Data



Data Notes



Extracted from Database

11 Mar 2019

FORCADOS

Station Information

Station ID: 389
Latitude: 5.35
Longitude: 5.35
Coastline code: 420
Station code: 11
Country: NIGERIA
Time span of data: 1934 – 1975
Completeness (%): 18
Date of last update: 05 Oct 1992

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.

Tide Gauge Data

Plot of monthly mean sea level data at FORCADOS.

Link to larger image of monthly data plot.
Download monthly mean sea level data.

Plot of annual mean sea level data at FORCADOS.

Link to larger image of annual data plot.
Download annual mean sea level 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.

Documentation - date unknown

JANUARY 1970 - GAUGE RE-SITED AT FORCADOS TERMINAL
1968 FEBRUARY VALUE OMITTED-UNUSUALLY LOW, MARCH VALUE OMITTED-INCOMPLETE

Documentation added 1991-06-11

Forcados 420/011 RLR(1972) is 8.3m below BM DET9

Documentation added 1992-10-05

VALUES FOR DEC 1973 AND ALL OF 1974 AVAILABLE TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES ONLY
NEW GAUGE JULY 1974

Documentation added 1993-07-12

Forcados 420/011 RLR(1972) is 8.3m below BM DET9
Forcados is an historic station. Last data 1975

Data Authority

Shell BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd.
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Freeman House, 21/22 Marina
Lagos