2 projects matched your search: Unique ID Number = 3 OR Unique ID Number = 141 Pawtuxet Reservoir Lower Dam Stillhouse Cove Pawtuxet Reservoir Lower Dam - Potential

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Project Location:  Pawtuxet River Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:  Eutrophic due to tree implants. Obstruction present. Project Size:  143 acres Area Benefited:  143 acres Dam Information:   Name: PAWTUXET RESERVOIR LOWER DAM Type: CONCRETE Purpose: OTHER Year Completed: 1924 Length: 230 feet Height: 9 feet Maximum Discharge: 11500 cubic feet per second Maximum Storage: 80 acre-feet Restoration Description:  Fish passage restoration. Water quality improvement. Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   American shad, river herring Historic Conditions:  Prevention of fish passage. Project Contact: DEM Division of Fish & Wildlife 4808 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 401-789-3094 Partners:   DEM Fish & Wildlife, Save The Bay Pre and Post Restoration Data:  False, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  To be determined Studies Conducted:   Not documented for this site. Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  n/a Information Source: Dennis Erkan DEM Division of Fish & Wildlife 4808 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 derkan@dem.state.ri.us 401-783-2304 Return to top Stillhouse Cove - Ongoing

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Stillhouse Cove Courtesy: Save The Bay Project Location:  Cranston Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Conservation/ Wildlife Area Impacts:  Sedimentation from transportation development; stormwater impacts, and hydromodification. Project Size:  2 acres Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Hydrologic restoration; erosion control; control invasive species (Phragmites); reduce mosquito production. Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   high marsh plants, phragmites Historic Conditions:  There was ditching for mosquito control, most of which are now isolated. There has also been substantial filling of the marsh. Project Contact: Joe Bachand NRCS 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886 401-822-8818 Partners:   City of Cranston, DEM, Friends of Stillhouse Cove, DEM Mosquito Abatement Coordination Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Northern Rhode Island Conservation District, RI Geological Survey, Save The Bay, US Environmental Protection Agency Pre and Post Restoration Data:  True, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  Spring 2001 Studies Conducted:  Topographic mapping, vegetation Cost of Project: Total Cost ($):  99000 Federal Share ($):  60000 Non-Federal Share ($):  39000 Public Property Owners:  City of Cranston Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top