NY0677 - NGS 'L 785' Metal Rod - Klamath Falls, OR
N 42° 15.488 W 121° 48.267
10T E 598612 N 4679129
This NGS metal rodis located just off Lakeport Blvd and next to a utility pole in Klamath Falls, OR.
Waymark Code: WMFPFW
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2012
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I recovered this NGS metal rod and cap from 1988 after seeing the orange carsonite witness post near it. It's near a utility pole SW 19 and datasheet info is acceptable for recovery. *NOTE* NGS coordinates on the datasheet for this station are off. My coordinates are very accurate for recovery.
NGS datasheet history:
01/01/1988 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 4.6 KM (2.85 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD FROM THE STATION IN KLAMATH FALLS, A METAL ROD DRIVEN 2.1 METERS AND FLUSH WITH GROUND, 100.0 M (328.1 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE NEAR RAIL, 16.7 M (54.8 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF A DRIVEWAY, 6.8 M (22.3 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF PELICAN ROAD, 1.1 M (3.6 FT) NORTH OF UTILITY POLE NUMBER SW 19, AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) WEST OF A WITNESS POST, AND LEVEL WITH THE ROAD. NOTE--ACCESS TO THE DATUM POINT IS THROUGH A 5-INCH LOGO CAP.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: L 785
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)
County: Klamath County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wocus (1985)
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: NY0677
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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