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2. U.S. National Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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   Long: 19 m 3 /s (670 cu ft/s) center.whitewater.org. The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is a not-for-profit outdoor recreation and athletic training facility for whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and ice skating which opened to the public in 2006. [1] The Center is located in Charlotte ...

3. Sixmile Creek (Alaska) - Wikipedia

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   Sixmile Creek (Alaska) Coordinates: 60°54′18″N 149°25′38″W. Sixmile Creek is a short, approximately 12 miles (19 km) waterway with some of the most exciting whitewater rafting in Alaska. The Six Mile Creek drainage starts as Granite Creek flowing from the top of Turnagain Pass on the Seward Highway, [1][2] part of the National Scenic ...

4. Rafting - Wikipedia

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   Rafting equipment has continuously evolved and developed significantly from old rubber WW II era military surplus rafts. Modern whitewater rafts are typically made with advanced nylon or Kevlar infused plastics like PVC or urethane; though many of the more entry-level low-cost manufacturers still use a glued rubber.

5. Great Falls + Stumpy Pond is good SC day trip for whitewater ...

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   The whitewater park is located at the town on the river front and is free to the public. The Stumpy Pond boat ramp is located across the water in Lancaster County. To get there, take I-95 and I-26 ...

6. Whitewater canoeing - Wikipedia

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   Whitewater canoeing. Whitewater canoeing is the sport of paddling a canoe on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater canoeing can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or severity of the rapid.

7. Whitewater kayaking - Wikipedia

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   Whitewater kayaking. Whitewater kayaking is an adventure sport where a river is navigated in a decked kayak. Whitewater kayaking includes several styles. River running; where the paddler follows a river and paddles rapids as they travel. Creeking usually involving smaller, steeper, and more technical waterways.

8. Whitewater rafters aim to bridge partisan divide on Nantahala ...

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   Ken Powley, an experienced rafter who worries deeply about American alienation, organized the trip as part of R.A.F.T. for America, a movement that brings people who have different perspectives ...

9. Ocoee Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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   The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, United States, was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, [1][2] and is the only in-river course to be used for Olympic slalom competition. A 1,640 foot (500 m) stretch of the Upper Ocoee River was narrowed by two-thirds to create the drops and eddies needed for a ...