Exposed Temescal Branch

It is unfortunate that it is so rare to see Temescal Creek winding through a neighborhood. Much of the creek here has a constructed stream bed, with efforts to constrain the movement of the creek from side to side and reduce erosion. Once a flourishing, stunning year-round creek ecosystem, now the creek is controlled by the dam at Lake Temescal, with very little flow moving out below the lake. At times, no water is released from the lake when sewage spills and/or stormwater increases the algae to dangerous levels.