USCGS KO0416 ~ DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 2 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The station is located 13 miles airline southeast of Delta, 11 miles northwest of Holden at a railroad crossing on land belonging to the Southern Pacific Company.

The Station Mark is a standard disk stamped, DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 2 1971. It is set in the top of a 12 inch round concrete monument which is flush with the ground surface. It is 34 feet southwest of the southwest rail, 9 feet northeast of an irrigation ditch and 1-1/2 feet northeast of a witness post.

Reference Mark 3 is a standard disk stamped, DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 2 NO 3 1971. It is set in the top of a 12 inch round concrete monument which projects 1 inch. It is 35 feet southwest of the southwest rail, 23 feet southeast of the witness post and 8 feet north of the irrigation ditch.

Reference Mark 4 is a standard disk stamped, DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 2 NO 4 1971. It is set in the top of a 12 inch round concrete monument which projects 2 inches. It is 28 feet north of the witness post and 12 feet southwest of the southwest rail.

The Azimuth Mark is a standard disk stamped, DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 1947. It is set in a drill hole in top of the south headwall of a concrete culvert. It is 13 feet south of the center line of the road and 4 feet east of a steel post. The mark is about 4 feet lower than the highway.

To reach the station from the junction of highways 50, 6 and 26 in Delta, go southeast along State Highway 26 for 3.35 miles to the junction with State Highway 125, continue along 26 for 4-1/2 miles to a railroad crossing, continue ahead for 6.7 miles to the azimuth mark on the right, continue ahead for 0.25 mile to a side road left at a bend in the highway. Turn sharp left and follow graded road for 0.85 mile to the station on the right just before reaching a railroad crossing.

Station recovery (1974)

Recovery note by National Geodetic Survey 1974 (jrs).
The Station Mark, Reference Marks 3 and 4 were recovered and found to be in good condition. The distance and direction to the Reference Marks compared favorably with the 1971 data. At the request of the State Highway Department the Azimuth Mark was destroyed and a new Reference Mark 5 was established as an Azimuth Mark.

The 1971 description is complete and adequate with the exception that the Azimuth Mark, Reference Mark 5 is located on the left on the south side of the road. Reference Mark 5 is a standard disk stamped DELTA SOUTHEAST BASE 2 1971 NO 5 1974 AZ, set in the top of a round concrete monument that is 12 inches in diameter and projects 5 inches above the ground surface. It is 31 feet east of the center of State Highway 26, 12 feet south of an irrigation ditch, 3 feet east of a metal witness post set in a north-south fence and 4.5 feet northeast of telephone pole number 370.

Airline distance and direction from nearest town--13 miles southeast of Delta.

1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.