Aarburg - Aarewaage "Woog" Whirlepool and Pontoniere

Aarburg (Canton of Aargau, SWitzerland) is located in a narrow section of the Aare River valley.
The Aarewaage (aka "Woog" in local Swiss German dialect) is a whirlpool phenomenon in the Swiss river Aare at Aarburg, canton of Aargau. In 1996, it was added to the Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments.
At the location of the Aarewaage, the river widens into a broader natural basin and at the same time meets a rock on which Aarburg Castle is located. The large whirlpool, the "Waage", is created by the main current of the Aare passing by calmer water in the basin, increasing its water level in cycles, further increased by part of the current being diverted by the castle rock and the influx of the two streams Tych and Dorfbach. (Extract from Wikipedia).
Pontoniere Aarburg : Pontooning is a sport practised in Switzerland . Boats are used to navigate a predetermined course. The Swiss Army also has pontooning troops, which are classified as part of the engineering corps.
Video 4K by DJI Pocket 2 / April 2024
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