Eastham-02
Eastham, Hatches Creek
41.930046, -70.029556
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Flap Gate
- Material
- Metal
- Geometry
- Circular
- Status
- Removed
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- PRIVATE
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 2ft diameter
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Berm
- Geometry
- Circular
- Material
- Corrugated Metal
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- 2ft diameter
2024 Field Survey Results
Comprehensive field assessment conducted in 2024Physical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration
- None
- Channel Constriction
- Equal to channel
- Channel Erosion
- None
- Sediment Deposits
- None
Blockages & Issues
- Debris Blockages
- None
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Transect Measurements
50 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
150 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
300 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- None
- Ponding Depressions
- None
- Phragmites Present
- None
- Ecological Impairment
- None
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- No
- Downstream Invasive Species
- No
- Additional Comments (2024)
- Tide gate no longer exists per the 2015 study
Historical Records
Environmental Data
- Restoration Status
- Complete
- Restoration Comments
- This Tide Gate was removed during the removal of an old dike as part of a salt marsh restoration project.
- Upstream Area
- Total: 16.51, Salt Marsh: 6.31
Notes & Comments
- Operation Comments
- This Tide Gate no longer exists.
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