Wingohocking Sewer
Videos & Photos
and other sewer videos found on YouTube
The first three videos were shot in Juniata Park, near I and Ramona Streets in Philadelphia, just downstream from where Tacony Creek and the 21' by 24' outfall of the Wingohocking Creek Sewer combine to form Frankford Creek, across from the Juniata Park Golf Course. Chris Dougherty's video (from his informative blog about Philadelphia, necessity for ruins) focuses on the overflowing sewer. The other two videos, by Youtube user Yashea, focus on the high flow in Frankford Creek during an August 2009 storm. The high water and the amount of trash and debris that flow past their overlook are a sad commentary on the state of urban streams today.
Also included below are two videos about San Francisco's sewer system
produced by the SF Public Utilities Commission, and photos of the Wingohocking
outfall by Dave Tavani and me. PLEASE NOTE that sewers are dangerous
even in dry weather, because of the possibility of flash flooding and
the accumulation of noxious gases, and should never be entered by anyone
but trained sewer maintenance personnel.
Contact
me for information on
PWD's Wingohocking Creek and Mill Creek Watershed Tours,
held periodically.
The History of Philadelphia's Watersheds and Sewers
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Philadelphia Water Department
necessity for ruins — January 17, 2010 — Wingohocking Creek outfall during rainstorm
Yashea — Frankford Creek "Rapids" — August 2, 2009
Yashea — A shorter video made at the same location
on the same day
Two interesting videos, about the sewer system of San Francisco, can be viewed below.
The San Francisco Sewer System:
Discovering the city under The City (Part 1), by SFPUC Communications
The San Francisco Sewer System:
Discovering the city under The City (Part 2), by SFPUC Communications
Photographs of the Wingohocking Sewer Outfall,
2008
(Captions are on the images; click thumbnail to enlarge.)
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