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whitewater rafting

noun

  1. the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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KERNVILLE, Calif. — It started out like a typical whitewater rafting trip on the North Fork of the Kern River.

If the commission sets new terms that boost flows, it could open up more of the Kern River’s popular rapids for a longer period each year, bringing a boon to boaters and whitewater rafting businesses.

Boaters say if water diversions were significantly reduced, there could be whitewater rafting on this part of the river for up to two months longer each year.

BTW: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where the Gold Rush began, is less than a mile from many of Coloma’s whitewater rafting outfitters along California 49.

Disney’s take on the whitewater rafting ride is robust, coming in at about seven minutes.

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