CRISTOBAL

WARNING: QCFLAG EXISTS. PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION.

Station Information

Station ID:	169
Latitude:	9.35
Longitude:	-79.916667
Coastline code:	904
Station code:	11
Country:	PANAMA
Time span of data:	1909 – 1980
Completeness (%):	100
Frequency Code:	24
Date of last update:	16 Jan 2012

Green Arrow:	Current Station
Yellow Marker:	Neighbouring RLR Station

Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.

Tide Gauge Data

Download metric sea level data. Use only with extreme caution. NOTE: If some of the data are red in the plots above, the 'flag for attention' is set. Please see the documentation below.

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 08-SEP-95 :
See comments for CCODE = 840 concerning sea level difference
either side of the Panama Canal.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 17-MAR-93 :
Possible datum shift in RLR record at around 1940.
=========================== BENCHMARK INFORMATION UPDATE ADDED 12-JUL-93 :
Cristobal 904/011 RLR(1964) is 8.8m below PBM 1A Cristobal
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 1999May17 :
Cristobal data were considered to be affected by problems with
automatic tide recorders in the early 1970s and several years of MSL
look high compared to nearby stations e.g. Cartagena.
Station moved to Coco Solo (PSMSL code 904/006) in October 1980.
============================ STATION RELOCATED ============================
Station moved - new data held in station 904/006

Data Authority

Panama Canal Commission

Engineering Division

Unit 2300

Apo AA 34011-2300

UNITED STATES