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<br />Located at the site of a diversion channel for the e <br />hydroelectric dam, the site was envisioned in 1974 by <br />. Wisconsin paddler; George Steed, who noticed the <br />~''''''''~y's spring flood-control releases. From 1976-1978, <br />r ,.~:- . \he direction of Don Sorenson, boulders were <br />I . <br />\. '., ,'. /in the bed to create eddies, hydraulics and wave <br />tins. Flows range from 625 to 850 cfs, though the facility <br />is only open to the public four times a year. The remaining <br />releases are reserved for events like World Cup slalom, <br />the U.S.Team Trials and race camps, the USCA Marathon <br />Canoe Race, Pan America Cup Race and an annual rodeo <br />in August. The total cost to build the Wausau facility was <br />around $250,000, with additional donations of materials <br />and labor from local volunteers. Currently the facility is in <br />the process of a face-lift, which involves shortening the <br />course and creating new routes to run. Since its inception, <br />the whitewater park has been run by a private, non-profit <br />organization, overseen by a board of directors. <br />Info: (715) 845-5664, WWW.dwave.netl-wkcc. <br /> <br />000244 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. "H~iv:;~9~,~.J~U really know about the story of whl~~~~r 'paddling? . <br /> <br />." -. -..:...: <br /> <br /> <br />THE RI\l.ER1 <br />CHASE~RS <br /> <br />By Susan L. Taft <br />The whole story... <br /> <br />:>". <br /> <br /> <br />Weber River. Ogden, Utah <br />Utah ski bums no longer have a mandatory drive to <br />Wyoming and Idaho for their whitewater fix thanks to <br />Ogden paddler John Daniels. Daniels took on the <br />challenge of creating four features on a 200-yard stretch of <br />the Weber River through town, and has seen his labor <br />bear fruits. in the form of hundreds of congregating <br />paddlers. The first and second holes are adaptations of a <br />sewer line and a weir formed by an aqueduct, respectively. <br />while the third and fourth features were constrictionl <br />boulder placements by engineers Gary Lacy and Kent <br />Butters. Each feature is better at a different flow. <br />/"'''.;>, park was completed in October 2000, after years <br />. '.rk by Daniels, who made the $300,000 course <br />$30,000 and donated labor and materials. <br />Info: www.cc.usu.edu/-uwdtripsnpics/ogdenww/ogden.html. <br /> <br />www.paddlermagazine.com . 57 <br />