Saugus-02
Saugus
42.443353, -70.987569
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Flap Gate
- Material
- —
- Control
- —
- Condition
- —
- Geometry
- —
- Status
- Inactive
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- —
- Operator
- —
- Permits
- —
- Purpose
- —
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- —
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- —
- Geometry
- —
- Material
- —
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- —
- Comments
- Temporary blocked culvert
Salt Marsh Field Assessment Results
Comprehensive field assessment dataPhysical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration and Ditching
- Moderate (133-398 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- Little (<10% of bank)
- Sediment Deposits
- None
Blockages
- Debris Blockages
- None
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Ecological Impairment due to Tide Gate
- Limited
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- Limited (<10% banks are densely
- Ponding and Die-off Depressions
- Limited(<10% of marsh platform
- Phragmites Present
- Moderate (10-60%)
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Invasive Species Notes
- Phragmites present along channel and marsh fringe.
General Comments
Minimal low marsh community but abundant native high marsh. Culvert may be slightly undersized and constricting flow. More phragmites is present downstream than upstream so impact of culvert may be minimal.Habitat 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)
No data
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
- Future project under design to restore marsh
- Upstream Area
- —
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- —
- Operation Plan
- —
- Operation Comments
- —
- Gate Comments
- Missing tide gate
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- Phragmites domintated
- External Data Comments
- —
Part of the Massachusetts Bays Program© 2026 Massachusetts Bays Program. Monitoring tidegates across Massachusetts.