High spring runoff makes for good surfing on Ottawa River | Page 902 | Unpublished
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Author: Norman Provencher
Publication Date: April 18, 2026 - 15:06

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High spring runoff makes for good surfing on Ottawa River

April 18, 2026
The annual spring runoff on the Ottawa River has once again created a “freestanding wave” at Bate Island. Google describes the phenomenon as “a continuous, artificial wave created for surfing or a natural hydraulic jump in a river, where water flows rapidly over a submerged obstacle, creating a surfable wave that stays in one place.” […]


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