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

• 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

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.