Metadata for Chesapeake Bay near Yorktown (IN MLLW) (YKTV2)

About This Location

Latitude: 37.226667° N, Longitude: 76.478333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 4.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 -1.57 2.93 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 -0.49 4.01 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL -1.24 3.26 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

Other Real-time and/or Archive Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Yorktown (IN MLLW)

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