Price/Western Canal SRP Benchmark - Tempe, Arizona
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 21.407 W 111° 53.780
12S E 416605 N 3691199
This benchmark is located on the North side of the Western Canal, South of its intersection with Price Road.
Waymark Code: WMPMKD
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

At the point of location of this benchmark, the Western Canal comes into the open again after being piped under Price Road and the 101 Freeway. The benchmark is embedded in the concrete of a flow control gate on the Northern side of the canal West of Price Road. Across the top of the disk is stamped Salt River Project. Below that is 23.9 E and 1.5 S. Underneath that is 94 with BM on the lower rim. The mark is 32.96 feet South of the southern edge of the sidewalk of the Western Canal Path sidewalk at an angle of 177.40 degrees and 408.28 feet West of the western edge of the Price Road sidewalk on an angle of 268.67 degrees.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Salt River Project 23.9 E 1.5 S 94 BM

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Salt River Project

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: City of Tempe, Maricopa County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mesa

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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