Analysis of freeze-up ice jams on the Peace River near Taylor, British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
• Main Authors: Keenhan, T., Panu, U. S., Kartha, V. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; Civil and Structural Engineering; Canada; British Columbia; Peace River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l82-021; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/l82-021

Since the construction of the Bennett Dam on the Peace River in British Columbia, the temperature of flow releases from G.M. Shrum Generation Station, located at the dam, has been 0.5 °C or higher during the winter months. As a result, the progression of ice cover below the dam is inhibited and a lo...