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1 NGS Data Sheets for Rifle HARN Points DATABASE = Sybase,PROGRAM = datasheet, VERSION = National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 17, 2004 *********************************************************************** CBN - This is a Cooperative Base Network Control Station. DESIGNATION - WDP 5 PID - STATE/COUNTY- CO/GARFIELD USGS QUAD - RIFLE (1982) *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL * NAD 83(1992) (N) (W) ADJUSTED * NAVD (meters) (feet) GPS OBS X - -1,504, (meters) COMP Y - -4,692, (meters) COMP Z - 4,038, (meters) COMP LAPLACE CORR (seconds) DEFLEC99 ELLIP HEIGHT (meters) (10/21/02) GPS OBS GEOID HEIGHT (meters) GEOID03 HORZ ORDER - B ELLP ORDER - FIFTH CLASS I.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May The orthometric height was determined by GPS observations and a.high-resolution geoid model..the X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht..the Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections..the ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations.and is referenced to NAD 83..The geoid height was determined by GEOID03. ; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. ;SPC CO C - 495, , MT ;SPC CO C - 1,625, ,356, sft ;UTM 13-4,379, , MT ! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor!SPC CO C x = !UTM x = SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL NAD 83(1986) (N) (W) AD( ) 3 ELLIP H (05/26/92) (m) GP( ) 4 1

2 NGVD 29 (06/11/92) (m) (f) GPS OBS.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control..ngs no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums..see file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. _U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 13SBD (NAD 83) _MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK _SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT _STAMPING: WDP _MARK LOGO: WPRS _PROJECTION: RECESSED 4 CENTIMETERS _MAGNETIC: O = OTHER; SEE DESCRIPTION _STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO +STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION _SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR +SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - October 05, 2000 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By HISTORY MONUMENTED BOR HISTORY GOOD HISTORY GOOD LOCENG HISTORY GOOD CODOT HISTORY GOOD CODOT HISTORY GOOD NGS HISTORY GOOD NGS STATION DESCRIPTION 'DESCRIBED BY US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 1977 'STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF RIFLE, NEAR THE NORTH END OF 'THE HIGHWAY 13 BRIDGE OVER THE COLORADO RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS, IN 'A GRASS SECTION BORDERED BY HIGHWAYS 13 AND 6 AND A CONNECTOR ROAD, 'IN NORTH CENTRAL SECTION 16, T 6 S, R 93 W. OWNERSHIP--CITY OF 'RIFLE. 'TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70 AND STATE HIGHWAY '13 (EXIT 90) JUST SOUTH OF RIFLE, GO NORTH ON HIGHWAY 13 FOR 0.4 MI '(0.6 KM) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT JUST PAST END OF BRIDGE. 'STATION MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 15-CM SQUARE CONCRETE POST 2 CM 'BELOW GROUND. IT IS 10.7 M (35.1 FT) NORTHEAST OF, AND LEVEL WITH 'THE CENTER OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES, 1.7 M (5.6 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE 'GRASS EDGE, 0.5 M (1.6 FT) NORTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, 27.3 M '(89.6 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST END OF THE BRIDGE GUARDRAIL, 1.7 'M (5.6 FT) SOUTHEAST OF A WOODEN POST SUPPORTING A HOSPITAL SIGN AND '48 M (157.5 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF A ROAD TO THE RIGHT. 'DESCRIBED BY G.R.HEID STATION RECOVERY (1991) 'RECOVERED 1991

