Rowley-03
Rowley, In Between Bill Forward and North Pool
42.741179, -70.796661
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Tide Gate
- Material
- —
- Control
- —
- Condition
- Unknown
- Geometry
- —
- Status
- Inactive
- Number of Gates
- 0
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- PUBLIC
- Operator
- USFWS
- Permits
- Unknown - structure predates other control structures in the refuge.
- Purpose
- —
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- —
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
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Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Berm
- Geometry
- —
- Material
- —
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 0
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- Unknown
- 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
- —
- Restoration Status
- —
- Invasive Comments
- —
- Restoration Comments
- —
- Upstream Area
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Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- Site 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
- No
- Operation Comments
- The original operational purpose of the tide gate was to move water between North Pool and Bill Forward. The tide gate is inactive and is no longer operated.
- Gate Comments
- Tide gate characteristics are unknown.
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
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- External Data Comments
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