From the MLBaron Historic Archives. Beneath the harbor wall, two gated conduits permit water to circulate from the inner harbor to the outer harbor, to relieve the pressure of the water rushing in through the channel opening. Found insideThe coast is hurricane dominated , but is also influenced by winter storms ... Field mapping of barrier and headland changes after storm events ( 5-20 year ... The bypass channel on the Fairhaven side of the cofferdam, was 4,500 feet long., 200-feet wide and 30-feet deep. Found inside – Page 16Hurricane Protection Barriers - earthfill structures covered with rock ... to the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Carol in August 1954 ( The Boston Post ) ... As Hurricane Henri churned up the East Coast on Saturday, communities from New York City to Boston prepared for what would be the first hurricane to make landfall on […]