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The Petawawa River is a popular whitewater river in Ontario, Canada. A whitewater river is any river where its gradient and/or flow create rapids or whitewater turbulence. This list only focuses on rivers which are suitable for whitewater sports such as canoeing, kayaking, and rafting.
On 9 May 2017, an 11-year-old girl, Evha Jannath fell into the water on the Splash Canyon Ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordshire, England at around 2:20pm. She was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital but died later in the hospital due to the extent of her injuries.
Whitewater Rafting – Rafters with trained raft guides can paddle Class II, III, and IV rapids on the artificial whitewater channels. In 2010, the USNWC had 100,000 rafters. Whitewater Kayaking – Whitewater kayakers, from beginner to expert, can paddle, with or without instructors, alongside Olympic contenders.
Cataract Canyon is a 46-mile-long (74 km) canyon of the Colorado River located within Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah. It begins at Colorado's confluence with the Green River , and its downstream terminus is the confluence with the Dirty Devil River .
The refuge is east of Wapello, in Louisa County, Iowa and Mercer County, Illinois. Port Louisa is divided into four divisions: Louisa, Horseshoe Bend, Big Timber (including the islands) and Keithsburg. Port Louisa is the northernmost refuge in the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The refuge provides several opportunities for public ...
Whitewater Canyon National Forest Recreation Area, in New Mexico; Whitewater Canyon Park in Jones and Dubuque County, Iowa; See also. White Water Canyon, ...
Grand Canyon Council: Phoenix: Active [5] Located near 20th Street and Baseline Road in Phoenix, Arizona. R-C Scout Ranch: Grand Canyon Council: Payson: Active: Located a half-hour east of Payson, the ranch is available to Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs for camping. [6] Raymond Scout Reservation: Grand Canyon Council: Parks: Active
Kayaking and rafting exhibit distinct injury rates, with kayaking experiencing 3 to 6 injuries and rafting ranging from 0.26 to 2.1 per 100,000 boating days. In kayaking, acute injuries typically result from the force exerted by the water on the upper extremity, predominantly the shoulder, or collisions with objects during 'swimming' incidents.