Houston Avenue and Eastern Canal Benchmark - Gilbert, Arizona
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 22.283 W 111° 43.960
12S E 431844 N 3692699
This benchmark is on the western side of the Eastern Canal in Gilbert, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMPNGY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Located just south of Houston Avenue, on the western edge of the Eastern Canal, this benchmark is embedded in the concrete just south of a flow control head gate. Across the top of this gray metal disk is stamped Salt River Project. Below that, in the center is 33.4 E and below that is 0.5 S. To the bottom is 1993 and at the bottom BM. the disk is located approximately 220.36 feet south west of the southwestern edge of Houston Avenue on an angle of 204.58 degrees.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Salt River Project 33.4 E 0.5 S 1993 BM

Benchmark Agency: Salt River Project (AZ)

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

County: Town of Gilbert, Maricopa County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mesa

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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