Scituate-05
Scituate, Cedar Point
42.208179, -70.725424
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Self Regulating Tide Gate
- Material
- Metal
- Control
- —
- Condition
- —
- Geometry
- —
- Status
- Active
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- PUBLIC
- Operator
- Town of Scituate
- Permits
- ACOE, NOI, OOC
- Purpose
- —
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- —
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Beach
- Geometry
- Circular
- Material
- Concrete
- Bottom Material
- —
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- —
- Comments
- on beach near low tide line, pipe may be undersized, upstream area gets more overwash than water from harbor
Salt Marsh Field Assessment Results
Comprehensive field assessment dataPhysical Conditions Assessment
Channel Conditions
- Channel Alteration and Ditching
- Limited (<133 ft/acre)
- Channel Constriction
- Narrower than channel
- Channel Erosion
- Moderate (10-60% of bank)
- Sediment Deposits
- None
Blockages
- Debris Blockages
- Limited (<10% of opening)
- Evidence of Overtopping
- No
Ecological Assessment
Habitat Observations
- Ecological Impairment due to Tide Gate
- Moderate
- Crab Burrow Intensity
- None
- Ponding and Die-off Depressions
- Moderate (10-60% of marsh platf
- Phragmites Present
- Moderate (10-60%)
Invasive Species
- Upstream Invasive Species
- Yes
- Downstream Invasive Species
- No
- Invasive Species Notes
- In upper marsh ( upstream of culvert) and lower marsh (above tide gate) phrag is limited to upland fringe.
General Comments
Die offs, stagnant water and missing high marsh community indicate marsh is not draining quickly and may be holding excess water. Increased management may aid in high marsh recovery. Lower marsh foot print is narrower than upper marsh and as a result has less salt marsh. Per salt marsh association, no o&m with the town, managed by army corp, designed by CEI, planned development through marshHabitat 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)
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
- Salt Marsh: 10-15 acres
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- —
- Operation Plan
- —
- Operation Comments
- —
- Gate Comments
- Flapper replaced with SRT in underground vault on east side of Jericho Road as part of flood mitigation project
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- lots of Phragmites
- External Data Comments
- US ACOE CENAE-R-2005-2830 Permit 7.20.2006 Cedar Point Tide Gate Notice of Intent 3.29.2005 Cedar Point Tide Gate Notice of Intent Revised 3.10.2006 Cedar Point Tide Gate Order of Conditions 3.1.2005 Cedar Point Tide Gate Inspection Report 4.10.2012 (Other) Cedar Point Tide Gate Consultant Comment Letter 12.28.2005 (Other)
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