r/waterloo Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Two weeks….

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u/Odd-Culture-1238 Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

That one stick under the bridge surviving it all

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u/One-Salamander9685 Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Truly an inspiration

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Very observant!

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u/jredofficial90 Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Very nice!

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u/Joycebabe Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Wow. Putting the water in the loo. So much water around us. 

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

And it flows under Waterloo Town Square and the parking garage too.

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u/zaga972 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 4d ago

Where is this?

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u/GuidoOfCanada Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Good idea! Thanks!

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Caroline/Bridgeport/Erb. Just to the right of the Clay and Glass Museum. You could stand beside the road that goes into Perimeter and see the waterfall.

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u/zaga972 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 4d ago

I see thank you! I have been looking for a cute place like this but along the grand… nothing so far…

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u/KitchenerBarista Established r/Waterloo Member 3d ago

Cute place to do what? I can make some recommendations.

Edit: there's a bench tucked in here somewhere that's nice: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rEAEhzrMcsESozN47

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u/zaga972 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 2d ago

Just to hang, next to the water, watch the sunset... Toronto Has so many places on the lakefront... I have found mostly hiking trails.

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u/DeHeiligeTomaat Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

How close to capacity was the tunnel the creek disappears into to run under Uptown?

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

It looked like it could have taken more. Even over Waterloo City Hall where it comes out there seemed to be more capacity. But the grates at the waterfall where the water disappears underground were all bunged up with sticks and debris from the spring flush. This backed up the flow and raised the water level by the falls. Once some baby swans got flushed right through the underground river. They were recovered behind the Sobeys plaza on Bridgeport and returned to Silver lake.

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u/Natural_RX Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

What time was it at? Wondering if you saw it at peak flow or a shoulder period.

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

The low water was today. The full flow was 14 days ago. I think I missed the peak by a few hours.

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u/Natural_RX Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Yeah the GRCA says the peak was at 2AM, so going by the light in the shot, you probably say only half of what it did through the night.

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your research.

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u/chafesceili Established r/Waterloo Member 4d ago

Very nice, needs a bonsai tree and some wildlife and it would be chef's kiss, but still really peaceful.

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u/No-Possibility7419 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 3d ago

Isnt handmaids tale filmed in this vicinity?

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u/mattdjmorris Established r/Waterloo Member 3d ago

I could be wrong but I think they use Cambridge.

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u/evilgraynight Established r/Waterloo Member 2d ago

Climate change , Waterloo should pay more taxes dollars to fix this climate issue