16 months ago
RICHMOND (NEWS CENTER) -- Members of the U.S. Geological Survey are out to monitor Maine's waterways, as winter slowly gives way to spring. For years, hydrological technicians would have to carefully walk out on the ice to get information on the depth of the ice pack. Now they can safely float above it with the hovercraft. Using an auger, they bore through the ice to determine the ice depth on the Kennebec. The ice is anywhere from a foot to two feet thick on this part of the river. If the state requests it, the Coast Guard will bring an ice breaking ship up the river in the next week or so to help prevent ice jams from forming and causing flooding.
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