The St. Marys River-Little Rapids Cut Ice Boom; Winter 1982-1983

The St. Marys River ice boom is intended to stabilize the ice cover in Soo Harbor, and to reduce the quantity of brash ice flowing past the Sugar Island ferry crossing into Little Rapids Cut. This report documents the field observation program. Also reported is an analysis to evaluate the effectiven...

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Other Authors: CORPS OF ENGINEERS DETROIT MI DETROIT DISTRICT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Marine Engineering
*ICE OPENINGS
*BOOMS(EQUIPMENT)
*AUGERS
ICE
LEVEL(QUANTITY)
SEA ICE
CUTTING
FERRIES(WATER CRAFT)
OBSERVATION
WATER
QUANTITY
RIVERS
Little Rapids
St. Marys River
Sugar Island
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA213746
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA213746
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Summary:The St. Marys River ice boom is intended to stabilize the ice cover in Soo Harbor, and to reduce the quantity of brash ice flowing past the Sugar Island ferry crossing into Little Rapids Cut. This report documents the field observation program. Also reported is an analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the ice boom and to assess any possible effect on water levels.

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