[milwaukee-electric] Re: A Little More About the Creeks

[Gary Schnabl]

What was the straight trench at 46 1/2 Street used for? Just rainfall? 
Being so straight (although its extremity today is curved before 
emptying into Lincoln Creek), it had to have been dug at around the same 
time that the creek was first rerouted.
At around 1951 or so, the creek was again dug out with heavy equipment 
and deepened a bit, destroying most water "wildlife" between 47th and 
37th Streets for a couple years. Previously, there were water snakes 
(species?) and polliwogs/frogs, but no fish AFAIK. All the native 
cattails and such were destroyed, too. The creek was a bit gloomy right 
then--aseptic. At some time, the hill and woods north of 47th Street was 
flattened, but I failed to notice when that occurred.

But the crayfish at the 47th Street dam were still very plentiful, and 
it was still very easy to catch dozens at an outing. I have no idea how 
deep it was there, but I reckon maybe three to five feet, it that. That 
water there was so dirty that it always was impossible to see more than 
a few inches down.


Gary

On 7/17/2010 2:34 PM, Larry Allan wrote:
> Give me a week or two. I will get the photos.Larry
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Ken and Tracie<ktjosephson at embarqmail.com
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>> The creek from the McGovern Park lagoons exits its tunnel behind this
>> building. The building is on the east side of the 4900 block of West
>> Hampton
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>> Perhaps Larry Allan can snag a couple shots of the building and the creek
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>> he gets a chance.
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