The Ocoee River hosted the whitewater kayaking events ... water because of the deal that we worked out with TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) 30 years ago,” McPherson says.

Tennessee Valley Authority bought it in 1939 and Ocoee ... White water rafting put the Ocoee River on the map. “These people started showing up, and they'd been out West, they were like, this ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority uses the Ocoee River, along with other Tennessee River tributaries and streams, to generate hydroelectric power at some of the cheapest power costs in the country.

More than 300,000 people go down the Ocoee River every year, according to Georgia's Blue Ridge.But not far from the water, ...

The Ocoee River is officially the most visited whitewater ... made possible through a collaborative effort by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ...

A long debate about the future of whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River has been settled. The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Wednesday that a partnership has been formed among the Ocoee ...

The Ocoee River, just three hours from Huntsville ... according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said it takes an army to keep the economic engine going, including ...

At the center of the fight is the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Ocoee 2 Dam, between the upper and middle sections of the river. When TVA is using it to generate electricity, it diverts nearly ...

A wooden flume used to transport water to generate power for the Tennessee Valley burst after a rockslide ... of gallons of water into the Ocoee River below early Wednesday afternoon.

as the Tennessee Valley Authority and state agencies have reached an agreement that would keep the Ocoee River flowing. Hanging in the balance is Polk County’s economy, rafting and tourism here ...