Tudor Wharf Draft Environmental Impact Report EOEA # 6744 



Charles River and by seriously limiting 

 navigational access to the west side of 

 the pier structure. Other factors which 

 have importance to the design of the 

 project include the adjacent Constitution 

 Marina, boat traffic up the Charles 

 River, and water depths. The wave 

 environment and flooding characteristics 

 of the site are favorable for the use of 

 the site for a variety of maritime uses. 



Wave, Wake and Current Environment 



A variety of sources of information have 

 been used to assess the potential wave 

 and wake characteristics of the site. 

 Previous studies of the wave climate in 

 Boston Harbor and a recently released 

 preliminary draft of the Federal 

 Emergency Management Agency's "Flood 

 Insurance Study" have been reviewed. 

 Extensive observations of the site have 

 been conducted during a range of tidal 

 and storm conditions and, most 

 importantly, first hand knowledge of the 

 site has been obtained from the owners of 

 Constitution Marina. 



The Tudor Wharf location is distinguished 

 by the extremely sheltered nature of the 

 site. The presence of the Charles River 

 Dam to the west, the Charlestown Navy 

 Yard to the east and the North End to the 

 south almost completely enclose a basin 



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