River Water Safety Quick Facts
Rivers are changeable and unpredictable
Check for hazards
Upstream, downstream and where you’re swimming. Rivers contain hidden dangers such as submerged objects and snags.
Keep looking.
Can you see the bottom? Is it deep enough for jumping or diving? Does the riverbed drop away close to the edge? Could you handle the current if you got swept away?
Establish an exit point.
It’s easy to get in but can you get out?
Notes for Teachers
River Features
Crossing Rivers
Supervision at Rivers
Survival Swimming
Strainer Danger
The Force of Water
Swimming in a River
Planning a Trip
Peer Pressure
Fact Sheets
River Features
Crossing Rivers
Supervision at Rivers
Survival Swimming
Swimming in a River
Diving or Jumping in Rivers
Planning a Trip
Activities
River Features
Crossing Rivers
Survival Swimming
Strainer Danger
The Force of Water
Swimming in a River
Diving or Jumping in Rivers
Peer Pressure