Green River (North Carolina)
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The Green River in North Carolina
, United States, is perhaps best known as one of the extreme whitewater kayaking
challenges in North America
that is run on a regular basis.
The "Narrows" section of the river features an overall drop of over 100 ft/mi with one section dropping at a horrendous rate of 350 ft/mi. Normally there would not be enough water to paddle the "Narrows" section most of the year, but controlled dam releases upstream make it possible to run it on a fairly regular basis.
The Green River hosts a race on the first Saturday of November every year.
The river is dammed to form Lake Summit, in the town of Tuxedo, North Carolina.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, United States, is perhaps best known as one of the extreme whitewater kayaking
Whitewater kayaking
Whitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking 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...
challenges in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
that is run on a regular basis.
The "Narrows" section of the river features an overall drop of over 100 ft/mi with one section dropping at a horrendous rate of 350 ft/mi. Normally there would not be enough water to paddle the "Narrows" section most of the year, but controlled dam releases upstream make it possible to run it on a fairly regular basis.
The Green River hosts a race on the first Saturday of November every year.
The river is dammed to form Lake Summit, in the town of Tuxedo, North Carolina.