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- TORONTO – There is quicksand in southern Ontario. In fact, there’s quicksand almost anywhere there is a river or creek.
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Aug 12, 2013 · TORONTO – There is quicksand in southern Ontario. In fact, there’s quicksand almost anywhere there is a river or creek.
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Aug 13, 2014 · A sign warns commuters of quicksand along Highway 401 just after Mavis Road and 2nd Line West in Mississauga. The red sign has been in place since 2013 when it replaced an older sign.
Aug 14, 2014 · Red warning signs along Highway 401 after Mavis Road and 2nd Line West alert drivers of quicksand, reading “DANGER QUICK SAND DO NOT ENTER.” The babbling Fletcher’s Creek is quiet, but potentially home to the alarming geological phenomena.
Southern Ontario has a few warning signs for quick sand as well. I only learned this in my last year of Army Cadets and we did an "expedition" (hike) and noticed these around the great lakes. Specifically areas that receive lots of the run off/flood waters. Neat to see this in Jasper.
Aug 24, 2023 · Quicksand is found in areas where there is fine sediment, like sand or silt. When mixed with water or air, this creates gaps, called voids, in the sand. Movement caused by people, earthquakes, or vibrations turns the quicksand from a solid to a liquid very quickly.
Mar 6, 2022 · Treacherous quicksands on the shoreline of Lake Erie near Port Burwell, ON, Canada as temperatures reached 15C today.
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A storm chaser stumbled across a patch of quicksand at the coast of Lake Erie in Port Burwell, Ontario. Treacherous quicksands on the shoreline of Lake Erie near Port Burwell, ON, Canada as temperatures reached 15C today.
