Darrell Wiebe paddling K1 at Millau, France

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Darrell Wiebe · K1 · Millau
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48 paddling venues with travel, facilities and local ideas.

01
Goulburn River

Blue Gums Rapid

Eildon, Victoria · Australia

03
Salza

Naturfreunde Wildwasserzentrum Wildalpen

Wildalpen · Austria

04
Kananaskis River

Canoe Meadows – Kananaskis Whitewater

Kananaskis, Alberta · Canada

05
Saint Charles River / Beauharnois Canal

Valleyfield Whitewater Park – Manic Feature

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec · Canada

06
Ottawa River

Wilderness Tours – Ottawa River

Foresters Falls, Ontario · Canada

07
Vltava

Prague–Troja Whitewater Centre

Prague · Czech Republic

10
Maulde

Broussas – Pont de la Maulde

Broussas · France

11
Moselle

Éloyes Freestyle Spot

Éloyes · France

12
Rhône

Espace Eaux Vives

Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf · France

14
Verdon

Stade Canoë-Kayak

Vinon-sur-Verdon · France

16
Indre

Val de l’Indre Canoë Kayak – Base Nautique

Veigné · France

17
Zwickauer Mulde

Kanu Klub Zwickau Whitewater Park

Zwickau · Germany

18
Lahn

Limburg Mill Wave

Limburg an der Lahn · Germany

19
Indoor pool

Pius-Bonifatius School Teaching Pool

Rheda-Wiedenbrück · Germany

21
Ruhr

Ruhr-Walze at SKC Neheim-Hüsten

Neheim-Hüsten · Germany

22
Iller

Spülschwamm – Sonthofener Stufe

Sonthofen, Bavaria · Germany

23
Lesum

TURA Bremen Kanusport – Lesumhafen

Bremen · Germany

24
River Tryweryn

Canolfan Tryweryn – National White Water Centre

Bala · Great Britain

25
Pumped whitewater course

Cardiff International White Water

Cardiff Bay · Great Britain

26
River Trent

Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre

Nottingham · Great Britain

27
Artificial recirculating course

Lee Valley White Water Centre

Waltham Cross · Great Britain

28
River Dee

Mile End Mill

Llangollen · Great Britain

29
River Nene

Northampton Active

Northampton · Great Britain

30
Pumped artificial whitewater course

Pinkston Watersports

Glasgow · Great Britain

31
River Shannon

Curragower Wave

Limerick · Ireland

35
Haiki Seto tidal channel

Haiki Wave

Sasebo, Nagasaki · Japan

36
Ikushunbetsu River

Ikushunbetsu River Special Canoe Course

Mikasa, Hokkaido · Japan

37
Nagara River

Konno Wave

Gifu Prefecture · Japan

38
Mogami River

Mogami River Canoe Land – Tan-no-Se

Asahi, Yamagata · Japan

40
Arakawa River

Seigo-no-Se / Spin Hole

Nagatoro, Saitama · Japan

41
Vistula

Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course

Kraków · Poland

42
Mijares

Montanejos Freestyle Feature

Montanejos · Spain

43
Noguera Pallaresa

Sort Freestyle Kayak Stadium

Sort · Spain

44
Chattahoochee River

Good Wave / RushSouth Whitewater Park

Columbus, Georgia · United States

45
Recirculating whitewater channel

Montgomery Whitewater

Montgomery, Alabama · United States

46
Nantahala River

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Bryson City, North Carolina · United States

47
Caney Fork

Rock Island State Park

Rock Island, Tennessee · United States

48
Arkansas River

Salida Whitewater Park – Scout Wave

Salida, Colorado · United States

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