River Alerts is a system that aims to give Irish kayakers a warning about dangers on rivers or anything related (river warnings). River Alerts also uses posts from Irishfreestyle.com (river warnings).The system aims to accessible from anywhere, via mobile phone internet (alerts.irishwhitewater.com), SMS texts, RSS and internet.
To spread river alerts and to make them even more accessible, river alerts can be embedded on any website, viewed on any phone.
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Dargle, Wicklow - Dargle Major Landslide, Lethal Strainers below main falls by Benny Cullen - 10/05/2012 Hi guys, Major land slide on the Dargle at the big hole below the main falls has put a half dozen big trees across the river. It has created a lethal strainer, running the falls would be potentially fatal with only two micro eddies before the land slide. Mandatory portage on River Left before the entry rapid to the falls. Portage from the common inspection point on river right is not possible. If running the Dargle take out river left before the entry rapid to the main falls and portage the entire section on river left up the steep path. If you know of anyone thinking of paddling the river in the next few days please inform them. Other than that the rest of the river is relatively clear of trees, at least as clear as it has been the last couple of weeks. Cheers Benny
Glenmac - 03/01/12 Annamoe, Wicklow - Tree down by James - 03/12/2011 There's a tree down on river right on a narrow bend about 300 metres before Guinness bridge. You see it in time enough to get around it on the left -certainly in low or medium water - but it could come up on you pretty quickly in higher water.
Siphon on the nore @ Thomastown - 31/10/11 After new works on the weir at Thomastown on the Nore the is now a man made siphon. There is a new land bridge built at the mill on river left. There is a slot approx 2 metres x 1 metere under this land bridge. At high/medium levels it is not visable so exercise great caution if paddling there.
Mickie
Blockage - Avonbeg River - Stanley Falls - 24/10/11 Hi All,
Ran the Avonbeg river yesterday 24/10/2011 and the is a large tree blocking Stanley falls. It is not easy to see it from upstream. Attempt were made to remove the tree but it held fast.
There is no clean line through the rapid so a portage is necessary.
Niall
Blockage - Avonbeg River - Stanley Falls - 24/10/11 Hi All,
Ran the Avonbeg river yesterday 24/10/2011 and the is a large tree blocking Stanley falls. It is not easy to see it from upstream. Attempt were made to remove the tree but it held fast.
There is no clean line through the rapid so a portage is necessary.
Niall
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