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A few times a week I surf on a "low head dam" It has a hydraulic controlled wing that adjusts the height and slope of the drop from tailwater to the run out. Th

A few times a week I surf on a "low head dam" It has a hydraulic controlled wing that adjusts the height and slope of the drop from tailwater to the run out. This way a perfect and surfable hydraulic jump is created which behaves much like an ocean wave. However sometimes the wave collapses and turns into a "keeper". We have ropes on hand to throw to anyone trapped and the level can be quickly adjusted by the controller to reform the wave and remove the keeper so it's fairly safe. It's still something to have a lot of respect for. A video of me surfing this wave. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CPgfVHPlNJx/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/reel/CPgfVHPlNJx/?utm_medium=copy_...

bjornsteffanson 5y ago
Pretty rad. What's the etiquette on the drop-in/surf time? And who built it/paid for it? Is it free? Asking because I used to live near Bend, Oregon, which had a similar lowhead dam problem that they turned into a whitewater park with three separate channels of rapids. Love it when cities fund these sorts of things. https://www.bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-whitewater-park/ https://www.bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-whitewater-par...
- injidup 5y ago
  It's a really polite crew most of the time. We go one at a time. One from the left and then one from the right. Normally the etiquette is that you get 30 seconds. If you go much longer you get trash talked from the side and you have to try some kind of trick which will most likely end up with a wipe out It's a privately built setup with a serious investment in the order of a million euro. A year pass costs us 440 euros. There are also day tickets available and there is a small bar for food and you can rent equipment. Company is https://www.theriverwave.com/ https://www.theriverwave.com/
seszett 5y ago
Off-topic but this link redirects me to Instagram's login page. I've already seen Instagram pictures in the past even though I have no account, but I see no way to do it now, is there a trick to do that?
- ashtonbaker 5y ago
  It’s a link to a video or “reel” which is a newer feature copying TikTok. You might need an account to view them at all.
  - jtbayly 5y ago
    I'm not signed in and was able to watch it. :shrug:
- injidup 5y ago
  I tried the link in a Firefox private tab on my mobile where I'm not logged into Instagram. You can view the video but it does try and convince you to log in as well.

bjornsteffanson 5y ago

Pretty rad. What's the etiquette on the drop-in/surf time? And who built it/paid for it? Is it free? Asking because I used to live near Bend, Oregon, which had a similar lowhead dam problem that they turned into a whitewater park with three separate channels of rapids. Love it when cities fund these sorts of things. https://www.bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-whitewater-park/ https://www.bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-whitewater-par...

injidup 5y ago
It's a really polite crew most of the time. We go one at a time. One from the left and then one from the right. Normally the etiquette is that you get 30 seconds. If you go much longer you get trash talked from the side and you have to try some kind of trick which will most likely end up with a wipe out It's a privately built setup with a serious investment in the order of a million euro. A year pass costs us 440 euros. There are also day tickets available and there is a small bar for food and you can rent equipment. Company is https://www.theriverwave.com/ https://www.theriverwave.com/

seszett 5y ago

Off-topic but this link redirects me to Instagram's login page. I've already seen Instagram pictures in the past even though I have no account, but I see no way to do it now, is there a trick to do that?

ashtonbaker 5y ago
It’s a link to a video or “reel” which is a newer feature copying TikTok. You might need an account to view them at all.
- jtbayly 5y ago
  I'm not signed in and was able to watch it. :shrug:
injidup 5y ago
I tried the link in a Firefox private tab on my mobile where I'm not logged into Instagram. You can view the video but it does try and convince you to log in as well.