damns don’t always hold water back
sometimes they have to let it through
for example if there’s a threat to the
dams integrity or they need to increase
supply downriver then they’ll open the
valves god Johnny really let it rip
right go on
are you broken in this valve alone can
release over eight thousand litres of
water a minute turn it off
now there are a few dams in the country
where a release of water can be
requested by anyone you might be a
farmer downriver who just needs a bit
more water release to irrigate their
land or an environmental group concerned
that lower water levels down river are
compounding the effects of pollution but
you do have to pay for water to be
released for a whole day it can cost
1500 pounds but despite the cost an
increasing number of people are
requesting the release of water so they
can enjoy thrill-seeking recreational
pursuits and one of the most popular of
those leisure activities on this river
is whitewater rafting but just how much
difference get a release of water from a
dam upriver make well we’re not moving
at all at the moment and the river is
just flowing gently but we’ve been told
that they’re gonna release a load of
water from the dam up above and this
river is gonna turn into a monster with
the damn open the amount of water
flowing down this river increases to a
massive 900 million liters that’s 50
times the normal amount which means the
boys will be traveling down it’s ten
times faster than normal whoa this is
the biggest drop on the river there’s a
big 10
without that damn up there we couldn’t
do this today and more and more places
across the UK taking advantage of dams
to have fun let’s do it again come on
sounds like a damn good idea to me for
that you’re carrying the raft mate
sometimes they have to let it through
for example if there’s a threat to the
dams integrity or they need to increase
supply downriver then they’ll open the
valves god Johnny really let it rip
right go on
are you broken in this valve alone can
release over eight thousand litres of
water a minute turn it off
now there are a few dams in the country
where a release of water can be
requested by anyone you might be a
farmer downriver who just needs a bit
more water release to irrigate their
land or an environmental group concerned
that lower water levels down river are
compounding the effects of pollution but
you do have to pay for water to be
released for a whole day it can cost
1500 pounds but despite the cost an
increasing number of people are
requesting the release of water so they
can enjoy thrill-seeking recreational
pursuits and one of the most popular of
those leisure activities on this river
is whitewater rafting but just how much
difference get a release of water from a
dam upriver make well we’re not moving
at all at the moment and the river is
just flowing gently but we’ve been told
that they’re gonna release a load of
water from the dam up above and this
river is gonna turn into a monster with
the damn open the amount of water
flowing down this river increases to a
massive 900 million liters that’s 50
times the normal amount which means the
boys will be traveling down it’s ten
times faster than normal whoa this is
the biggest drop on the river there’s a
big 10
without that damn up there we couldn’t
do this today and more and more places
across the UK taking advantage of dams
to have fun let’s do it again come on
sounds like a damn good idea to me for
that you’re carrying the raft mate
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