An Investigation of Ice Clogged Channels in the St. Marys River.

• Main Authors: Mellor,Malcolm, Vance,George P, Wuebben,James L, Frankenstein,Guenther E
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *RIVERS; *WATER TRAFFIC; *ICE BREAKUP; COST ANALYSIS; COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS; ICE FORMATION; WINTER; NAVIGATION; CHANNELS(WATERWAYS); SHIPPING; MICHIGAN; LAKE SUPERIOR; *Saint Marys River; Little Rapids; St. Marys River; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA058015; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA058015

This study addresses itself to the problem of removing brash ice from Frechette Point to Six-Mile Point of the Little Rapids Cut of the St. Marys River system. The area and river system are described and estimates are made for partially clearing a channel 250 ft wide. Rough costs, based on dollars per horsepower, indicate that it would cost between 1 and 2 million dollars per clear channel mile per year. (Author)