Swampscott-01
Swampscott, Preston Beach
42.478658, -70.879456
Technical Specifications
Basic Properties
- Type
- Tide Gate
- Material
- Metal
- Control
- Counterweights
- Condition
- Poor
- Geometry
- Circular
- Status
- Inactive
- Number of Gates
- 1
Operator & Management
- Operator Type
- PUBLIC
- Operator
- —
- Permits
- —
- Purpose
- Flood Protection
Dimensions & Elevations
- Dimensions
- 3ft diameter
- Invert Elevation
- —
- Installation Date
- —
- Tidal Influence
- —
Culvert Details
- Restriction Type
- Beach
- Geometry
- Circular
- Material
- Concrete
- Bottom Material
- Other
- Number of Pipes
- 1
- Dimensions
- —
- Condition
- Fair
- 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
- No
- Restoration Status
- Complete
- Invasive Comments
- —
- Restoration Comments
- —
- Upstream Area
- —
Notes & Comments
- General Comments
- Location of tidegate approximate based on review of aerial imagery (Google Earth, Bing bird's eye)
- Operation Plan
- No
- Operation Comments
- —
- Gate Comments
- —
- Elevation Comments
- —
- Visit Comments
- —
- Other Comments
- —
- External Data Comments
- —
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