| General | |
| GLOSS number | 59 |
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| Station name | Burnett Heads (Bundaberg) |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Time zone | 150E, GMT + 10hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -24.76666 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 152.38 |
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| Ocean | Pacific |
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| Observation period(s) | 1966- |
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| Responsible country | Australia |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Bundaberg Port Authority, MS 108, Bundaberg, Qld 4670, 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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| Data acquisition rate | 10 minute recording interval |
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| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
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| High frequency data at BODC |  |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | PSM 3853 Brass plug set in concrete kerb of the southern approach to the Bulk Sugar Wharf, Port Bundaberg |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 5.721m below TGBM
TGZ = 1.352m below Australian Height Datum (AHD)
TGZ = 6.061m below TGBM down from 1/1/94
TGZ = 1.693m below AHD
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | PSM 4504 Standard type brass plaque set in a concrete block beside pipes running from the Oil Terminal to the Oil Berth.
PSM 4503 Standard type brass plaque set in a concrete block at the corner of Buss and Powers Streets.
PSM 36119 Standard type brass plaque set in a concrete block inside the Bundaberg Molasses Terminal enclosure.
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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 | 680/073 |
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| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 59820, UHSLC 332 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well gauges, different locations on same wharf 1960-1976.
Float/stilling/well gauge on Tug Berth 1976-1979.
Queensland Beach Protection Authority operate analogue and digital recorders at Burnett Heads 2.5km away.
Geocentric measurement: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix PSM 43534 in 1981 approximately 6km from gauge.
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| Nearest Met. station | Bundaberg Post Office |
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| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
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