Benchmark J 388 - Coulee City, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 37.175 W 119° 18.505
11T E 326545 N 5276601
Just over half a mile west on Highway 2 from Coulee City is a pullout to the south at which one may park to search for this benchmark.
Waymark Code: WMYCTV
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Beginning at the west edge of Coulee City is an earth (mostly rock) dam which impounds Banks Lake, a holding lake for irrigation water. Highway 2 runs along the northern edge of the dam. About .6 miles west along the dam from the western end of Coulee City Community Park, J 388 is about 20 feet south of the south edge of the highway and 40 feet west of the "Coulee City Right 1 Mile" sign.

STATION DESCRIPTION
CBN         -  This is a Cooperative Base 
               Network Control Station.
DESIGNATION -  J 388
PID         -  SW0500
STATE/COUNTY-  WA/GRANT
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  COULEE CITY (1965)
MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 66 = SET IN ROCK OUTCROP
STAMPING: J 388 1959
MARK LOGO: CGS

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959
0.8 MILE WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2 FROM THE T JUNCTION OF FOURTH STREET AT COULEE CITY, BETWEEN TWO LONG GUARDRAILS, IN TOP OF A FLAT LAVA OUTCROP WHICH IS ABOUT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND, 39 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 41 FEET WEST OF THE WEST END EAST GUARDRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, 7.8 FEET NORTH-NORTHEAST OF A FENCE, AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J 388 1959

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: WA/GRANT

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): COULEE CITY (1965)

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: SW0500

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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