GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 60 |
| Station name | Townsville |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 150E, GMT + 10hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -19.25 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 146.83333 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1948- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Townsville Port Authority, PO Box 1031, Townsville, Qld 4810, 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 |
| Data acquisition rate | 10 minute recording interval |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Data archaeology | Historical manuscripts in need of digitisation |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NMV/B/309A: Brass rod in concrete footing of elevated loading conveyor on concrete Wharf No. 6 (PSM 19533). |
| 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). |
| 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. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 637 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 59250, UHSLC 334 |
| 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. |
| Nearest Met. station | Townsville (Garbutt) Airport |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
