Ice 2017

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In the spring time, ice from Lake Erie flows down the Niagara River. The volume of ice moving at once is kept in check by the ice boom, but sometimes it is still a large amount of ice. Windstorms and seiches in the lake can also raise the water level in Lake Erie, the Niagara River, and the Black Rock Channel. In 2017, ice from the Black Rock Channel was pushed up onto the boat dock and boat ramp.

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The ice is beginning to break up.

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Ice was pushed up onto the boat dock and boat ramp.

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Ice was pushed up onto the boat dock.

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Ice was pushed up onto the boat dock.

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Ice was pushed up onto the boat dock.

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The ice went about halfway up the ramp.

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Thousands of gulls and other birds migrate through the Niagara River corridor. Sometimes we see hundreds at a time, very close by.