Run A section of river that can be boated.
Put-In River access where a trip begins.
Take-Out River access where a trip ends.
Current Moving water.
River Right The right side of the river when facing downstream.
River Left The left side of the river when facing downstream.
River Rating A measure of the difficulty of a rapid or a river.
High Water River flow above an expected average. Makes the currents faster. Some rapids get easier, others become more difficult.
Low Water Flows below an expected average more rocks and obstacles may show, rapids become more technical.
Rapid Where there's whitewater! Water flowing through a shallower, constricted, or steeper section forms a rapid.
Hole, Hydraulic Where water flowing over a rock or other obstacle flows down, then back onto itself in an eruption of whitewater.
Laterals A wave or hole peeling off an obstacle at an angle.
An opening Where water can flow through, but a solid object such as a person or boat cannot. Usually formed by trees on the banks, or by rocks on top of one another with water flowing through them. One of the most dangerous river features.
Pool-Drop A type of river in which rapids are separated by calmer pools of water, sometimes more forgiving than continuous gradient rivers.
Standing Wave, Haystack A wave in a river formed by obstacles on the river bottom, where the wave stands still relative to the bank.
Eddie Water flowing upstream behind a rock or other obstacle. Eddies often provide a safe place to get out of the current.
Eddie Line \ Fence Where the water flowing upstream passes the water flowing downstream.
Gradient The "steepness" of a river, measured in feet of elevation loss per mile of river.
Flow The amount of water passing a point in the river, measured in Cubic Feet per Second (CFS).
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