GLOSS Station Handbook – South Beach, OR
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Until a new version is available, the tide gauge station list below from the last version of the Handbook provides links to further details about each tide gauge in the GLOSS Core Network. Click column headings to sort the station list table. Click the GLOSS number buttons to view the station information.
Station information
| General | |
|---|---|
| Gloss number | 157 |
| Station name | South Beach, OR |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 120W, GMT - 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 44.38 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -124.03 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation periods | 1967-, being upgraded 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Barometric pressure, air/sea temp., wind speed and direction |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC | Data 592 File format |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 592a Document 592a File format |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | US C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped 'A 590 1965' set in a concrete slab in the patio in front of the Oregon State University Marine Science Center. |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 16.47 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 12.01 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 8.79 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | B 590 1965 OSU MONUMENT NO. 5 C 590 1965 OSU MONUMENT NO. 6 JOHN 1977 OSU MONUMENT NO. 3 STAN MLLW 5380 D 1981 Site inspection 1993 states 5380 E 1981 'levels agree with history' 5380 F 1981 |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 1196 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 1196 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 592 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 11 December 2002 |
Location map
South Beach, OR, U.S.A.
Real time data plot
South Beach, OR, U.S.A.
