1972 Annual Report, Chief of Engineers on Civil Works Activities
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NEW ENGLAND DIVISION* The New England Division, an operating divi- and includes small portions of southeastern New sion with both district and division functions, York, all embraced in the drainage basins tribu- comprises all of New England except western tary to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Vermont and small portions of Massachusetts Ocean east of the New York-Connecticut State and Connecticut along their western boundaries, line. It also includes Fishers Island, N.Y. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Page Navigation (cont.) Page 1. Andrews River, Mass. ............... 1-2 34. Wells Harbor, Maine .............. 1-20 2. Boston Harbor, Mass .............. 1-2 35. Westcott Cove, Conn .............. 1-20 3. Cape Cod Canal, Mass ................. 1-3 36. Westport Harbor and Saugatuck 4. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass ... 1-4 River, Conn ........................... 1-21 5. Cohasset Harbor, Mass ............... 1-5 37. Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers, 6. Connecticut River Below Hartford, Boston Harbor, Mass .............. 1-21 Conn ........................... 1-5 38. Reconnaissance and condition 7. Clinton Harbor, Conn................. 1-6 surveys ........ ............................ 1-22 8. Fall River Harbor, Mass. .............. 1-7 39. Other authorized navigation 9. Gloucester Harbor and Annisquam projects ................................... 1-22 River, M ass ....... ........................ 1-7 40. Navigation activities pursuant to 10. Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R.I. 1-8 Section 107, Public Law 86-645 11. Green Harbor, Mass. ..................... 1-9 (Preauthorization) ....... ............ 1-22 12. Hampton Harbor, N.H................ 1-9 Alteration of Bridges 13. Harbor of Refuge, Point Judith, 41. Authorized bridge alteration ........ 1-22 R .I . ........ ............................. 1-9 Beach Erosion Control 14. Housatonic River, Conn ............ 1-10 42. Cliff Walk, Newport, R.I.............. 1-22 15. Kennebec River, Maine .............. 1-11 43. Oak Bluffs Town Beach, Martha's 16. Lagoon Pond, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, M ass . ............................ 1-23 Vineyard, Mass. ........................... 1-11 44. Inspection of completed beach 17. Machias River, Maine ................. 1-12 erosion control projects ................ 1-23 18. New Haven Harbor, Conn ....... 1-12 45. Other authorized beach erosion 19. Newburyport Harbor, Mass........ 1-13 control projects ......... .............. 1-23 20. Niantic Bay and Harbor, Conn. ... 1-13 46. Beach erosion control work under 21. Patchogue River, Conn. .............. 1-13 special authorization ..... .......... 1-23 22. Plymouth Harbor, Mass. ............ 1-14 Flood Control 23. Portland Harbor, Maine ............... 1-14 47. Blackstone River Basin, Mass. and 24. Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua R .I.. ....................................... 1-23 River, Maine and N.H. ............... 1-15 47A. Lower Woonsocket, R.I ............... 1-24 25. Providence River and Harbor, R.I. 1-16 47B. West Hill Dam, Mass .............. 1-24 6. Provincetown Harbor, Mass. ........ 1-16 48. Charles River Dam, Mass............. 1-24 27. Red Brook Harbor, Bourne, Mass. 1-17 49. Connecticut River Basin, Vt., N.H., 28. Rockland Harbor, Maine .............. 1-17 Mass. and Conn ........................... 1-25 29. Saco River, Maine ....................... 1-18 49A. Ball Mountain Lake, Vt ............... 1-26 30. Sakonnet Harbor, R.I ................... 1-18 49B. Barre Falls Dam, Mass ............ 1-26 31. Stamford Harbor, Conn............... 1-19 49C. Beaver Brook Lake, N.H ............ 1-27 32. Stony Creek, Branford, Conn. .... 1-19 49D. Birch Hill Dam, Mass ............. 1-28 33. Wellfleet Harbor, Mass ................ 1-20 49E. Chicopee Falls, Mass ............... 1-28 * All cost and financial statements and authorizing legislation for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 1-1 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1972 Flood Control (cont.) Page Flood Control (cont.) Page 49F. Colebrook River Lake, Conn. ...... 1-28 51D. Franklin Falls Dam, N.H.............. 1-40 49G. Conant Brook Dam, Mass. .......... 1-29 51E. Hopkinton-Everett Lakes, N.H ... 1-40 49H. Knightville Dam, Mass ................. 1-29 51F. Nookagee Lake, Mass. ..................1-41 491. Littleville Lake, Mass .................... 1-30 51G. Saxonville, Mass . ..........................1-42 49J. Mad River Lake, Conn................ 1-30 51H. Whitmanville Lake, Mass .............1-42 49K. North Hartland Lake, Vt ........ 1-30 52. New Bedford, Fairhaven and 49L. North Springfield Lake, Vt ......... 1-31 Acushnet, Mass .. .............. 1-42 49M. Otter Brook Lake, N.H .............. 