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Storm-tide elevations caused by Hurricane Hugo on the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, September 18, 1989

Collection
Federal Reference
Sub-shelf
USGS Publications Warehouse
Kind
Reference Document
Island
St. Croix
Date
1996-01-01
Topics
Disaster Recovery
Pages
1
Text
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES OPEN-FILE REPORT 92-87 PLATE 16 OF 16 EAST POINT QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS— MUNICIPALITY OF ST. CROIX GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 64°40/30" 33000 3 39 31 35/30" 332 333 34 11. 150000 FEET 335 64°33! ‘ \ aK, ONS S f b aoe J ie % eee NN 45 os Gg ies aS | 4 fe ms y x 6é | a os esa ences } | 90 000 ae 24 Be } roe eae | ERT ‘, reo bf. ior i BY 1 = Fe ee, Te = VO Mecinss te 5 icy ; ae er Fs 1968 196 Qo0omp) bi en { aie p 4 ie ah i oe 9° a 5 \ asl) ; Z pea eo aeRnS 66 me. gy. Lai Sees be ee : ee i a Bute ae 25 but ee : & sae s : <te ¥ A A ° 78 2 a { is } a : \ a 48 } 4 we E ~~ © | \ ( ia | ee 4 ae hi me \ we es ae ae 2 \ ; ie Pe f \ ex < M: 2 _ j AE Son 4 HO < ee san ¢ ‘i 72 ee ai nee! …

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES OPEN-FILE REPORT 92-87 PLATE 16 OF 16 EAST POINT QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS— MUNICIPALITY OF ST. CROIX GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 64°40/30" 33000 3 39 31 35/30" 332 333 34 11. 150000 FEET 335 64°33! ‘ \ aK, ONS S f b aoe J ie % eee NN 45 os Gg ies aS | 4 fe ms y x 6é | a os esa ences } | 90 000 ae 24 Be } roe eae | ERT ‘, reo bf. ior i BY 1 = Fe ee, Te = VO Mecinss te 5 icy ; ae er Fs 1968 196 Qo0omp) bi en { aie p 4 ie ah i oe 9° a 5 \ asl) ; Z pea eo aeRnS 66 me. gy. Lai Sees be ee : ee i a Bute ae 25 but ee : & sae s : <te ¥ A A ° 78 2 a { is } a : \ a 48 } 4 we E ~~ © | \ ( ia | ee 4 ae hi me \ we es ae ae 2 \ ; ie Pe f \ ex < M: 2 _ j AE Son 4 HO < ee san ¢ ‘i 72 ee ai nee! 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(3.2) Number in parenthesis is elevation of high- water mark, in feet above mean sea level : B eg 40 t F an aoe SURVEY MARKS FEET | see Crv-7 *” Reference mark and identification number. Dees ie (43.38) Number in parenthesis is elevation of : ae SA cece Vane ee a, eg eae eee lester monk. in feet above mean_sea_level . a : a ; ee Cem-a Benchmark and identification number. Note: Topographic contours and high-water | (14.00) Number in parenthesis is elevation of . ‘mark and survey mark elevation on this map ; ms benchmark, in feet above mean sea level | : are in feet above mean sea level. To convert feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048. | | A : ats a = n 195 500ompy OS ane San Ee 94 ty 120000 FEET ae ae aes 38! 07 398 : ~_ 399 a = = 330 7 an se 733] 35/30" 339 333 : —— @ INTERIDR--GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HESTON VIRGINIA— 1988 i ~— = 4c 64°40/30" 23 2 ! 26 7 334 33 5 000m 64°33 Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey SCALE 1:24000 al Control by USGS and NOS/NOAA * : 2 : lean ) ‘ontrol by an : —— ar j iN Topography by photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs ‘) GN _ = =" = = = tie 2000 ~ beg heey ob i) ROAD CLASSIFICATION anee 122e- Wield Checked 1956 \ _ — — —— a —— 2 ; ma EER Pe -.. ie a ool Light-duty = = Unimproved dirt Selected hydrographic data compiled from NOS charts 905 (1951) ?éeR = CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET ABS CP a<' ical RATIONAL GEDUETIC VERTICAL DSTUM OF 150 WRG ILANs CO) Insular Route navigational purposes ‘ . ° i. . - DEPTH CURVES AND SOUNDINGS IN FEET—DATUM !S MEAN LOW WATER cS) Torres-Sierra, Heriberto, 1996, Storm-tide elevations Polyconic projection. Puerto Rican Datum, 1940 adjustment THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO DATUMS {S VARIABLE a. caused by Hurricane Hugo on the U.S. Virgin Islands and 10,000-foot grid ticks based on Puerto Rican coordinate system, SHORELINE SHOWN REPRESENTS THE APPROXIMATE LINE OF MEAN HIGH WATER QUADRANGLE LOCATION Puerto Rico, September 18, 1989: U. S. Geological Survey Puerto Rico, St. Croix zone. 1000-meter Universal Transverse ito wen ee ae ee eee ely Rael Open-File Report 92-87 EAST POINT, V.1. Mercator grid, zone 20 1 PEG hee . d ii indicate selected f d field ti _ . \ ited f THIS MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS To place on the predicted North American Datum 1983 VOCE PET OEe Ee eee Reins Lae pie yee tet See Ste: tet Pipes are wees ae ces hom) FOR SALE BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY move the projection lines 218 meters south and 1986 visible on aerial photographs. This information is unchecke == photographs os aa = ot - sources. This DENVER, COLORADO 80225, OR RESTON, VIRGINIA 22092 44 meters east as shown by dashed corner ticks PHOTOREVISED 1982 There may be private inholdings within the boundaries information not field checked. Map edited 1962 A FOLDER DESCRIBING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND SYMBOLS IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST DMA 1621 li NE-SERIES E836 of the National or State reservations shown on this map MAP SHOWING ELEVATIONS OF HIGH-WATER MARKS AND SURVEY MARKS USED TO DOCUMENT THE EFFECTS OF STORM TIDES CAUSED BY HURRICANE HUGO, SEPTEMBER 18, 1989: EAST POINT QUADRANGLE, V.1.