3 'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. STATION RECOVERY (1994) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL ENGINEER (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1994 (FH) 'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. STATION RECOVERY (1996) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1996 (RSC) 'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. STATION RECOVERY (1998) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1998 (RSC) 'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. STATION RECOVERY (1999) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1999 (RSC) 'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. STATION RECOVERY (2000) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2000 (RSC) 'THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF RIFLE, NEAR THE 'NORTH END OF STATE HIGHWAY 13 BRIDGE OVER THE COLORADO RIVER 'AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND IN A GRASSY PARK BORDERED BY STATE 'HIGHWAYS 13 AND U. S. HIGHWAY 6 AND A CONNECTOR ROAD, IN THE 'NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, T 6 S, R 93 W, AT U. S. HIGHWAY 6 'MILEPOST OWNERSHIP--CITY OF RIFLE. ' 'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 70 AND STATE 'HIGHWAY 13, JUST SOUTH FROM RIFLE, GO NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 13 'FOR 0.4 MI TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT JUST PAST THE NORTHERN END 'OF A BRIDGE. ' 'THE MARK IS A STANDARD BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DISK SET INTO THE 'TOP OF A SQUARE 15 CM CONCRETE POST, RECESSED 4 CM BELOW THE 'GROUND. IT IS 27.3 M NORTHWEST FROM THE NORTHWEST END OF THE 'BRIDGE GUARD RAIL, 26.2 M SOUTH FROM THE CENTER LINE OF U. S. 'HIGHWAY 6 GOING EAST, 24.6 M EAST FROM A WOODEN POST 'SUPPORTING A HOSPITAL SIGN, 12.1 M WEST FROM A WOODEN POST 'SUPPORTING SIGNS FOR U. S. HIGHWAY 6, 10.7 M NORTHEAST FROM AND 'LEVEL WITH THE CENTER OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES, 1.7 M NORTHEAST 'FROM THE EDGE OF GRASS, 0.5 M NORTHWEST FROM A METAL POST AND 'PLASTIC WITNESS POST. ' '

4 1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 17, 2004 *********************************************************************** DESIGNATION - WINCHESTER PID - STATE/COUNTY- CO/GARFIELD USGS QUAD - RIFLE (1982) *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL * NAD 83(1992) (N) (W) ADJUSTED * NAVD (meters) (feet) GPS OBS X - -1,509, (meters) COMP Y - -4,690, (meters) COMP Z - 4,038, (meters) COMP LAPLACE CORR (seconds) DEFLEC99 ELLIP HEIGHT (meters) (12/03/02) GPS OBS GEOID HEIGHT (meters) GEOID03 HORZ ORDER - FIRST ELLP ORDER - FOURTH CLASS II.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June The orthometric height was determined by GPS observations and a.high-resolution geoid model..the X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht..the Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections..the ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations.and is referenced to NAD 83..The geoid height was determined by GEOID03. ; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. ;SPC CO C - 494, , MT ;SPC CO C - 1,623, ,339, sft ;UTM 13-4,378, , MT ! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor!SPC CO C x = !UTM x = SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL ELLIP H (06/16/98) (m) GP( ) 3 1.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control..ngs no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums..see file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.

5 _U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 13SBD (NAD 83) _MARKER: I = METAL ROD _SETTING: 59 = STAINLESS STEEL ROD IN SLEEVE (10 FT.+) _STAMPING: WINCHESTER 1996 _MARK LOGO: NGS _PROJECTION: FLUSH _MAGNETIC: I = MARKER IS A STEEL ROD _STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL _SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR +SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - October 06, 2000 _ROD/PIPE-DEPTH: 4.3 meters _SLEEVE-DEPTH : 0.9 meters HISTORY - Date Condition Report By HISTORY MONUMENTED NGS HISTORY GOOD NGS STATION DESCRIPTION 'DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1996 (RSC) 'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MI (3.2 KM) WEST OF RIFLE AT THE I-70 'WEST RIFLE INTERCHANGE, IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, T 6 S, R '94 W, AT THE INTERSTATE 70 MILEPOST OWNERSHIP--COLORADO DEPT. 'OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAY TO REACH THE STATION AT THE INTERSTATE '70 EXIT 87, THE WEST RIFLE EXIT, GO TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE 'INTERSECTION AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT THE MARK IS A PUNCH MARK 'TOP CENTER ON A 4.3 M (14.1 FT) STAINLESS STEEL ROD DRIVEN TO REFUSAL, 'ENCASED IN A 1-INCH DIAMETER, 0.9 M (3.0 FT) LONG PVC GREASED SLEEVE, 'ENCLOSED IN A 5-INCH PVC PIPE WITH LOGO LID SURROUNDED IN A CONCRETE 'COLLAR FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 35.8 M (117.5 FT) SOUTH FROM A '5-INCH WHITE METAL PIPE WELL CASING, 25.9 M (85.0 FT) EAST FROM THE 'CENTER LINE OF U. S. HIGHWAY 6, 25.4 M (83.3 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM 'A RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE CORNER, 16.2 M (53.1 FT) NORTH FROM THE EDGE OF 'OIL OF THE WESTBOUND OFF RAMP, 1.05 M (3.44 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A 'WITNESS POST AND 0.8 M (2.6 FT) NORTH FROM A WITNESS POST. STATION RECOVERY (2000) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2000 (RSC) 'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. ' ' 1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 17, 2004 *********************************************************************** DESIGNATION PID - STATE/COUNTY- CO/GARFIELD

