Temperature and Weather Conditions
From my research I discovered that the winter of 1904 had been very cold and ice had covered most of the Susquehanna River. The conditions were perfect for an ice gorge and as the ice broke loose it would jam up in the river. Everything was balanced until the weather warmed and heavy rains came to the area. The ice covering the Susquehanna was already several inches thick and with the freezing and thawing of the ice during temperature rises and falls, the layer of ice thickened. When the temperature finally warmed followed by heavy rains, the conditions were just right for a flood and ice gorges to form.
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