W235 - Waneta, BC, Canada
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N 49° 01.823 W 117° 31.193
11U E 461997 N 5430963
This US Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark is along the Waneta - Nelway Road which parallels the Pend d'Oreille River.
Waymark Code: WMHY0P
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/25/2013
Views: 4
Placed by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1940, this is one of a series along the old Waneta - Nelway Road. Strangely, the disc is stamped 1942, though it was monumented in 1940. The series runs from R235 to Z235. Most, however, are no longer to be found. Though it has a PID (TO0774), it has no real datasheet. The only datasheet published is on the Canadian NRCAN website, in which its unique ID is listed as 40C010. Below is the only information contained in the NGS website.
>Pid Name Lat Lon Elev O o Hv
------ ----------------------------- ---------- -----------
>TO0774 W 235 49 01 54. 117 31 10. 667. 1 OO
>TO0774 W 235 49 01 54. 117 31 10. 667. 1 NN
One thing to note is that this benchmark is on the old section of road, which is to the north of the present Seven Mile Dam Road. Easiest way to get to this bit of road is to go east from Highway 22A on Seven Mile Dam Road to Seven Mile Dam, then take the road which heads southwest just before the hairpin turn slightly east of the dam. You'll find the BM on the north side of the road, in the top of the big rock with the faded "BM" painted on the face. It's 1.8 km. west of the turnoff described above. The turnoff is 13.1 km. east on Seven Mile Dam Road from Highway 22A.
From NRCAN:
SITE IDENTIFICATION
Unique Number : 40C010
Name : W235
Established by : United States Survey Agencies (National Geodetic Survey)
Province : BC
Prov. Identifier : None
NTS Map No : 082F04
STATION COORDINATES
Method : Scaled
Latitude : N49 01' 52
Longitude : W117 31' 05
STATION MARKER INFORMATION AND LOCATION
Marker Type : Brass/Bronze Tablet Or Cap
Inspected in : 1940
Status : Good
Inspection Comments : None
WANETA
DISC IN DRILL HOLE, 10.0 KM NORTHEAST OF TOWN, ALONG ROAD FROM WANETA TO NELWAY, IN BIG ROCK, 0.2 KM SOUTHWEST OF FARM ROAD LEADING TO RANCH HOUSE, 6.4 M NORTHWEST OF ROAD CENTRE, 1.5 M NORTHWEST OF FENCE LINE, 2 M ABOVE ROAD LEVEL. ESTABLISHED BY U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: W235
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
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: TO0774
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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