The course is in the shape of a massive 'U', 320 metres in length, between 0.8 and 1.2 metres deep and between eight and 12 metres wide. The overall drop from top to bottom is 5.5 metres. During events a conveyor belt is used to take boats, and their occupants, from the finishing pool back to the start.
As the course has been built in a relatively flat area (flood plain), it has been built up and landscaped to create the sloping course necessary for the required rapids. Five of the six available 300-kilowatt pumps lift the water from the bottom to the start of the course, at the rate of 14 m³/s.
The channel is constructed from concrete with sloping sides. By setting river pebbles into the concrete an effect to make the course look like a natural river has been created. Large immovable rocks shape the course, as well as movable obstacles which may be used for varying the difficulty of the course and for fine-tuning of the rapids.
The facility, which includes a cafe, is a popular recreational area, offering large rubber raft rides, as well as individual kayaking/canoeing. It is regularly used for local, national and international canoeing/slalom events. It is accessed via McCarthys Lane, which runs off Castlereagh Road, Cranebrook.
penrith, whitewater, stadium, located, near, sydney, australia, artificial, whitewater, sporting, facility, which, hosted, canoe, kayak, slalom, events, 2000, summer, olympics, sydney, facility, part, penrith, lakes, scheme, which, converting, open, sand, grav. The Penrith Whitewater Stadium is located near Sydney Australia It is an artificial whitewater sporting facility which hosted the canoe kayak slalom events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney The facility is part of the Penrith Lakes Scheme which is converting open pit sand and gravel mines into lakes for recreation It is close to Cranebrook and is adjacent to the Sydney International Regatta Centre These lakes are not filled via the Nepean River but are filled via rain water and ground water The operation of the facility aerates the water and improves water quality in the flat water rowing and canoeing course Penrith Whitewater StadiumAboutLocaleCranebrook AustraliaDesignerHydrostadiumMain shapeLoopAdjustableYesWater sourcePenrith LakesPumpedFive of six pumpsPractice poolYesCanoe liftYesFacilitiesYesOpening dateMarch 1999StatsLength320 m 1 050 ft Drop5 5 m 18 ft Slope1 7 91 ft mile Flowrate14 m3 s 490 cu ft s Penrith Whitewater Stadium The course is in the shape of a massive U 320 metres in length between 0 8 and 1 2 metres deep and between eight and 12 metres wide The overall drop from top to bottom is 5 5 metres During events a conveyor belt is used to take boats and their occupants from the finishing pool back to the start As the course has been built in a relatively flat area flood plain it has been built up and landscaped to create the sloping course necessary for the required rapids Five of the six available 300 kilowatt pumps lift the water from the bottom to the start of the course at the rate of 14 m s The channel is constructed from concrete with sloping sides By setting river pebbles into the concrete an effect to make the course look like a natural river has been created Large immovable rocks shape the course as well as movable obstacles which may be used for varying the difficulty of the course and for fine tuning of the rapids The total cost of construction was AU6 million of which 1 5 million was paid by Penrith City Council 1 5 million by the International Canoe Federation including 300 000 by Australian Canoeing and 3 million by the Government of New South Wales The facility which includes a cafe is a popular recreational area offering large rubber raft rides as well as individual kayaking canoeing It is regularly used for local national and international canoeing slalom events It is accessed via McCarthys Lane which runs off Castlereagh Road Cranebrook It served as the host venue for the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships It also hosted the 2014 Junior U 23 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships On 1 July 2023 the NSW Office of Sport took over operation of venue See also editOlympic Canoe Kayak Slalom Centre Athens 2000 Summer Olympics venuesReferences edit2000 Summer Olympics official report Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Volume 1 pp 73 4 377 External links editOfficial website OC1 at Penrith Whitewater Stadium 33 43 14 S 150 41 01 E 33 7205 S 150 6835 E 33 7205 150 6835 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penrith Whitewater Stadium amp oldid 1168900223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
