Cascading Waters can be found at 135 Olean Street on the eastern edge of Worcester's northwest parklands, the Cascades. The Cascades are 350 acres of park and conservation lands along the borders of Worcester, Paxton, and Holden, Massachusetts. Home to countless species of plants and animals, the Cascades are open to passive recreation year-round.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Cascading!

This morning began nicely. Warm temps, no breeze, occasional bright periods in the overcast. Around 1 pm the temperatures dropped, the breeze picked up, and shortly thereafter we had passing sprinkles. That kept ramping up as rain over the course of the day, and right now the rain is falling consistently.

All of this is impacting the falls.



We had some flow with the warmth yesterday that continued into this morning. But the rains had taken it up a notch. By 5:15 pm the flow was pretty audible with only blocks of ice remaining in key spots in the Cascades. As of now, with a half day's worth of rain and warmth, and with all of the snow pack and ice in the upper elevations of the Cascades, we have a fine low roar right now. If the rain persists this will only build, and that is a fine thing to hope for!

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