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Sandbar
12 miles below mouth of Manley Slough
Active cutbank and snowdrift at sandbar bank
Below mouth of Manley Slough
Below sandbar bank
Bottom end of Miller's Shortcut
Channel Changes Slide 18
Channel Changes Slide 19
Channel Changes Slide 21
Checking end of sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Dangers of snowdrifts under sandbar cutbanks
Dangers of thin ice below cutbanks with snowdrifts
Driftwood pile at end of airport runway
Drop-off from edge of sandbar at southeast end of Sam Charley Island
End of Airport Runway
Eroded sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Erosion of sandbar on opposite side of river from Hot Slough
Exposed sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Exposed sandbar at point of island at lower end of Luke's Slough
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 11
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 12
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 13
Fairbanks to Nenana Trip Stop 18
Features to look for when traveling to stay safe
Hidden open water below sandbar
Large exposed sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Leaving sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Looking downriver from spot in former main channel of Tanana River
Looking northwest toward Chena Ridge from below sandbar bank
Low flow erosion at sandbar across from Riverboat Discovery camp
Middle of Tanana River between Byers Island and mouth of Chena River
Mouth of the Chena River
Open water along edge of sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 6
Open water along sandbar below mouth of Manley Slough
Open water and eroded bank in Davis Slough
Open water and sandbar drop-off at bottom end of Miller's Shortcut
Open water at sandbar edge at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Opposite side of the river from Hot Slough
Overhanging edge of eroded sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Point of island at lower end of Luke's Slough
Questionable ice between sandbars at end of airport runway
Refrozen area along edge of sandbar across from Riverboat Discovery camp
Refrozen overflow at sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 11
Role of sandbars in safe river travel
Sandbar across from Riverboat Discovery camp
Sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 13
Sandbar at mouth of Chena River
Sandbar erosion across river from Hot Slough
Sandbar erosion and open water in area 12 miles below mouth of Manley Slough
Sandbar free of snow at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Sandbar hazard at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Snow and ice collapse at edge of sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 18
Snow drifted along edge of sandbar bank
Snowdrift at sandbar bank
Snowdrift below sandbar cutbank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Standing on overhanging eroded sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Thin ice along snowdrift at sandbar bank
Thin ice and open water below cutbank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Thin ice at sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 11
Thin ice below sandbar bank
Thin ice below sandbar cutbank at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Three channels of Tanana River
Trail dropping off sandbar at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 13
Trail markers at Fairbanks to Nenana Stop 12
Traveling on sandbars on lower Tanana River
Turbulent water spot across from Riverboat Discovery camp
Undercut snowdrift at end of sandbar bank
Upper end of Yukon Slough
Walking on ice below snowdrift at sandbar bank
Walking on sandbar
Waterflow at end of airport runway
Whirlpool at sandbar across from Riverboat Discovery camp
Windblown silt on ice on lower Tanana River
