run
**Definition:** A section of river between the pool and the riffle — deeper than a riffle, shallower than a pool, with moderate, even flow. Also used broadly to mean a section of river to be paddled ("the Narrows run"), or the act of paddling it ("let's run it").
A section of river between the pool and the riffle — deeper than a riffle, shallower than a pool, with moderate, even flow. Also used broadly to mean a section of river to be paddled ("the Narrows run"), or the act of paddling it ("let's run it").
Etymology
Old English rinnan, to flow. One of the oldest and most versatile water words in the language.
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