120IBWC AB1313
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 26° 08.956 W 097° 55.840
14R E 606884 N 2892653
Located on top of a flood control dike on a gated drain.
Waymark Code: WM9AZ1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 5

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 1.7 KM (1.1 MI) WEST FROM MERCEDES. 1.7 KM (1.1 MI) WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 83 BUSINESS FROM THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROAD 491 NORTH IN MERCEDES, AT THE WEST END OF A LARGE BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH FLOODWAY, AT A GATE BARRING ACCESS TO THE WEST LEVEE, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE WATER CONTROL CISTERN, 41.1 METERS (135 FT) SOUTH OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF THE NEW EASTBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, 3.4 METERS (11.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE LEVEE ROAD, 11.2 METERS (37.0 FT) NORTH OF THE EAST END OF THE GATE, 53.6 METERS (176.0 FT) SOUTH OF BENCH MARK W 1421 1981. THE MARK IS 0.45 M BELOW LEVEE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 120

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

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

County: Hidalgo

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mercedes

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: AB1313

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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