'Whitewater' definitions:
Definition of 'whitewater'
(from WordNet)
noun
Frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls [syn: white water, whitewater]
Definition of 'whitewater'
From: GCIDE
- Rapid \Rap"id\, Rapids \Rap"ids\(r[a^]p"[i^]dz), n. [Cf. F. rapide. See Rapid, a.] The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes called whitewater; -- usually used in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. For boaters on the river, it is a place that can be hazardous, with danger of capsizing or crashing into large rocks. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. --Moore. [1913 Webster] Rapid-fire
Whitewater, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whitewater, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
13437
Housing Units (2000) :
4340
Land area (2000) :
6.985740 sq. miles (18.092984 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.292918 sq. miles (0.758655 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
7.278658 sq. miles (18.851639 sq. km)
FIPS code :
86925
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
42.834950 N, 88.736119 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
53190
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Whitewater, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whitewater, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
Population (2000) :
113
Housing Units (2000) :
60
Land area (2000) :
0.200341 sq. miles (0.518880 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.200341 sq. miles (0.518880 sq. km)
FIPS code :
79612
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.237021 N, 89.797465 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
63785
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Whitewater, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whitewater, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
78
Housing Units (2000) :
32
Land area (2000) :
0.079919 sq. miles (0.206990 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.079919 sq. miles (0.206990 sq. km)
FIPS code :
84086
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
39.943503 N, 84.830332 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Whitewater, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Whitewater, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
653
Housing Units (2000) :
255
Land area (2000) :
0.330471 sq. miles (0.855916 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.330471 sq. miles (0.855916 sq. km)
FIPS code :
78050
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.963178 N, 97.147435 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67154
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.