Photographer Captures the Rare Sight of a Natural Ice Circle Formed Over a Flowing River
A photo posted by Kaylyn Messer (@kaylynmesser) on Jan 7, 2017 at 5:17pm PST
Photographer Kaylyn Messer captured the absolutely amazing and very rare sight of a natural ice circle that formed over the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River near North Bend, Washington. Ice circles form through a natural phenomenon called rotational shear in which the force of a moving current breaks off a piece of ice and spins it into a frozen disk.
Ice circles or, ice disks, are a natural phenomena where a thin layer of ice spins on top of flowing water. Here, an I've circle spins on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. A nearly perfect circle with a few fractured edges. A rare sight.
A video posted by Kaylyn Messer (@kaylynmesser) on Jan 7, 2017 at 8:06pm PST
A photo posted by Kaylyn Messer (@kaylynmesser) on Jan 7, 2017 at 6:26pm PST
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