Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Explained

Mill Creek Earthworks Park
Type:Public park
Location:Kent, Washington, Washington, United States
Coords:47.383°N -122.224°W
Area:2.5acres
Created:1982
Status:Open
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. The earthworks was created by Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer in 1982 and designated a landmark by King County Landmarks Commission in 2008. The earthworks site covers 2.5acres.

In 2008, the earthworks was upgraded to handle a 10,000-year flood by raising the dam approximately 2feet.

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