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BumRushDaShow

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8. I think the "tidal" part of the Schuylkill only goes up to around West Philly/Center City

Reply to Igel (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 11:05 AM

Nov 28

which is below the Fairmount Dam. Where the Art Museum sits now is on the mound that used to be an elevated reservoir that provided water to the city (and the waterworks, which pumped the water as part of that, is are still there)!

The gauge is just north of 30th & Market (near that 2nd bridge in the below close to the upper right corner).

And there is a whole watershed that helps to feed it too. The intakes for it are further north/west of where the Schuylkill feeds into the Delaware.

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Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought and sea level rise, water managers say [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 28 OP

Not good JustAnotherGen Nov 28 #1

Just the beginning. Think. Again. Nov 28 #2

I hope the rain we are getting today helps out with the problem Walleye Nov 28 #3

Definitely not going to be enough BumRushDaShow Nov 28 #4

Not to worry Musk wants to fire the scientists who study this. Botany Nov 28 #5

that's the thing that worries me most- fucking w fed data. mopinko Nov 28 #6

No way to hide from the reality of rising sea levels which are flooding N.J.'s cedar forests and killing them Botany Nov 28 #9

I assume the reservoirs serve some function. Igel Nov 28 #7

I think the "tidal" part of the Schuylkill only goes up to around West Philly/Center City BumRushDaShow Nov 28 #8

That's not good. .....nt Figarosmom Nov 28 #10

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