Elevation BM (739 ft) in Bayfield County, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member geegis
N 46° 41.301 W 090° 57.028
15T E 656718 N 5172572
An elevation benchmark disk stamped "739 - 9 WMC 1963" located near Sioux River in Bayfield County, WI.
Waymark Code: WM456E
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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This elevation benchmark is in VG condition. It is located in cement on the top of the south end of a cement tunnel passing under County Road C in Bayfield County, WI. The Sioux River flows through this tunnel, since they mounded up the land so the highway could pass more easily across the ravine landscape.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 9 WMC 1963 - 739 FT.

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Bayfield County, WI

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Washburn (1975) in Wisconsin

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

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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