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Cedar - Charles City Water Park
Cedar, Iowa, US |
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Charles City Water Park
| Usual Difficulty | II (for normal flows) |
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Exit Exam @ 1200 cfs
Exit Exam @ 1200 cfs
Photo by S. Weliver taken 06/04/11
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Cedar River at Charles City, IA | ||||
| usgs-05457700 | 200 - 4000 cfs | II | 00h51m | 156 cfs (rc= -0.2 ) |
River Description
Charles City Whitewater Festival
June 15-17, 2012
See link for a flier http://sweliver.home.mchsi.com/2012CCFest.pdf"
In October 2011, REP and the contractors were here to make minor changes to Dam Drop and Exit
Exam. Some instream tweaking was done as well as more bank terracing. A better description with
pics is here
http://ccwhitewater.com/forum/discussion/8/recent-work-at-the-cc-ww-park#Item_1
News coverage of the Whitewater park Grand Opening Celebration - July 30, 2011. http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/Rapids-Grand-Opening/id5nsYO23UGhNUkhORIeSQ.cspx
There are 3 drop/pool structures over 1200' with an ADA accessible boat ramp at the end.
Live webcam at http://kayakcc.com
Check out the official website at: CCWhitewater.com
2011.07.01 KWWL TV segment http://www.kwwl.com/story/15015043/charles-city-whitewater-course-opens-for-summer-fun
Photos of the old dam are available at Iowa Whitewater Charles City
Dam#1 and after reconstruction at Iowa Whitewater Charles City
Dam#2.
2011.03.09 article: Gazette.
2011.05.24 article: Charles City Press - Front Page, Charles City Press - Continuation of article.
2010.10.22 Update: WCF Courier
2010.05.06 article: WCF Courier.
2010.01.20 article: Globe Gazette.
The following YouTube video is from June 18, 2011, with the gauge reading around 2700 cfs.
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Charles City Water Park, Cedar Iowa, US (mobile)