You may see fast flowing streams in the summer and wonder how they can become ice covered during the cold season. The formation of ice shells is a very slow process, but it creates some physical miracles. This is one of the many freeze-up processes that can be observed along McIntyre Creek during the first half of winter.
This is how an ice cover forms in shallow turbulent creeks and streams. In this case (cold temperate climate), the ice cover is left suspended above the water and is often only partial, leaving some water exposed to cold winter air. Video credit: Mathieu Dubé (former Université Laval Graduate Student)
Created on: September 14, 2020
Despite wet conditions in 2020, the ’A’ą̈y Chù’ (Slims River) delta still looked like a desert
Low water levels in Lhù’ààn Mânʼ (Kluane Lake) are now the new norm following the Kaskawulsh Glacier piracy of 2016
Created on: September 14, 2020
Reduced Culvert Capacity
Some streams carry a significant amount of sediment every year. This sedimentation and debris interception process increases the probability of road flooding and washout.
Created on : September 14, 2020
Is the freshet peak yet to come?
This is the state of the snow cover in the Ogilvie River basin on May 12, 2020 (top).
