AND KEEP TO LEFT OF RESORT AND GO 0.48 KM (0.30 MI) TO A BRIDGE, CROSS OVER BRIDGE ONTO DAM AND GO 0.08 KM (0.05 MI) TO THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DAM AND STATION. THE STATION IS SET INTO A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 26.25 M (86.12 FT) WSW OF WEST END OF WALK TO OUTLET TOWER, 24.0 M (78.7 FT) SSE OF A POLE, 2.2 M (7.2 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE DAM AND 0.7 M (2.3 FT) EAST OF A WITNESS POST. DESCRIBED BY L.L. RIGGERS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: HYATT DAM

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Jackson County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): HYATT RESERVOIR (1988)

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

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: NZ1335

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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