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Most rafting activity takes place on the Middle Ocoee, which has a 1% slope of 50 ft/mile (9.5 m/km). Rafting down the Upper Ocoee, and through the steeper Olympic course, is offered as a more challenging alternative. Whenever the Ocoee River has water, private boaters are free to use the river without charge.
The Ocoee is known for its Class III-V whitewater rapids, appealing to kayakers and rafting enthusiasts. It is also home to the local salamander, Desmognathus ocoee. The upper section of the Ocoee was host to whitewater slalom events during the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics held primarily in Atlanta, about 100 miles (160 km) to the south.
NOC operates whitewater rafting trips on six Southeastern rivers: [2] the Chattahoochee, Chattooga, [3] French Broad, Nantahala, Ocoee, and Pigeon. NOC offers trips down each of these rivers, with the goal of providing enjoyment and getting people outside.
The Ocoee Scenic Byway was the first National Forest Scenic Byway in the nation, designated on July 22, 1988, by the United States Forest Service. [3] The route is prone to rockslides. The worst rockslide in the route's history occurred on November 10, 2009, near Ocoee Dam No. 2, blocking the route for months. [4]
The Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park is a Tennessee state park in Polk County, Tennessee, United States, that provides access to the Hiwassee and Ocoee rivers.. A 23-mile (37 km) stretch of the Hiwassee River, extending from the North Carolina state line to U.S. Route 411, was the first river to be designated by the State Scenic River Program. [1]
Aug. 24—Jurors in a coroner's inquest examining an August 2022 rafting death on the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle recommended drastic changes Thursday in hopes of preventing future fatalities.
Adventure Sports Center International is an Olympic standard white water rafting and canoe/kayak slalom center located on the mountaintop above the Wisp Ski Resort at Deep Creek Lake, McHenry, Maryland, United States. In addition to serving as a venue for slalom races and training, the center offers a range of services to the general public ...
Fischer and his mother view these monthly trips as a chance to make up for lost time. Anderson gave birth to him 15 years after her first-born son and a decade after her daughter. He was a smart, athletic boy — a member of the swim team — but he became a handful after she divorced his father. She lost custody for a while.