Revere-05
Revere
42.428948, -70.981196
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Self Regulating Tide Gate
- Material
- Metal
- Control
- Counterweights
- Geometry
- Rectangular
- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 4ft diameter, 4ft height
Culvert Details
- Geometry
- Circular
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- 2ft diameter
- Comments
- Undersized culvert (24") with 48" SRT; replacement with a larger culvert needed
2024 Field Survey Results
Comprehensive field assessment conducted in 2024Physical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration
- Severe (>398 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- Severe (>60% of bank)
- Sediment Deposits
- Limited (<10% of channel width)
Blockages & Issues
- Debris Blockages
- None
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Transect Measurements
50 Yards
- Open Water
- 33
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
150 Yards
- Open Water
- 51
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
300 Yards
- Open Water
- 7
- Salt Marsh
- 12
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- None
- Ponding Depressions
- None
- Phragmites Present
- Severe (>60%)
- Ecological Impairment
- Severe
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- No
- Invasive Species Notes
- Dense phragmites growth.
- Additional Comments (2024)
- Limited flushing and severe erosion have resulted in total loss of marsh. Blue mussels only present right in front of tide gate. Remainder of transects are dense phragmites
Historical Records
Environmental Data
- Restoration Comments
- In Progress
Notes & Comments
- Other Comments
- Phragmites dominated.
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