Ice disks or ice pancakes on Ellis Creek in Penticton. (Photo Credit: Jillian Tamblyn)
It's not every day that you see little circles of ice gathered in a river.
Jillian Tamblyn from Water's Edge Consulting was taking a walk in Penticton last week near Ellis Creek. While on the walking trail, she spotted a woman peering down at the creek. When Tamblyn looked too, there were the ice pancakes.
(Photo Credit: Jillian Tamblyn)
Ice pancakes, also known as ice circles or ice disks, are circular slabs that can form in slow moving, cold water. The water cools and releases heat as ice that can then cluster together into pans. This particular eddy apparently often gets lots of foam in it, which might help.
There aren't reports of the unusual phenomenon being spotted since, but make sure to keep an eye out in cooling temperatures, especially since Tuesday is National Pancake Day.
(Photo Credit: Jillian Tamblyn)
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