Viewpoint Pond in Highpoint on Juneau Street and Highpoint Drive SW is undergoing some maintenance. It's been drained to remove algae, silt and other debris.
Photo by Patrick Robinson
Tue, 08/20/2024
Viewpoint Pond on Juneau Street SW in West Seattle’s Highpoint has been drained to remove silt, and invasive species. The Highpoint homeowners association sponsors this kind of work every five to seven years.
Normally the pond, fed by rainwater and runoff is kept at a reasonably shallow depth The collected rainwater then flows from the pond to Longfellow Creek and the West Seattle watershed. The pond collects most of the rainfall from the High Point Community and will fill naturally with rainfall in the coming months.
The pond can hold a maximum of 7.3 million gallons of water which could fill 11 Olympic sized swimming pools.
The path around the pond is a quarter mile in length.
A drainage pump removed the water that remained below the normal drains. Photo by Patrick Robinson
A small bobcat earth mover gets workers out across the silt. Photo by Patrick Robinson
Some people have released koi fish into the pond. People have rescued a few of them. Photo by Patrick Robinson