6 USGS QUAD - RIFLE (1982) *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL * NAD 83(1992) (N) (W) ADJUSTED * NAVD (meters) (feet) ADJUSTED X - -1,502, (meters) COMP Y - -4,689, (meters) COMP Z - 4,042, (meters) COMP LAPLACE CORR (seconds) DEFLEC99 ELLIP HEIGHT (meters) (12/03/02) GPS OBS GEOID HEIGHT (meters) GEOID03 DYNAMIC HT (meters) (feet) COMP MODELED GRAV- 979,538.5 (mgal) NAVD 88 HORZ ORDER - FIRST VERT ORDER - SECOND CLASS 0 ELLP ORDER - FOURTH CLASS II.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June The X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht..the Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections..the ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations.and is referenced to NAD 83..The geoid height was determined by GEOID03..The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88.geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the.geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45.degrees latitude (g = gals.)..the modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values. ; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. ;SPC CO C - 500, , MT ;SPC CO C - 1,641, ,360, sft ;UTM 13-4,384, , MT ! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor!SPC CO C x = !UTM x = SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL ELLIP H (06/16/98) (m) GP( ) 3 1 NAVD 88 (06/16/98) (m) (f) LEVELING 3 NGVD 29 (??/??/92) (m) (f) ADJ UNCH 2 0

7 .Superseded values are not recommended for survey control..ngs no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums..see file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. _U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 13SBD (NAD 83) _MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK _SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT _STAMPING: 5544 _MARK LOGO: USGS _MAGNETIC: O = OTHER; SEE DESCRIPTION _STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO +STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION _SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR +SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - May 29, 1996 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED USGS HISTORY GOOD NGS HISTORY GOOD CODOT STATION DESCRIPTION 'DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 '2.9 MI N FROM RIFLE. '2.9 MILES NORTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 13 FROM THE CITY PARK AT RIFLE, AT 'THE J.C. COOK RANCH, ABOUT 60 FEET SOUTH OF A YARD FENCE CORNER, 15 'FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY, ON THE SLOPE OF A BANK, IN THE 'TOP OF A CONCRETE BLOCK, AND ABOUT 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY. STATION RECOVERY (1996) 'RECOVERY NOTE BY COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1996 (RSC) 'THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN MOST PART OF THE CITY OF RIFLE, 'IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, T 5 S, R 93 W. OWNERSHIP--GARFIELD 'COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF 'STATE HIGHWAY 13 AND STATE HIGHWAY 325 ABOUT 2.5 MILES (4.0 KM) NORTH 'OF RIFLE, GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 325 FOR 0.05 MI (0.08 KM) TO A SIDE 'ROAD RIGHT, COUNTY ROAD 296. TURN RIGHT, SOUTH FOR 0.1 MI (0.2 KM) TO 'THE STATION ON THE LEFT, ABOUT HALF WAY UP A ROAD CUT THE MARK IS AN 'STANDARD ALUMINUM DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 50 CM BY 50 CM CONCRETE 'POST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 32.8 M (107.6 FT) SOUTH FROM A 'POWER POLE WITH TRANSFORMER, 26.6 M (87.3 FT) NORTH FROM A GATE TO A 'FIELD, 9.7 M (31.8 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FROM A PHONE BOX, 7.8 M (25.6 'FT) NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF A ROAD CULVERT, 7.7 M (25.3 FT) EAST FROM 'THE CENTER OF COUNTY ROAD 296, 6.2 M (20.3 FT) WEST FROM A 'RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, 0.25 M (0.82 FT) NORTHEAST FROM A WITNESS POST AND 'ABOUT 0.6 M (2.0 FT) ABOVE THE ROAD.

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