GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 52 |
| Station name | Carnarvon |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -24.9 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 113.65 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1965- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | WA Department of Transport, Marine Division, PO Box 402, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia |
| GLOSS contact | Australia |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | None |
| Data acquisition rate | 5 minute samples |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Peg 13, the top of a section of rail set in concrete between locomotive rails about 10 metres east of the abutment of Main Jetty. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 4.892m below TGBM TGZ = 0.814m below Australian Height Datum (AHD) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | A100: PWD bronze plaque in concrete in the vicinity of the boat harbour. A876: PWD bronze plaque set in concrete deck of the boat harbour jetty beside the tide gauge. A881: PWD bronze plaque set in concrete deck of the boat harbour jetty. A882: PWD bronze plaque set in concrete deck of boat harbour jetty head. CVN14: bolt in concrete block beside PWD Office, Carnarvon |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 1115 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62370, UHSLC 167 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well analogue gauge operated at Main Jetty 1964-1977. Float/stilling/well analogue gauge operated in present location in the boat harbour 1977-1989. Geo. measurement: Precise ephemeris, doppler fix, Brown Range GC18A,1982 PSMSL also hold data from another gauge in Carnarvon (PSMSL Code 680/480 1966-1976, 1978-1982, 1984). |
| Nearest Met. station | Carnarvon Airport |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
