KS0282 - USC&GS 'G 125' BM - Tahoe City, CA
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N 39° 09.983 W 120° 08.650
10S E 746732 N 4339125
This BM is located at at bridge over Truckee River.
Waymark Code: WMTEPB
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. Some of the disk stamping is scratched off but the designation stamping is legible.

Per the NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1932 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1957 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 0.2 MI SW FROM TAHOE CITY. 0.2 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 28 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT TAHOE CITY, AT THE Y JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 89 LEADING NORTHWEST, AT BRIDGE 19-33 OVER TRUCKEE RIVER, IN THE TOP OF THE WEST CONCRETE CURB, 19 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE, 12.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE CURB, AND ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE BRIDGE DECK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 125

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Placer County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tahoe City (1992)

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

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NGS PID: KS0282

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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