Gauge Station Ref Mark - does it have a PID?

[vulture1957 197]

I found this USGS Gaging Station Reference Mark on an old bridge. I don't see a PID for it. it's at 35° 32' 45" N , 97° 58' 10" W  but it doesn't show on the USGS map (National Geodetic Survey Data Explorer (noaa.gov). Am I searching for the wrong thing, or in the wrong place?

Edited March 30 by vulture1957

[Bill93 14]

Don't confuse USGS (US Geological Survey) who made the maps versus the NGS (National Geodetic Survey, formerly called US Coast and Geodetic Survey).

NGS maintains the master control network of lat/lon and elevation references. USGS worked off of those and set many additional disks or other marks as needed for mapping and water monitoring.

If NGS happened to find a USGS point convenient they may have measured it to their standards and added it to their data base, but that is a minority of USGS marks.

USGS never computerized their data sheets, and most are only available from filing cabinets.

[Z15 7]

Note  

USGS is an agency in the Dept of the Interior

NGS is an agnecy in the Dept of Commerce, Nat'l Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

 

They have/had different mandate/missions. USGS does NOT publish a lot of their work unless requested.  I knew of the USGS guys at a local water level branch as they had a field office in our DOT bldg. They monitored water levels and did stream surveys on those tributary to Lake Michigan and Superior. Their info was office specific and a lot of the data collection has been automated now. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Z15

[wister6813 2]

I am curious about the location of this disk.  However, the coordinates provided don't appear to be the location of an old bridge, or where a gaging station would be located.  These coordinates plot to a location in a field.