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Webster Retention Pond Seep

Webster Retention Pond Seep, seen from above at true elevation

Webster Retention Pond Seep is a spring in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Tavern Rock stands 272 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Orchard Back Flip Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 1.0 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Water seeps through this burm at a slow rate, providing a haven for tall grass and amphibians

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Coordinates38.58693, -90.34267

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Orchard Back Flip Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Blackburn Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wiese Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
  • Paul C. Wehner Senior Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Bunny: 1.0 mi
  • London: 1.3 mi
  • Aquilone: 1.3 mi
  • St. Louis City Unbound: 2.5 mi
  • SOHA Studio and Gallery: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
  • Sappington House: 2.8 mi
  • The Magic House: 3.5 mi
  • Saint Louis Art Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Hanley House: 4.5 mi
  • HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 56
  • McCausland Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Star Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Star Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Hi-Pointe Neighborhood Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Flowerbed: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 33
  • Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center: 5.1 mi
  • GHV Terrace Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Bittersweet Woods Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
  • Phantom Forest Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Tweed Prairie: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Art Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Government Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Oklahoma Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Big Mound (Historical): 9.3 mi
  • Antire Hill: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Tables: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 5: 2.8 mi
Springs: 20
  • Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 4.4 mi
  • Headwaters: 5.4 mi
  • Cabanne Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Bright Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Pettys Spring: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wise Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Deer Lake Riffles: 5.2 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Creek Trek Waterfall: 23.8 mi
  • Beaver Falls: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Vilhauer Bluff: 10.6 mi
  • La Charbonier Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Climbing Area: 17.8 mi
  • Shelter bluff: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Stone Arch: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Webster Retention Pond Seep. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tavern RockW 273°272 m22.2 mi
Chinkapin HillSW 234°262 m23.2 mi
Herman's HilltopSW 234°248 m22.8 mi
Frisco HillSSW 204°247 m15.2 mi
North LaBarque HillSW 236°247 m23.6 mi
South LaBarque HillSW 236°244 m23.8 mi
Antire HillWSW 246°237 m12.5 mi
Potato HillS 173°218 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333747586877817972604837
Precip in2.72.33.64.84.94.74.23.73.43.23.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in Apr, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.43.34.85.85.84.73.83.12.52.32.92.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mackenzie Creek near Shrewsbury, MO, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4949968245

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