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Hidden Hydrology
Personal blog · hiddenhydrology.orgsciencehistory
Hidden Hydrology is a personal blog at hiddenhydrology.org about science and history. Since 2023, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-03-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for posts on lost and buried urban waterways, including Toronto and Bay Area creeks, and a post on water pipes made of wood. The comments do not judge the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Exploring lost rivers, buried creeks & disappeared streams. Connecting historic ecology + the modern metropolis.
What Hacker News says?
Bunch of rivers in/around Toronto (Canada), but we've also lost a few to history as well: * https://www.lostrivers.ca/disappearing.html * https://www.hiddenhydrology.org/toronto-lost-rivers/ * https://www.blogto.com/city/2014/02/5_lost_rivers_that_run_u...
Comment linking /toronto-lost-rivers/
on “Waterway Map”Submitted Oblique Maps and Hydrology as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThere are tons of public projects that faced fierce opposition because of the ugliness, that would now face fierce defense because of the heritage. And it's a better fate for the river than the concrete tubes many get stuck in. https://www.hiddenhydrology.org/lost-creeks-of-the-bay-area-...
Comment linking /lost-creeks-of-the-bay-area-part-i/
on “Riding high in Germany on the world's oldest suspended railway”We should go back to wood: https://www.hiddenhydrology.org/the-water-in-the-wood/
Comment linking /the-water-in-the-wood/
on “To protect kids, the EPA wants total removal of lead pipes”