Swimmingholes.org Website Review

please do not visit these beautiful, natural places if you cannot respect them. trash, rowdy behavior, drunkenness, accidents and trespas*ing on private property are causing us to to lose access to more of them every year. swimming in natural places has inherent dangers. there are risks to life, limb and health involved. caution can minimize but not eliminate carelessness or peer pressure get you into a situation you cannot deal with. each time you go, wade in gradually and check the current. do not jump in until you have checked both the depth and the current first. look downstream - if the current is strong for a long distance or might pin you against a large object (e.g., bluff, large rock or downed tree) dont go in. large rivers have hidden currents below the surface - as*ume large rivers are never safe to swim regardless of how calm they look on the surface. much of the information on this web site is derived from other sources - such as hiking and travel books, magazine articles, publications, emails from visitors and other internet sites. the intent is to relay this information as accurately as possible rather than directing the public to use these swimming holes. the existence of private property or other matters of legality may have been inadvertently omitted or may be inexact in some cases.  an on-site visit to each place has not been done, and even when done, property ownership or legality is sometimes not evident or has changed. negative impacts or increased liability to private property owners is unintended. when this is brought to light by bona-fide sources, prompt action is taken to add this information to the listing or otherwise resolve the matter on a. the fine print: the information presented is compiled from many sources with varying degrees of reliability. local conditions also. change over time. accuracy of the information and the safety and legality of visiting these places cannot be as*ured. each visitor is. copyright - all the material on this web site is registered with the u.s. copyright office (registration number tx6-245-508, date