Steel Rod P 513 - Tonasket, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 48° 41.657 W 119° 27.099
11U E 319592 N 5396371
At the southern end of the Town of Tonasket, this marker is just off Highway 97 and very well marked.
Waymark Code: WMZYXG
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Surrounded by no less than three witness posts and a power pole, no one could miss this once they're in the vicinity. It's about 70 feet west of the centerline of the highway and a bit south of the power pole. Below ground, it's a stainless steel rod in an aluminum valve box with a hinged cover. The designation is stamped on the edge of the cover, not the rod.
STATION DESCRIPTION
FBN          -  This is a Federal Base 
		Network Control Station.
DESIGNATION  -  P 513
PID          -  TP0881
STATE/COUNTY -  WA/OKANOGAN
COUNTRY      -  US
USGS QUAD    -  TONASKET (1981)
 
MARKER: I = METAL ROD
SETTING: 49 = STAINLESS STEEL ROD W/O SLEEVE (10 FT.+)
STAMPING: P 513 1981
MARK LOGO: NGS
PROJECTION: FLUSH
 
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981

THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY.
THE MARK IS A STAINLESS STEEL ROD SET UNDER A STANDARD NGS LOGO COVER THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 20.3 M (66.6 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF US HIGHWAY 97, 2.4 M (7.9 FT) SOUTH OF A POWER LINE POLE NUMBERED L487 AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) NORTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P 513

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Okanogan

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): TONASKET

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: TP0881

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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