Green River (North Carolina)
The Green River in North Carolina, United States, is perhaps best known as one of the extreme whitewater kayaking challenges in North America that is run on a regular basis.
The "Narrows" section of the river features an overall drop of over 100 feet per mile (19 m/km) with one section dropping at a horrendous rate of 350 feet per mile (66 m/km). Normally there would not be enough water to paddle the "Narrows" section most of the year, but controlled dam releases upstream make it possible to run it on a fairly regular basis.
The Green River hosts a race on the first Saturday of November every year.
The river is dammed to form Lake Summit, in the town of Tuxedo, North Carolina.
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Peter Guice Memorial Bridge (I-26)
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Coordinates: 35°12′39″N 82°27′52″W / 35.2108619°N 82.4644445°W
