Two Well Experienced SUP'ers Lost in Hydraulic

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Spring (summer?) floods are on, remember what happened to SUP'ers Marcus Steininger and Nils Hornischer at a low head dam in 2010. Had no idea there were so many hydraulic hazards beyond that in fast flowing inland waters, more at http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?566



Surface signs of underwater hydraulic hazards



Other things to understand and be aware of on rivers



Sections of some underwater hydraulic issues.


The above images are just to prompt your curiosity and get you thinking. You need to read the article they came from to get the full point at http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?566


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