Yukon freezing. View of slough upstream from observation point showing results of a 2 to 4 foot rise in river level that attended the jamming of the ice in the main channel of the Yukon River.
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1949
Summary
Yukon freezing. View of slough upstream from observation point showing results of a 2 to 4 foot rise in river level that attended the jamming of the ice in the main channel of the Yukon River. This pushed boats, logs, ice and other debris up the beach. Beaver area, Yukon Flats district, Yukon region, Alaska. October 25, 1949.
Summary
Yukon freezing. View of slough upstream from observation point showing results of a 2 to 4 foot rise in river level that attended the jamming of the ice in the main channel of the Yukon River. This pushed boats, logs, ice and other debris up the beach. Beaver area, Yukon Flats district, Yukon region, Alaska. October 25, 1949.
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