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24-SEP-2003

Huge flood ripple dwarfs a person

West Bar, Washington view map


I'm standing in the trough between two big ripples. I am almost six feet tall when wearing my hiking boots. I estimate the trough-to-crest height at 34 feet (10m).Compare this to ripples you might see at the beach, or at the edge of the river. I think I read that fast-flowing water had to be 200-300 feet deep to create ripples of this size.
Geo-tagging is approximate.

This picture was made possible by Ralph Tripod, my personal photographic assistant. His devotion to duty is equally strong on crests and troughs.


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Guest 11-Apr-2010 18:34
When I was much younger we had "Ripple " on the beach.
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