Flooding Up Number 1 Canyon in Wenatchee on June 5, 2022
And some photos of the aftermath
About an hour after I published my last piece, in which property owners up Number 1 Canyon expressed concerns about the ecological impacts of some earth moving going on, the rains started. And then the flood that those folks have been concerned about started.
Here are some video clips and photos of the flood and its impact on Number 1 Canyon.
All the clips and photos were provided by folks who live up Number 1 Canyon.
This morning, I also received a photo from a neighbor showing some of the flood's impacts on the recently-churned topsoil on Tyler Chambers’ lot.
So after I dropped my kids off at school, I had to take a look for myself.
Debris and silt reached all the way down Fifth Street in Wenatchee down past the intersection at Fifth and Western, and clean-up and repair crews are out.
Here’s a photo that shows some of the sediment and debris deposited in the creek bed.
But this photo one of the neighbors downstream sent me shows how much mud came through their yard.
It’s normal for the canyons to flood this time of year. But the question is: did the earth moving exacerbate the intensity of the flood and the damage left in its wake?
That’s a question for the experts to determine, and when that call gets made, I will be sure to post an update.