Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
L016
Station Location
LAE TIDE GAUGE
Station Number
CSIRO 016
Station Address
Lae Port Authority
PNG Harbours Board
Lae
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 6°44'31.30"
Longitude
E 146°59'13.47"
Ellipsoidal Ht
75.712 m
MSL Height (from EGM96 geoid model)
4.386 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
PNG Harbours Board, Lae Port
Site Contact/s
Harbour master
Phone
Fax
Address
Email
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
CSIRO brass plaque set in concrete
Inscription
CSIRO 016
Reference marks
CSIRO 181, CSIRO 69 forming part of the tide gauge monitoring
network
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
Station constructed by/date
CSIRO, Australia, c.1987
special instructions
It is essential to get the permission of the Lae Harbour Master
before hand to gain access to the site and to conduct observations.
Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Airport
Roads
Vehicle rental
Avis Lae ph 4724644 or 4724354
Avis Nadzab airport ph 4724929
Hertz Lae ph 4725982
Hertz Nadzab ph 4723650
Hilux twin-cab 4WD is required
2002; Special Avis rate for ANU K210 per day including VAT, CDW and 50 km free
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Shelter
Accommodation
Unitech Guesthouse
Security
Site should be supervised at all times
Labour
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
1:25,000 Lae topo map showing locations of marks
UBD Map of Lae (not showing road across airport)
Site diagram
site photographs 2002
L016 (CSIRO 016) Station mark
L016 (CSIRO 016) looking towards tide gauge
L016 (CSIRO 016), CSIRO 069 and CSIRO 181 location
LAE Tide gauge
LAE Tide gauge (from above)
LAE Tide gauge (2)
LAE Tide gauge (3)
LAE Tide gauge levelling stand
CSIRO 181 location
CSIRO 181 station mark
CSIRO 69 location
CSIRO 69 station mark
CSIRO 69 from west
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2002 May Sinias Wai, Nicholas Ruku & Jagath Wijewardene, Unitech
2004 May Unitech
Last updated: 2nd August 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University