river rapids
Turbulent flowing water
River rapids are sections of a river where the water flows swiftly over rocks and obstacles, creating turbulent white water.
The term usually appears in plural because rapids typically consist of multiple stretches of rough water: We paddled through the rapids.
Rapids are graded by difficulty for kayakers and rafters, from Class I (easy) to Class VI (extremely dangerous).
- whitewaterTurbulent, aerated river flow
- white waterTurbulent, aerated river flow
- bouldersLarge rounded stones
- cascadesSuccessive downward flows
- raftingTraveling on buoyant platform
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river rapidsstill water
Water not flowing
stagnant water · millpond · slack water · dead water · backwater
river rapidssmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
navigable waters · safe passage · flat water · open water · safe harbor
river rapidslazy river
Gentle artificial waterway
meandering river · eddy · pool · oxbow lake