Project Jukebox

Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Open Water

12 miles below mouth of Manley Slough

A recently refrozen spot in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Above Howard Luke's camp

Across from Howard Luke's camp close to river bank at Perkin's Landing

Approaching open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Arc on underside of ice in Mo's Slough

Area of ice collapse and open water in Hotcake Slough

Areas of open water along trail at upper end of Wenrich Slough

At edge of open water with iron oxidizing bacteria at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 19

Below mouth of Manley Slough

Below sandbar bank

Between mouth of Chena River and Byers Island

Bottom end of Miller's Shortcut

Bottom of Peirce's Island

Breaking through ice on Hay Slough

Cause of open holes below mouth of Manley Slough

Causes of open water at middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Causes of open water at mouth of Chena River

Changes in river channel above Howard Luke's camp

Changes in river channel at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Channel change and open water at end of airport runway

Channel Changes Slide 22

Charles Slaughter Slide 17

Charles Slaughter Slide 18

Charles Slaughter Slide 19

Charles Slaughter Slide 20

Charles Slaughter Slide 21

Charles Slaughter Slide 30

Charles Slaughter Slide 32

Charles Slaughter Slide 33

Charles Slaughter Slide 34

Charles Slaughter Slide 40

Checking open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 20

Chopping refrozen overflow in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Cold air at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Collapsed ice in trail at lower end of Luke's Slough

Collecting water sample in Davis Slough

Crossing thin ice and open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 16

Cutbank and collapsed ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Dangerous ice in Hotcake Slough

Dangers of traveling on frozen rivers

Data loggers record temperature profile at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Degraded snow conditions at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 1

Describing open water in middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Development of new areas of open water

Downstream view of open water across middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Downstream view of open water at end of airport runway

Drainage from surrounding flat land in slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Driving close to edge of open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Drop-off from edge of sandbar at southeast end of Sam Charley Island

Edge of open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 20

Effect of air temperature on groundwater flow and ice conditions

Effect of current creating open water

Effect of slack water and current

End of Airport Runway

Entrance to Luke's Slough

Erosion creating open water in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Expanding open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 6

Exposed ice edge at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 20

Exposed ice shelf in Mo's Slough

Exposed sandbar at end of airport runway

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 1

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 10

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 12

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 14

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 16

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 18

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 19

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 20

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 21

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 22

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 4

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 6

Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 9

Flooding and swift water

Groundwater activity in Hotcake Slough

Groundwater upwelling at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Groundwater upwelling in Hotcake Slough

Groundwater upwelling in shallow spots

Hay Slough

Hay Slough Portage

Hay Slough Time-lapse Video 2011

Hidden open holes at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 11

Hotcake Slough - Main

Hotcake Slough - Main Time-lapse Video 2012

Hotcake Slough - Main Time-lapse Video 2013

Hotcake Slough A

Hotcake Slough B

Hydrological processes of freezing, water level, and ice collapse

Ice bulging and overflow

Ice collapse and open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 19

Ice collapse and water depth

Ice collapse at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 14

Ice conditions at Sam Charley Slough - Mid study site

Ice edge and open water at upper end of Hadley Island Slough

Ice loss during ice collapse event

Ice shelf ridge and open water between mouth of Chena River and Byers Island

Ice thickness at Sam Charley Slough - Mid

Ice thickness in Mo's Slough

Investigating ice near Sam Charley Island

Investigating open hole at lower end of Luke's Slough

Investigating open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Iron oxidizing bacteria and smell at end of airport runway

Iron oxidizing bacteria in Luke's Slough

Iron oxidizing bacteria in open water in slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin

Iron oxidizing bacteria in shallow water at end of airport runway

Iron oxidizing bacteria in water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 6

Iron oxidizing bacteria in water by end of airport runway

Iron oxidizing bacteria near island in west channel of Tanana River

Island in west channel of Tanana River

Keeping away from open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Knee-deep water at Redlands Shortcut

Knut Kielland Slide 1

Knut Kielland Slide 2

Knut Kielland Slide 3

Knut Kielland Slide 4

Large area of open water near end of airport runway

Larry Hinzman Slide 2

Larry Hinzman Slide 3

Ledge of thick ice with thin ice and open water behind at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Looking northwest toward Chena Ridge from below sandbar bank

Lower end of Luke's Slough

Lower end of Wenrich Slough below Wenrich Island

Main channel of Tanana River

Main channel of Tanana River above Wenrich Island

Main trail near Sam Charley Island

Measuring air temperature at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Measuring groundwater temperature in Luke's Slough

Measuring sediment temperature in Luke's Slough

Measuring water temperature above Howard Luke's camp

Measuring water temperature at upper end of Yukon Slough

Measuring water temperature in middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Midway down the middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Mixed open water along edge of slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin

More open water at end of airport runway

Mouth of Pike's Slough

Mouth of the Chena River

Mud along edge of open water and underneath snow cover near island in west channel of Tanana River

Muddy area at end of airport runway

Newly formed patches of open water between mouth of Chena River and Byers Island

Northern tip of Willow Island (Seven Mile Slough)

Observing open water at mouth of Chena River

Open hole in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Open hole in slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Open hole in trail at end of airport runway

Open spot in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin that Howard Luke marked on map

Open spot near end of airport runway

Open water above Howard Luke's camp

Open water across from Howard Luke's camp close to river bank at Perkin's Landing

Open water along bank at end of airport runway

Open water along bank by end of airport runway

Open water along edge of Davis Slough

Open water along edge of sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 6

Open water along edge of Tanana River at end of airport runway

Open water along river bank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12

