Meteorological Conditions Causing Major Ice Jam Formation and Flooding on the Ottauquechee River, Vermont.

Abstract

This report discusses wintertime meteorological conditions that can induce rapid ice breakup, ice jam formation and subsequent flooding. These conditions, described for the Ottauquechee River in Vermont, should be representative of those for similar unregulated river systems in northern temperature regions. Summer flood conditions are compared to those during winter floods, when river ice is the main impediment to water flow. Comparisons are made for total precipitation, stage height and the synoptic meteorological situations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116386

Entities

People

  • Mary-lynn Brown
  • Roy Bates

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cold Regions
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Ice Breakup
  • Measurement
  • New England
  • Precipitation
  • Regions
  • Snow Cover
  • Water Flow

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies