Millrace Rapids
Millrace Rapids is a popular kayaking playspot, located on the Lower Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina.
History
The rapids are a result of the Saluda River running over the remains of a twice-dynamited coffer dam.
Features
- Blast-O-Matic
- Dumbass Hole
- Cookie Monster
- Square Eddy
- Fisherman's Rock
- Pop-up Hole
Events and Competitions
- Millrace Massacre and Iceman Competition
Safety Concerns
Because the lower Saluda is flow-controlled by a hydroelectric dam (operated by Dominion Energy), the water level can change rapidly. There is a warning system in place that consists of a series of sirens and strategically placed markers.
External links
- - American Whitewater page for the Lower Saluda River
- - SCE&G's page for the Lower Saluda River.
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Canoeing and kayaking
- Canoe sprint
- Canoe slalom
- Canoe marathon
- Canoe polo
- Wildwater canoeing
- Canoe sailing
- Canoe freestyle
- Paracanoe
- Summer Olympics
- Male medalists
- Female medalists
- Venues
- Creeking
- Dragon boating
- Nouka Baich
- Paddleboarding
- Surf skiing
- Surf kayaking
- Snow boating
- Squirt boating
- Standup paddleboarding
- Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists
- Women's Canadian medalists
- Men's kayak medalists
- Women's kayak medalists
- Paracanoe medalists)
- Slalom (Men's canoe medalists
- Women's canoe medalists
- Men's kayak medalists
- Women's kayak medalists
- Mixed canoe medalists)
- Slalom Junior & U23
- Marathon
- Ocean Racing
- Wildwater canoeing
- Aleutian kayak
- Cayuco
- Chundan vallam
- Dugout
- Fur brigade
- Outrigger canoe
- Pacific Northwest
- Rabaska
- Sturgeon-nosed canoe
- Taimen
- Umiak
- Waka
- War canoe
- Swan boat
- Artificial whitewater
- Canoeing and kayaking venues
34°00′43″N 81°04′48″W / 34.012°N 81.080°W / 34.012; -81.080
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