BUENAVENTURA

Station Information

Station ID:	456
Latitude:	3.9
Longitude:	-77.1
GLOSS ID:	170
Coastline code:	842
Station code:	11
Country:	COLOMBIA
Time span of data:	1941 – 1969
Completeness (%):	91
Frequency Code:	24
Date of last update:	17 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.

Additional Data Sources

Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: BUEN

Station Documentation

=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 19-APR-93 :
The Colombian earthquake of 12 December 1979 caused the coast
around Tumaco (station code 842/021) to subside up to 1.6m - see
Herd et al. 1979, Science, 211, 441-445.
PRIOR TO 1970 DATA SUPPLIED BY AUTHORITY CODE NO. 52
1973 - DATUM CHANGE MID-YEAR WHEN GAUGE RE-SITED, VALUES SEEM QUESTIONABLE
DATA PRIOR TO 1985 RECEIVED FROM AUTHORITY A7
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 11-JUN-91 :
Buenaventura 842/011 RLR(1964) is 11.9m below BM2
=========================== BENCHMARK INFORMATION UPDATE ADDED 12-JUL-93 :
Buenaventura 842/011 RLR(1964) is 11.9m below BM2
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 20-APR-94 :
1992: Jan- July and December data from digital gauge, Aug-Nov from Fuess gauge
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 20-APR-94 :
1993 Jan-Aug data from digital gauge, Sept-Nov from Fuess gauge
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 05-OCT-04 :
data for 1997 on received from University of Hawaii Sea Level Center
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 18-Jan-2012 :
Using data from the latest UHSLC JASL cd the 'METRIC' dataset has been updated.
Data values for 2001-2011 have been added to the dataset.

Data Authority

I.D.E.A.M.

Carrera 5a, No.15-80 Piso 18

Aa 18633 Santafe de Bogota Dc

COLOMBIA