Today I stumbled upon three forgotten tributaries to Spring Creek located between Holford Road and North Garland Avenue......it was completed by accident as I was looking for Michael's, The Arts and Crafts Store locations on their mapper. I wondered why the gravel company had been allowed in the past to destroy these drainages which technically were Waters of the United States and protected by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This area is full of springs and seepage areas, hence the name for Spring Creek and surrounding communities such as Big Springs and Shiloh Springs. Further investigations may reveal more but I'm just amazed these creeks were not mapped on most maps nor detectable on Google Earth. I'm not sure how many years ago Chambers Construction Company was allowed to destroy these natural features...but I will investigate further....
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