Last night storms caused damage from wind and the heavy amount of rain. All the runoff has stirred up my pond to a brown color and the ditches looked more like big waterfalls as the water washed out culverts and roads. And while the storm caused the rainfall to seem to be bad, Bad River in Northern Wisconsin has a series of nice waterfalls including Copper Falls.
Copper Falls
The lower dew points the last couple of days and a shift in the wind direction, have made pleasant days for outdoor activities like nature hikes especially to visit waterfalls. Miners blasting in 1902, caused the Bad River flow to be directed more to the east side which accelerated the erosion on that side so the height of that channel of Copper Falls is only 8 feet, down from the original height of 30 feet.
Redirected Water
After a stormy and rainy spell, it was nice to see some sun, but course I spent the morning picking up branches the storms brought down and spent the afternoon mowing the lawn. But some people on vacation or had the day off may have had time to enjoy some scenery including waterfalls, like the split of Bad River dropping down at Copper Falls.
Copper Falls on Bad River
The Bad River was re-routed by miners in 1902, which caused more flow to the east side accelerating the erosion. The Copper Falls drop was 30 feet prior to the miners blasting upstream and now is only 8 feet.
Copper Falls
A short video of Copper Falls.