Ocoee River
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The Ocoee River is a popular whitewater river in southeastern Tennessee renowned for its rafting, kayaking, and role as a 1996 Olympic canoe and kayak slalom venue.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocoee River canonical | 8 |
| Lower Ocoee | 1 |
| Middle Ocoee | 1 |
| Ocoee River whitewater sections | 1 |
| Upper Ocoee | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Mississippi River basin ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Georgia
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Forest Service (for surrounding lands)
|
| hasDam |
Ocoee Dam No. 1
ⓘ
Ocoee Dam No. 2 ⓘ Ocoee Dam No. 3 ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Ocoee Whitewater Center ⓘ |
| hasRecreationType |
commercial rafting
ⓘ
playboating ⓘ recreational kayaking ⓘ slalom training ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Ocoee River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Ocoee
Ocoee River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Ocoee
Ocoee River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Ocoee
|
| hasWhitewaterClass |
Class III
ⓘ
Class IV ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1996 Summer Olympics canoe slalom events
ⓘ
1996 Summer Olympics kayak slalom events ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1996 Olympic canoe and kayak slalom venue
ⓘ
whitewater canoeing ⓘ whitewater kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherokee National Forest
ⓘ
Polk County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ southeastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| managedBy | Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ |
| nameUsage |
The river is called the Ocoee River in Tennessee
ⓘ
The river is called the Toccoa River in Georgia ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Cleveland, Tennessee ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Ducktown, Tennessee ⓘ |
| olympicSectionName |
Ocoee Whitewater Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Ocoee Whitewater Center course
|
| otherName | Toccoa River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian region of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
Tennessee River watershed ⓘ |
| popularWith |
commercial rafting outfitters
ⓘ
whitewater enthusiasts ⓘ |
| recreationSeason | typically spring through fall ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Hiwassee River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ocoee River whitewater sections
this entity surface form:
Upper Ocoee
this entity surface form:
Middle Ocoee
this entity surface form:
Lower Ocoee