I hiked up to the first bridge on Indian River Trail today. I wanted to check out the confluence of the West and Falls forks of Indian River. As I suspected, the Falls Fork was largely frozen, while the West Fork was running ice free.
Ice encroaches from the sides of Indian River during a cold snap.
Ice encroaches from the sides of Indian River during a cold snap.
The confluence of the West Fork and Falls Fork of Indian River is just downstream from the first bridge, which can be partially seen above the free flowing West Fork.
In cold weather, the confluence of the West Fork and Falls Fork of Indian River shows a dramatic difference in the amount of ice.
Ice encroaches from the sides of Indian River during a cold snap.
As ice forms on Indian River, it makes little terraces, though I'm not sure what process leads to this.
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