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The second link is for a company that is no longer in business. :-( They looked neat though.
I guess I am more concerned about water pollution and if it is safe to swim those rivers and lakes. When I used to live in Galveston, TX the local water authorities would report on different types of pollution in the area, but somehow it would always magically clear up when it was time for 4th of July. As locals we knew better than to get in the water, so I just want to know if this is a similar situation.
The Haw River Assembly, a group that works for the health of the river and surrounding lands and to educate kids and adults about the river, monitors pollution levels in the Haw and reports them through Swim Guide in the summer swimming season. https://www.theswimguide.org/affilia...iver-assembly/
Ed hooked you up with the link for the Sound Rivers group who monitor the Neuse and Tar Rivers near Raleigh (and on down to the coast).
I know a lot of people who go to the Eno River in Durham and let their kids play there. I don't see data for the Eno on Swim Guide.
I have let my kids swim in the Eno at the Festival for the Eno and my kids have been wading in or canoeing on the Haw a lot. They have done a little tubing there too, but the Haw is not in the best of health. You kind of have to weigh having the kids have that wild river experience (or wild creek) and getting to know and love being in nature vs worrying about pollution. I have come down on the side of having the nature experiences. FWIW, I think canoeing or kayaking might be a little safer with a little less water contact. BTW there are tons of bald eagles along the Haw and Jordan Lake (where the Haw empties).
BTW, someone got that brain eating amoeba thing a few years ago at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte and died, so those pre-packaged experiences aren't necessarily safer.
Another option is just to go to the beach. It's only about 2 hrs from Raleigh and the water quality here in NC in the Atlantic is usually very good. You can look at the historic data on Swim Guide.
I’d go here. I wade in the Neuse near old Milburnie all the time. People swim there too and no one seems to die. Ditto for water sports at Falls Lake. Unless they’ve closed the beaches I’d not worry.
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I have let my kids swim in the Eno at the Festival for the Eno and my kids have been wading in or canoeing on the Haw a lot. They have done a little tubing there too, but the Haw is not in the best of health. You kind of have to weigh having the kids have that wild river experience (or wild creek) and getting to know and love being in nature vs worrying about pollution. I have come down on the side of having the nature experiences. FWIW, I think canoeing or kayaking might be a little safer with a little less water contact.....
This is some great advice. I am sorry I sounded so grumpy. Parents have the right to make choices about their kids' activities.
I’d go here. I wade in the Neuse near old Milburnie all the time. People swim there too and no one seems to die. Ditto for water sports at Falls Lake. Unless they’ve closed the beaches I’d not worry.
This place at Falls Lake sound great if they want paddle boarding. I understand that people fall in the water frequently until they get the hang of standing balanced on the board.
I would not let my kids swim in anything but a chlorinated swimming pool.
The US National Whitewater Center was chlorinated, but someone still died from it there. I think you just gotta take your chances in life. You all know that driving in a car to wherever you want to enjoy the water, be it a river or a pool is statistically far more dangerous. And drowning is more likely than getting a brain eating amoeba. FWIW, brain eating amoebas can ONLY get you if water goes up your nose, so if you get one of those swimmers nose clips you should be safe from that one.
What about Jordan Lake State Park? No tubing, but paddle
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