Three weeks after the storm in Middleton: Confluence Pond then and now

First two photos taken from the Deming Way bridge over Pheasant Branch Creek, just north of Fiskars and Mead & Hunt.

Tuesday August 21, 2018

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

(Taken from Mead & Hunt parking lot)

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

(Taken while standing between light pole and little evergreen in above photo)

After the storm in Middleton (and Madison) posts:
Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 2).  (8/21/2018)
Powerwashing between the Beltline and Parmenter Street.  (8/22/2018)
Along Pheasant Branch Creek east of Parmenter Street.  (8/23/2018)
Costco and environs.  (8/23/2018 update)
Entrance to Esser Place parking lot, then and now.  (8/24/2018)
Longmeadow Drive and Stricker's Pond, then and now.  (8/24/2018)
Greenway Station is open for business.  (8/24/2018 update)
Views of Pheasant Branch Creek from Parmenter Street bridge.  (8/25/2018 update)
Intersection of U.S. highway 14 and Deming Way.  (8/27/2018 update)
Century Avenue and entrances to Pheasant Branch Conservancy trails.  (8/27/2018)
UW Health administration office building.  (8/27/2018)
Longmeadow Gulch.  (8/28/2018)

Pheasant Branch Trail at Park Street (part 1).  (9/3/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond.  (9/4/2018 update)
Stricker's Park.  (9/4/2018 update)

Boardwalk access ramp to Tiedeman Pond.  (9/7/2018 update)
Flooding in East Washington/East Mifflin area of Madison.  (9/7/2018)
Woodside Heights Park.  (9/9/2018 update)
Tiedeman Pond access at Pond View Road.  (9/9/2018 update)
Tiedeman Pond pumping.  (9/10/2018 update)
Voss Parkway.  (9/10/2018 update)
The dual dead ends of Middleton Street.  (9/10/2018 update)
Stricker's Pond footpath.  (9/11/2018 update)
Pheasant Branch Conservancy just north of Century and Branch.  (9/11/2018)
Confluence Pond expands to become Confluence Lake (and back again).  (9/12/2018 update)

8/24/2018 update, "The return of Confluence Pond", starts here.

From 'astonishing' to 'pert near normal'

City crews have been out already, clearing debris.  Kudos to Matt and his staff.

Looks like the view I've seen many times pre-deluge

Looks rideable to me

Yeehaw!!



Original 8/22/2018 post, "Confluence Pond expands to become Confluence Lake", starts here.

One of yesterday's top 2 astonishing views.  (Spectrum Brands building in the background.)

Photos by Retiring Guy

A portion of the bike/pedestrian path emerges from the floodwaters.

Confluence Pond grows to perhaps 4 times its usual size.

Red arrows (top photo), yellow arrow (middle) blue arrow (bottom)