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<br />001197 <br /> <br />Retention (tendency of hydraulic to keep kayakers in) is desired in order to perform <br />advanced freestyle kayaking moves. A number ofkayakers stated that the C-Hole or D- <br />Hole retention capacity (or "stickiness") varies according to flow. Thus, the <br />"friendliness" ofthese structures does not always increase as flow levels augment. <br /> <br />Number of Kayakers by Time of Day Ie Hole) <br /> <br /><:f'.t r:,.t .t ~ ~ <br />'0. <f>'iJ .r:;,r:;, r:;,r:;,~ r:,<? <?~ ~ <br />....r:;,. ". .<;S r:;,r:;, r:,<? <br />.... .(l'. ". 'Y,'iJ <br /> <br /> <br />r:,<?~ <?~ <br />(if? ",<;>r:;, <br /> <br />Figure 1: Number ofkayakers observed freestyle kayaking at the C-Hole structure at one <br />time between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Number of Kayakers By Time of Day (0 Hole) <br /> <br />~ ~ <br />r:;,r:;,~ r:,~ .t ~ ~ <br />'0' .'iJ .r:;,r:;, r:,'l' <? ~ -.. <br />'!l r:;,. <;S ~r:;, ~<? <?"- ~ <br />~ ....". ');.y .r:;,~ r:;,r:;, r:,<? <br />.... ..... 'Y,. nj'iJ <br /> <br /> <br />r:,<?~ <?~ <br /><(j'iJ ",<;>r:;, <br /> <br />Figure 2: Number ofkayakers observed freestyle kayaking at the D-Hole structure at one <br />time between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Yampa River Freestyle Kayaking Study - August 2005 <br />Vital Resources <br />