Open water along sandbar below mouth of Manley Slough

Open water along slough edge at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 9

Open water and collapsed ice in Davis Slough

Open water and eroded bank in Davis Slough

Open water and ice collapse at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Open water and ice collapse in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Open water and ice drop-off on main trail between mouth of Chena River and Byers Island

Open water and iron oxidizing bacteria at mouth of Chena River

Open water and iron oxidizing bacteria towards mouth of Chena River from end of airport runway

Open water and overflow at Redlands Shortcut

Open water and refrozen ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Open water and refrozen ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12

Open water and refrozen spot at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Open water and sandbar drop-off at bottom end of Miller's Shortcut

Open water and steam at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Open water at -30 degrees Fahrenheit in middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Open water at cutbank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Open water at entrance to Luke's Slough

Open water at entrance to middle Sam Charley Slough

Open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 21

Open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 4

Open water at Hotcake Slough-Main study site

Open water at mouth of Chena River

Open water at mouth of Chena River seen from downstream on Tanana River

Open water at sandbar edge at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12

Open water at upper end of middle slough near Sam Charley Island

Open water at upper end of Wenrich Slough below Wenrich Island

Open water below Hotcake Slough near Sam Charley Island

Open water caused by pounding on ice in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Open water in Hay Slough

Open water in main channel of Tanana River above Wenrich Island

Open water in Mo's Slough

Open water in slough across from Walt Peirce's cabin

Open water in slough near northern tip of Willow Island

Open water in trail at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Open water near end of airport runway

Open water near island in west channel of Tanana River

Open water near Sam Charley Island

Open water near southeast end of Sam Charley Island

Open water on main trail between mouth of Chena River and Byers Island

Open water on trail along south bank below Walt Peirce's cabin

Open water spot at southeast end of Sam Charley Island

Open water spot on main trail near Sam Charley Island

Open water with iron oxidizing bacteria at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 19

Open water with iron oxidizing bacteria at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 21

Open water with iron oxidizing bacteria in Luke's Slough

Open water with iron oxidizing bacteria in Mo's Slough

Open water with iron oxidizing bacteria near island in west channel of Tanana River

Open water with muddy bottom at end of airport runway

Overflow along eroding riverbank

Overflow and open holes at mouth of Pike's Slough

Overflow in upper end of Wenrich Slough

Overhanging slab of ice in Mo's Slough

Part way down Luke's Slough

Portage trail at Hay Slough

Poster of modeling thermal balance

Pressure from swift current at upper end of Wenrich Slough

Redlands Shortcut

Refrozen open water in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Relationship between air, sediment and water temperatures

Relationship between ice, water level, and warm water

Relationship between temperature, ice collapse, and open water

River hydrology and ice processes of the Tanana River

Running water in upper end of Wenrich Slough

Sam Charley Island

Sam Charley Slough - Mid

Sam Charley Slough - Mid Time-lapse Video 2011

Sam Demientieff Slide 4

Sam Demientieff Slide 7

Sam Demientieff Slide 8

Sam Demientieff Slide 9

Sandbar at mouth of Chena River

Sandbar erosion and open water in area 12 miles below mouth of Manley Slough

Scientific equipment at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Scientific equipment at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Scientific equipment at Sam Charley Slough - Mid study site

Scientific equipment at Sam Charley Slough - Mid study site

Scientific monitoring at Hay Slough study site

Scientific monitoring at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Scientific monitoring at Sam Charley Slough - Mid study site

Scientific results at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Seasonal differences in water quality and volume

Slough across from Walt Peirce’s cabin

Slough below Randy Pitney's cabin A

Slough below Randy Pitney's cabin B

Slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Slough outlet across from upper end of Hadley Island Slough

Slushy trail at northern tip of Willow Island

Small hole of open water along edge of slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Small hole of water in narrow part of slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Smell of sulfur gas in hole at lower end of Luke's Slough

Snow and ice bridge in Luke's Slough

Snowmachine trail along edge of open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Snowmachine trail at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 22

South bank below Walt Peirce's cabin

Southeast end of Sam Charley Island

Spring afternoon melt in upper end of Wenrich Slough

Standing next to open water at mouth of Chena River

Staying on trail at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Steam at entrance to Luke's Slough

Steamboats

Successful traveling through dangerous ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 10

Tanana River, 1 mile below Wenrich Slough

Testing water temperature at end of airport runway

Thick ice, solid ice, thin ice, and open water in Mo's Slough

Thin ice along eroding bank

Thin ice and open water above Wenrich Island

Thin ice and open water at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 18

Thin ice and water covered by snow at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 1

Thin ice below sandbar bank

Thin ice on snowmachine trail along eroding bank

Time lapse photography at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Trail markers at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12

Undercut ice and water level drop across from upper end of Hadley Island Slough

Unexpected open water along edge of slough downstream from Randy Pitney's cabin

Upland drainage into Hay Slough

Upper end of middle slough of Sam Charley Island

Upper end of Wenrich Slough below Wenrich Island

Upper end of Yukon Slough

Using ice pick to test ice at open lead at bottom of Peirce's Island

Using stick to test water depth and ice strength in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Using sticks to mark open hole in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Variable open water at end of airport runway

View up lower end of Wenrich Slough

Warm weather and open water at end of airport runway

Water along trail on south bank below Walt Peirce's cabin

Water blocking access to levee at end of airport runway

Water depth measurements at Hotcake Slough - Main study site

Water seeping onto ice in slough below Randy Pitney's cabin

Wooden stakes marking bad ice at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 15