Recreation
The Nith River is flat water with a few riffles, but rain can significantly increase the flow rate. In the early spring the water level has risen to nearly 1000 cm2/s, this causes major flooding in the flat regions upstream such as in and around New Hamburg. The Nith offers excellent paddling conditions in April, including a set of level 3 whitewater rapids as the Nith enters Paris, yet by May, the flow rate drops below 5cm2/s and becomes unsuitable for paddling.
The secluded banks, mostly formed of farm fields, are a popular spot for summertime party goers.
The river is under the auspices of the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Read more about this topic: Nith River
Famous quotes containing the word recreation:
“Playing snooker gives you firm hands and helps to build up character. It is the ideal recreation for dedicated nuns.”
—Archbishop Luigi Barito (b. 1922)
“Media mystifications should not obfuscate a simple, perceivable fact; Black teenage girls do not create poverty by having babies. Quite the contrary, they have babies at such a young age precisely because they are poor—because they do not have the opportunity to acquire an education, because meaningful, well-paying jobs and creative forms of recreation are not accessible to them ... because safe, effective forms of contraception are not available to them.”
—Angela Davis (b. 1944)