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Slingsby Channel

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Through the Slingsby Channel flows the world's strongest current, the Nakwakto Rapids, that has been measured at speeds up to 18.4 miles per hour. The current is so fast at times, that people have tied a rope to Turret Rock, which is located right in the middle of the rapids, and then water-skied.
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and the associated maze of waterways inland, which lie to the northeast of Bramham. The other entrance is
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"Tremble Island, in Nakwakto Rapids: the fastest navigable waters in the world"
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