Artificial rivers RiverBox®

Hydrostadium is conducting an R&D programme focused on the development of a new artificial river concept, RiverBox®.

A demountable river

RiverBox® is a river built from transportable modules arranged on scaffolding, all placed on a watertight basin. This technique makes it possible to vary the slope of RiverBox® from one installation to another. The navigation difficulty can therefore be adjusted, ranging from an introductory whitewater course to Olympic events.

RiverBox® incorporates 3 technical features:

  • A 250 m course can be installed on an area smaller than a football pitch,
  • The volume of water required will be equivalent to 3 times that of an Olympic swimming pool,
  • The pumping station’s power capacity will be similar to that of a chairlift.
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Use of existing infrastructure

Use of existing infrastructure

RiverBox® uses existing infrastructure (e.g. football stadiums, event venues), thereby offering the following benefits:

  • High visitor capacity,
  • Spectator safety management,
  • Quality amenities: cloakroom, sanitary facilities, retail area…
  • Multimedia infrastructure: press area, giant screen, sound system, lighting…
  • No additional investment.
Sustainable development of whitewater stadiums

Sustainable development of whitewater stadiums

The latest Olympic whitewater stadiums have not been the subject of redevelopment projects. RiverBox® makes it possible to completely free up the site after the Olympic Games, without any heavy infrastructure to manage and maintain. 

RiverBox® can be moved according to themed events and their geographical locations, such as:

  • Sporting competitions
  • Events for audiences who are less familiar with these activities, by bringing them directly to those audiences.

Bringing whitewater events closer to the rest of the Olympic Games

Conventional whitewater stadiums occupy large areas of land, ideally located close to a body of water. Consequently, the selected sites are often very far from the rest of the events. RiverBox® makes it possible to bring whitewater competitions closer to the public attending the rest of the Olympic Games.

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