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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]
2012 - Lee Valley White Water Centre, London, England — pumped; 2016 - Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — pumped; 2021 - Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, Tokyo, Japan — pumped [1] 2024 - Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Vaires-sur-Marne, France — pumped; 2028 - Riversport Rapids Whitewater Center, Oklahoma City ...
When the river has water, 24 commercial rafting companies take more than 750 raft passengers through the course each day. Because the river is dry most of the year, the Center, now operated by the U.S. Forest Service, also serves as a site for hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions. It receives about 300,000 visitors a year.
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Ironically, diversion is often more expensive than pumping if the diverted water would have made a bigger drop inside the hydroelectric facility. The extreme example of this is the Ocoee Whitewater Center where water must bypass a 96-metre (315 ft) drop in a dam, tunnel, and penstock, in order to water the 9-meter drop of the whitewater course.
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Six Flags White Water, a water park in Cobb County, Georgia; U.S. National Whitewater Center, a whitewater rafting and training center in Charlotte, North Carolina; White Water Branson, a water park in Branson, Missouri; WhiteWater World, a water park along the Gold Coast, Australia; White Water Bay (disambiguation), water parks in various states
Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to ...