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Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A broken area of the dam right next to the Lock 5 put-in that can be entered either by boofing a low head dam like hydraulic in the center, or a narrow ledge drop on the far right. This ends in a long slide that leads from the put-in to calm water near the top of the Beaver Slide. This entire channel is filled with rebar, sharp rocks, and countless other boat maiming obstacles. This channel is almost never run due to the many manmade hazards and sharp/pinning rocks that are in play at lower water levels, but can offer fun lines at higher levels after careful scouting. Watch out for the low head dam like hydraulic at higher levels, getting stuck or swimming above the slide is a great way to end up in the hospital.