Rowley-02
Rowley, Bill Forward Pool
42.739566, -70.796737
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Stop Logs
- Material
- Metal
- Control
- —
- Condition
- Good
- Geometry
- Rectangular
- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 0
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- PUBLIC
- Operator
- USFWS
- Permits
- ACOE
- Purpose
- Other
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 5ft diameter, 5ft height
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Berm
- Geometry
- Circular
- Material
- Corrugated Metal
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 0
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- Good
- Comments
- —
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
- Proposed
- Invasive Comments
- phragmites (common); sparse loosestrife
- Restoration Comments
- potential; last of the 3 impoundments on priority list.
- Upstream Area
- —
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- Tide gate located at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at a berm not accessible by the general public. USFWS must be contacted to obtain access. Followups - USFWS can provide additional details with a field visit including tide gate and culvert dimensions, invert elevations, and upstream acreage.
- Operation Plan
- Yes
- Operation Comments
- Tide gate is operated for migrating shorebirds and waterfowl. There is no specific operational plan for the tide gate - it is detailed and adjusted as needed per the Refuge's annual habitat work plan.
- Gate Comments
- Tide gate control structure is configured with metal stop logs. Extra stop logs are located by the vault with the tide gate.
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- This is the most functional of all 3 impoundments on refuge
- External Data Comments
- —
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