Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 19487)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 19488)
@@ -241,5 +241,4 @@
 	element->GetInputValue(&drag_coefficient, gauss,FrictionCoefficientEnum);
 	element->GetInputValue(&drag_coefficient_coulomb, gauss,FrictionCoefficientcoulombEnum);
-	IssmDouble rho_freshwater   = element->GetMaterialParameter(MaterialsRhoFreshwaterEnum);
 	IssmDouble rho_water        = element->GetMaterialParameter(MaterialsRhoSeawaterEnum);
 	IssmDouble rho_ice          = element->GetMaterialParameter(MaterialsRhoIceEnum);
@@ -279,5 +278,5 @@
 
 	floatation_thickness=0;
-	if(bed<0) floatation_thickness=-rho_freshwater/rho_ice*bed;
+	if(bed<0) floatation_thickness=-rho_water/rho_ice*bed;
 	if(vmag==0.) alpha2_coulomb=0.;
 	else alpha2_coulomb=drag_coefficient_coulomb*drag_coefficient_coulomb*rho_water*gravity*(thickness-floatation_thickness)/vmag;