Most of the Grand River is covered in ice along nearly its entire length, from Hillsdale County to Lake Michigan.
Aside from a few areas of flowing water, the river is about 98 percent frozen, Andrew Dixon, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, told WKAR News.
Dixon said ice coverage on the Grand River is among the greatest and thickest seen in recent years, driven by a prolonged stretch of below freezing temperatures. While the frozen river may appear calm, that thick ice could increase the risk of ice jams later in the season as temperatures rise and the river begins to thaw…