USGS Benchmark 24-ES - Burlington, WI
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cldisme
N 42° 40.898 W 088° 16.544
16T E 395481 N 4726250
A USGS marker in Burlington, WI
Waymark Code: WM2BZC
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2007
Views: 35
Since this USGS marker is not part of the NGS database, I had to send an e-mail to the USGS office in Rolla, Missouri. This is their reply:
Thank you for your inquiry for USGS benchmark information for 24 ES in Burlington, WI. The 7.5' Burlington, WI falls in the 15' quadrangle 10WI, Line 1, Page 1.
Third-Order Levels, Sea Level Datum of 1929
Burlington, at, at State Hwys. 36 and 83 concrete bridge over White River, 14 ft W. of the NE. cor. of bridge, 0.3 ft above center of bridge and 14.8 ft above water 7/17/57, on inside of N. steel guard rail and on the N. end of the E. curb, 1 ft S. of the N. edge; standard tablet stamped "24 ES 1957 766"
Elevation: 765.663 feet
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 24-ES
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Racine
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Burlington, WI Quad
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): 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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