Spirit Lake Water Tower - Spirit Valley, ID
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 57.908 W 116° 51.872
11T E 510111 N 5312432
It seems someone in Spirit Lake has an artistic bend and a vivid imagination.
Waymark Code: WMWH03
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Not only is their water tower a "Benchmark Station", but it is a work of art, as well. This is one of the old, 'teens, '20s, '30s style water towers and apparently someone noticed its resemblance to an equally old style coffee pot. All that was left to do at that point was to fill in a couple of details and, Voila!, a coffee pot - with a yellow rose for good measure. (Note the four aces below the rose.)

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1960

DESIGNATION -  SPIRIT LAKE WT
PID         -  SV1613
STATE/COUNTY-  ID/KOOTENAI
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  SPIRIT LAKE EAST (1996)
LOCATED AT SPIRIT LAKE, IDAHO, IN THE EASTERN PART OF TOWN AND IS A LARGE SILVER WATER TANK.
STATION MARK--CENTER OF WATER TANK.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SPIRIT LAKE WT

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Kootenai

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Spirit Lake East

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: SV1613

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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