swift water
Fast-moving river flow
Swift water is fast-moving water, especially in rivers, streams, or flood conditions where the current creates dangerous force.
The term appears most often in safety and rescue contexts: swift water rescue training, swift water technician.
Recreational kayakers and rafters seek swift water for the challenge it provides.
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- currentDirected flow of charge
- strong currentIntense water flow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- rushingRapid forward movement
river · river rafting · cascade · flash flood · flood · surge · kayak · life jacket · churning · dangerous · rocks · rescue · drowning · powerful · roaring · turbulent · white knuckle · force
- Mountain Perilsavalanche, rockfall, crevasse, hypothermia, frostbite
- mountain streamsmountain stream, mountain brook, alpine stream, mountain river, mountain spring
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- river raftingwhitewater rafting, rafting, kayaking, canoeing, tubing
swift waterstill water
Water not flowing
stagnant water · slack water · dead water · standing water · lazy river
swift waterflat water
Water without movement
millpond · still pond · safe water · serene waters · lake water
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