This document will provide you with useful information and visual examples of the hazards and features that you may come across on white water.
It is important to recognise that this document will not give you everything you need to know about what these features feel like and how to paddle them and safely navigate them.
You will gain this understanding of the environment as your experience grows, which will help you develop your knowledge of why these features occur and how to manage them as a paddler. There is no substitute for first hand experience when it comes to engaging with the flow, speed and feel of a white water environment and it may be beneficial to seek the guidance of a coach, leader or club to help you gain this.
