Revere-07
Revere, Linden Brook
42.436068, -71.018631
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Flap Gate
- Material
- Wood
- Control
- —
- Condition
- Poor
- Geometry
- Rectangular
- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- —
- Operator
- —
- Permits
- —
- Purpose
- Flood Protection
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 5ft diameter, 7ft height
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Footpath
- Geometry
- Rectangular
- Material
- —
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- 5ft diameter, 7ft height
- Condition
- Unknown
- Comments
- According to Detail 1 of Plan TO-E12-270C-1100-5A of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co dated 3/23/1999, the dimensions of the culvert are 5'x7' (See SharePoint). Material unknown.
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
- Yes
- Restoration Status
- Not Applicable
- Invasive Comments
- Phragmites dominated, potential restoration project.
- Restoration Comments
- —
- Upstream Area
- —
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- Site located west to the northeast of Route 1 and to the southwest of Rowes Pond at the Northern Strand Community Trail crossing.
- Operation Plan
- —
- Operation Comments
- Most likely initially installed for upstream flood protection.
- Gate Comments
- According to Detail 1 of Plan TO-E12-270C-1100-5A of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co dated 3/23/1999, the dimensions of the culvert are 5'x7' (See SharePoint).
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- —
- External Data Comments
- —
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