Saugus-03
Saugus
42.445739, -70.993749
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Flap Gate
- Status
- Inactive
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
Dimensions & Elevations
Culvert Details
- Number of Pipes
- 1
2024 Field Survey Results
Comprehensive field assessment conducted in 2024Physical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration
- Moderate (133-398 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- None
- Sediment Deposits
- None
Blockages & Issues
- Debris Blockages
- Severe (>60% of opening)
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Transect Measurements
50 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
150 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
300 Yards
- Open Water
- 0
- Salt Marsh
- 0
- Brackish
- 0
- Freshwater
- 0
- Ditch
- 0
- Unvegetated
- 0
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- None
- Ponding Depressions
- None
- Phragmites Present
- Severe (>60%)
- Ecological Impairment
- Severe
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Invasive Species Notes
- Dense phragmites growth
- Additional Comments (2024)
- Dense phragmites growth with no marsh vegetation adjacent to channel. Marsh area appears to extend into yards and is actively mowed. Tide gate may be undersized or clogged and is retaining too much water. Downstream end could not be located and may be buried in sediment or debris.
Historical Records
Notes & Comments
- Gate Comments
- Missing tide gate
- Other Comments
- Obstructed culvert and ditch; missing tide gate. Phragmites dominated, potential restoration project.
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