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- Low-head dams are especially dangerous12345because:
- The water around them often appears to be tranquil and inviting, leading many drowning victims to deliberately jump from or float over them without knowing the risks1.
- Low head dams are notoriously difficult to spot from upstream, so others are caught unaware1.
- The speed of the water present is typically very cold, increasing the danger of hypothermia should you get trapped2.
- They can produce dangerous recirculating currents, large hydraulic forces, and other hazardous conditions sufficient to trap and drown victims immediately downstream from the overflowing water3.
- Surface currents below low-head dams can suck vessels toward the face of the dam, currents above low-head dams can sweep vessels over the dam, and the recirculating currents and turbulent waters below these dams can swamp vessels and drown boaters4.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.While all dams are potentially dangerous, low-head dams are especially dangerous because the water around them often appears to be tranquil and inviting. Many drowning victims deliberately jump from or float over them without knowing the risks. Others are caught unaware, as low head dams ar e notoriously difficult to spot from upstream.damsafety.org/public-safetyA low head dam can often be hard to see from upstream. Downstream they often look calm and innocent. That is the reason they have proven to be so dangerous. Because of the speed of the water present, it will typically be very cold. That can increase danger of hypothermia should you get trapped.www.boatsafe.com/low-head-dams-clear-present-d…Low-head, or run-of-the-river, types of dams - usually spanning the entire river or stream - can present a safety hazard to the public because of their capability to produce dangerous recirculating currents, large hydraulic forces, and other hazardous conditions suficient to trap and drown victims immediately downstream from theoverflowingwater.damsafety.org/sites/default/files/dam_jourl_v12_iss…Low-head dams pose a serious danger to vessel operators. Surface currents below low-head dams can suck vessels toward the face of the dam. Currents above low-head dams can sweep vessels over the dam. The recirculating currents and turbulent waters below these dams can swamp vessels and drown boaters.www.boat-ed.com/paddlesports/paddlesports/study…Low-head dams can be deceivingly dangerous. At times the water around them appears tranquil and inviting; however, moderate to high flows over such dams create strong turbulence and recirculating currents that can push victims underwater, and then pull them back to the face of the dam in a repeating cycle.www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor-recreation/water-trails/wat… - People also ask
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