MW0159 - USCGS 'H 136' BM - Modoc County, CA
N 41° 17.368 W 120° 53.258
10T E 676879 N 4573043
This NGS benchmark resides at a bridge spanning Rush Creek along County Rd 198 in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMMV4E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2014
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1932 in good condition. It is located at the SE wingwall of a concrete bridge spanning Rush Creek. This road was the former Hwy 299 but is now County Rd 198. This benchmark shows on a topo map as 'BM 4573' and the elevation stamping on the disk reads '4572.570'. The NGS datasheet and my more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1932 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1935 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 7.4 MI N FROM ADIN. 7.4 MILES NORTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 299Co. Rd. 198 FROM ADIN, MODOC COUNTY, AT A BRIDGE OVER RUSH CREEK, AND IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST WING WALL. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 4572.570 H 136 1932.
02/12/1987 by USGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1987 (LML) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
02/12/1987 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (LML) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.