Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks

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Mill Creek Earthworks Park
Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks
TypePublic park
Location Kent, Washington, Washington, United States
Coordinates 47°22′59″N122°13′26″W / 47.383°N 122.224°W / 47.383; -122.224 Coordinates: 47°22′59″N122°13′26″W / 47.383°N 122.224°W / 47.383; -122.224
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Created1982
StatusOpen
Website http://kentwa.gov/content.aspx?id=11914

The Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is a public park, storm water detention dam and Modernist "masterpiece" of environmental art located in Kent, Washington, United States. [1] The earthworks was created by Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer in 1982 and designated a landmark by King County Landmarks Commission in 2008. [2] The earthworks site covers 2.5 acres (1.0 ha). [3] [4]

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In 2008, the earthworks was upgraded to handle a 10,000-year flood by raising the dam approximately 2 feet (0.61 m). [5]

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References

  1. MICD25 Spotlight on Kent, Washington, National Endowment for the Arts, December 16, 2010, archived from the original on March 9, 2013, retrieved 2012-10-09
  2. Sheila Farr (May 4, 2008), "Kent's Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is designated a historic landmark", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-10-09
  3. Sheila Farr (September 7, 2007), "Work of art, work of Earth", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-10-09
  4. Beardsley, John (1998), Earthworks and Beyond, New York: Abbeville Press, p.  94, ISBN   0789202964
  5. Steve Hunter (July 21, 2008), "Earthworks Park the subject of ... earthwork", Kent Reporter, retrieved 2012-10-09