Tag Archives: flood control

Influence of the Confluence Celebration on Saturday, June 11, 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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 →

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Meadowbrook Update: December 2014

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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 →

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Meadowbrook Update: November 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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 →

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The Thornton Creek Confluence at Meadowbrook Pond

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Thornton Creek Watershed is a system of big and small streams which drain the region of northeast Seattle, with the final outflow into Lake Washington at Matthews Beach, at about NE 93rd Street. The watershed has two main branches, … Continue reading →

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