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B0ssTato t1_j4ux5uw wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in How do waterfalls freeze? by THE_WARDEN3036

Pretty much, it'll freeze from the bottom up as ice forms and piles on and forms a sort of column until it reaches to the top of the waterfall where it meets with the frozen top layer.

This video shows it in progress, you can see the columns forming here: https://youtu.be/nWWWHQ7_MQQ

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[deleted] t1_j4vn4ic wrote

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Mtnskydancer t1_j4vwbml wrote

The closest big frozen falls to me seem to slowly form in the first few cold snaps, a bit at a time, and by January this year, look like stalactites.

I did notice there’s a sheen of not yet frozen on it, so it’s making layers.

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Verpolk t1_j4vocet wrote

Just as a side note: Why was this not your initial answer?

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B0ssTato t1_j4vp0xe wrote

I've not really answered posts like these before, so not sure how much detail people would have liked/disliked. :)

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