#ice jam

[vox-anglosphere]

A rare photo of Niagara Falls, completely frozen in the winter of 1911

[stoicmike]

Regrets pile up like an ice jam on a frozen river, and when the thaw comes, the flood breaks your heart…. -- Michael Lipsey

[spockvarietyhour]

Men risked their lives to dynamite the ice jam near the Driveway at Eastview, 1937 [TPL Archives]

[julieschulerart]

Niagara Falls paused for 30 hours beginning March 29, 1848 when an ice jam upstream stopped the flow. (picture is from Niagara Falls in the very early 20th century, but the 1848 stoppage probably looked very similar)

[themoldyonion]

Went for a walk this morning. Susquehanna river ice jam near Hiawatha Island in Apalachin, New York.

[vox-anglosphere]

The town of Hay Hiver NWT, inundated with water, mud, and ice

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Broken and Twisted Falls View Bridge Rests on Niagara Gorge Ice,” Windsor Star. January 28, 1938. Page 01. ---- With a roar that drowned out the rumble of Niagara Falls, the famous Falls View Bridge collapsed late yesterday, after being pounded for two days by the worst ice jam in 30 years in the Niagara River. The 1,260-foot span broke into four pieces as it plunged into the gorge below. The picture shows the entire length of the span, most of the roadway still intact, after it collapsed. Plans for a new span are being discussed.

[detroitlib]

View of an ice jam on the Black River at Port Huron, Michigan. Boats are docked along shore. Printed on front: "Ice jam in Black River, Port Huron, Mich." Handwritten on back: "From Auntie to my Freddie boy."

Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library