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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ocoee River canonical 8
Lower Ocoee 1
Middle 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

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Cleveland, Tennessee locatedNear Ocoee River
Fannin County hasAttraction Ocoee River
Ocoee Scenic Byway follows Ocoee River
Ocoee Scenic Byway near Ocoee River
this entity surface form: Ocoee River whitewater sections
Ocoee Ranger District traversedBy Ocoee River
Ocoee River hasSection Ocoee River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Upper Ocoee
Ocoee River hasSection Ocoee River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Middle Ocoee
Ocoee River hasSection Ocoee River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lower Ocoee