| General | |
| GLOSS number | 51 |
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| Station name | Port Hedland |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -20.31666 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 118.56666 |
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| Ocean | Indian |
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| Observation period(s) | 1960; 1966- |
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| Responsible country | Australia |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Port Hedland Port Auth., PO Box 2, Port Hedland, WA 6721.
Dept. of Transport, Marine Division, PO Box 402, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia |
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| GLOSS contact | Australia |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
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| Pressure | No |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | None |
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| Data acquisition rate | 5 minute samples |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | DMH 101: A brass plaque set into concrete deck of No. 3 Berth beneath the salt gantry. It replaces A110 which was destroyed. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 9.761m below TGBM (1989 onwards)
TGZ = 4.132m below Australian Height Datum (AHD)
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | A108: A PWD bronze plaque set in concrete decking of No. 1 Berth.
A109: A PWD bronze plaque set in concrete decking of No. 1 Berth beneath the lighting tower at the south end of the berth.
PH1: A PWD plaque set in concrete block in front of the PWD office, Anderson Street.
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
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| MSL method | Hourly means |
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| PSMSL code | 680/494 |
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| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62590, UHSLC 169 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well gauge 1901-1912
Float/stilling well gauge 1912-1961
Float/stilling well gauge 1961-1969 on No.2 Wharf
Float/stilling well gauge 1969- on No.3 Wharf
Datum was raised by 0.579m on 01 Apr 1963, then lowered by 1.000m on 01 Jan 1975.
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| Nearest Met. station | Port Hedland Airport |
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| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
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