Most of the people I talk to don't like swimming in lakes or rivers for that matter because they are afraid of whirlpools, I swim a lot and mostly in natural reservoirs of water, yet I have never came across one, it makes me think that people are just paranoid. Did anyone come across whirlpools did you find them that dangerous?
Swimming in lakes.
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If I didn't swim in lakes than I wouldn't swim, since I am surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes! We also have a bevy of smaller inland lakes. To my mind they are some of the cleaner bodies of water and I have never had a problem with snakes, just some fish!
Our local lake has a beach made for swimmers. It's a super place. They keep it very clean and there is a lifeguard on duty at all times. They also have showers for afterward. They have it roped off for everyone to know where the safe parts end. They put in a lot of sand and cleared the bottom where the swimmers can go. It's really nice.
Daily swims in the lakes and streams and reservoirs are the norm for most of my hiking pards. This includes rock diving as well. Rocks and cold water are the only worries we have. On a hot day, a jump into snow/glacier fed lake can shut you down upon impact. Been there done that, so I shy away from too cold water. Never seen a true whirlpool in a lake or reservoir. I even carry a thermometer to make sure the water is not too hot or too cold.
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I have swum in lakes all over the place in the US and Canada. I've never seen a whirlpool except under large bridges in really large lakes.
There are no more critters in a lake than there are in the ocean.
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I don't like to swim in lakes because of rocks and snakes. I've never thought about whirlpools, ever. I didn't even know that was a concern actually.
Right on Jason. While we use the mountain lakes to the utmost, You couldn't get me any where near water that might have water mocs in it.
At least our rattlers won't chase you down:tinysmile_fatgrin_t
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Out here in the west most of the moutain lakes me and my wife swim in are crystal clear. Most lakes we enjoy are fed by snow melt. I am not going to lie,I am so glad I dont have to worry about gators,water mocs,pollution.The only thing I see in the water are water skippers(cool bug)and rainbow trout. The lakes we go to have white sand for beaches. The white sand is volcanic ash. Exploding gas bubbles turn the pumice into ash. Theres entire forests with a white floor Makes for really beautiful beaches..
Old timers told me if water skippers are present the water is safe to drink. Anyone else heard that?
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You know that is a good question. Come to think of it I only see water skippers in clear mountain streams and lakes. But i to would like to know?
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Free of pollutants, maybe. No idea how that would prove something is free of pathogens.