river ice
Winter stream surface
River ice is ice that forms on rivers during cold weather, as opposed to sea ice or glacial ice.
The term appears in discussions of winter navigation, ice breakup, and flood hazards: River ice jams caused flooding downstream.
In northern climates, the thickness and stability of river ice determines when it can safely bear foot traffic or vehicles.
- fish habitatWhere marine life resides
- freeze-upSudden complete stoppage
- crossingsPoints where paths intersect
- candlingInspecting by backlight
- cold snapBrief period of bitter chill
supercooling · water flow · cryosphere · polar region · hydrology · slush · sublimation · jam · crust · shelf · berg · chunk · snap · sheet · flow · thaw · current · melt
- iceiceberg, floe, skating rink, rink, polar cap
- Ice processesfreezing, melting, frost, thawing, icing
- ice tradeicehouses, iceboxes, delivery routes, cold chain
- river icefreeze-up, breakup
- Amur RegionVladivostok, Manchuria
river iceopen water
Unobstructed body navigable freely
liquid water · river current · running water · river flow · meltwater
river icesea ice
Frozen ocean surface
glacier · ice sheet · pack ice · glacial ice · permafrost