ICE JAMS AND FLOODING  
 
 

Flooding hazards on the Mohawk

For a number of years we have been looking into flooding on the Mohawk River in upstate New York (USA). In doing so, we've been primarily focussed on understanding the conditions that surround historic floods so that we can better understand future hazards for the city of Schenectady and nearby communities. We've compiled a relatively long record of historical floods through a variety of archives, and we've studied ice jams and the dynamics of these ice jams.

Follow the links from this page to look into why the Mohawk River floods, and what happens when ice jamming occurs.

 

Summary of the 2007 ice Jam is Here

For MEDIA inquiries during an event, go here.

 

 

This document can be located from http://minerva.union.edu/garverj/mohawk/

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