Whitewater Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. relatively calm waters where the main current reverses its flow
  2. 4. dam/ a river hazard that often stretches from bank to bank forming a dangerous unbroken wave
  3. 6. Line/ a clear line in the water from bank to bank
  4. 9. V/ a set of rapids formed by water running over and around 2 rocks
  5. 12. the flow of water
  6. 13. tree limbs that reach down into the current
  7. 16. any drop where water free-falls at least part of the way
  8. 17. a clear channel between obstructions
Down
  1. 2. a sudden shift in the elevation of the river
  2. 3. the inside of a bend in the river
  3. 5. water that builds up on the upstream side of a rock
  4. 6. recirculating water downstream of an obstacle
  5. 7. Line/ where the whitewater meets the quiet eddy water
  6. 8. rock shelves that extend from the banks into the river
  7. 10. the smallest of waves
  8. 11. a turn in the river
  9. 13. rocks that are just below the river’s surface
  10. 14. big formations of stone that jut out above the river’s surface
  11. 15. stationary ridges of water