Urban beach style splash pad located within the municipal swimming baths of Toronto's High Park

A splash pad is an area for water play that has no standing water. This is said to eliminate the need for lifeguards or other supervision, as there is no risk of drowning. Download high resolution version (1024x691, 89 KB)Urban beach splash pad within the municipal swimming baths at High Park, Toronto To protect the privacy of bathers, the facility is shown here in an unused state, though often its full of people. ... Download high resolution version (1024x691, 89 KB)Urban beach splash pad within the municipal swimming baths at High Park, Toronto To protect the privacy of bathers, the facility is shown here in an unused state, though often its full of people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Jump to: navigation, search A lifeguard in the most general sense of the word is an emergency service worker, who is a qualified strong swimmer, trained and certified in water rescue, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); who is responsible for overseeing the safety of users of a recreational water...

Typically there are ground nozzles that spray water upwards. There may also be other water features such as a rainbow (semicircular pipe shower), a mushroom shower, or a tree shower.

The showers and ground nozzles are often controlled by a hand activated-motion sensor, to run for limited time. Typically the water is either freshwater, or recycled and treated water, that is typically treated to at least the same level of quality as swimming pool water standards. Jump to: navigation, search 50 meter indoor swimming pool For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool. ...

Public urbeaches

A jogger cools off in the urban beach in the heart of downtown Toronto's business core at Yonge and Dundas streets (multiple exposure picture).

An urban beach (urbeach), is an urban oasis designed so that waterplay is among one of its various usages. Although not limited to waterplay, an urbeach is multi-purpose. Download high resolution version (1024x678, 96 KB)A jogger cools off in the Dundas Square splash fountains. ... Download high resolution version (1024x678, 96 KB)A jogger cools off in the Dundas Square splash fountains. ...

Many splash pads have some features such as fine mist, that are designed to be moderate enough for children. Other splash fountains are designed for adults, e.g. for joggers or concert goers to cool off in. The splash fountain in Toronto's city center, Dundas Square, features 600 spray nozzles that shoot water straight up through stainless steel grilles set right in the middle of the main walkway. The nozzles rise and fall in unison, like the waves on a beach, so that there are times when the water level is low enough for children to also play in the water. The heights of all the fountains rise and fall in unison, in a sinusoidally time varying manner, to create the atmosphere of an urban beach. Dundas Square L.E.D. pixelboard showing The Heart of the City on Dundas Square logo. ... A jogger cools off at the urban beach in the heart of downtown Toronto at Yonge and Dundas Square (multiple exposure picture). ...

The Dundas Square fountains are maintained to a high quality of cleanliness ("pool water or better" standards, according to the maintainers of the facility) because, unlike most city center fountains, these were designed for waterplay. Special nonslip granite slabs were installed to ensure the safety of children and adults alike. Although there are changerooms at level P1 (the parking garage directly under Dundas Square), many people splash spontaneously, without having planned a trip in advance, therefore not having brought a bathing suit. People simply take off their shirts and shoes, roll up their pant legs, and run through. Thus, as is typical of urbeach changing facilities, only one sixth of the washroom space is devoted to use for changing, and the men's and women's washrooms/changerooms in total only comprise six parking spaces worth of space in P1. The architects even had to go to great lengths to justify the use of six revenue-generating parking spots for a facility that does not, in itself, generate revenue. Dundas Square L.E.D. pixelboard showing The Heart of the City on Dundas Square logo. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ...

Private urbeaches

List of urbeaches available for public use

• Jamison Square: On a busy summer day, Jamison Square in Portland's Pearl District draws people of all ages from all parts of the city.
• Dundas Square, located at Yonge and Dundas streets in the heart of downtown Toronto