Icicles of lake water, in various stages of growth, line up under a tilted shoreline log. The lower the log, the more thoroughly the waves splashed it before the lake froze, and the thicker the icicles and columns. The wave action also stirred up the muddy bottom as it washed against the log, coloring the water reddish from the embedded sediment, but brought up only a small amount of fine clay particles off the wave crests to impart a milder tint to the icicles. The coloration of the muddy water arises from sediment washed off Permian redbed shales and sandstones in the lake’s drainage basin, and is a very common feature of this lake, enough that it carries the nickname “Dirtybird”.
6 W Little Axe OK (15 Feb 21) Looking S
35.2296, -97.3021