Ocoee River
Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse(Lower Whitewater Section)
There is a new rock in the right side of the main drop of Diamond Splitter from the blasting that they did at the 15 MPH curve.
I wanted to let everyone know of a potential strainer / pin situation a paddling friend of mine encountered while enjoying a beautiful day on the Ocoee. My group of 3 well experienced kayakers and 2 intermediates were running Broken Nose around 7/4/09, and one paddler flipped and swam Broken Nose. Upon swimming to river right just below the final Broken Nose ledge, our other intermediate boater joined the swimmer while the rest of us chased down gear. When the swimmer began hiking up the bank to his boat downstream, the other intermediate boater headed downstream, near the river right bank. She reported a chute between a boulder and the bank that upon running, had a moderate-sized deadfall leaning across the chute, about chest-level. She was pinned, calling for help, until she realized she could lift the tree above her. She is an extremely strong athelete, and I'm sure adrenaline played a role in her self-rescue. Boaters and swimmers, please be careful! The Ocoee is so forgiving, but not at-all innocuous.
Jul 19, 2017
Earlier today American Whitewater filed comments on the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) proposal to largely maintain the existing whitewater release schedule on both the upper and middle Ocoee River for […]
Jun 19, 2017
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking public input on a proposed management agreement with the Ocoee River Outfitters Association, U.S. Forest Service and the State of Tennessee (State) that […]
Apr 6, 2017
A bill has been introduced in the Tennessee Legislature that aims to continue treasured recreational releases on the Ocoee River after current release agreements expire in March of 2019. The […]
Nov 28, 2016
As you might know, the agreements that provide recreational releases on the wildly popular Ocoee River expire at the end of 2018. We expect the Tennessee Valley Authority, who operate […]
Aug 17, 2016
The decades-old agreements between rafting outfitters and the Tennessee Valley Authority that provide for recreational water releases in the Upper and Middle Ocoee River will expire in 2018. TVA and […]
Oct 15, 2009
Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi recently featured the Atlanta Whitewater Club’s clean up of the Ocoee River in his "Gold to Green TV" video series. In the video Roger Huff […]
Jul 20, 2009
TVA is gathering information from stakeholders on how to meet the needs of the Tennessee Valley and its residents for energy, environment, natural resource management and recreation. As users of […]
Apr 25, 2008
A group of ladies started a discussion about the need for an all women’s paddling event. Plans progressed and the Boater Chick Festival benefiting American Whitewater was born. This first annual festival […]
Apr 25, 2008
A group of ladies started a discussion about the need for an all women’s paddling event. Plans progressed and the Boater Chick Festival benefiting American Whitewater was born. This first annual festival […]
