When a creek becomes a river
With a keen understanding of the potential consequences, conservancy monitors man-made changes to Nonconnah Creek
A rainbow appears in the evening sky as Nonconnah Creek Conservancy member Gene McKenzie hikes through Nash-Buckingham Park near Getwell Road on July 20, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Nonconnah Creek, along with the Wolf River, is one of the two major sources of drainage for the Memphis area, yet many people aren't familiar with it. But understanding Nonconnah and the potential consequences of man-made changes to it, as demonstrated on a terrifying night in 1980, could be important to our future.
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