KS0285 - BOR 'L 837' BM - Tahoe City, CA
N 39° 09.967 W 120° 08.633
10S E 746757 N 4339097
This old disk is located directly off a bike path along Truckee River.
Waymark Code: WMTEPC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2016
Views: 1
I recovered this U.S. Bureau of Reclamation BM in good condition. Although there is no monumentation stamping on the disk, my guess it is from the 1920s based off the color and type I've recovered in the past. The designation stamping is legible even though the disk has been scuffed up. The gaging station mentioned in the datasheet nearby is now gone as well as the corrugated metal building and witness post.
From the NGS datasheet:
Unknown by BPR (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1957 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 0.2 MI SW FROM TAHOE CITY. 0.2 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 28 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT TAHOE CITY, ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER, 96.4 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BRIDGE 19-33 OVER TRUCKEE RIVER, 25.3 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A WATER GAGE, 22 FEET SOUTH OF WATERS EDGE OF THE RIVER, 21.8 FEET EAST OF THE EAST SIDE OF A 48-FOOT CORRUGATED METAL BUILDING, 4 FEET NORTHWEST OF A 12-INCH PINE TREE, 2.1 FEET SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST, AND WELDED ON THE TOP OF A 3-INCH IRON PIPE FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: L 837
Benchmark Agency: Bureau of Reclamation
Monumentation type: Pipe Cap
County: Placer County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tahoe City (1992)
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: KS0285
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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