April 28, 2012 Three Rivers Forced Underground

CaliforniaMama · 04-29-2012, 02:33 AM

River Fleet, London

Photograph by Steve Duncan

The largest of London's lost rivers, the River Fleet flows four miles (6.4 kilometers) underground through downtown before it enters into the Thames. Here, it splits into two 12-foot-high (3.7-meter-high) brick tunnels not far from St. Paul's Cathedral.

River Westbourne, London

Photograph by Steve Duncan

A number of watercourses through London were buried over the centuries, including the River Westbourne, which flowed from Hampstead through Hyde Park to Sloane Square and into the River Thames at Chelsea.

Read the rest of the story here.

Sunswick Creek, New York City

Photograph by Steve Duncan

See more at National Geographic

04-29-2012, 02:33 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	April 28, 2012 Three Rivers Forced Underground River Fleet, London Photograph by Steve Duncan The largest of London's lost rivers, the River Fleet flows four miles (6.4 kilometers) underground through downtown before it enters into the Thames. Here, it splits into two 12-foot-high (3.7-meter-high) brick tunnels not far from St. Paul's Cathedral. River Westbourne, London Photograph by Steve Duncan A number of watercourses through London were buried over the centuries, including the River Westbourne, which flowed from Hampstead through Hyde Park to Sloane Square and into the River Thames at Chelsea. Read the rest of the story here. Sunswick Creek, New York City Photograph by Steve Duncan See more at National Geographic

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