Hingham-02
Hingham, Broad Cove
42.250930, -70.892000
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Sluice Gate
- Status
- Inactive
- Number of Gates
- 0
Operator & Management
Dimensions & Elevations
Culvert Details
- Number of Pipes
- 0
2024 Field Survey Results
Comprehensive field assessment conducted in 2024Physical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration
- Limited (<133 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- Moderate (10-60% of bank)
- 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
- Severe (>60% of marsh platform
- Phragmites Present
- Limited (<10%)
- Ecological Impairment
- Severe
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- No
- Invasive Species Notes
- Limited to patched along upland boundary.
- Additional Comments (2024)
- Tide gate is submerged at low tide and not viewable. Upstream is more salt pond than marsh. Marsh restoration potential is limited.
Historical Records
Environmental Data
- Upstream Area
- Salt Marsh: > 50 acres
Notes & Comments
- Gate Comments
- Defunct sluice style tide gate in underground vault. Partially obstructed by boulder wedged in tide gate opening.
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