With the warm weather comes the break-up of ice on the Athabasca River. We made the national news with the flooding this year, the worst in 4 decades. The ice piled on the shore at the confluence of the McLeod and Athabasca Rivers gives some idea of how high the water was, and the power of the water. The boat launch is slightly unusable for a while!
On the Athabasca itself, ice and debris was piled high. The roads were closed to the major flooded area, so I was limited the dams that broke.
Here is a picture of a slough that was full of ice forced in by the Athabasca. I have taken lots of pictures in this area in the past.
