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Hidden Hydrology
@hiddenhydrology.bsky.social
Exploring lost rivers, buried creeks & disappeared streams. Connecting historic ecology + the modern metropolis with a focus on Portland and Seattle.

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"...Although hidden, these "ghost rivers" reveal their presence on days of heavy rain, when the drainage system cannot handle the volume, and they overflow, causing floods that paralyze the city." #hiddenhydrology #climatechange #flooding
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This c1885 view of the south shore of Lake Union, (which looks a little different today as the home of Amazon) shows the Western Mill Company (right) and Queen Anne Hill across the other side of the lake. Via @historylink.bsky.social Courtesy Washington State Digital Archives (AR-07809001-ph003736)
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reposted by Hidden Hydrology
Article 7: Kregg Hetherington, "The Time of Ghost Rivers" explores a ghost river in Montreal, its various revivals in the present, and the halting attempts by urban actors to form relations with it.
read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta...
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM