Beginner Paddling Instruction

SWR stands for

• swimming with regularity
• somewhat religious
• someone will run
• swiftwater rescue

CFS stands for

• cubic feet per second
• cornered for a second
• continued for a season
• completed from scratch

a relatively quiet spot in the river

• hydraulic/hole
• pillow
• strainer
• eddy

any obstacle in the river that allows water to pass through, but not boats or people

• hydraulic/hole
• pillow
• strainer
• eddy

a cushion of water on the upstream side of rock; allows you to slide across

• hydraulic/hole
• pillow
• strainer
• eddy

water flows over a rock that creates a reversal current

• hydraulic/hole
• pillow
• strainer
• eddy

the end of your river trip; your dry clothes and keys should be here

• take out
• shuttle
• put in
• gradient

how you get boats and people from the put in to the take out

• take out
• shuttle
• put in
• gradient

the steepness of the river in feet per mile

• take out
• shuttle
• put in
• gradient

the beginning of your river trip (make sure you have your 5 essentials)

• take out
• shuttle
• put in
• gradient