• The Ocoee River and the Toccoa River are one in the same.  Called the Toccoa through Georgia, once it reaches the twin cities of McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee it changes to be called the Ocoee through the rest of Tennessee.
• The Upper Ocoee was the location for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events
• Has three dams that generate 67,000 kilowatts of electricity
• One of the most popular five mile stretches of whitewater in the country, The Middle Ocoee, has 20 named rapids, two of the largest being “Hell’s Hole” and “Powerhouse”
• High temperatures at Ocoee River during the summertime months are in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. Through the winter highs are in the 40's while Ocoee River nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's.
• The high level of precipitation makes Ocoee River a relatively wet place; the wettest month of the year is mostly March, that's the one that rains the most, and October on the other hand is the driest.

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