Dangerous Low Head dam plunge pool

[ShakeITyEA]

what the hell! public murder machine

[outOFthePITT]

that thing is a drowning machine. look at how far away the boil line is. DEATH 100%.

[scott71458]

what does low head mean

[NYpaddler]

@scott71458 Low head simply means the dam isn't very high. "Hydraulic head" is a measure of water pressure caused by the height of water above some other point, such as in a hydroelectric dam, thus a dam that's not high is a low head dam.

[ivanvladmom11]

it means its a low head

[Glock4Me]

It is deceiving; the water here is actually more than 10 feet deep, perhaps 12-15 feet in the center when the water is at this level.

[jmr1068204]

I guess what confuses the mind to make people want to get near one of these is because it does look so "calm." I know that it can pull you under...but that water coming over the low head seems like it would need to be at least a foot deep. It's hard to tell it's depth on here, but it could be several feet I guess.

[jakematheny]

why are low head dams essential? was it just a flaw of design when installed? if you placed concrete stairs instead of a steep slop you would have something recreational, not suicidal.

[halfpipefreak]

easy to drown in that drowning machine

[demonofthenorth1324]

...wow, you sure have an good eye for that(dumb ass)

[halfpipefreak]

Hey though guy if youre so cool then why don't you jump in to it HUH?!!!

motherfucker!!! 8)