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Methuen Master Plan 2007 PFS-6.3: Establish an annual “Visit the Master Plan Meeting” inviting relevant Department Heads, Boards and Committees to discuss city-wide issues of concern. Page 118
N ATURAL R ESOURCES, O PEN S PACE, AND R ECREATION One of the primary goals of the Master Plan is to determine ways to help preserve Methuen’s character. Natural resources and the wildlife found in the city’s open spaces and residential areas are defining aspects of that character and the quality of life of its citizens. Methuen is fortunate to have some remaining woodlands, a network of streams and wetlands and some other important remaining natural resource areas—including 3.4 miles of the Merrimack River along the East End and 4 miles along the West End, Forest Lake, Harris Brook, Bartlett Brook, Pine Island, Peat Meadow, the Spickett River, Reservoir Hill, Hawkes Brook, Bare Meadow Brook, Pie Hill, Lone Tree Hill, the Bird Sanctuary, several large forested areas, several wetland areas, and Daddy Frye Hill. GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND SOILS Surficial Geology Surficial geology is the underlying basis for both natural systems and human development and provides important information about an area’s environmental and economic potentials and vulnerabilities. The glaciers that covered New England more than 12,000 years ago left their mark on Methuen. The advance of the mile-thick layer of ice scraped some hills down to bedrock and its retreat left deposits of till, a mixture of stones, clay, and other material. Glacial till tends to have moderately or poorly drained soils with many stones and rocks. Areas of sand and gravel, which were deposited as outwash as the glaciers melted and retreated, lie between most of these till deposits and areas of bedrock. Floodplain alluvium deposits settled out onto flat areas or wetlands, like areas along the Merrimack River and the wetlands north of Pelham Street and east of I-93, after the glaciers retreated. These low-lying, waterborne deposits are generally not suitable for development. Because of the area’s glacial legacy, many of the soils in Methuen tend to be poorly drained or rocky with the exception of those soils that developed over the sand and gravel and some till deposits. Topography and Slope Methuen has a maximum elevation of 374 feet above mean sea level on Poplar Hill in the northwest corner of the city. The lowest point is about 9 feet on the Merrimack River as it flows into Haverhill. Elevations of about 115 feet above mean sea level are more common throughout the city. Slopes over 15% are scattered around Methuen, especially the northern and western parts of the West End, and in various parts of the East End. Slopes over 15% (about 7.4% of the city’s total area) provide some limitation to many types of development but usually none that can not be overcome. Page 119
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