RAFFLES LIGHT HOUSE

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Station Information

Station ID: 1351
Latitude: 1.166667
Longitude: 103.75
Coastline code: 555
Station code: 11
Country: SINGAPORE
Time span of data: 1973 – 2022
Completeness (%): 89
Date of last update: 24 Apr 2023

Green Arrow: Current Station
Yellow Marker: Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker: Neighbouring Metric 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.

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 1991-06-11

Raffles Lighthouse 555/011 RLR(1985) is 9.6m below Brass Bolt

Documentation added 1994-07-12

Several apparent datum shifts in the record.

Documentation added 2010-10-12

There are several changes of both the benchmark and the level of ACD throughout the Raffles dataset. Primary benchmark for 1973-1979 was Dampier Survey 'T' mark 4.260m above ACD. For 1979-1985 the benchmark was changed to the Brass Bolt 0.026 below the Dampier Survey 'T' mark .From 1986 onwards the ACD was defined as 4.175m below the Brass Bolt. During 2001 a new jetty was constructed the ACD remained the same but the Benchmark is now Cut Mark 4.300m above ACD - this remains the primary benchmark.

Data Authority

Maritime Port Authority of Singapore
Hydrographic Department
460 Alexandra Road, PSA Building
#20-00 Singapore 119963