U.S. National Whitewater Center
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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] The Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina on approximately 1,300 acres (530 ha) of land adjacent to the Catawba River, with more than 50 miles (80 km) of developed trail.[2][3]
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Locale | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
Managing agent | U. S. National Whitewater Center |
Main shape | Two Loops |
Pumped | 7 pumps (usually 6 or 3) |
Opening date | November 4, 2006 (17 years ago) (2006-11-04) |
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Length | Slalom: 300 metres (984 ft) Long: 550 metres (1,804 ft) |
Drop | 6.4 metres (21 ft) |
Slope | Slalom: 2.1% (113 ft/mi) Long: 1.2% (67 ft/mi) |
Flowrate | Slalom: 15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s) Long: 19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) |
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The Center's primary feature is the world's largest and most complex recirculating artificial whitewater river. The river channels were designed by three-time Olympian Scott Shipley.[4]