civilized ku # 896 ~ remainders

Ice jam remains ~ Au Sable Forks - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen3 weeks ago, there was a dramatic weather event here in the extreme NE - 2 days of high (50˚F) temp snow/ice melting, followed by a warm day of rain, followed by 2 days of snow (up to 36 inches). The net result, here in The Forks, was a huge ice jam with flooding at the bridge on the south end of Main Street. The ice jam occurred during the height of the snowstorm.

3 weeks of relatively warm days later (the ground is free of snow in most places), there is still ample evidence of the magnitude of the ice jam. The cluster of ice fragments, shown here jammed between 2 trees, is a great example. For reference, the ice slab leaning upright against the far tree is approximately 8-9 feet tall.

The river, which is now running at a slightly elevated level, can be seen to the right of the same tree. It should not require a degree in rocket science to figure out how high the river water was (behind the ice jam at the bridge - 50 yards to the right of where this picture was made - in order to carry these now greatly diminished in size ice chunks to their final resting place ("help me, I'm melting").

BTW, permanent scarring from ice jams past can be seen on the far right tree.