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The Ocoee River is the nation’s most popular whitewater venue averaging 250,000 rafters, canoeists and kayakers a year. It has a $43 million annual impact to Polk County and the region around it ...
The Ocoee River hosted the whitewater kayaking events for the 1996 Olympic Games. Currently, 24 outfitters operate on the river. The Ocoee draws an average of 220,000 to 250,000 rafters ...
OCOEE, Tenn. — The Ocoee River stretches 93 miles through Tennessee ... “When it was built, it was planned on being an anchor point for this community and gathering," Deangelo said.
The Ocoee Whitewater Center, located about 115 miles north of Atlanta, claims to be the site of the “world’s first Olympic whitewater event on a natural river.” The river’s flow was ...
Whitewater paddling competition is returning to the Ocoee River for the first time since 2001. The Ocoee River Championships begin Friday morning and run through Sunday and feature seven different ...
TVA officials have denied that water flow was excessive on the Ocoee River on Saturday morning and Sunday morning when there were separate rafting deaths. TVA officials said, "Providing for ...