| General | |
| GLOSS number | 60 |
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| Station name | Townsville |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Time zone | 150E, GMT + 10hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -19.25 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 146.83333 |
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| Ocean | Pacific |
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| Observation period(s) | 1948- |
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| Responsible country | Australia |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Townsville Port Authority, PO Box 1031, Townsville, Qld 4810, 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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| Data archaeology | Historical manuscripts in need of digitisation |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NMV/B/309A: Brass rod in concrete footing of elevated loading conveyor on concrete Wharf No. 6 (PSM 19533). |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 6.379m below NMV/B/309A.
TGZ = 9.025m below BM 10011.
TGZ = 1.856m below Australian Height Datum (AHD). |
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM 10011: NE corner of State Offices, Wickham Street, Townsville.
NMV/B/310A: Brass rod in concrete near edge of Wharf No.6 (PSM 19534).
TPA Master BM: Brass rod in concrete under steel plate, Wharf No.4 (PSM 47788).
PSM 100028: Permanent survey plaque in concrete at base, Wharf No.4.
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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 | 680/051 |
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| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 59250, UHSLC 334 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Queensland Beach Protection Authority operates analogue and digital recorders on nearby Ro-Ro Wharf.
CIGNET station planned for Townsville - GPS survey completed in October 1990.
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| Nearest Met. station | Townsville (Garbutt) Airport |
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| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
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