Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium
| About | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Pau, France |
| Managing agent | Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées |
| Main shape | Loop |
| Water source | Gave de Pau |
| Pumped | Competition course only: supplemental pumping up to 10.5 m3/s (370 cu ft/s) |
| Flow diversion | From Gave de Pau |
| Practice pool | Yes |
| Canoe lift | yes |
| Construction | 2006 - 2008 |
| Opening date | April 2008 |
| Stats | |
| Length | Competition: 300 metres (984 ft) Training: 200 metres (656 ft) |
| Drop | Competition: 5.0 metres (16 ft) Training: 2.0 metres (7 ft) |
| Slope | Competition: 1.7% (88 ft/mi) Training: 1.0% (53 ft/mi) |
| Flowrate | 15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s) |
| Stade d'eaux-vives Pau-Pyrénées | |
43°17′10″N 0°21′29″W / 43.286°N 0.358°W
Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium (French: Stade d'eaux-vives Pau-Pyrénées) is the home training facility for the French national canoe slalom team. It was first used to train the French team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It 2009, it was the first of three venues used in the canoe slalom World Cup. It is also a whitewater park for recreational use by the general public.