river surfing
A stationary or "standing" river wave suitable for surfing can form given the right water flow and a suitable bottom configuration—usually a ledge or a submerged group of boulders. River surfing is sometimes grouped with tidal bore surfing since both take place in a river, but the tidal bore is a single wave or set of waves that moves upstream during a tidal surge, while a river wave is a type of ...
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Arthur Pauli and tree branch in the River Alz, 1965Subscribe to view
River surfer Joey Sackett, Lunch Counter rapid, Wyoming, 2022. Photo: Reed MattisonSubscribe to view
Eisbach, Munich, 2011Subscribe to view
Michel Nath, Flosslande, Munich, 1971Subscribe to view
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River Surfing

Arthur Pauli and tree branch in the River Alz, 1965

River surfer Joey Sackett, Lunch Counter rapid, Wyoming, 2022. Photo: Reed Mattison

Eisbach, Munich, 2011

Michel Nath, Flosslande, Munich, 1971

SUP surfing in Glenwood Springs, Colorado