EL0941 - Municipal Water Tank - Ringling, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 34° 10.748 W 097° 35.742
14S E 629416 N 3782909
This benchmark is located atop the municipal water tower.
Waymark Code: WMXHWG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

The water tower is located on the west side of town between 2nd and 3rd Street, one block north of Main Street.

01/01/1955 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF RINGLING, 240 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF WEST MAIN STREET AND 165 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF WEST THIRD STREET. AN 8-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTS THE TANK PROPER. IT HAS AN OVER-ALL HEIGHT OF 145 FEET AND THE BALL AT THE APEX WAS THE POINT OBSERVED UPON. THE TANK AND LEGS ARE PAINTED SILVER.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Ringling Municipal Tank

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Jefferson County, OK

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ringling (1977)

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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

NGS PID: EKL0941

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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