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.
Gauge is an "A Class" bubbler gauge installed in February 1992 and maintained by POL.
Documentation added 2000-04-25
Workington 170/228 RLR(1993) is 14.1m below BM NX 9917 2928
Documentation added 2001-01-02
Recent work on vertical land movements in the UK can be found from the University of Nottingham web site: http://ukcogr.iessg.nottingham.ac.uk/~eosi/
Documentation added 2011-07-07
It was discovered that the data values for Workington were 18cm low from its installation in 1992 until it was re-levelled on 24.09.02 16:00 GMT. Unfortunately this information was not passed to the PSMSL at the time. This data period has now been adjusted using the BODC data values. Because of this the value of the annual mean for the RLR year 1993 has changed to 4.656m. Therefore the RLR factor has changed from 2.51m to 2.31m. RLR reference to the benchmark NX 9917 2928 has also changed from 14.1m to 13.9m
Documentation added 2014-07-04
TGI were at site on 18.02.2013 to repair a leak in the pneumatic panel. During July pneumatic problems were again noticed. TGI re-visted the site on 28.07.2013 to carry out general maintenance and repair the relief valve.
Documentation added 2015-06-02
TGI were at site twice during 2014 first visit was 14.05.14 for a meeting with the electrical inspector and then again on 10.11.14 for general maintenance and to change the compressor.
Data Authority
British Oceanographic Data Centre National Oceanography Centre Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA