Human pollution clogs waterways all over Australia

"Aquatic pollution has emerged as an increasingly critical issue in Australia, impacting environmental health, public safety and our native wildlife."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-730kg-haul-pulled-from-aussie-waterway-exposes-quiet-national-crisis-061305735.html
#rivers #creeks #waterways #pollution #waste #plastic #FishingGear #entanglement #wildlife #platypus #values

Two waterfalls in Contra Costa County in the Bay Area, a place not generally known for its waterfalls.

First is in Donner Canyon on Mount Diablo, taken Monday. Accessible via the Falls Trail, a sometimes strenuous climb.

Second is on the Lafayette-Moraga Trail, one of the first RR right-of-ways to be converted to a pedestrian path. Taken during the huge AR storm on New Year's Eve, but it flows for much of the winter.
#WaterfallWednesday #BayArea #nature #storms #trails #creeks

Palo Alto Creek update. The Chaucer street Bridge is almost at flood stage (4 hours ago it was at 16 feet, now 23.7) however the two other major creeks are doing okay. The one closes to us (Matadero) is at about 50% capacity and the shot is from about 1 hour ago showing what it looks like #atmosphericriver #rain #storm #creeks #PaloAlto #flooding https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-Services/Creek-Monitor-Cam

Keeping an eye on the creek levels in Palo Alto #atmosphericriver #rain #storm #creeks https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-Services/Creek-Monitor-Cam

Water. Water, water, water in this seasonally dry creek. If it it weren’t raining so hard I could sit and watch it forever.#rain #BayAreaCreeks #creeks

Sonoma Creek in Glen Ellen.

#rain #water #rainstorm #CAwx #creeks #northerncalifornia #storm My local creek!