Haulover Pier (Miami, USA) Site History

History Summary

Station nameMiami, Haulover Pier
CountryU.S.A.
Latitude25° 54.0' N
Longitude080° 07.0' W
GLOSS No.218
Time ReferenceGMT (00-23 hours)
Contributor(1982-1991) NOAA/NOS, USA
Instrument type(1982-1991) Analog-to-Digital Recorder
Site of Gauge 
Observational periods1981 - 1992

Reference level

All data are referred to Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) and linked into historic fixed benchmarks.

Benchmarks

Tide gauge benchmark (TGBM) description

BenchmarkDescription
BM controlNOS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped '3090 A 1982' set atop a stainless steel deep rod on the south side of the parking area for Haulover Pier.

Auxilliary Benchmarks

 C3141970 BHI-1 1983
 R261974 3080F1984
3080B1982  IWOA7RM1
3080C1982  '30.09'  
3080D1982     
3080E1982     

Benchmark Relationships

BenchmarkElevationEpoch
TGBM5.23 feet above mean lower low water1960-1978
TGBM3.81 feet above mean sea level1960-1978
TGBM2.60 feet above mean high water1960-1978

Additional information

Pier destroyed in hurricane, Summer 1992.

Quality Assessment

Comment

The hourly residuals are noisy from June 1989 - May 1990 due to the stilling well being not properly configured for surf zone application. Otherwise, the daily and monthly values agree with Key West and Fernandina Beach and do not show any obvious shifts or trends. The monthly plot reveals a consistent annual and semi- annual signal.

The extreme peak on 24 August 1992 is associated with Hurricane Andrew.

Comment A: residuals noisy.

YearCompleteness
Index (%)
Questionable Fluctuations (Day Nos.)
and Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours>
198210085,86
1983100None
1984100None
1985100None
1986100336-338
1987100None
198898None
198976See comment A
Gap from 1989/03/18 at 14.00 to 1989/03/30 at 14.00
Gap from 1989/07/02 at 13.00 to 1989/07/13 at 00.00
Gap from 1989/07/25 at 05.00 to 1989/08/22 at 23.00
1990100See comment A
199110069-70,235-238,305
See comment A