ɡɹˈaʊndwˈɔːɾɚ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ ɪz blˈɑːkt baɪ ˈaɪs, pɚtˈɜːbɪŋ ðə stˈɛdistˈeɪt kəndˈɪʃən ænd kˈɔːzɪŋ ɐ smˈɔːl ˌɪŋkɹɪmˈɛntəl ɹˈaɪz ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl wˈɔːɾɚ tˈeɪbəl ʌntˈɪl dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ əkˈɜːz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə bˈæŋk ænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈɑːp ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəsli fˈɔːɹmd ˈaɪs.
Ground-water discharge is blocked by ice, perturbing the steady-state condition and causing a small incremental rise in the local water table until discharge occurs along the bank and over the top of the previously formed ice.