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The Eisbach (German, 'ice brook') is a 2-kilometre-long (1.2 mi) canal, part of Munich City Streams in Munich. It flows through the Englischer Garten park, and is a side arm of the Isar River . An artificial wave has been created on one section, which is popular among river surfers.
Surfer on the Eisbach, Englischer Garten, Munich, Germany.. River surfing is the sport of surfing either standing waves, tidal bores or upstream waves in rivers.Claims for its origins include a 1955 ride of 2.4 km (1.5 mi) along the tidal bore of the River Severn.
City streams running through the city Munich or the Münchner Stadtbäche in German are a system of now defunct waterways which used to flow through the city of Munich. Originally natural streams branching off Munich's major waterway, the Isar River, they were later canalized and played a crucial role in the economic development of Munich in ...
A surfer riding a wave in a stream in the Garden. In one of the artificial streams flowing through the Englischer Garten, there is a standing wave (a stationary hydraulic jump) in which there is a transition from laminar to turbulent flow. Surfers line up along the bank taking turns entering the water with their boards.
The force of the flow along an uneven river bed allows a standing wave to form, and the surfer to be able to ride the wave successfully. They are relatively rare as local wave dynamics tend to be very specific. Examples include on the Zambesi River in Africa, on the St Lawrence River in Montreal, Canada, and on the Eisbach river in Munich, Germany.
Surfer on the Eisbach river wave. River surfing is a popular sport in Munich. The Flosskanal wave in the south of Munich is less challenging. A well visited surfing spot for experienced surfers is the Eisbach standing wave, where the annual Munich Surf Open is celebrated on the last Saturday of July. [146]
Eisbach (Rhine), tributary of the Rhine, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Eisbach, a right tributary of the Stiersbach near Oberrot in the county of Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Eisbach (Wallersee) , stream feeding the Wallersee near Köstendorf , Salzburger Seengebiet, Austria
The Eisbach, locally known as die Eis, is a 38-kilometre (24 mi) long river and left or western tributary of the Rhine in the northeastern Palatinate and southeastern Rhenish Hesse, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.