1-31 53. New London, Conn... ........ 1-43 49N. Park River, Hartford, Conn. ....... 1-32 54. Stamford, Conn...................... 1-44 490. Sucker Brook Dam, Conn ............ 1-32 55. Stratford, Conn....................... 1-44 49P. Surry Mountain Lake, N.H. ........ 1-33 56. Thames River Basin, Conn., R.I. 49Q. Townshend Lake, Vt .................... 1-33 and M ass................................. 1-45 49R. Tully Lake, Mass ......................... 1-34 56A. Buffumville Lake, Mass ...............1-45 49S. Union Village Dam, Vt ................. 1-34 56B. East Brimfield Lake, Mass............ 1-45 49T. White River, Hartford, Vt. ........... 1-34 56C. Hodges Village Dam, Mass.......... 1-46 50. Housatonic River Basin, Conn .... 1-35 56D. Mansfield Hollow Lake, Conn..... 1-46 50A. Ansonia-Derby, Conn................... 1-35 56E. West Thompson Lake, Conn.. 1-46 50B. Black Rock Lake, Conn............... 1-35 56F. W estville Lake, Mass. ....................1-47 50C. Danbury, Conn ............................ 1-36 57. Trumbull Lake, Conn.................. 1-47 50D. Derby, Conn ......................... 1-36 58. Inspection of completed flood 50E. East Branch Dam, Conn........... 1-37 control projects ........... ............1-48 50F. Hancock Brook Lake, Conn. ....... 1-37 59. Flood control reservoir operations 1-48 50G. Hop Brook Lake, Conn................ 1-37 60. Hurricane barrier operations....... 1-48 50H. Northfield Brook Lake, Conn ..... 1-38 61. Other authorized flood control 501. Thomaston Dam, Conn ................ 1-38 projects ............ ............... 1-49 51. Merrimack River Basin, N.H. and 62. Flood control work under special M ass . .................... ................ 1-38 authorization ........................... 1-49 51A. Baker Brook, Mass.................. 1-39 General Investigations 51B. Blackwater Dam, N.H ................ 1-39 63. Surveys .................................. 1-49 51C. Edward MacDowell Dam, N.H ... 1-40 64. Collection and Study of Basic Data 1-49 Navigation tribution requested. Maintenance: Project condi- tion survey completed at a cost of $9,208. Condition at end of fiscal year. East jetty com- 1. ANDREWS RIVER, MASS. pleted in June 1967. Dredging was completed in April 1968. Construction of west jetty deferred Location. On Nantucket Sound within town of pending determination of need. Harwich, Mass., about 84 miles southeast of Bos- ton, Mass. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 257.) 2. BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. Existing project. Channel 6 feet deep, 75 feet Location. Harbor includes all expanse of tide- wide, extending about 2,900 feet from deep wa- water lying within a line from Point Allerton to ter in Nantucket Sound to a public marina, two Point Shirley and extending from that line west- jetties on east and west sides of harbor entrance, ward to mainland. This comprises an area of and a 3-acre maneuvering and anchorage basin. about 47 Square miles, exclusive of the islands. Plane of reference is mean low water. Mean tidal (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts 246 and range is 3.7 feet, and maximum range, due to 248.) combined effect of wind and other causes, is 6.5 Previous projects. For details see Annual Re- feet. (See Table 1-B at end of chapter for Acts ports for 1915, 1917, 1938. authorizing existing project.) Existing project. (a) A channel 40 feet deep in Local cooperation. Fully complied with. general, but 45 feet deep through rock, 900 feet Terminal facilities. None. wide, widening at the outer end to 1,100 feet Operations and results during fiscal year. New from the sea to President Roads, through Broad work: Sampling and testing conducted for prepa- Sound; (b) deepen main ship channel to 40 feet ration of environmental impact statement prior extending from President Roads to about 200 to construction of west jetty structure. Local con- feet north of Mystic pier No. 1, Charlestown, 1-2 NEW ENGLAND DIVISION generally 600 feet wide with suitable widening at generally 800 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, end- the bend opposite Commonwealth pier No. 5, ing about 500 feet below upstream limit of exist- and 600 to 900 feet in the upper reaches, length ing 30-foot project. All depths are referred to about 5.5 miles; deepening to 40 feet that part of mean low water. Mean range of tide is 9 feet at the approach channel to U.S. Navy drydock at Boston Light, and 9.5 feet at Commonwealth South Boston between main ship channel and pier, in Chelsea Creek, and in Fort Point Chan- U.S. Harbor line. (c) an anchorage area 2,000 nel. Extreme range is about 4 feet greater. A feet wide, 5,500 feet long, and 40 feet deep, on 300-foot width of project at upper end of chan- north side of President Roads; (d) extension of nel, on East Boston side, which was included in President Roads anchorage 700 feet north and 40-foot channel extension