European Low Head dam
 

Here is a club over sea's on a river full of low head dam's. Watch what they did to fix there problems with dams

Canoe Passes are the name of theses slides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-eRJCs8rR0

The last couple of minutes really show they use them to there advantage

Almost all paddlers have cross over kayaks like the one Jessica and I have
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