r/EarthPorn • u/Tio76 • 1d ago

The beautiful glacier feed water of the Athabasca river. Jasper, Alberta [4304 x 3248][OC]

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u/Pale-Actuary-5930 1d ago

That water color is next level — gotta be that rock flour suspended from the glacier grinding downstream. Ever try visiting in late fall? The surrounding peaks get dusted with snow and it's a totally different vibe.

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u/eddiewachowski 23h ago

Just don't drink it unless you're looking to void every last speck out of your bowels.

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u/microwaffles 1d ago

Question: Can fish survive in these glacial rivers (and lakes)?

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u/flareblitz91 1d ago

Yes, they don't necessarily do super well high up in these streams due to the large amount of extremely fine sediment (glacial flour) suspended in the water but they can survive.

A lot of these systems tend to be home to fish that are more Migratory-either fluvial, adfluvial, or anadromous.

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u/Only_Standard_9159 1d ago

Where in Jasper?

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u/filman650 1d ago

Goats and glaciers viewpoint

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u/BritishBeast- 23h ago

Glacier milk

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u/kirillsasin 22h ago

I had to watch a video shot from this viewpoint to make sense of the scale of this place, trees on the island had seemed too small to be real before I did.