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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 394975" data-attributes="member: 389">Yes, the Missouri is currently open in the Bismarck area.&nbsp; As we are now seeing ice floes coming downstream, they will eventually get &quot;stuck&quot;, most likely in the meanders down by the Univ of Mary.&nbsp; Once they do that, the ones coming in behind them will run into those already stuck, and when they do, they start to flip from the horizontal to the vertical.&nbsp; This obstructs the river's cross-section that most of the flow once occupied, so the river has to rise in order to accommodate the existing flow.So yeah, it essentially creates an ice jam every year when the river gains ice.Then to top it off, Bismarckians (at least a segment of the population) think it will be fun to go walk around on the Missouri in the Bismarck area not realizing that it isn't a solid sheet of ice, rather it's a river filled with ice cubes.&nbsp; Walking on ice cubes is a recipe for involuntarily joining the Polar Bear club. It will eventually solidify to some extent, but early on it can be a real danger.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 394975, member: 389"] Yes, the Missouri is currently open in the Bismarck area. As we are now seeing ice floes coming downstream, they will eventually get "stuck", most likely in the meanders down by the Univ of Mary. Once they do that, the ones coming in behind them will run into those already stuck, and when they do, they start to flip from the horizontal to the vertical. This obstructs the river's cross-section that most of the flow once occupied, so the river has to rise in order to accommodate the existing flow. So yeah, it essentially creates an ice jam every year when the river gains ice. Then to top it off, Bismarckians (at least a segment of the population) think it will be fun to go walk around on the Missouri in the Bismarck area not realizing that it isn't a solid sheet of ice, rather it's a river filled with ice cubes. Walking on ice cubes is a recipe for involuntarily joining the Polar Bear club. It will eventually solidify to some extent, but early on it can be a real danger. [/QUOTE]

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