GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 157 |
| Station name | South Beach, OR |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 120W, GMT - 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 44.38 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -124.03 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1967-, being upgraded 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Barometric pressure, air/sea temp., wind speed and direction |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Barometric pressure, air/sea temp., wind speed and direction |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | US C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped 'A 590 1965' set in a concrete slab in the patio in front of the Oregon State University Marine Science Center. |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 16.47 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 12.01 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 8.79 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | B 590 1965 OSU MONUMENT NO. 5 C 590 1965 OSU MONUMENT NO. 6 JOHN 1977 OSU MONUMENT NO. 3 STAN MLLW 5380 D 1981 Site inspection 1993 states 5380 E 1981 'levels agree with history' 5380 F 1981 |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 1196 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 592 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
