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white water



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White water rafting, kayaking and canoeing: The Trinity River, a 203-mile tributary of the Klamath River, starts in the Trinity Alps and features calm waters and multiple classes of white water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

She said: "It's all white water running round there. It's like a river."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

They typically appear as darker, narrow gaps of water between areas of breaking waves and white water.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

You’ll walk next to churning, frothing white water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

All of this had the effect of making a monstrous chute where the water fought and roared to get through, smashing around the rocks in huge sprays of white water.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen



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