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Photos: Boating on the Ocoee River

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Todd Harrison works a rapid on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters. — Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Todd Harrison works a rapid on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Todd Harrison works a rapid on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

By Staff photos by C.B. Schmelter April 25, 2020 1 min read

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Boating on the Middle Ocoee

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Ryan Henkel, bottom, and others boat on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Callie Davis works on inflating her raft at Ocoee 2 on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Tanner Tilley carries his boat to the water at Ocoee 2 to run the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Callie Davis, left, and Chase Henslee prepare to launch on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Todd Harrison works a rapid on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Matthew Griswold paddles ԯn the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Jacob Roberts unloads his boat at the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Rick Thompson walks down to the water to launch his boat on the Middle Ocoee River on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Polk County, Tenn. The TVA had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend. The river is open to private boaters.

The Tennessee Valley Authority had temporarily halted recreational whitewater releases on April 4 due to COVID-19 but began releases again this weekend on the Ocoee River.

The river is open to private boaters.