Recommendations
Implement recommendations in the DMF shellfish management plans for Area CCB40.0.
Support DMF efforts to improve availability/access (electronic or web site) to water quality and biological monitoring data collected from DMF shellfish sampling stations to assess the status of the Primary and Secondary Contact Recreational uses.
Evaluate data collected in Ellisville Harbor as part of South Coastal Basin Estuaries Monitoring Project. Implement recommendations as deemed necessary to control nutrient inputs into this tidal salt marsh system if warranted.
Cohasset Harbor Subwatershed
The Cohasset Harbor Subwatershed includes the following segments: Aaron River (MA94-28), Herring Brook (MA94-29), Bound Brook (MA94-18), Musquashcut Pond (MA92-33), The Gulf (MA94-19), Cohasset Cove (MA94-32), and Cohasset Harbor (MA94-01).
Note: Complete subwatershed areas are cumulative as follows:
Aaron River includes the shaded Herring Brook subwatershed area;
Bound Brook includes the shaded subwatersheds for both Aaron River and Herring Brook;
The Gulf includes the shaded subwatersheds for Musquashcut Pond, Bound Brook, Aaron River, and Herring Brook;
Cohasset Cove includes all of the shaded subwatershed areas except Cohasset Harbor; and
Cohasset Harbor includes all of the shaded subwatersheds.
Figure 10. Locations of segments in the Cohasset Harbor Subwatershed.
Aaron River (Segment MA94-28)
Location: Outlet Aaron River Reservoir, Cohasset to flow control structure near Beechwood Street, Cohasset.
Segment Length: 1.0 miles
Classification: Class A
Land-use estimates (top 3, excluding water) for the 8.8 mi2 subwatershed:
Forest 76%
Residential 13%
Open Land 3%
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