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The Eisbach (meaning “ice brook” in German) is a small man-made river that flows through the Englischer Garten in the heart of Munich. The two-kilometer river is a side arm of the Isar River, and it features a man-made wave that attracts surfers from around the world. It gained a huge following after the 2011 movie Keep Surfing by Björn Richie Loeb.

The cold, shallow water of the river forms a standing wave of about a meter in height at a bridge near the Haus der Kunst and is popular with surfers and whitewater kayakers. There is also a second standing wave on the Eisbach located a few hundred meters downstream, which is wider and therefore is a less demanding wave.

Eisbach, Englischer Garten, Munich, Germany

Eisbach
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