What is white water? White water is another name for rivers with water moving so fast it has many breaking waves in it.

White water

Whitewater rafting.

White water offers many challenges and is a popular sport for rafters and kayakers. Find out more about whitewater rafting and kayaking in the book below. The white is caused by trapped air bubbles in the foaming water.

(English note: white water (two words) when used to talk about water, but whitewater rafting (one word) when used as an adjective)

Kayaking in the surf by the sea.

Whitewater rafting is shown in the starting frames of this video.

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