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The Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel at Northgate
Thornton Creek, with two main branches north and south, flows in a southeasterly direction through north Seattle to the creek’s outlet at NE 93rd Street (Matthews Beach) on Lake Washington. The North Branch originates in Shoreline, and the South Branch … Continue reading
Dorothy’s Thornton Creek Adventure
The Thornton Creek watershed extends eighteen miles through Shoreline and northeast Seattle, with its outlet into Lake Washington at about NE 93rd Street. The creek has two main branches, North and South, with many tributaries. Just as it is today … Continue reading
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Meadowbrook in Early Years
Where is “Meadowbrook” in Seattle? The Meadowbrook neighborhood in northeast Seattle derived its name from a golf course which was at the present site of Nathan Hale High School. This lowlands acreage with a creek running through it had once … Continue reading
Thornton Creek in 2016: Watershed Updates
Northeast Seattle’s Thornton Creek watershed has had major work done on it in recent years. How healthy is the water now?
Influence of the Confluence Celebration on Saturday, June 11, 2016
It has been a year since the major reconfiguration of the creek bed and flood plain of Thornton Creek at Meadowbrook. A festival event on Saturday, June 11th, sponsored by Thornton Creek Alliance, will offer education and info about the … Continue reading
The Road is OPEN!!!!!
Thornton Creek Confluence Project Construction Update: January 16, 2015 With the advantage of this week’s dry weather, the contractor was able to complete the remaining pieces of work in order to open 35th Ave NE. The road had been closed … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: January 2015
On Tuesday evening, January 13, 2015 a roomful of people at the Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Ave NE, listened intently as Seattle Public Utilities Project Engineer Jason Sharpley reviewed the work done at The Confluence from May to December … Continue reading
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Tagged road work on 35th Ave NE, Seattle, The Confluence
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Meadowbrook Update: December 2014
Along the arterial 35th Ave NE there is a low point in the road between NE 105th and 115th Streets. In past times before the building of roads and houses, the area was a natural flood plain for The Confluence … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: November 2014
Since June 2014 the arterial 35th Ave NE has been closed at the point of NE 107th Street while the South Branch of Thornton Creek has been rechanneled and a flood plain created for greater capacity to hold water. The … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: October 2014
In October 2014 the flame ash street trees along 35th Ave NE are showing their autumn colors. Since June 2014 street signs have been posted to warn drivers along the arterial that 35th Ave NE is closed to through-traffic at … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 