white water
Frothy river stretch
White water is turbulent, frothy water in rivers or rapids where the current moves fast over rocks or other obstacles, churning air into the flow and creating a white, foamy appearance.
The term appears often in outdoor recreation: white water rafting, white water kayaking.
By extension, white water can describe any turbulent or dangerous situation: The company navigated some white water during the merger.
rapids
Turbulent river section
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- oarsBladed poles for boats
paddles · inflatable · lifejacket · helmet · guide · portage · chute · eddy · hydraulic · strainer
rapids
Turbulent river section
swirling · foam · eddies · surge · cascade · standing wave · hole · current · torrent · spray
- mountain streamsmountain stream, mountain brook, alpine stream, mountain river, mountain spring
- rushing watercascade, torrent, rapids, current, rush
- papermakingpulp mills, pulp, paper mill, cellulose, wood pulp
- mill pollutiondioxins, pulp mill, bleaching, air emissions
- river activitieskayaking, rafting, canoeing, kayak trip, tubing
- IdahoBoise, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Lewiston, potatoes
white waterstill water
Water not flowing
flat water · millpond · slack water · lake · dead water
white waterstagnant water
Unmoving pooled liquid
standing water · lazy river · backwater · pool · meandering stream