Revere-05
Revere
42.428948, -70.981196
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Self Regulating Tide Gate
- Material
- Metal
- Control
- Counterweights
- Condition
- —
- Geometry
- Rectangular
- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- —
- Operator
- —
- Permits
- —
- Purpose
- —
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 4ft diameter, 4ft height
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- —
- Geometry
- Circular
- Material
- —
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- 2ft diameter
- Condition
- —
- Comments
- Undersized culvert (24") with 48" SRT; replacement with a larger culvert needed
Salt Marsh Field Assessment Results
Comprehensive field assessment dataPhysical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration and Ditching
- Severe (>398 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- Severe (>60% of bank)
- Sediment Deposits
- Limited (<10% of channel width)
Blockages
- Debris Blockages
- None
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Ecological Impairment due to Tide Gate
- Severe
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- None
- Ponding and Die-off Depressions
- None
- Phragmites Present
- Severe (>60%)
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- No
- Invasive Species Notes
- Dense phragmites growth.
General Comments
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 phragmitesHabitat Transects
First Transect (50 yards upstream of tide gate)
Second Transect (150 yards upstream of tide gate)
Third Transect (300 yards upstream of tide gate)
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
- —
- Restoration Status
- —
- Invasive Comments
- —
- Restoration Comments
- In Progress
- Upstream Area
- —
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- —
- Operation Plan
- —
- Operation Comments
- —
- Gate Comments
- —
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- Phragmites dominated.
- External Data Comments
- —
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