Prince George Flooding - 15 Dec 07

[Roy Harding]

Has anyone else figured out why that ice damn hasn't been blown away?

Blowing it up seems to me a simple solution - perhaps I'm missing something?

 

[Michael OLeary]

Has anyone else figured out why that ice damn hasn't been blown away?

Blowing it up seems to me a simple solution - perhaps I'm missing something?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071215.BCFLOOD15/TPStory/National

Residents of Prince George continue to wait for a conclusion to their ice jam and flooding troubles, with the Nechako River now full of slushy ice for six kilometres from where it meets the Fraser River, a situation that has persisted for almost five days.

A dam of slush is notoriously resistance to the effects of high explosive.

 

[Roy Harding]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071215.BCFLOOD15/TPStory/National

A dam of slush is notoriously resistance to the effects of high explosive.

Fair enough - I was missing something.  Thanks, Michael.

 

[warspite]

The river has risen quite a bit as of last night. As for explosives i don't know how well that go over.... personally i'd drive down to watch regardless ;D
On another note how would you get the explosives to the river? Cant walk out there and i doubt dropping it would work. Just curious.

 

[Roy Harding]

Not having been an engineer, I don't have the foggiest idea - there are others here who would know.