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Llewellyn 2014
Glaciersilt flowing into Atlin Lake
Glacierlake
Llewellyn lake
Llewellyn 2016
First former River Outlet … no water’s coming out of it anymore
First former River Outlet … no water’s coming out of it anymore
First former River Outlet … dried out
Second former River Outlet
Dried out former River delta with the two former outlets
BEFORE (summer 2010): River;s still running, pouring glacier silt into the Atlin Lake
BEFORE (summer 2010): River;s still running, pouring glacier silt into the Atlin Lake
NOW: Dry River Delta
NOW: Dry River/Lake
NOW: Dry River Delta
NOW: This is where the glacierlake formerly fed the river.
BEFORE: glacierlake and river are connected
Looking down the tongue of the Llewellyn, overlooking the affected area
Looking down the tongue of the Llewellyn, overlooking the affected area
Looking down the tongue of the Llewellyn, overlooking the affected area
BEFORE: Looking down the tongue of the Llewellyn, overlooking the affected area
Massive icewalls where the glacier broke off, creating a new channel between its two bordering lakes
Massive icewalls where the glacier broke off, creating a new channel between its two bordering lakes
Aerial view: Massive icewalls where the glacier broke off, creating a new channel between its two bordering lakes
BEFORE (summer 2010): glacier and mountainside are still connected, dividing the two bordering glacier lakes
Diana & Brad Thayer with auther Zac Unger at the new built channel
former lakeshore facing the glacier, where the water dropped several metres
former lakeshore where the water dropped several metres
Bearprint along the former lakeshore, where the water dropped several metres
The team walking along the new shore—the former waterline is visible
Area between glacierlake and former start of the river.
Former waterline is visible
Former waterline is visible
Foot of the Llewellyn Glacier
Foot of the Llewellyn Glacier
Foot of the Llewellyn … facing the new channel
When the one lake drained it caused a raging flood on the other side of the two lakes.
Aerial of new river-outlet
Diana Thayer resting close to the Llewellyn glacier
Brad at the narrow gorge where the former river use to rage through.
Brad
Brad untying his boat “Tubby”. We landed where the new river drains the glacier silt into the Llewellyn Inlet
Llewellyn Glacier area
Llewellyn glacier (2010)
On Atlin Lake … facing Mt. Adam and the Llewellyn glacier
Llewellyn Glacier 2010
Glacier Lake
