Hingham-06
Hingham, Town Brook
42.244858, -70.884461
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Flap Gate
- Material
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- Control
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- Condition
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- Geometry
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- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 0
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
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- Operator
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- Permits
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- Purpose
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Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
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- Invert Elevation
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- Installation Date
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- Tidal Influence
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Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
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- Geometry
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- Material
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- Bottom Material
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- Number of Pipes
- 0
- Dimensions
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- Condition
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- Comments
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Restoration Potential
Assessment
- Salt Marsh Impairment due to Tidal Restriction
- Moderate
- Potential Extent of Marsh Restoration
- Moderate
- Implementation Feasibility
- High
- Restoration Priority
- High
- Recommended Improvement Type
- O&M and Infrastructure
Notes
Site shows moderate salt marsh impairment due to restricted tidal flow. Replacement with self-regulating tide gate could restore approximately 5-8 acres of degraded marsh habitat. Good access for construction equipment. Regional coordination completed with town DPW and conservation commission.Historical Records
Environmental Data
- Invasive Species
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- Restoration Status
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- Invasive Comments
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- Restoration Comments
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- Upstream Area
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Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- Installed as part of Greenbush Rail Project. According to Ed Reiner, the Hingham Town Brook tide gate plan may have been changed. An original plan to install an SRT which was purchased, was not installed, as they later changed the plans to some other type of tide gate that would be opened for fish passage during the spawning season.
- Operation Plan
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- Operation Comments
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- Gate Comments
- Flapper gate located in underground vault
- Elevation Comments
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- Visit Comments
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- Other Comments
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- External Data Comments
- Town Brook Flap Gate Design Specifications 6.19.2009 (Other) Town Brook Sluice Gate Design Specifications 6.19.2009 (Other) Town Brook Tide Gate Vault Modification Plan 6.3.2009 (Other)
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