Hydroclimatic controls on the occurrence of break-up and ice-jam flooding in the Mackenzie Delta, NWT, Canada

Spatial and temporal patterns of break-u

Spatial and temporal patterns of break-up and ice-jam flooding in the Mackenzie Delta, NWT

✍ Holly L. Goulding; Terry D. Prowse; Spyros Beltaos 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 871 KB

## Abstract The Mackenzie Delta is covered in freshwater lakes that provide habitat for a myriad of species. The hydrology and ecology of these delta lakes are dominated by cryospheric processes, specifically spring break‐up ice jams, which typically produce the largest hydrologic event of the year