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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Volume 42, Issue 9, Pages 645-655Publisher
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NRC RESEARCH PRESS
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2014-0425
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ice jam; Peace River; Site C; freeze-up; break-up
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The objectives of the study were to describe the existing ice conditions in the Peace River and to predict changes as a result of the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project (the Project). The analyses of changes due to the Project were conducted using the CRISSP and PRTIGM models. Sixteen winters were simulated to provide a representative range of meteorological conditions on which to base the conclusions of the study. Potential changes are described in terms of the following ice characteristics: maximum upstream extent of ice cover; timing of ice cover formation and break-up; freeze-up and break-up water levels at the Town of Peace River; ice thickness; changes in ice conditions relevant for river ice crossings. The analyses also included predicting changes in these ice characteristics due to the combined influence of the Project and the proposed Dunvegan Hydro Project in Alberta. Two future climate scenarios were also considered.
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