JS0006 - USC&GS 'P 125' BM - El Dorado County, CA
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N 38° 57.100 W 120° 06.700
10S E 750298 N 4315381
This disk is located at the Eagle Falls picnic area.
Waymark Code: WMTEPH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey BM from 1932 in good condition. A NGS log from 2015 reports this disk as 'not found' but the disk is there, even though the drinking fountain no longer functions.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1932 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1957 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 5.7 MI NW FROM CAMP RICHARDSON. 5.7 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 89 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT CAMP RICHARDSON, AT THE Y JUNCTION OF A TRACK ROAD LEADING WEST TO EAGLE FALLS CAMP GROUND, IN THE TOP OF A GRANITE LEDGE SUPPORTING A PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN, 141 FEET NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE 25-45, 33 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 30 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 3.7 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF A STONE STEP IN FRONT OF THE FOUNTAIN, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P 125

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: El Dorado County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Emerald Bay (1992)

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

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NGS PID: JS0006

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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