Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area

access

The management area boundaries [of Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area] are mostly adjacent to private residential property which requires permission to access. The management area can be accessed from multiple locations that are publicly accessible, particularly at street ends and the community garden adjacent to the south end of the management area.
The management area can instead be accessed from multiple points on public property and right-of-way: • Either side of the Queen Anne Dr bridge • At the end of Halladay St • At the end of Wheeler St • South end of the management area adjacent to the community garden

address

McGraw St,. between 2nd Ave. N & Nobb Hill Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109

Apple Maps

https://maps.apple/p/ucmDZa.Fhfae9U

bridges

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Mahteen Creek

creek direction

The stream [Mahteen Creek] drains to the north.

creek outlet

The outlet for this 2,000 ft long pipe [of Mahteen Creek] is in Lake Union, which salmon are known to use.

creek sections

The upper section of Wolf Creek [Mahteen Creek] is a seasonal stream. The lower section Wolf Creek [Mahteen Creek] is a permanent stream and is currently mapped as type N (non-fish).

elevation

Elevation [of Wolf Creek Ravine Natual Area] ranges from 200 to 400 ft.

fish

Fish are unlikely to have access to the management area [Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area] because the stream flows into a grated culvert north of the Queen Anne Dr bridge.

forest stewardship plan

Wolf Creek Ravine Forest Stewardship Plan (PDF) (kingcd.org) This forest stewardship plan is intended to guide the ongoing stewardship of a small part of the traditional and ancestral territory of the Duwamish Tribe, who have managed the natural resources of this land since the beginning. Additionally, much of the work that was done writing the plan was completed in the traditional and ancestral territory of the Suquamish Tribe.

in the wild

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1ho37v/is_wolf_creek_ravine_on_queen_anne_accessible/

invasive plants (other than trees)

The [Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area] plant community is severely degraded by other invasive species, especially Himalayan blackberry (Rubus bifrons) and ivy (Hedera helix).

invasive trees

Tree regeneration is dominated by several invasive tree species, particularly horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), holly (Ilex aquifolium) and cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus).

landscape

The Wolf Creek Ravine management area is located in the upper Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The adjacent properties are residential and there is a community garden south of the management area. Two bridges cross the ravine: the McGraw St bridge and the Queen Anne Dr bridge.

note

The marker on Apple Maps is a block west of the ravine.

official website

https://www.seattle.gov/parks/parks/wolf-creek-ravine-natural-area

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/62207379

random

Thief of Time (allthetropes.org) Thief of Time is the 26th Discworld novel and the fifth in the Death/Susan theme, although it also feels like something of a standalone.

riparian vegetation

A permanent stream [Mahteen Creek] and wetland supports riparian vegetation at the bottom of the ravine.

slopes

The majority of the [Wold Creek Ravine Natural Area] management area consists of steep slopes greater than 40%, with the overall ravine oriented north-south. However, portions of the riparian areas along the stream channel are relatively shallow, with slopes as low as 5%.

soils

Soils [of Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area] are coarsely textured and very well-draining.

tags

city park
no Wikidata record
no Wikimedia category
no Wikipedia article

trails

Except for two bridges that span the ravine from above, there are no trails or roads in the [Wolf Creek Revine Natural Area] management area for public access.

trees

Wolf Creek Ravine is composed of a mixed deciduous-conifer stand dominated by big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), with minor contributions from red alder (Alnus rubra) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).