Oregon's Swimming Holes!

Your treasure map to Oregons finest swimming holes. Adapted from Relan Colleys top rated field guide, Oregons Swimming Holes brings back the authors insightful and lively picture of swimming in nature for another generation to enjoy. The tabular information listings include the following: Rating a subjective assessment of the swimming hole on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 is the best and anything below 5 is not included; Location the land ownership unit (national, state, municipal or private) where the swimming hole is located; Water quality a thumbnail water description (fair, good, excellent) based on visual observations and published data, and including transparency, the single most useful gauge of water quality; Vital Statistics includes the approximate maximum width or acreage of the swimming hole, approximate maximum depth, current speed (light, moderate, swift), summer temperature reading, amount of aquatic growth, bottom composition and an estimate of use (light, moderate, heavy); Setting a characterization of the terrain, vegetation, elevation, and amount of litter in the area of the swimming hole; Minimum swimming skill (Swim skill) a rough suggestion of the level of swimming skill required to safely enjoy the swimming hole in the following terms: low (okay for kids who can swim a little and for other weak swimmers), moderate (for competent swimmers who may not be fully comfortable with all outdoor swimming hazards), strong (for highly skilled and conditioned swimmers able to cope comfortably with all hazards associated with rapid current, cross current, turbulence, cold, size and the like); Amenities includes the availability of established camping, drinking water and toilets close to the swimming hole; Entry fee indicates whether there is an entry or parking fee or not;