civil 3d program
Vertical Datums within the City of Seattle:
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Benchmark 944 7130 TIDAL 7 PID SY0289 is a disk set 3.0 feet above the concrete sidewalk in the SW granite cornerstone of the National Building located on the NE corner of the intersection of the Western Avenue and Madison Street, Seattle, Washington. The following elevations are values for that benchmark in different datums.
NAVD 88 = 19.26 feet NGVD 29 = 15.67 feet
King Co & Metro = 115.67 Obsolete COS Datum = 9.54 feet
USACOE = 22.51 feet MLLW = 21.59 feet
NAVD88 = The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (Official City of
Seattle Datum per Ordinance #121291 of October 9, 2003)
NGVD 29 = The National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
King Co & Metro = Add 100 feet to NGVD 29
Obsolete COS = The Old City of Seattle Elevation. Plans, profiles and records
prior to 2004 use this datum. Add 9.7 feet to this datum to get to NAVD88.
USACOE = US Army Corps of Engineers Lake Washington & Lake Union
Datum
MLLW = Mean Lower Low Water Datum (TIDAL EPOCH 1983 TO 2001)
NOTES
1. Tidal elevations vary according to tidal observations in 18 year epochs. 2. The Old (Obsolete) City of Seattle Datum varies between 9.1 and 9.9 feet
below NAVD88 depending on the location in the City. The difference
between these two datums must be ascertained from field observations in
each specific area. Add approximately 9.7 feet to the old COS Datum to get
to the NAVD elevation.